PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Stalhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalhandske has chosen Jean Sibelius - Finlandia as his entrance music. Petr Vondrachek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Torsten Stalhandske's chin.

Vondrachek
vs
Stalhandske

185 cm
29
216 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

188 cm
26
196 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vondrachek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torsten Stalhandske!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vondrachek pushes Stalhandske up against the cage in a clinch.
Vondrachek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vondrachek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalhandske stalling in the clinch but Vondrachek improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stalhandske.
Vondrachek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stalhandske avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stalhandske is working Vondrachek over against the cage.
Vondrachek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vondrachek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vondrachek lands with a light punch inside.
Stalhandske misses with some punches.
Stalhandske misses with a punch to the body.
Stalhandske stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vondrachek blocks a body shot from Stalhandske.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Stalhandske on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stalhandske.
Stalhandske misses with a punch to the body.
Vondrachek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalhandske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vondrachek's elbow.
Vondrachek lands an elbow inside that Stalhandske shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalhandske tries to throw a body punch but Vondrachek avoids it by throwing Stalhandske back against the cage.
Vondrachek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stalhandske creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalhandske is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalhandske's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Stalhandske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vondrachek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stalhandske avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Vondrachek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vondrachek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vondrachek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stalhandske pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalhandske tries to throw a body punch but Vondrachek avoids it by throwing Stalhandske back against the cage.
Vondrachek drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Stalhandske.
Vondrachek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalhandske misses with the head strike.
Vondrachek misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Stalhandske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalhandske lands a nice uppercut.
Stalhandske lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vondrachek backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalhandske.
Stalhandske misses with some punches.
Stalhandske misses with a body punch.
Vondrachek is looking to control Stalhandske's arms but Stalhandske gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vondrachek has his back to the cage.
Stalhandske stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but Stalhandske won't allow it.
Vondrachek misses with the head strike.
Vondrachek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stalhandske's efforts to push away.
Vondrachek misses with some punches.
Stalhandske blocks a body shot from Vondrachek.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vondrachek takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Petr Vondrachek has been cut.
Vondrachek blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stalhandske.
Vondrachek tries to score a body lock takedown but Stalhandske shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stalhandske.
A right hook to the body lands for Stalhandske.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stalhandske.
Vondrachek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vondrachek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stalhandske smiles and moves away.
Torsten Stalhandske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vondrachek blocks the body kick.
Stalhandske thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vondrachek if he has to take too many more of those.
Vondrachek is looking to clinch.
Vondrachek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stalhandske misses with a double jab.
Stalhandske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vondrachek doesn't manage to clinch there - Stalhandske circles away.

Vondrachek clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stalhandske blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalhandske is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske looking to slow down the pace here.
Vondrachek working aggressively here.

Vondrachek manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Vondrachek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stalhandske defends it easily.
Stalhandske preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalhandske is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torsten Stalhandske dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petr Vondrachek'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.

Stalhandske scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske misses with a kick to the body.
Vondrachek tries to clinch but Stalhandske is having none of it.
Stalhandske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vondrachek thows a body shot but no joy.
Vondrachek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab from Stalhandske.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stalhandske. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stalhandske keeps the fight on the outside.
Vondrachek lands with a hook. Stalhandske tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vondrachek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vondrachek throws a right hand that Stalhandske ducks under and follows up with a left that Stalhandske also avoids with ease.
Vondrachek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stalhandske tries a low kick but Vondrachek avoids it.
Vondrachek throws a wild body kick that Stalhandske sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Stalhandske there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek slips a jab and a cross from Stalhandske.
A slow jab from Stalhandske misses its intended target.
Stalhandske throws a looping overhand right but Vondrachek ducks down to avoid it.
Vondrachek lunges at Stalhandske with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stalhandske's hand.
Stalhandske scores with a nice head shot.
Vondrachek tests Stalhandske's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stalhandske moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stalhandske throws a hook but Vondrachek avoids it easily.
Stalhandske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vondrachek doesn't manage to clinch there - Stalhandske circles away.
Vondrachek looks for a takedown but Stalhandske sprawls well.
Stalhandske swats away the attempt to clinch by Vondrachek.
Torsten Stalhandske seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vondrachek misses with a series of wild punches.
Vondrachek is looking to clinch but Stalhandske is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vondrachek throws a hook to the side of Stalhandske's head but Stalhandske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stalhandske lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torsten Stalhandske is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vondrachek avoids a kick to the body.
Stalhandske lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vondrachek checks a low kick from Stalhandske.
Vondrachek moves out of range of the body kick.
Stalhandske throws a head kick that misses.
Vondrachek tries to clinch but Stalhandske moves out of range.
Stalhandske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Vondrachek misses
and Stalhandske cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vondrachek misses with a hook.
Stalhandske scores with a nice right hand.
Vondrachek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vondrachek misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Vondrachek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stalhandske tried to score with a low kick but Vondrachek checks it.
Vondrachek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vondrachek manages to avoid it.
Stalhandske swats away the attempt to clinch by Vondrachek.
Nice body kick there by Stalhandske.
Stalhandske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stalhandske takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vondrachek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stalhandske takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vondrachek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vondrachek throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Stalhandske.
Stalhandske attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vondrachek looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalhandske is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalhandske throws a push kick but Vondrachek slaps the foot to one side.
Vondrachek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vondrachek moves out of range of the body kick from Stalhandske.
Vondrachek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stalhandske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vondrachek.
Stalhandske tries to land a leg kick but Vondrachek saw it coming and moves away.
Vondrachek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stalhandske.
Vondrachek cracks Stalhandske with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stalhandske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stalhandske tries to land a leg kick but Vondrachek saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalhandske tests Vondrachek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick which misses Vondrachek's front leg but catches the back leg as Vondrachek tries to avoid it.
Stalhandske leaves Vondrachek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Torsten Stalhandske will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Petr Vondrachek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Vondrachek stalks Stalhandske and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stalhandske's face. Stalhandske staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stalhandske. Vondrachek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vondrachek tries a head kick but it misses.
Stalhandske fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vondrachek checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vondrachek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stalhandske has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stalhandske and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stalhandske fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vondrachek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stalhandske connects with a high kick.
Stalhandske tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vondrachek is able to avoid easily.
Stalhandske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalhandske throws a chopping leg kick but Vondrachek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stalhandske misses with a hook.
Stalhandske takes one to the chin there.
Stalhandske bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vondrachek's head backwards.
That kick from Stalhandske tenderised Vondrachek's leg. Vondrachek is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vondrachek connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalhandske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vondrachek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stalhandske wants to slow Vondrachek down by chopping away at his legs.
Vondrachek dodges the punch combination from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske tries a head kick but it misses.
Vondrachek tries to clinch but Stalhandske is having none of it.
Stalhandske misses with a body shot.
Vondrachek sizes up Stalhandske with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vondrachek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vondrachek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stalhandske.

Vondrachek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stalhandske!
Vondrachek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Petr Vondrachek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vondrachek working for a submission but Stalhandske is keeping him at bay.
Stalhandske is looking to improve his position but Vondrachek isn't that keen on the idea.
Vondrachek thowing shots but they're missing.
Vondrachek controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vondrachek lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vondrachek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Vondrachek looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vondrachek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stalhandske?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vondrachek wants to control the pace but Stalhandske is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Stalhandske is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vondrachek connects with a bit shot that sees Stalhandske covering up! More strikes from Vondrachek and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vondrachek is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Vondrachek!
Petr Vondrachek thanked the fans post fight for their support.