PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inya Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Stompe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Face
vs
Stompe

190 cm
28
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
24
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inya Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephan Stompe!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face throws out a loose jab but Stompe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stompe misses with a low kick.
Stompe slips a jab and a cross from Face.
Stompe throws a head kick that misses.
Stompe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Face checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Face misses with an uppercut
and Stompe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stompe keeps Face at a distance using the push kick.
Stompe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stompe keeps Face at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stompe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Face on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stompe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stompe walks into a left hand.
Stompe connects with an inside leg kick.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Stompe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stompe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Face's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Stompe.
Face misses with a left hand
and Stompe counters with a solid body kick.
Face swings widly with a right hand
and Stompe counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face throws a leg kick
and Stompe counters with a solid body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stompe.
Face is breathing heavily.
Face throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stompe counters with a thumping low kick.
Face throws a right hand that misses
and Stompe counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stompe feints and then cracks Face's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Face down.
Face will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stompe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stompe. Stompe obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Stompe.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stompe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stompe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Inya Face has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stompe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stompe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Face's calf.
Stompe is looking to slow Face down with leg kicks.
Face takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stompe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Face stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stompe.
Stompe throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stompe feints and then cracks Face's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Face down.
Face takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Stompe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inya Face's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stompe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Stompe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stompe. Stompe obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stompe.
Good leg kick by Stompe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stompe connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Face. Those never looked like landing.
Stompe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stompe, right into the meat.
Stompe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Face's calf.
Stompe lands a head kick!
Face takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Face checks a low kick from Stompe.
Face swings widly with a right hand
and Stompe counters with a good, hard body kick but Face shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Face throws a sloppy body shot
and Stompe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stompe. That's going to slow Face down.
Stompe lands with a nice body kick.
Stompe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stompe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Face's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stompe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stompe counters with a thumping low kick.
Stompe throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stompe.
Crunch! Stompe slams his shin into Face's torso.
Stompe feints and then cracks Face's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Face down.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stompe counters with a nice body kick.
Face on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stompe pushes Face away with a front kick.
Stompe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stompe keeps Face at a distance using the push kick.
Stompe thuds his shin into the meat of Face's side.
Stompe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stompe. Stompe obviously looking to wear him down.
Stompe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Stompe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Inya Face's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stompe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Face takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stompe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stompe ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Face misses with a body shot
and Stompe counters with a nice body kick.
Face is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Face takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stompe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Face avoids a kick to the body.
Stompe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stompe. That's going to slow Face down.
Stompe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Face checks it well.
A low kick from Stompe is predictable there
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Stompe.
Stephan Stompe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stompe is looking to slow Face down with leg kicks.
Stompe slips a jab and a cross from Face.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Face might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stompe lands a head kick. Face smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stompe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stephan Stompe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stompe.
Crunch! Stompe slams his shin into Face's torso.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Stompe is just out of range.
Face misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stompe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Face's knee momentarily.
Stompe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Face throws an off balance right hand
and Stompe counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a head kick that misses
and Stompe counters with an inside leg kick.
Stompe scores with a head kick. Face tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stompe cracks the inside of Face's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Stompe.
Stompe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Face misses with a double jab
and Stompe counters with a low kick, right behind Face 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stompe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Face.
Stompe throws a solid leg kick but Face takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stompe.
Stompe thumps Face with a low kick.
Stompe slips a straight right by Face.
Inya Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stompe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Face has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stompe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Face has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Face misses with a lunging right hand
and Stompe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stompe throws a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Stompe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stompe 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Stompe!