PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Man (ranked 4036 p4p, 3320 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 464 p4p, 412 weight class). Stern has chosen The Great American Nightmare as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Man
vs
Stern

194 cm
27
220
5 - 2 - 0

184 cm
46
220
42 - 38 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Man takes one on the button.
Stern has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Man is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stern scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stern works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Stern.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Stern sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Stern sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Stern, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Stern against the cage but Stern circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stern swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Stern shows good takedown defense.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stern looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stern listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.

Man gets tackled into the cage by Stern. Stern maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man dives in for a single leg takedown but Stern sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Man fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stern to the ground. Man is now in Stern's guard.
Stern is pulling down on Man's head. It's preventing any offense from Man, at least for the moment.
Stern wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stern has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stern keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Stern is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stern uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stern connects with a crisp jab.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Stern, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Stern against the cage but Stern circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Stern closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Stern is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Stern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stern defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Stern looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Stern. No joy for Man on that attempt.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
Stern throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Stern throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Stern slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Stern doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man lands a head kick. Stern smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Howard Stern has been cut.
Man dives in for a single leg takedown but Stern sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stern feints a counter leg kick.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stern throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Stern moves out of range easily.
Man dives in for a single leg takedown but Stern sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stern misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Stern.
Stern misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man looks to clinch
and Stern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stern's waist but Stern gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stern! But no joy.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stern gets a clinch.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stern is looking to clinch.
Stern throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stern is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Man had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stern shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Man eats them both and turns towards Stern to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stern lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stern sprawls well. Stern wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Stern misses with a low kick.
Stern connects with the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Stern as Man shoots in.
Howard Stern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stern lands a nice looking body shot.
Stern keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Stern dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Stern's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Stern misses its intended target.
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Stern sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stern lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stern tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stern to the ground. Stern escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Man 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.
Man shoots for a takedown but Stern saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Stern misses with a looping right.
Stern connects with a looping right hand.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stern lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man tries for a takedown but Stern sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stern lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Stern to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man with a poor takedown
and Stern cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stern throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern with a hook.
Howard Stern seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man defending well as Stern loads up on a big left hand.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stern 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.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stern sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
Stern tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Stern fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stern misses with a double jab.
Stern with a jab.
Stern lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stern is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Stern thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stern fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stern stuffs the takedown.
Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stern stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stern wants it to stay on the feet.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stern fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stern defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Man walks into a jab.
Stern lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Stern listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stern but Stern pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stern has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stern misses the jab.
Stern fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stern cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stern fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stern changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stern dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
Stern slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Man fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Stern.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick but Stern moves out of range.
Stern displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stern cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Stern has taken the fight into the clinch.

Stern breaks the clinch.
Stern stuffs the takedown.
Stern throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Stern wants to clinch.
Stern stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Stern moves into range and clinches up with Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stern manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Man gets the takedown into side control.
Stern wants to control but Man postures up.
Man lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stern tries to improve position but can't.
Man lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stern is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
Man working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man lands a few punches from side control.
Stern wants to control but Man postures up.
Stern sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Stern showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Howard Stern's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stern is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Stern displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stern swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Stern looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
A big right from Stern misses.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stern but Stern pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern's corner calls for a 1-2. Stern obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Stern. No joy for Man on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man looks for a takedown but Stern sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Stern.
Stern connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Man shoots in and drives through. Stern sprawls well.
Man walks into a left hand.
Stern lands a two punch combo.
Stern wants to clinch.

Stern rushes Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stern is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stern avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stern working aggressively here.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stern is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Man gets a double leg takedown into Stern's guard.

Stern is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stern looking to stall.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Stern misses the shot to the body.
Man is looking to counter with head kicks.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Stern sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Stern.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stern tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Stern moves into the clinch successfully.

Stern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stern connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stern throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stern as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Stern on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stern throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Stern connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stern tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Stern settles back down.
Stern fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Howard Stern is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stern trying to control the position here.
Man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Man preventing the sweep.
Man trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
Stern has his hands on Man's head, controlling the position.
Chief Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stern is trying to control the position but Man postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Stern comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stern 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Stern!
Howard Stern gave a mention to Dr Zoidberg Office in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).