PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adivants Stoddlemyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gale Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Stoddlemyer
vs
Tempest

186 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adivants Stoddlemyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gale Tempest!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tempest thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Stoddlemyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tempest.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
Tempest lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoddlemyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Tempest lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Tempest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoddlemyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoddlemyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tempest connects with a nice looking jab.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tempest throws out a powerful jab.
Tempest misses with a double jab.
Tempest smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tempest connects with a right hand. Stoddlemyer shakes it off.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tempest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Tempest.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Tempest moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Stoddlemyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tempest lands with a nice body punch.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.

Stoddlemyer darts in and clinches Tempest up against the cage.
Stoddlemyer trying to land knees to the body.
Tempest looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tempest is looking to break free of the clinch but Stoddlemyer has double underhooks.

Tempest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tempest rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stoddlemyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tempest darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tempest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tempest scores with the left hand. Stoddlemyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Tempest connects with a right hand. Stoddlemyer shakes it off.
Tempest fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stoddlemyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tempest misses with a double jab.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tempest connects with a right hand. Stoddlemyer shakes it off.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tempest lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stoddlemyer slips a jab and a cross from Tempest.
Tempest throws a series of punches but Stoddlemyer moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest lands with a cross.
A left and a right from Tempest both land. Nice combination.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tempest scores with a nice right hand.
Tempest listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Tempest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tempest misses with a two punch combination.
Tempest bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stoddlemyer's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest scores with a body shot.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Tempest.
Tempest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest just misses with a punch to the body.
Tempest changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Tempest is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stoddlemyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tempest with a jab.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tempest is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tempest looks to land a combination but Stoddlemyer avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tempest misses with a two punch combination.
Stoddlemyer walks into a straight right hand from Tempest.
Tempest misses the jab.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
A combination from Tempest does no damage.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tempest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest throws a nice looking combination but Stoddlemyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
Tempest misses with a hook. Stoddlemyer ducked under it nicely.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoddlemyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Tempest misses the target.
Tempest fails to land with a series of punches.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch.
Tempest might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tempest throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoddlemyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoddlemyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gale Tempest dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Tempest scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tempest throws a series of punches but Stoddlemyer avoids them all with ease.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stoddlemyer at a distance.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Tempest misses with a double jab.
Tempest swinging wildly here.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Tempest connects with the punch.
Stoddlemyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tempest scores with a one two! Stoddlemyer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tempest scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adivants Stoddlemyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch but Tempest is avoiding it.
Tempest scores with a nice right hand.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tempest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stoddlemyer takes one on the button.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tempest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tempest missing with a left hand there. Stoddlemyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Tempest fails to land with a series of punches.
Tempest missing with a left hand there. Stoddlemyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Tempest.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
Tempest lands with a hook. Stoddlemyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tempest throws a combination. Stoddlemyer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoddlemyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tempest misses with a series of wild punches.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Tempest.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.

Stoddlemyer clinches with his opponent.
Stoddlemyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tempest avoids it.
Stoddlemyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tempest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Tempest throws a series of punches but Stoddlemyer avoids them all with ease.
Tempest's corner calls for a 1-2. Tempest obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tempest lands a nice looking body shot.
Stoddlemyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tempest misses with the combination.
Tempest throws out a powerful jab.
Tempest uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stoddlemyer has time to react.
Tempest lands a jab to Stoddlemyer's midsection.
Tempest lands the left hand.
Tempest stalks Stoddlemyer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stoddlemyer's face. Stoddlemyer staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Stoddlemyer moves into range and clinches up with Tempest.
Stoddlemyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tempest avoids it.
Nice elbow from Stoddlemyer.
Tempest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tempest is trying to break the clinch but Stoddlemyer is controlling him.
Stoddlemyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Tempest breaks the clinch.
Tempest scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stoddlemyer ducks under a wild hook from Tempest.
Tempest fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tempest connects with a crisp jab.
Gale Tempest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Tempest misses.
Tempest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoddlemyer moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tempest!
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tempest lands with a right hand.
Tempest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Tempest goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tempest connects with a crisp jab.
Tempest cracks Stoddlemyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tempest lands the left hand.
Tempest throws a right hand that Stoddlemyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Stoddlemyer also avoids with ease.
Tempest paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tempest connects with a single shot there.
Tempest lands with a straight right. Stoddlemyer didn't see that one coming.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoddlemyer defending well as Tempest loads up on a big left hand.
Tempest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoddlemyer.
Tempest misses with a two punch combination.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tempest scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tempest scores with a punch to the head.
Tempest fails to land with a series of punches.
Tempest lands with a nice combination. Stoddlemyer backs away looking to recover.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Tempest connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tempest misses with a wild combination.
Tempest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gale Tempest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tempest lands a jab to the nose.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Tempest finds it's target.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Tempest throws a right and a left that Stoddlemyer avoids nicely.
Tempest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoddlemyer.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tempest slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Tempest connects with a jab.
Tempest throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Tempest lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stoddlemyer walks into a left hand.
Tempest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tempest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Tempest does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch.
Tempest connects with a jab.
Tempest scores with a sloppy right hand. Stoddlemyer should have avoided that one.
Tempest swings for the body but Stoddlemyer moves out of range.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoddlemyer dodges the punch combination from Tempest.
Tempest missing with a left hand there. Stoddlemyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tempest scores with a body shot.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Tempest lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stoddlemyer doesn't seem phased though.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to de liver by Tempest. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Tempest misses with the combination.
Tempest moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
Tempest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tempest moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tempest punishes Stoddlemyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Tempest misses with a series of wild punches.
Tempest is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab from Tempest.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Stoddlemyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stoddlemyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.

Stoddlemyer clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tempest has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stoddlemyer uses from the top position.
Tempest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stoddlemyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tempest on the ground.
Tempest is trying to control the position but Stoddlemyer postures up.
Tempest tries to strike from the bottom.

Tempest is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stoddlemyer is aware though and is defending well.
Stoddlemyer stopping the sweep attempt from Tempest.
Tempest is pulling down on Stoddlemyer's head to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gale Tempest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tempest 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Tempest!