PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter The Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stern is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama Said Knock You Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Battery
vs
Stern

183 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter The Battery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avery Stern!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stern throws a right and a left that The Battery avoids nicely.
The Battery tries for a takedown but Stern sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Avery Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern tries to bum rush The Battery with a series of wild strikes but The Battery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Battery moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Battery fails with the takedown.
Stern lands a jab to the head.
Stern scores with a hook.
Stern lands with an uppercut that bounces The Battery off the ropes and back into rage.

The Battery closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stern is staying active underneath The Battery, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stern is trying to stand up here but The Battery is controlling him well.
The Battery is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The Battery lands a big elbow.
Stern is squirming around, avoiding The Battery's attempts to control the action.

The Battery is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stern has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stern!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throwing strikes but missing.

The Battery scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stern dodges the punch combination from The Battery.
Stern scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stern misses with a two punch combination.
The Battery tries to bum rush Stern with a series of wild strikes but Stern uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stern throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Battery.
Stern lunges at The Battery with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Battery's hand.
Stern defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Battery.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter The Battery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Battery 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 The Battery off to one side.
The Battery shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Battery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Battery is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands with a nice combination. The Battery backs away looking to recover.
Stern scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stern lands with a nice combination. The Battery backs away looking to recover.
Avery Stern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stern throws a series of punches but The Battery avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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.
Stern throws a right hand that The Battery ducks under and follows up with a left that The Battery also avoids with ease.
The Battery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Battery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stern lands with a nice combination. The Battery backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stern displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Stern does no damage.
Stern scores with a jab. The Battery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stern wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Battery misses with a looping left.
Stern misses with a series of wild punches.
Stern closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Battery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stern swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Battery drops his hands momentarily and Stern takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stern lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Battery fails to land the takedown.

Stern gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Battery to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Battery postures up in Stern's guard and throws a big left but Stern blocks it.
Stern looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Battery is one step ahead there.

The Battery decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stern, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Battery scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stern is trying to stand up here but The Battery is controlling him well.
Stern is refusing to be controlled, as The Battery sits in half guard.
Stern blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Battery.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Battery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Avery Stern will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for The Battery with that takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Stern both land. Nice combination.
Stern throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Avery Stern seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Stern.
Stern lands with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Stern both land. Nice combination.

The Battery scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Battery working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Battery throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Battery throws an elbow but Stern slips to the side and avoids it well.
The Battery moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The Battery throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Battery prevents Stern from escaping the position.
Stern avoids any damage from the ground and pound of The Battery.
Stern parries the strikes from The Battery easily there. The Battery is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stern to escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Battery misses with a two punch combination.
Stern sizes up The Battery with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stern with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Battery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stern moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stern punishes The Battery's body with a nice straight punch.
Stern misses with the combination.
The Battery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stern swivels and escapes.
Stern with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stern throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Battery.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter The Battery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and The Battery counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Battery is in close to Stern's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stern is trying to control the position but The Battery postures up.
The Battery wants to control from the top but Stern keeps moving.
The Battery thows a big elbow that misses.
The Battery prevents Stern from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Battery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stern is trying to keep The Battery in close.
Stern is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Battery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Battery manages to avoid it.
Stern misses with a wild combination.
Stern connects with a body shot.
Stern throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Stern does no damage.

The Battery gets a takedown into half guard.
Stern avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Battery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Battery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The Battery stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stern lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stern moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stern misses with a double jab
letting The Battery counter with a right hand.
Stern scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern tries to bum rush The Battery with a series of wild strikes but The Battery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Battery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stern misses with a series of wild punches.
Stern throws a combination that misses

and The Battery counters with a single leg into guard. Stern didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter The Battery dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Battery fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern throws a combination that misses

and The Battery counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Battery is trying to control. Stern wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Battery not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Battery has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The Battery decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

The Battery feints and as Stern raises his hands in defense, The Battery changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Battery trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The Battery gets to his feet - Stern follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stern lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Battery at a distance.
Stern is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stern takes a swing at The Battery's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Battery.

The Battery bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

The Battery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Battery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stern tries to bench press The Battery off him but The Battery keeps the position.
An elbow from The Battery crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Stern's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Battery looks up at the clock and then as Stern takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Battery smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stern really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Battery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Battery is looking to take a break and control but Stern is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The Battery stands up.
Stern lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Battery fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter The Battery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stern throws out a powerful jab.
A left and a right from Stern both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Battery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Battery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stern stuffs the takedown attempt from The Battery. The Battery gets slowly back to his feet.
The Battery takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stern lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stern stuffs the takedown.
Walter The Battery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stern uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Battery.
The Battery shoots in for a takedown but Stern shows good takedown defense.
Stern getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stern misses with a double jab
and The Battery counters with a straight right hand.
The Battery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stern lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stern comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stern slaps away a takedown attempt from The Battery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stern thuds a left hand into The Battery's body.
The Battery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stern throws a series of punches but The Battery avoids them all with ease.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands with a cross.

The Battery looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stern tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The Battery decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stern, up you get!
The Battery shoots in for a double leg but Stern sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Battery takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stern misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Battery tries to land a front kick but Stern steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Battery looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

The Battery closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Battery working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter The Battery showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Battery has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter The Battery!