PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Stenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Westbrook
vs
Stenkov

185 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irvin Westbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Stenkov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stenkov is looking to clinch.
Westbrook just misses with a punch to the body.
Westbrook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Westbrook could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stenkov throws a leg kick which misses Westbrook's front leg but catches the back leg as Westbrook tries to avoid it.
Westbrook tries to clinch there but Stenkov circles away.
Westbrook misses with a wild body shot.
Stenkov throws a one two combo.
Stenkov blocks a head kick by Westbrook.
Alexandr Stenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Stenkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Westbrook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Westbrook is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stenkov to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stenkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stenkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westbrook wants to get back to striking at distance but Stenkov won't allow it.
A short left from Stenkov.
Stenkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stenkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Westbrook is trying to force a seperation but Stenkov has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Stenkov.
Stenkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Westbrook gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stenkov tries a body shot but Westbrook blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov tries to throw a body punch but Westbrook avoids it by throwing Stenkov back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stenkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stenkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Westbrook controls his hands.
Stenkov is stalling here.
Westbrook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stenkov tries for a takedown but Westbrook manages to get underhooks.
Westbrook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stenkov has him pressed against the cage.
Stenkov lands a body punch.
Stenkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenkov controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook is trying to break the clinch but Stenkov is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Stenkov.
A shot in the inside from Stenkov.
Stenkov leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexandr Stenkov.
Stenkov avoids the head kick by Westbrook.
Westbrook clobbers Stenkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stenkov misses with a wild combination.
Stenkov lands with an overhand left.
Westbrook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Westbrook counters with a nice body shot.
Stenkov misses with a leg kick.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Westbrook checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Westbrook misses the shot to the body.
Westbrook throws a body punch but Stenkov moves out of range.
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 Irvin Westbrook will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stenkov dives in and grabs Westbrook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Westbrook pushes down on Stenkov's head and hops out.

Westbrook gets caught flat footed, as Stenkov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stenkov wants to control from the top but Westbrook keeps moving.
Westbrook wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Westbrook tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Westbrook pulls Stenkov in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Irvin Westbrook wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenkov. Westbrook does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Westbrook tries to clinch there but Stenkov circles away.
Westbrook swinging wildly here.
Alexandr Stenkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Westbrook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westbrook is looking to wear down Stenkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Westbrook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stenkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Westbrook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Westbrook. Stenkov does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Westbrook blocks the low kick.
Westbrook just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenkov. Westbrook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stenkov tries to land a leg kick but Westbrook saw it coming and moves away.
Westbrook lands with a shot to the body.
Irvin Westbrook is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stenkov moves into the clinch.
Stenkov tries to throw a body punch but Westbrook avoids it by throwing Stenkov back against the cage.
Stenkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stenkov is pushing Westbrook up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov is looking to control Westbrook's arms but Westbrook gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stenkov has his back to the cage.
Stenkov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Westbrook up against the cage.
Stenkov keeps control of Westbrook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stenkov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexandr Stenkov.
Stenkov avoids the body shot from Westbrook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westbrook.
Stenkov avoids the body shot from Westbrook.
Westbrook throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stenkov counters with an outside leg kick.
Stenkov scores with a jab to the body.
Westbrook keeps the fight on the outside.
Stenkov misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Stenkov misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenkov tries to clinch but Westbrook moves out of range.
Stenkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stenkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexandr Stenkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Westbrook throws a body punch but Stenkov moves out of range.
Stenkov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Westbrook is looking to clinch.
Stenkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Westbrook.
Stenkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Westbrook checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stenkov thows a leg kick but Westbrook checks it
and Westbrook counters with a nice body shot.
Good work by Westbrook as he checks the leg kick.
Stenkov tries to bum rush Westbrook with a series of wild strikes but Westbrook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Westbrook cracks a nice hook into Stenkov's ribs.
Stenkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Westbrook fails with the takedown.
Stenkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Westbrook is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Westbrook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Westbrook misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Westbrook. Stenkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stenkov swinging wildly here.
Westbrook swings for the body but Stenkov moves out of range.
Stenkov throws a leg kick
and Westbrook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stenkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Westbrook as he jumps to the side.
Westbrook takes a swing at Stenkov's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov defending well as Westbrook loads up on a big left hand.
Westbrook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stenkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Westbrook throws a body punch but Stenkov moves out of range.
Westbrook just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenkov throws a combination. Westbrook tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stenkov thows a body shot but no joy.
Stenkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westbrook takes a swing at Stenkov's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Westbrook blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Westbrook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Westbrook slips a jab and a cross from Stenkov.
Westbrook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Westbrook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Westbrook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenkov.
Stenkov shoots in for a takedown but Westbrook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Westbrook throws a body punch but Stenkov moves out of range.
Westbrook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stenkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Westbrook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch but Stenkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stenkov closes the distance and clinches up with Westbrook, looking for a takedown. Stenkov pushes Westbrook against the cage but Westbrook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Irvin Westbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Stenkov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westbrook moves in looking to clinch but Stenkov pushes him off.
Westbrook shoots in and drives through. Stenkov sprawls well.
Stenkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stenkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenkov blocks a head kick by Westbrook.
Westbrook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stenkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Westbrook fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stenkov checks it well.
Stenkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Westbrook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenkov moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irvin Westbrook showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Westbrook 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irvin Westbrook!