PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordor Mettovaara (ranked 4161 p4p, 4222 weight class) and Frank Stein Jr (ranked 540 p4p, 544 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mettovaara
vs
Stein Jr

192 cm
21
210
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
215
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

FF Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordor Mettovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Frank Stein Jr has been cut.
Mettovaara misses with a hook
and Stein Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Mettovaara 's knee.
Stein Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Mettovaara's head.
Mettovaara lunges at Stein Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stein Jr's hand.
Stein Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mettovaara's sensitive parts.
Stein Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mettovaara scores with a push kick.
Mettovaara misses with an uppercut
and Stein Jr counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein Jr throws a leg kick
and Mettovaara counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mettovaara scores with a three punch combo!
We've been told by Mettovaara's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Mettovaara misses
and Stein Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Stein Jr.
Stein Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mettovaara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stein Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Mettovaara circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Mettovaara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stein Jr. Mettovaara does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Stein Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stein Jr connects with a leg kick.
Stein Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Stein Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stein Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Mettovaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stein Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mettovaara throws out the jab.
Stein Jr is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mettovaara falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stein Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara lands with a left to the head.
Mettovaara throws a head punch that misses.

Mettovaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Mettovaara - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mettovaara.
Mettovaara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stein Jr on the side of the head.
Mettovaara throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Stein Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara lands with a left to the head.
Mettovaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mettovaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mettovaara is trying to pull guard but Stein Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Stein Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stein Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Mettovaara is blocking nicely.
Stein Jr keeps control of Mettovaara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mettovaara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stein Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mettovaara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stein Jr has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Stein Jr.
Mettovaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mettovaara is working Stein Jr over against the cage.
Stein Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mettovaara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stein Jr lands with a left to the head.
Mettovaara is trying to push Stein Jr away but Stein Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mettovaara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mordor Mettovaara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Stein Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mettovaara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stein Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mettovaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stein Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Mordor Mettovaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Mettovaara misses with a wild body shot.
Stein Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Stein Jr tries to clinch but Mettovaara moves out of range.
Mettovaara throws a hook but Stein Jr blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mettovaara throws a combination. Stein Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That has opened up Frank Stein Jr's cut even more.
Mettovaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein Jr keeps Mettovaara at a distance using the push kick.
Stein Jr avoids the head kick by Mettovaara.
Stein Jr wants to clinch up but Mettovaara keeps it at a distance.
Mettovaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mettovaara misses with a double jab
and Stein Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stein Jr staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Stein Jr.
Stein Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stein Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mettovaara.
An attempted straight right counter from Mettovaara misses the target.
Mordor Mettovaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mettovaara looks to land a right hand but Stein Jr moved out of range.
Mettovaara works over Stein Jr's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara throws a right and a left that Stein Jr avoids nicely.
Stein Jr throws out a counter right but Mettovaara avoids it with no problem.
Stein Jr tries to clinch up but Mettovaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Mettovaara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stein Jr.
Mettovaara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stein Jr's hands.
Mettovaara misses with a left hand
and Stein Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mettovaara thinking.
Mettovaara scores with a punch to the head.
Mettovaara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stein Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mettovaara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stein Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Stein Jr tries to clinch up but Mettovaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Mettovaara tries to land a front kick but Stein Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stein Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mettovaara takes a step back to recover.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stein Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stein Jr scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mordor Mettovaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Stein Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stein Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mettovaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stein Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Mettovaara misses with a right hand
and Stein Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mettovaara throws a big shot that misses.
Stein Jr ducks under a wild hook from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stein Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein Jr moves out of range as Mettovaara strikes.
Mettovaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stein Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mettovaara sets himself, and Stein Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Mettovaara avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stein Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Mettovaara misses the body punch
and Stein Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mettovaara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frank Stein Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein Jr takes one on the button.
Mettovaara throws a body kick that misses

and Stein Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mettovaara manages to break the clinch.
Mettovaara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mettovaara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

The cut above Frank Stein Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mettovaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mettovaara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stein Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mettovaara scores with a sloppy right hand. Stein Jr should have avoided that one.

Frank Stein Jr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mettovaara misses with a head kick.
Mettovaara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stein Jr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mettovaara checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mettovaara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stein Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Mettovaara is wise to it.
Stein Jr throws a leg kick
and Mettovaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mettovaara looks to throw the jab but Stein Jr is out of range.
Mettovaara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mettovaara tries to bum rush Stein Jr with a series of wild strikes but Stein Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stein Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stein Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mordor Mettovaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mettovaara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

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