PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Stalhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bono Estente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalhandske comes into the arena with Jean Sibelius - Finlandia blaring out of the sound system. Bono Estente is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stalhandske
vs
Estente

188 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
216 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torsten Stalhandske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bono Estente!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estente throws a right and a left that Stalhandske avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick from Stalhandske misses.
Estente misses with an uppercut. Stalhandske saw that one coming.
Estente loads up on a big right hand but Stalhandske slips the punch.
Stalhandske walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Estente checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stalhandske pushes Estente away with a front kick.
Estente takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalhandske misses with a looping right.
Stalhandske lands with a nice body kick.
Estente looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalhandske explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stalhandske.
Estente takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stalhandske bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalhandske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estente was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stalhandske throws a shot to the body.
Stalhandske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estente manages to avoid it.
Estente moves out of range as Stalhandske throws a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stalhandske.
Stalhandske misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Stalhandske slams his shin into Estente's torso.
Crunch! Stalhandske slams his shin into Estente's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalhandske explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Stalhandske. That snapped Estente's head back.
Stalhandske swings for the body but Estente moves out of range.
Estente takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stalhandske. Estente shrugs it off though.
Stalhandske thuds his shin into the meat of Estente's side.
Stalhandske swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Estente counters with a big head kick but Stalhandske shrugs it off.
Estente throws a jab when Stalhandske was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Stalhandske throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Estente throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stalhandske counters with a low kick, right behind Estente 's knee.
Stalhandske throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estente avoids the head kick by Stalhandske.
The fighters circling - Estente throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalhandske ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stalhandske pushes Estente away with a front kick.
Jab from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stalhandske misses the shot to the body.
Stalhandske throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Stalhandske there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estente takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Estente checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Estente stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalhandske.
Estente throws a lazy right hand but Stalhandske sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Estente checks a low kick from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske connects with a high kick.
Stalhandske scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalhandske misses with a head kick.
Stalhandske throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torsten Stalhandske dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stalhandske bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Estente's head backwards.
Estente moves out of range of the body kick.
Stalhandske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stalhandske throws an overhand right that lands on Estente's shoulder, as Estente tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Estente misses its intended target.
Estente avoids the body shot from Stalhandske.
Estente ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estente scores with a nice head shot.
Estente defending well as Stalhandske loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Estente misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estente swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stalhandske counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stalhandske throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stalhandske misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stalhandske avoids the head kick by Estente.
Torsten Stalhandske is winning the standup battle so far.
Stalhandske takes a swing at Estente's ribcage but misses.
Estente misses with an uppercut.
Stalhandske throws a shot from downtown. Estente moves away and avoids it.
Estente misses with a hook. Stalhandske ducked under it nicely.
Bono Estente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stalhandske sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Estente throws a hook but Stalhandske blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stalhandske throws a body punch but Estente moves out of range.
Stalhandske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estente manages to avoid it.
Stalhandske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalhandske moves out of range of the strikes.
Stalhandske slips a jab from Estente.
Estente dips to his left and cracks Stalhandske with an uppercut!
Stalhandske lands a nice hook to Estente's body. Estente takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Estente throws out a loose jab but Stalhandske uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stalhandske. Estente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Estente has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stalhandske.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Estente thows a leg kick but Stalhandske checks it
and Stalhandske counters with a good low kick that Estente was not able to check.
Nice uppercut there from Stalhandske.
Estente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stalhandske circles away quickly and effectively.
Stalhandske misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stalhandske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Estente's sensitive parts.
Stalhandske misses with a wild body shot.
Estente ducks under a wild hook from Stalhandske.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalhandske throws a sloppy head kick and Estente moves out of range easily.
Estente misses with a straight left.
Stalhandske throws a front kick that sends Estente stumbling back into the cage.
Estente takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stalhandske throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Estente.
Stalhandske changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalhandske connects with a solid leg kick.
Bono Estente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stalhandske throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torsten Stalhandske dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Stalhandske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stalhandske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Estente.
Stalhandske avoids a punch combination nicely.
Estente's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Estente avoids the body shot from Stalhandske.
Estente throws a head kick that misses
and Stalhandske counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Estente misses.
Estente takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalhandske blocks a head kick by Estente.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stalhandske.
Estente stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalhandske.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Stalhandske catches Estente right on the button with a cross.
Stalhandske pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stalhandske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stalhandske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estente manages to avoid it.
Stalhandske looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Estente looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stalhandske lands with a shot to the body.
Stalhandske throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stalhandske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stalhandske throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Stalhandske.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalhandske tries to land a front kick but Estente steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stalhandske scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Estente doesn't seem bothered though.
Estente takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Estente gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stalhandske.
Stalhandske thows a body kick. Estente tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Estente avoids the head kick by Stalhandske.
Stalhandske misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Estente.
Estente lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estente misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Stalhandske lands but Estente takes it in his stride.
Stalhandske ducks under a wild hook from Estente.
Estente steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stalhandske. That one must have hurt.
Stalhandske slips a jab from Estente.
Stalhandske is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Estente can do to turn this around?
Estente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stalhandske circles away quickly and effectively.
Estente lands with a slapping head kick.
Stalhandske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estente misses with a combination
and Stalhandske makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Estente really felt that one!
Torsten Stalhandske is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Estente looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Estente throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stalhandske counters with a head kick. That will keep Estente thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stalhandske thuds his shin into the meat of Estente's side.
Estente throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bono Estente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalhandske stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalhandske slips a straight right by Estente.
An inside leg kick lands from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torsten Stalhandske showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stalhandske has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torsten Stalhandske!