PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alcaeus Theban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Stumpp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theban's entrance music is Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. A fine choice. Stumpp has chosen Symphony Of Destruction as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Theban
vs
Stumpp

181 cm
31
192 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

184 cm
23
211 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Fast

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alcaeus Theban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Stumpp!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theban tries a head kick but it misses.
Stumpp throws the left hand but Theban avoids the punch easily.
Theban doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Theban misses.
Stumpp misses with a wild body shot.
Stumpp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Theban's head.
Alcaeus Theban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theban throws a head kick but Stumpp moves out of range.
Stumpp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Theban moves away.
Theban digs a good hook to Stumpp's body.
Theban throws a hook but Stumpp blocks it.
Theban clobbers Stumpp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stumpp looks to score with a jab to the body but Theban is just out of range.
Stumpp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theban bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theban swings for the body but Stumpp moves out of range.
Stumpp avoids a kick to the body.
Theban loads up on a big right hand but Stumpp slips the punch.
Stumpp tries to clinch there but Theban circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stumpp was well out of range. Poor timing from Theban.
Stumpp slips under a jab from Theban.
Theban misses with a lunging right hand
and Stumpp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Theban paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Theban.
Theban scores with a jab to the body.
Stumpp throws out a loose jab but Theban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theban circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Theban.
Theban throws a body kick that misses.
Theban throws a chopping leg kick but Stumpp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Theban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stumpp on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Stumpp is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stumpp misses the jab.
Stumpp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stumpp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stumpp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stumpp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Theban is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Theban misses.
Stumpp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Theban pounces like a tiger and cracks Stumpp with a vicious hook! Stumpp is down but not out! Theban follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alcaeus Theban!