PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ove Stenmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Strider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strider has chosen Neurosonic - Until I die as his entrance music. Ove Stenmark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Strider's chin.

Stenmark
vs
Strider

189 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
181 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ove Stenmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Strider!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strider closes the distance and clinches.
Strider lands a knee to the body.
Strider landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strider working Stenmark over with knees to the body.
Strider lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ove Stenmark has been cut.
Strider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stenmark is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Strider.
Strider lands an elbow just above Stenmark 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strider.
Strider landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Strider lands a shot to the body.
Strider creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stenmark's defenses.
Strider lands a damaging elbow.
Strider landing knees to the body.
Strider connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stenmark's face.
Strider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stenmark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Strider scores with a knee to the head.
Strider lands a knee to the head.
Strider digs a right hand into Stenmark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stenmark's gas tank.
Strider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strider lands an elbow inside that Stenmark shrugs off.
Strider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strider landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenmark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Strider lands a damaging elbow.
Strider comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strider.
Strider lands an elbow inside.
Strider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strider lands a shot to the body.
Strider lands a body punch in the clinch.
Strider scores with a knee to the head.
Strider lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strider lands a knee to the body.
Strider lands a good knee to the midsection. Stenmark won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Strider.
Stenmark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stenmark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strider fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Strider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenmark swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strider buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Strider moves in looking to clinch but Stenmark pushes him off.
Strider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenmark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stenmark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eric Strider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strider looks to land a combination but Stenmark avoids it well.
Stenmark slips a jab and a cross from Strider.
Stenmark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Strider gets caught flat footed, as Stenmark shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stenmark wants to control from the top but Strider keeps moving.

Stenmark drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Strider manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stenmark has Strider in his guard.
Strider preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strider tries to stand but Stenmark is controlling from the bottom.
Stenmark pulls Strider in close to prevent any damage.
Strider would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Strider is fighting to break Stenmark's control of his arms but Stenmark is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Strider tries to stand but Stenmark is controlling from the bottom.
Stenmark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strider's guard.
Stenmark is stalling in the full guard.

Stenmark 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stenmark stands and throws Strider's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Strider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ove Stenmark's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Strider tries to clinch but Stenmark is having none of it.

Stenmark shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strider is trying to defend but Stenmark finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Strider tries to kick Stenmark off but Stenmark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stenmark is trying to control. Strider wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Stenmark is trying to work for a kimura but Strider is defending well.
Stenmark wants to pass the guard but Strider is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strider looks like he's trying to stand up.
Strider won't allow Stenmark to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stenmark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strider throws a right and a left that Stenmark avoids nicely.

Stenmark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Stenmark is working for a guillotine from mount but Strider frees his head quite easily.

Strider somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A shot to the liver by Strider. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenmark shoots in looking for a takedown. Strider tries to sprawl out of it but Stenmark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strider manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Strider doesn't manage to clinch there - Stenmark circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stenmark circles away from the clinch attempt.

Strider gets caught flat footed, as Stenmark shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stenmark trying to control the position from guard on top but Strider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenmark looking to pass the guard.
Stenmark trying to control but Strider is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strider wants to stand and escape but Stenmark is having none of it.
Stenmark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stenmark won't allow Strider to get back to his feet.

Stenmark 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.
Stenmark prevents Strider from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stenmark moves out of range of the leg kick from Strider.
Strider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Strider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stenmark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strider tries to clinch up.

Stenmark with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stenmark wants to control the pace but Strider is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ove Stenmark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ove Stenmark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Strider feints and then cracks Stenmark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stenmark down.
Strider fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strider tries to work over Stenmark's front leg with a kick but Stenmark checks it.
Strider misses with a jab to the body
and Stenmark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eric Strider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Strider does no damage.
Strider tries to clinch but Stenmark is having none of it.
Strider misses with a wild combination.
Stenmark circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Stenmark.
Strider slips under a jab from Stenmark.
Strider takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenmark.
Some wild striking there from Strider.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Stenmark.
Strider looks to clinch
and Stenmark counters with a straight right hand.

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

Stenmark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stenmark is just content to waste time from the top position. Strider takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stenmark trying to control the position from guard on top but Strider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Strider scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strider leaves Stenmark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strider cracks a nice hook into Stenmark's ribs.
Strider tries to clinch up
and Stenmark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stenmark swats away the attempt to clinch by Strider.
Strider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenmark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strider with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stenmark to score with a decent uppercut.
Strider tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eric Strider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenmark loads up on a big right hand but Strider slips the punch.
Strider tries to clinch there but Stenmark circles away.
Stenmark blocks a leg kick.
Strider looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strider is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strider walks into a straight right hand from Stenmark.

Strider gets caught flat footed, as Stenmark shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Stenmark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stenmark trying to control but Strider is working from the bottom.
Strider wants to stand up but Stenmark is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Strider has his feet on Stenmark's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Strider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stenmark's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strider misses with a low kick.
Strider cracks Stenmark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strider wants to clinch up but Stenmark keeps it at a distance.
Strider takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strider tries to clinch but Stenmark is having none of it.
Strider tries to clinch up but Stenmark circles away and keeps his distance.

Stenmark scores a takedown into full mount!
Ove Stenmark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Stenmark is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Strider can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ove Stenmark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stenmark 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ove Stenmark!