PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Flatendo (ranked 2647 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Petr Stukov (ranked 345 p4p, 200 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flatendo
vs
Stukov

188 cm
29
210
8 - 11 - 1

180 cm
29
222
8 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarcus Flatendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Stukov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stukov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stukov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stukov. Flatendo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stukov. That's going to slow Flatendo down.
Stukov misses with a hook.
Stukov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flatendo finds it's way round the side to connect with Stukov's head.
Flatendo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Flatendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Stukov misses.
Stukov works Flatendo's body with a nice hook.
Flatendo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stukov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stukov connects with a solid leg kick.
Stukov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flatendo's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flatendo avoids the body shot from Stukov.
Flatendo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Flatendo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flatendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flatendo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Flatendo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stukov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flatendo scores with a nice right hand.

Flatendo pushes Stukov up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Stukov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stukov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stukov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flatendo working aggressively here.
Flatendo can't find room to land a body shot as Stukov controls the action.
Flatendo presses Stukov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stukov prevents a body shot from Flatendo.

Stukov breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Stukov tenderised Flatendo's leg. Flatendo is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been told by Flatendo's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stukov thows a leg kick but Flatendo checks it
and Flatendo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stukov sizes up Flatendo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Demarcus Flatendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flatendo walks into a stiff left hand from Stukov.
Stukov dips to his left and cracks Flatendo with an uppercut!
Stukov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flatendo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stukov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stukov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flatendo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stukov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Stukov.
Stukov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stukov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flatendo.
Stukov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Stukov.
Nice shot lands for Stukov.
Flatendo looks to land a right hand but Stukov moved out of range.
Flatendo throws the left hand but Stukov avoids the punch easily.
Flatendo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Stukov to counter with a crisp jab.
Flatendo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stukov.
Flatendo tries to bum rush Stukov with a series of wild strikes but Stukov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stukov! But no joy.
Flatendo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stukov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stukov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stukov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stukov.
Stukov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stukov lands a slapping body shot.

Flatendo rushes Stukov and presses him up against the cage.
Flatendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Stukov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flatendo being controlled against the cage.
Stukov is looking to break free of the clinch but Flatendo has double underhooks.
Stukov has had enough of the clinch but Flatendo keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Stukov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flatendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flatendo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Stukov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stukov throws a poor cross that misses
and Flatendo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stukov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stukov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stukov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stukov connects with a solid leg kick.
Stukov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flatendo misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Stukov.
Nice defenses there by Stukov.
Flatendo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stukov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stukov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Flatendo misses with an uppercut
and Stukov counters with a stiff right hand.
Stukov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stukov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flatendo's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flatendo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stukov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stukov throws a sloppy head kick and Flatendo moves out of range easily.
Flatendo misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Stukov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stukov throws a combination. Flatendo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Flatendo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stukov.
Stukov thuds a left hand into Flatendo's body.

Flatendo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stukov manages to break the clinch.
Stukov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stukov lands a body shot.
Stukov connects with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Stukov.
Flatendo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stukov scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stukov.
Stukov lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Flatendo.
Flatendo ducks under a wild hook from Stukov.
Stukov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stukov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flatendo doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stukov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stukov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stukov lands a nice looking body shot.
Flatendo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stukov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flatendo misses with a double jab.
Flatendo backing away here, and Stukov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Flatendo swings widly with a right hand
letting Stukov counter with a right hand.
Stukov slips a jab and a cross from Flatendo.
Flatendo ducks right into an uppercut from Stukov.
Flatendo tries to bum rush Stukov with a series of wild strikes but Stukov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Flatendo backs off Stukov throws a huge counter combo but Flatendo manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Stukov scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flatendo slips a straight right by Stukov.
Demarcus Flatendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Flatendo blocks the low kick.
Stukov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stukov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flatendo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flatendo misses with a hook
and Stukov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stukov lands a nice looking body kick.
Stukov misses with a head kick.
Stukov tries to bum rush Flatendo with a series of wild strikes but Flatendo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Flatendo misses.
Flatendo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stukov can pounce on him.
Flatendo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stukov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flatendo throws a poor cross that misses
and Stukov counters with a straight right hand.
Stukov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flatendo blocks a head kick by Stukov.
Flatendo misses with a combination
and Stukov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Flatendo.
A little feinted left hand from Flatendo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stukov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flatendo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A cross from Flatendo lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Stukov.
Stukov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Flatendo back to the cage. Stukov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stukov misses with a hook.
Stukov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stukov throws a leg kick but Flatendo checks it.
Stukov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flatendo misses with a combination
enabling Stukov to counter with a crisp jab.
Flatendo walks into a jab.
A left lands for Stukov.
Stukov moves out of range as Flatendo strikes.
Flatendo drops his hands momentarily and Stukov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stukov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stukov scores with a punch to the head.
Stukov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flatendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Stukov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo fails to land with a series of punches.
Flatendo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flatendo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donk. Stukov catches Flatendo right on the button with a cross.

Flatendo clinches with his opponent.

Stukov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stukov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Flatendo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Flatendo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stukov dodges the punch combination from Flatendo.
Stukov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stukov slips a straight right by Flatendo.
Stukov is looking to slow Flatendo down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stukov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flatendos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stukov lands a nice looking body shot.
Flatendo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stukov.
Stukov lands with an uppercut that bounces Flatendo off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Stukov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Flatendo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flatendo throws a hook but Stukov blocks it.
Flatendo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flatendo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stukov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stukov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Stukov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flatendo doesn't seem phased though.
Flatendo misses with a hook. Stukov ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Stukov.
Flatendo throws a combination that misses
and Stukov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stukov misses with a looping right.
Flatendo walks into a stiff left hand from Stukov.
Stukov connects with a body shot that sends Flatendo's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flatendo throws a hook but Stukov blocks it.
Flatendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Stukov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stukov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stukov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stukov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice leg kick from Stukov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stukov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stukov slips under a jab.
Stukov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stukov jabs Flatendo right on the nose. Flatendo blinks but takes it well.

Flatendo clinches with his opponent.
Stukov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Flatendo.
Flatendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Stukov.
Stukov blocking some punches.
Flatendo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Flatendo.
A frustrated look appears on Stukov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Demarcus Flatendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flatendo misses with a body punch.
Flatendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flatendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stukov's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stukov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flatendo.
Flatendo has a couple of punches blocked by Stukov.
A head punch on the inside from Flatendo fails to land.
Flatendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Stukov.
Stukov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flatendo misses with the head strike.
Stukov tries to circle away but Flatendo has him pinned against the cage.
Stukov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Stukov to work.
Stukov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demarcus Flatendo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stukov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stukov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Stukov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stukov punishes Flatendo's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Flatendo does no damage.
Flatendo fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stukov throws a leg kick that misses.
Stukov lands a two punch combo.
Stukov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stukov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flatendo wants to clinch.
Stukov throws a hook but Flatendo avoids it easily.
Stukov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stukov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stukov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Flatendo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Flatendo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stukov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stukov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Flatendo blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Flatendo.
Flatendo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stukov with a nice cross.
Stukov is looking to chop away at Flatendo's legs.
Flatendo scores with a jab. Stukov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stukov slips a jab from Flatendo.
Stukov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flatendo doesn't seem bothered though.
Petr Stukov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stukov ducks right into an uppercut from Flatendo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Stukov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stukov 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petr Stukov!
During a confident post fight interview, Petr Stukov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.