PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Stenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Van Kirkland
vs
Stenkov

194 cm
24
285 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

192 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Stenkov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenkov looks to throw the jab but Van Kirkland is out of range.
Stenkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stenkov throws an off balance right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with a series of strikes. Stenkov will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenkov.
Sloppy strikes from Stenkov. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Stenkov.
Van Kirkland defending well as Stenkov loads up on a big left hand.
Stenkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Kirkland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Kirkland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stenkov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Kirkland's head.
Stenkov scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stenkov misses with a hook. Van Kirkland ducked under it nicely.
Alexandr Stenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kirkland takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stenkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Stenkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Kirkland doesn't seem phased though.
Stenkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kirkland was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenkov.
Stenkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenkov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Kirkland's calf.
Van Kirkland fails with a takedown attempt.
Stenkov is looking to slow Van Kirkland down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stenkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenkov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Kirkland tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland walks into a straight right hand from Stenkov.
Stenkov feints and then cracks Van Kirkland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Kirkland down.
Van Kirkland is breathing heavily.
Stenkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Kirkland.
Stenkov throws a head kick that misses

and Van Kirkland counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stenkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Kirkland is one step ahead there.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow that misses. Stenkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Kirkland's guard. Nice move by Stenkov!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov wants to pass the guard but Van Kirkland is keeping the position.
Stenkov trying to control but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Stenkov looking to pass the guard.
Stenkov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stenkov looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov wants to control from the top but Van Kirkland keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexandr Stenkov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stenkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Kirkland checks it well.
Nice jab there from Stenkov.
Van Kirkland slips a jab and a cross from Stenkov.
Stenkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stenkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Kirkland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland blocks a head kick by Stenkov.
Van Kirkland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Stenkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stenkov throws an overhand right that lands on Van Kirkland's shoulder, as Van Kirkland tries to avoid the shot.
Stenkov throws a sloppy head kick and Van Kirkland moves out of range easily.
Stenkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body kick from Stenkov.
Alexandr Stenkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Kirkland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot by Stenkov.

Stenkov tries to sprawl but Van Kirkland drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenkov tries to get to full guard but Van Kirkland has control of the leg.
Stenkov won't allow Van Kirkland to pass to mount.
Van Kirkland with the ground and pound but Stenkov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stenkov is adopting a defensive guard.
Van Kirkland wants to control from the top but Stenkov keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenkov controls Van Kirkland momentarily but Van Kirkland frees himself.
Stenkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stenkov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Kirkland manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Kirkland has control of Stenkov's left arm, preventing Stenkov from doing any damage.
Stenkov landing with the ground and pound.
Van Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Stenkov from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland wants to sweep here but Stenkov controlling him for the moment.
Stenkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stenkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Kirkland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Van Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Stenkov from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexandr Stenkov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stenkov scores with a head kick. Van Kirkland tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alexandr Stenkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Kirkland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenkov.
Stenkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stenkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland with a poor takedown
and Stenkov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Kirkland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Kirkland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stenkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stenkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stenkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stenkov scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov jabs Van Kirkland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stenkov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stenkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stenkov.
Stenkov lands with a nice combination. Van Kirkland backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Stenkov.
Stenkov tries to bum rush Van Kirkland with a series of wild strikes but Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stenkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stenkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stenkov jabs at Van Kirkland's body.
Nice shot by Stenkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Stenkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Stenkov.
Stenkov scores with a jab to the head.
Stenkov wants to slow Van Kirkland down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Kirkland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stenkov as he jumps to the side.
Van Kirkland is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stenkov lands a jab to the nose.
Stenkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Kirkland's head.
Van Kirkland shoots in and drives through. Stenkov sprawls well.
Van Kirkland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stenkov to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenkov lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stenkov digs a good body shot into Van Kirkland's ribs.
Mikhail Van Kirkland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenkov tests Van Kirkland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Kirkland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Kirkland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Van Kirkland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stenkov throws a right and a left that Van Kirkland avoids nicely.
Stenkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stenkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Stenkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stenkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stenkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Kirkland 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov lands with a hook. Van Kirkland tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stenkov is fending him off so far but Van Kirkland persists. Nope, Stenkov circles away and we're back to standing.
Stenkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stenkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Kirkland. That did some damage!
Stenkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Stenkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stenkov scores with a jab to the head.
Stenkov with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Stenkov.
Van Kirkland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Stenkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stenkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Oooooh!!! Stenkov has knocked Van Kirkland down with a huge combo! Stenkov steps away and waves a wobbly Van Kirkland back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Van Kirkland is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Stenkov gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Van Kirkland is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandr Stenkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexandr Stenkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.