PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Camble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Stenger
vs
Camble

186 cm
23
196 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

199 cm
26
198 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Aspire Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Camble!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stenger.
Stenger slips under a jab from Camble.
Stenger ducks under a wild hook from Camble.
A big left from Stenger misses.
A big left from Camble misses.
Stenger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Camble digs a good hook to Stenger's body.
Stenger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stenger.
Stenger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Camble checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stenger sets himself, and Camble steps forward looking for the clinch! Stenger avoids it this time.
Stenger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stenger slips under a jab.
Stenger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stenger throws a shot to the body.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenger.
Stenger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stenger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camble.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenger moves away.
Camble swings widly with a right hand
and Stenger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stenger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stenger ducks under a wild hook from Camble.
Stenger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger throws a solid leg kick but Camble takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stenger.
Stenger connects with a leg kick. Camble looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camble swings for the body but Stenger moves out of range.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Camble missing with a left hand there. Stenger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenger.
Stenger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
Stenger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Camble looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stenger darts in and clinches Camble up against the cage.
Stenger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenger.
Camble thuds his right hand into Stenger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stenger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camble misses with an uppercut. Stenger saw that one coming.
Stenger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camble staying out of range there.
Camble takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stenger. That's going to slow Camble down.
A telegraphed right hand from Camble misses the target.
Camble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stenger moves out of range of the strikes.
Stenger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger scores with a body shot.
Camble throws a lazy right hand but Stenger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stenger.
Stenger tries to move into range but Camble moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stenger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Camble's calf.
Camble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camble's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stenger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camble.
Camble throws out a counter right but Stenger avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Stenger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stenger connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stenger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Camble will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stenger is looking to wear down Camble with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Camble thuds his right hand into Stenger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Camble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stenger misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Stenger.
Stenger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camble can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Stenger.
Camble looks to land a right hand but Stenger moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Stenger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Stenger misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camble takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stenger throws a solid leg kick but Camble takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stenger.
Stenger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camble.
Stenger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camble works the jab nicely.
Stenger looks to land a body kick but Camble moved away.
Stenger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camble throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger throws a leg kick
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble lands a nice hook to Stenger's body. Stenger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camble misses with a jab to the body
and Stenger counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camble misses with a right hand
and Stenger counters with a one-two to the body.
Camble looks to throw the jab but Stenger is out of range.
Stenger misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Stenger.
Stenger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stenger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Camble cracks Stenger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble throws an overhand right that lands on Stenger's shoulder, as Stenger tries to avoid the shot.
Camble defending well as Stenger loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Camble misses the target.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenger moves away.
Stenger is looking to counter the offense by Camble and move into the clinch.
Camble on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stenger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stenger throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Camble. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble throws a nice looking combination but Stenger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Camble misses with a right hand
and Stenger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Camble's knee momentarily.
Camble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenger.
A countering left hand to the body from Camble misses.
Stenger moves in looking to clinch but Camble pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Camble misses.
Stenger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stenger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stenger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenger.

Stenger instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stenger backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ash Camble will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stenger throws a leg kick
and Stenger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camble is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Camble moves out of range as Stenger strikes.
Camble throws a jab when Stenger was well out of range.
Stenger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stenger throws a nice inside leg kick.

Stenger rushes Camble and presses him up against the cage.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Camble blocking some punches.
Camble tries a body shot but Stenger blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble lands with a left to the head.
Stenger misses with some punches.
Stenger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stenger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Camble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Stenger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camble was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenger.
Camble cracks Stenger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stenger throws a body punch but Camble moves out of range.
Camble takes one to the side of the head.
Stenger looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Camble moves out of range of the leg kick from Stenger.
Camble lands a right hook to the body.
Stenger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Camble checks it well.
Camble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stenger.
Camble tries to counter with a clinch but Stenger shakes him off and moves away.
Camble lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Camble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble takes a swing at Stenger's ribcage but misses.
Stenger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Camble lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camble throws a looping overhand right but Stenger ducks down to avoid it.
Camble looks to score with a jab to the body but Stenger is just out of range.
Camble walks into a straight right hand from Stenger.
A slow jab from Camble misses its intended target.
Stenger lands a two punch combo.
Stenger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camble was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenger.

Camble tries to keep at a distance but Stenger has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stenger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Camble lands a right hand.
Camble is trying to force a seperation but Stenger has the dominant position.

Camble breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Camble misses its intended target.
Stenger is looking to slow Camble down with leg kicks.
Camble misses with a hook
and Stenger counters with an outside leg kick.
Stenger throws a leg kick which misses Camble's front leg but catches the back leg as Camble tries to avoid it.
Camble gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Stenger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble throws a right hand that misses
and Stenger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stenger tries to land a leg kick but Camble saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Camble on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stenger throws a leg kick but Camble moved away.
Stenger slips a jab from Camble.
Stenger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cambles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Stenger rushes Camble and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stenger misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stenger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
An intense looking Aksel Stenger took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'What did i say last time? Come on, you should stay in gym.'.