PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ainsley Clearly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clearly
vs
Stunza

185 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 17 - 0

191 cm
20
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Renars Stunza!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clearly eats them both and turns towards Stunza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Ainsley Clearly has been cut.
Stunza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stunza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clearly jabs Stunza to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Clearly pushes Stunza up against the ropes in a clinch.
Clearly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clearly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stunza up against the ropes.

Stunza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A right-left combo lands from Stunza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stunza throws a leg kick which misses Clearly's front leg but catches the back leg as Clearly tries to avoid it.
Clearly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stunza scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Stunza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stunza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clearly.
Stunza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clearly on the side of the head.
Clearly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clearly lands with a shot to the body.
Stunza looks gassed!
Stunza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clearly misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stunza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clearly.
Clearly tries a head kick but it misses.
Clearly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clearly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clearly throws a jab but it's blocked by Stunza.
Clearly throws a right and a left that Stunza avoids nicely.
Renars Stunza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stunza lands a lovely overhand right.
Clearly doesn't manage to clinch there - Stunza circles away.
Stunza misses with a few strikes there.
Clearly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stunza was well out of range. Poor timing from Clearly.
Clearly throws a big shot that misses.
Clearly swings for the body but Stunza moves out of range.
Stunza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clearly moves out of range of the body kick from Stunza.
Stunza moves out of range of the strikes.
Clearly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly takes a swing at Stunza's ribcage but misses.
Stunza misses with a combination

and Clearly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clearly.
Clearly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stunza managing to block the knees to the body from Clearly.
Stunza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clearly.
Clearly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clearly missing with knees to the body.
Clearly looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Clearly has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stunza clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stunza avoids the strikes from Clearly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunza is trying to stand back up.
Stunza tries to break free.

Stunza defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Clearly struggling to land strikes to the head as Stunza covers up.
Stunza is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Clearly misses with an elbow to the head.
Clearly misses with a punch to the head.
Clearly 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clearly lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Stunza is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Clearly misses with a punch to the head.
Stunza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clearly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stunza is trying to remain composed but Clearly is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stunza covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Clearly lands a shot to the body.
Clearly connects with a big shot to the side of Stunza's head.
Stunza wants to escape the position.
Clearly is punishing Stunza with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stunza has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Clearly is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Stunza knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Stunza for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ainsley Clearly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ainsley Clearly's cut.
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.

Stunza throws a series of strikes that have Clearly backpedaling.
Stunza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clearly eats them both and turns towards Stunza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stunza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Stunza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stunza.
Stunza fails to land with a series of punches.
Clearly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clearly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clearly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Renars Stunza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stunza misses with a wild combination.

Clearly moves into the clinch.
Stunza is trying to push Clearly away but Clearly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Clearly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stunza is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly swings wildly with an uppercut but Stunza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clearly throws a head punch that misses.
Clearly slowing the pace effectively.
Stunza tries to break the clinch but Clearly is controlling the position.
Clearly has Stunza pushed against the ropes.
Stunza is trying to break the clinch but Clearly has him pressed against the ropes.
Clearly stalling in the clinch but Stunza improves position.
Clearly is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ainsley Clearly.
Stunza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clearly. Clearly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clearly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stunza scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stunza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stunza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clearly back to the ropes. Stunza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stunza - that will leave a mark!
Clearly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clearly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left and a right from Stunza both land. Nice combination.

Ainsley Clearly's cut is getting worse.
Danga de danga de dang - Stunza scores with a four punch combination!
Clearly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stunza throws a one two combo.
Stunza plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Clearly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stunza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clearly is looking to wear down Stunza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stunza feints a jab promting Clearly to slip. Stunza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clearly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clearly throws a wild body kick that Stunza sees coming a mile off.
Stunza connects with a body shot that sends Clearly's belly button to the back.
Stunza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clearly eats them both and turns towards Stunza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunza lands a head kick!
Stunza throws a series of strikes that have Clearly backpedaling.
A nice combination there by Stunza.
Stunza connects with a solid leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Stunza scores with a four punch combination!
Clearly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stunza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stunza is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stunza feints a jab promting Clearly to slip. Stunza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clearly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stunza cracks Clearly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Clearly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Renars Stunza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stunza lands a jab-cross combination.
Stunza works over Clearly's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Stunza scores with a four punch combination!
Stunza throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clearly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stunza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clearly eats them both and turns towards Stunza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clearly swings for the body but Stunza moves out of range.
Stunza fails to land with a series of punches.
Stunza avoids the body shot from Clearly.
Clearly looks to land a combination but Stunza avoids it well.
Stunza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Stunza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stunza throws a right hand that Clearly ducks under and follows up with a left that Clearly also avoids with ease.
Clearly connects with a body shot that sends Stunza's belly button to the back.
Clearly wants to clinch.
Stunza throws a combination. Clearly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clearly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stunza. Stunza obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clearly wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Stunza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stunza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renars Stunza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ainsley Clearly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stunza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clearly's head.
Clearly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stunza.
Stunza dodges the punch combination from Clearly.
Stunza throws a one two combo.
Stunza falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stunza misses with a head kick.
Stunza throws the kick towards the body but Clearly avoids it.
A head kick from Stunza lands but Clearly takes it in his stride.
Clearly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stunza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stunza throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Stunza misses.
Clearly throws a sloppy head kick and Stunza moves out of range easily.
Clearly takes one to the side of the head.
Stunza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clearly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clearly avoids the head kick by Stunza.
Stunza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clearly throws a jab but it's blocked by Stunza.
Stunza misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clearly. Stunza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Clearly is predictable there
letting Stunza counter with a right hand.
Stunza blocks a low kick nicely.
Stunza swinging wildly here.
Stunza looks to land a combination. Clearly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Clearly gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clearly.
Stunza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Stunza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clearly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stunza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stunza staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza throws a combination that misses

and Clearly counters with a nice double leg into 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.
Stunza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clearly is one step ahead there.
Clearly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stunza keeping moving, preventing Clearly from controlling successfully.
Stunza has momentary wrist control but Clearly slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clearly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stunza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clearly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clearly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stunza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clearly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clearly wants to control from the top but Stunza keeps moving.
Clearly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clearly prevents Stunza from getting back to his feet.
Clearly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clearly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clearly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clearly throws a big right hand that misses.
Clearly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clearly connects with a couple of short punches.
Clearly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stunza is keeping the position for now.
Clearly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clearly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Stunza uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Clearly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Clearly closes the distance and clinches.
Clearly prevents Stunza from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ainsley Clearly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clearly 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!