PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gummi Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tarzan
vs
Stien

195 cm
24
214 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gummi Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Stien!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stien avoids the body shot from Tarzan.
Stien just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarzan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stien.
Tarzan throws a head kick that misses.
Tarzan moves away from the strike by Stien.
Stien lands a body shot.
Tarzan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stien misses with a straight right.
Tarzan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarzan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stien avoids the body shot from Tarzan.
Stien works Tarzan's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Stien lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarzan doesn't seem phased though.
Tarzan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stien.
Tarzan stuns Stien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tarzan misses with a low kick as Stien jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarzan.
Stien misses with a hook
and Tarzan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tarzan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tarzan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stien swings for the body but Tarzan moves out of range.
Tarzan throws a series of punches but Stien avoids them all with ease.
Tarzan misses with a wild combination.
Tarzan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarzan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarzan closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Ben Stien has been cut.
Stien throws a jab when Tarzan was well out of range.
Tarzan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Stien finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Tarzan blocks the leg kick.
Stien throws a solid leg kick but Tarzan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stien.
Stien misses with a low kick.

Tarzan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stien wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Stien landing some decent shots from guard.
Tarzan being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stien trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Stien looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Stien from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Stien.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarzan, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Tarzan misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tarzan.
Tarzan throws a sloppy head kick and Stien moves out of range easily.
Stien punishes Tarzan's body with a nice straight punch.
Stien looks for a takedown but Tarzan sprawls well.
Stien lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stien connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stien lands with a good body shot.
Ben Stien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stien misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarzan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stien swings for the body but Tarzan moves out of range.
Stien shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tarzan sprawls well. Tarzan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stien gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stien's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stien keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stien loads up on a big right hand but Tarzan slips the punch.
Tarzan throws a head kick but Stien moves out of range.
Stien misses the shot to the body.
Tarzan moves out of range as Stien strikes.
Stien blocks a head kick by Tarzan.
Tarzan lands with a shot to the body.
Stien swings widly with a right hand
and Tarzan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stien throws a lazy right hand but Tarzan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarzan looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stien throws out a loose jab but Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tarzan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stien works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stien is looking to take a break and control but Tarzan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarzan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stien scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stien throwing shots but Tarzan is blocking nicely.
Stien thows a huge punch but Tarzan dodges it nicely.
Stien stalling.
Stien sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarzan defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stien content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stien is keen to just control but Tarzan is a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Stien seems content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Stien was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tarzan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarzan.
Stien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Stien finds it's way through Tarzan's defenses.
Stien connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tarzan. Tarzan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stien misses with a hook to the body
and Tarzan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stien moves out of range of the body kick from Tarzan.
Stien misses with a leg kick.
Tarzan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tarzan.
Stien misses with an uppercut.
Stien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tarzan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stien counters with a straight right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Tarzan scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stien blocks a head kick by Tarzan.
Stien scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Tarzan.
Tarzan slips under a jab.
Stien loads up on a big right hand but Tarzan slips the punch.
Stien thows a body shot but no joy.
Tarzan misses with a head kick.
Tarzan swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarzan misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stien lands a jab to Tarzan's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Stien's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarzan was well out of range. Poor timing from Stien.
Stien scores with a jab to the head.
Stien shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarzan tries to sprawl out of it but Stien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarzan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stien scores with the left hand. Tarzan knows he should have avoided that one.
Tarzan misses with a leg kick
letting Stien counter with a right hand.
Stien scores with a body shot.
Stien misses with a wild body shot.
Stien throws an overhand right that lands on Tarzan's shoulder, as Tarzan tries to avoid the shot.
Tarzan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gummi Tarzan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarzan moves away from the strike by Stien.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarzan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stien.
Stien throws a shot from downtown. Tarzan moves away and avoids it.
Stien walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tarzan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stien throws a looping overhand right but Tarzan ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Tarzan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gummi Tarzan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stien takes a swing at Tarzan's ribcage but misses.
Tarzan misses with a few strikes there.
Tarzan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarzan misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarzan throws a head kick that misses.
Tarzan looks to land a combination but Stien avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Stien. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stien.
Tarzan avoids the body shot from Stien.
Ben Stien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stien misses with a looping right.

Stien fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tarzan sprawls well initially but Stien persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stien has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tarzan wants to get back to his feet.
Ben Stien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tarzan taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan regains half guard.
Tarzan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tarzan wants to get back to full guard.
Stien stops Tarzan from getting back to his feet.
Tarzan is not content to let Stien control the position.
Stien is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stien wants to control the pace but Tarzan is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stien cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Tarzan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stien loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Tarzan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Stien land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Stien stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Stien!
After the big win, Ben Stien made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors {xXx} iFight Nut. Energy Recovery 160 $55 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.