PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sthawy Sthowp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sthowp comes to the ring accompanied by TUF Theme song. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Axel Burn enters the ring!

Sthowp
vs
Burn

171 cm
21
163 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sthawy Sthowp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Burn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sthowp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sthowp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burn avoids the head kick by Sthowp.
A jab from Sthowp misses.
Burn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burn thows a body shot but no joy.
Sthowp looks to score with a jab to the body but Burn is just out of range.
Burn jabs at Sthowp's body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Burn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sthowp doesn't seem phased though.
Burn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sthowp moves away.
Sthowp lands with a nice body punch.
Sthowp swings for the body but Burn moves out of range.
Sthowp misses with a body shot.
Burn misses with a looping left.
Sthowp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burn counters with a three punch combo that has Sthowp backing up. Sthowp nods at Burn to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn looks to land a combination. Sthowp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sthowp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Burn misses.
Sthowp misses with a hook to the body
and Burn counters with a good low kick that Sthowp was not able to check.
Burn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sthowp.
Sthowp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sthowp counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sthowp is just out of range.
Sthowp moves away from the strike by Burn.
Sthowp is looking to wear down Burn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burn throws a combination that misses
and Sthowp counters with a stiff right hand.
Sthowp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Sthowp misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sthowp. Those never looked like landing.
Burn drops his hands momentarily and Sthowp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four 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.
Burn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burn misses with a hook.
Burn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sthowp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burn misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sthowp misses with an uppercut.
Burn thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Burn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sthowp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sthowp dodges the punch combination from Burn.
Sthowp throws out a loose jab but Burn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burn misses with a wild body shot.
Burn jabs at Sthowp's body.
Burn throws a jab but it's blocked by Sthowp.
Burn looks to land a combination but Sthowp avoids it well.
Axel Burn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn throws a right hand that misses
and Sthowp counters with a nice body shot.
Sthowp staying out of range there.
Sthowp cracks Burn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burn throws a right and a left that Sthowp avoids nicely.
Axel Burn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sthowp slips a jab and a cross from Burn.
Burn falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sthowp to counter with a crisp jab.

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.
Burn walks into a left hand.
Sthowp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sthowp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burn moves away.
Sthowp's corner calls for a 1-2. Sthowp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sthowp counters with a straight right hand.
Burn lands with a cross.
Sthowp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sthowp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn misses with a combination
and Sthowp counters with a straight right hand.
Sthowp lands with a shot to the body.
Burn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sthowp.
Sthowp lands a jab to Burn's midsection.
Burn lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp swings for the body but Burn moves out of range.
Burn throws an off balance right hand
and Sthowp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Sthowp misses
and Burn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sthowp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burn.
Sthowp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sthawy Sthowp will probably get the nod.
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!

Sthowp misses with a body shot.
Burn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sthowp throws out the jab.
Burn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sthowp.
A telegraphed right hand from Sthowp misses the target.
Sthowp misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Sthowp does no damage.
Sthowp swings for the body but Burn moves out of range.
Sthowp throws a hook but Burn blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sthowp checks a leg kick.
Burn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burn moves away from the strike by Sthowp.
A lazy left from Burn finds it's target.
Sthowp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burn throws a leg kick
and Sthowp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sthowp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burn throws out a loose jab but Sthowp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burn slips under a jab.
Burn looks to land a left hand but Sthowp moved out of range nicely.
Sthowp is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burn there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sthowp.
Burn throws a body kick the misses
and Sthowp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sthowp misses the shot to the body.
Sthowp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burn throws out the jab.
Sthowp with a jab.
Sthowp scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp misses with a hook.
Burn misses with a wild body shot.
Sthowp misses with a hook. Burn ducked under it nicely.
Sthowp lands a jab to the nose.
Sthowp staying out of range there.
Burn looks to land a right hand but Sthowp moved out of range.
Sthowp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Burn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Axel Burn!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Axel Burn!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Axel Burn!

Axel Burn wins by unanimous decision!