PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Stein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stroud
vs
Stein

200 cm
23
273 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
30
270 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Les Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein tries for a takedown but Stroud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stroud misses with a low kick.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud throws a head kick but Stein moves out of range.
Stroud slips under a jab from Stein.
Stroud feints and then cracks Stein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stein down.
Stein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stein misses with a body shot.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Stein as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Stein misses.
Stroud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stein throws out a loose jab but Stroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stroud moves away from the strike by Stein.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stein is defended easily by Stroud.
A shot to the body from Stein misses
and Stroud counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stroud is fending him off so far but Stein persists. Nope, Stroud circles away and we're back to standing.
Les Stroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Stein.
Stein avoids the head kick by Stroud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stein is able to avoid easily.

Stein closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stroud quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stroud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stroud had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stein defends it easily.

Stroud looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stein throwing strikes but missing.
Stein prevents Stroud from getting back to his feet.

Stroud is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stein defends well.
Stroud lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stein!

Stein defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stroud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein tries to lock up and control but Stroud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stroud thowing shots but they're missing.
Stein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroud throws some wild stikes that Stein manages to avoid easily.
Stroud can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stein is looking to escape.
Stroud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stein?

Stroud is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stein to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stein shrugs it off.

Stein defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stroud.

Stroud swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stein is now in Stroud's guard. A big mistake from Stroud there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stroud wants to get back to his feet but Stein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stein content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Stein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stroud has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stein has managed to get both his arms back between Stroud's legs - danger averted.
Stein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stroud's head.
Stein makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stroud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stroud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stein is controlling him.
Stroud manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stein manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein is trying to control the position but Stroud postures up.

Stroud gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stroud throws a half hearted mid kick.

Stroud tries to sprawl but Stein drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stroud defending well though.
Stein lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stroud wants to get back to full guard.
Stein scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroud wants to get back to full guard.
Stein slips a nice elbow through Stroud's hands, connecting with Stroud's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stroud wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Les Stroud will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Stroud.
Stroud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stein.
Stroud misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Stroud.
Stroud throws a head kick but Stein moves out of range.
Stroud throws a head kick but Stein moves out of range.
A head kick by Stroud misses
and Stein counters with a straight right hand.

Stein shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stroud's guard.

Stroud is rocked!
Stein arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Stroud's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Stein!
In his post fight interview, John Stein started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.