PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustaf Stenbeck (ranked 633 p4p, 92 weight class) and Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz (ranked 706 p4p, 102 weight class). 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?

Stenbeck
vs
Jafar Bin Al Aziz

180 cm
31
192 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

190 cm
30
191 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

XFighter Clothing

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustaf Stenbeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Al Aziz misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stenbeck throws a hook but Bin Al Aziz avoids it easily.
Bin Al Aziz throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Bin Al Aziz coming out on top.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a head kick.
Stenbeck is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stenbeck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bin Al Aziz lands a really nice looking cross but Stenbeck seems unphased.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stenbeck doesn't seem bothered though.
Bin Al Aziz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stenbeck slips a jab from Bin Al Aziz .
Stenbeck throws a hook to the side of Bin Al Aziz 's head but Bin Al Aziz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body kick.
Stenbeck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stenbeck lands a leg kick that knocks Bin Al Aziz off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stenbeck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stenbeck has time to react.
Stenbeck misses with a low kick.
Stenbeck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz defending well as Stenbeck loads up on a big left hand.
Stenbeck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stenbeck throws a chopping leg kick but Bin Al Aziz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Bin Al Aziz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bin Al Aziz moves out of range as Stenbeck strikes.
Bin Al Aziz jabs Stenbeck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the head kick by Stenbeck.
Bin Al Aziz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stenbeck throws out the jab.
Bin Al Aziz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stenbeck.
Stenbeck tries to counter by clinching up but Bin Al Aziz breaks away and moves out of range.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a hook
and Stenbeck counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck misses with a hook. Bin Al Aziz ducked under it nicely.
Bin Al Aziz digs a good body shot into Stenbeck's ribs.
Bin Al Aziz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stenbeck is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bin Al Aziz 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stenbeck jabs Bin Al Aziz right on the nose. Bin Al Aziz blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Al Aziz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stenbeck throws a body shot but no joy.
Bin Al Aziz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body shot.
Bin Al Aziz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stenbeck is out of range.
Bin Al Aziz throws a shot from downtown. Stenbeck moves away and avoids it.
Stenbeck jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook but Stenbeck avoids it easily.
Stenbeck wants to clinch up but Bin Al Aziz keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck checks a low kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stenbeck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stenbeck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bin Al Aziz throws a big shot that misses.
Stenbeck lands with a right hand.
Stenbeck throws a leg kick
and Bin Al Aziz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bin Al Aziz connects with a body shot that sends Stenbeck's belly button to the back.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bin Al Aziz connects with a right hand. Stenbeck shakes it off.
Bin Al Aziz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenbeck.
Bin Al Aziz misses with an uppercut. Stenbeck saw that one coming.
As Bin Al Aziz backs away, Stenbeck returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bin Al Aziz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenbeck. Bin Al Aziz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook but Stenbeck blocks it.
Stenbeck checks the leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz 's corner calls for a 1-2. Bin Al Aziz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Stenbeck instigates a clinch.

Bin Al Aziz 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenbeck tries to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is having none of it.
Stenbeck looks to throw the jab but Bin Al Aziz is out of range.
Stenbeck avoids the head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Stenbeck lands a jab to Bin Al Aziz 's midsection.
Stenbeck swings for the body but Bin Al Aziz moves out of range.
Bin Al Aziz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stenbeck had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bin Al Aziz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stenbeck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bin Al Aziz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bin Al Aziz walks into a stiff left hand from Stenbeck.
Stenbeck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bin Al Aziz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bin Al Aziz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stenbeck slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Stenbeck tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stenbeck lands with a straight right. Bin Al Aziz didn't see that one coming.
Bin Al Aziz checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Al Aziz lands a head kick!
Stenbeck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenbeck throws a leg kick
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a thumping low kick.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick
enabling Stenbeck to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Bin Al Aziz tenderised Stenbeck's leg. Stenbeck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stenbeck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook but Stenbeck avoids it easily.
Bin Al Aziz looks to land a combination but Stenbeck avoids it well.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick which misses Stenbeck's front leg but catches the back leg as Stenbeck tries to avoid it.
Stenbeck ducks under a wild hook from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stenbeck moves out of range of the body kick.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bin Al Aziz swings for the body but Stenbeck moves out of range.
Stenbeck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bin Al Aziz .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bin Al Aziz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bin Al Aziz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stenbeck tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bin Al Aziz throws a sloppy head kick
and Stenbeck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenbeck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Bin Al Aziz misses.
Stenbeck looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bin Al Aziz swings widly with a right hand
letting Stenbeck counter with a right hand.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stenbeck clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Bin Al Aziz fails to land.

Bin Al Aziz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bin Al Aziz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stenbeck jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stenbeck.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bin Al Aziz looks to land a left hand but Stenbeck moved out of range nicely.
Bin Al Aziz moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Bin Al Aziz is predictable there
and Stenbeck counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a jab to the head.
Stenbeck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bin Al Aziz moves out of range of the strikes.
Stenbeck moves out of range of the body kick.
Stenbeck feints and then cracks Bin Al Aziz 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bin Al Aziz down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Stenbeck catches Bin Al Aziz right on the button with a cross.
Bin Al Aziz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stenbeck.
A counter left hand to the body from Stenbeck misses its target.
Bin Al Aziz cracks Stenbeck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bin Al Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin Al Aziz tests Stenbeck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bin Al Aziz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bin Al Aziz throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenbeck counters with a stiff right hand.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a low kick.
Bin Al Aziz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bin Al Aziz thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Stenbeck wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a jab.
Bin Al Aziz digs a good body shot into Stenbeck's ribs.
Stenbeck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Bin Al Aziz .
Stenbeck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin Al Aziz moves away.
Stenbeck misses with a low kick.
A big left from Stenbeck misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Al Aziz thuds his right hand into Stenbeck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stenbeck thumps Bin Al Aziz with a low kick.
Stenbeck throws a hook but Bin Al Aziz blocks it.
Stenbeck slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Stenbeck to counter with a crisp jab.
Stenbeck misses with a wild body shot.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a nice strike.
Stenbeck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stenbeck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bin Al Aziz to score with a decent uppercut.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stenbeck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Al Aziz .
Stenbeck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bin Al Aziz at a distance.
Stenbeck blocks the body kick.
Bin Al Aziz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stenbeck.
Gustaf Stenbeck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Stenbeck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick that misses
and Stenbeck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bin Al Aziz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stenbeck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stenbeck swings for the body but Bin Al Aziz moves out of range.
Stenbeck misses with a low kick.
Bin Al Aziz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bin Al Aziz throws a fast counter high kick but Stenbeck manages to duck under it in time.
Stenbeck throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bin Al Aziz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stenbeck throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz unleashes a big counter combination but Stenbeck bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stenbeck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stenbeck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bin Al Aziz .
Stenbeck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bin Al Aziz is out of range and Stenbeck settles back down.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenbeck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stenbeck lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bin Al Aziz will feel that in the morning.
Bin Al Aziz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a two punch combination.
Bin Al Aziz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stenbeck on the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bin Al Aziz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stenbeck.
A big right from Stenbeck misses.
Bin Al Aziz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Al Aziz .
Stenbeck is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stenbeck moves in looking to clinch but Bin Al Aziz pushes him off.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bin Al Aziz checks a leg kick.
Stenbeck blocks a head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bin Al Aziz - that will leave a mark!
Stenbeck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bin Al Aziz 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenbeck wants to clinch.
Bin Al Aziz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz .
I've got Bin Al Aziz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
A relieved looking Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.