PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Clegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Stenemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegg comes to the cage accompanied by Catch Hell Blues by The White Stripes. Stenemo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hand of Stone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kim Stenemo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Nathaniel Clegg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kim Stenemo's chin.

Clegg
vs
Stenemo

180 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

LHK Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Clegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kim Stenemo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenemo misses with a takedown attempt - Clegg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Stenemo drives through and clinches with Clegg against the cage.
Clegg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clegg is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenemo has double underhooks.
Stenemo looking for a takedown.
Stenemo looking for a takedown.
Nathaniel Clegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Stenemo.
Stenemo is trying to drag Clegg to the mat but Clegg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clegg prevents the takedown attempt.

Stenemo breaks the clinch.
Stenemo tries to clinch there but Clegg circles away.
Clegg misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Clegg both land. Nice combination.
Clegg looks to land a combination but Stenemo avoids it well.
Clegg digs a good body shot into Stenemo's ribs.
Stenemo looks gassed!
Clegg cracks Stenemo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stenemo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stenemo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clegg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Clegg as Stenemo shoots in.
Stenemo slips a jab and a cross from Clegg.
Clegg lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Stenemo sprawling to the canvas. Clegg follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Stenemo hang on?

Stenemo is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Stenemo.
Stenemo is still in real trouble! Can Clegg finish him?
Stenemo seems to have recovered his senses.
Clegg is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clegg prevents Stenemo from improving his position.
Clegg tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Clegg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Clegg wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clegg throws a right hand that Stenemo ducks under and follows up with a left that Stenemo also avoids with ease.
Clegg punishes Stenemo's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clegg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stenemo misses with a takedown attempt - Clegg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clegg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clegg misses with a double jab.
Clegg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clegg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clegg throws a series of punches but Stenemo moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clegg.
Stenemo dodges the punch combination from Clegg.
Stenemo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Clegg as Stenemo shoots in.
Clegg works over Stenemo's head and body with a nice combination.
Clegg lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenemo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clegg.
Nathaniel Clegg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stenemo fails to land the takedown.
Stenemo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Clegg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clegg!
Clegg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenemo.
Nice sprawl there from Clegg as Stenemo shoots in.
Clegg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stenemo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stenemo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clegg lands a nice looking body shot.
Stenemo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clegg works over Stenemo's head and body with a nice combination.
Clegg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clegg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stenemo tries to clinch there but Clegg circles away.
Donk. Clegg catches Stenemo right on the button with a cross.
Clegg lands a glancing blow to the side of Stenemo's head.
Stenemo misses with a takedown attempt - Clegg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nathaniel Clegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Stenemo.
Clegg throws a series of strikes that have Stenemo backpedaling.
Stenemo shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to de liver by Clegg. Beautiful body shot.
Clegg lands a head shot.
Good shot there by Clegg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg throws a series of punches but Stenemo avoids them all with ease.
Clegg misses with a jab, cross combination.

Stenemo closes the distance and clinches.
Stenemo prevents Clegg from breaking the clinch.
Stenemo prevents Clegg from breaking the clinch.
Clegg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clegg wants to break free but Stenemo has control.
Clegg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Stenemo manages to break the clinch.
Clegg lands a nice looking body shot.
Stenemo misses with a takedown attempt - Clegg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clegg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stenemo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clegg as he avoids it easily.
Stenemo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clegg.
No luck for Stenemo with that takedown attempt.
Stenemo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nathaniel Clegg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Clegg does it's job there.
Clegg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stenemo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stenemo tries to clinch there but Clegg circles away.
Stenemo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Clegg is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stenemo.
Clegg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clegg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clegg fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Stenemo.
Clegg looks to land a combination but Stenemo avoids it well.
Clegg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stenemo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stenemo tries to clinch there but Clegg circles away.
Clegg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stenemo shoots in for a double leg but Clegg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clegg is looking to wear down Stenemo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stenemo shoots in but no luck this time.
Stenemo looks for a takedown but Clegg sprawls well.
Stenemo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clegg's waist but Clegg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stenemo off to one side.
Stenemo fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenemo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stenemo closes the distance and clinches up with Clegg, looking for a takedown. Stenemo pushes Clegg against the cage but Clegg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clegg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clegg digs a good hook to Stenemo's body.

Stenemo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Clegg has one foot on Stenemo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Clegg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stenemo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stenemo doesn't manage to clinch there - Clegg circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Clegg.
Stenemo slips a jab and a cross from Clegg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clegg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stenemo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clegg digs a good body shot into Stenemo's ribs.
Stenemo tries to clinch but Clegg is having none of it.
Kim Stenemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenemo moves in looking to clinch but Clegg pushes him off.

Stenemo closes the distance and clinches.
Stenemo can't break the clinch.
Clegg is trying to break free.
Clegg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clegg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clegg is trying to break the clinch but Stenemo has him pressed against the cage.
Clegg stops a takedown attempt from Stenemo.
Clegg lands a body shot.
Clegg wants to get back to striking at distance but Stenemo won't allow it.
Clegg wants to get back to striking at distance but Stenemo won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Clegg dominated that second round.
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!

Clegg's corner calls for a 1-2. Clegg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clegg throws a right and a left that both miss.

Stenemo drives through and clinches with Clegg against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stenemo wants a takedown but no success here.

Stenemo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clegg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clegg misses with a few strikes there.
Stenemo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clegg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Clegg.
Stenemo tries to clinch but Clegg moves out of range.
Clegg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stenemo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stenemo wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clegg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stenemo doesn't seem bothered though.
Clegg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg stalks Stenemo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stenemo's face. Stenemo staggers backwards, shaken.
Clegg stuffs the takedown.
Nathaniel Clegg is winning the standup battle so far.
Stenemo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clegg looks to land a combination but Stenemo avoids it well.

Stenemo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clegg tries to break the clinch but Stenemo is controlling the position.
Clegg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nathaniel Clegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Stenemo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clegg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stenemo fails to pull guard.
Stenemo is working for takedown but Clegg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stenemo can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Clegg to work.
Clegg tries to break the clinch but Stenemo is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegg prevents Stenemo from breaking the clinch.
Clegg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stenemo has him pressed against the cage.
Stenemo goes for a takedown attempt but Clegg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Clegg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clegg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stenemo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stenemo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clegg swinging wilding here.
Stenemo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clegg's waist but Clegg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stenemo off to one side.
Stenemo shoots for a double leg takedown but Clegg sprawls well. He's pushed Stenemo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stenemo tries to clinch up but Clegg circles away and keeps his distance.
Stenemo wants to clinch up but Clegg keeps it at a distance.
Stenemo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clegg as he avoids it easily.
Stenemo is looking to score with low kicks.
Clegg cracks Stenemo with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg thuds a left hand into Stenemo's body.
Stenemo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Clegg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Stenemo clinches up with Clegg and pushes him back against the cage.
Clegg wants to break free but Stenemo has control.
Stenemo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clegg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clegg is trying to break the clinch but Stenemo has him pressed against the cage.
Clegg is trying to break free.
Clegg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clegg tries to break the clinch but Stenemo is controlling the position.
Stenemo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clegg is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenemo has double underhooks.
Clegg is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenemo has double underhooks.
Clegg is pressed up against the cage. Stenemo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clegg down to the mat. Clegg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clegg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenemo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stenemo shoots in but no luck this time.
Clegg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stenemo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stenemo closes the distance and clinches up with Clegg, looking for a takedown. Stenemo pushes Clegg against the cage but Clegg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clegg swinging wilding here.
Nathaniel Clegg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clegg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stenemo shoots for a takedown but Clegg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stenemo needs to keep his hands up - Clegg had a free shot at his head there.
Clegg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clegg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stenemo fails to land the takedown.
Clegg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horrible takedown by Stenemo or perhaps it was just good defense by Clegg which made him look bad.
Clegg scores with a one two! Stenemo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kim Stenemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenemo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Clegg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clegg, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Clegg!