PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Borga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: People In Planes - Last Man Standing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stehling
vs
Borga

191 cm
28
261 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

193 cm
30
277 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksi Borga!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Stehling gets a takedown into half guard.
Borga is trying to stand up here but Stehling is controlling him well.

Borga actively working from the bottom here.

Borga actively working from the bottom here.
Stehling prevents Borga from improving his position.

Borga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stehling pulls his head out easily.
Stehling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stehling working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Borga's thigh. Borga counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Borga pushes Stehling off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stehling moves away from the strike by Borga.
Borga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stehling misses with a body kick.
Borga looks for the body kick but Stehling saw that one coming.
Borga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borga looks gassed!
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!
Stehling wants to clinch.
Aleksi Borga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga defending well as Stehling loads up on a big left hand.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stehling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borga.
Borga scores with the left hand. Stehling knows he should have avoided that one.
Stehling moves to clinch but Borga breaks away
and Borga counters with a body kick that stops Stehling in his tracks momentarily.
Stehling throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borga.
Borga stuns Stehling with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling misses the shot to the body.
Stehling misses with a lunging right hand
and Borga counters with a thumping low kick.
Borga misses with a wild body shot.
Stehling takes a swing at Borga's ribcage but misses.
Borga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stehling misses with a wild body shot.
Borga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stehling has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stehling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borga misses with a kick to the body.
Stehling changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stehling throws a poor cross that misses
and Borga counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stehling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borga throws a sloppy head kick and Stehling moves out of range easily.
Borga tries to land a body kick
and Stehling counters with a stiff right hand.
Stehling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stehling throws a chopping leg kick but Borga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mitchell Stehling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stehling takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borga throws a body kick that misses.
Borga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stehling counters with an outside leg kick.
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 Mitchell Stehling will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stehling connects with a body shot that sends Borga's belly button to the back.
Stehling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Borga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stehling misses with a shot to the body
and Borga counters with a leg kick.
Stehling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borga's head.

It looks like Aleksi Borga has been cut.
Stehling moves out of range as Borga strikes.
Stehling loads up on a big right hand but Borga slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Stehling instigates a clinch.
Stehling works on Borga's body with a couple of short punches.
Borga blocks a body shot from Stehling.
Borga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Stehling.
Borga is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga swings wildly with an uppercut but Stehling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stehling lands a body shot.
Stehling tries a body shot but Borga blocks it.
Stehling misses with a punch to the body.
Stehling scores with a hook to the body.
Stehling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borga working hard to break the clinch.
Borga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stehling's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Borga fails to land.
Stehling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stehling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borga's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Stehling.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A frustrated look appears on Borga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stehling lands with a left to the head.
Stehling misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling lands with a left to the head.
Stehling misses with a body punch.
Stehling lands a shot to the body.
Mitchell Stehling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stehling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Stehling.
Stehling struggles to land a body shot inside as Borga controls his hands.
Stehling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stehling.
Stehling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Stehling can't find room to land a body shot as Borga controls the action.
Stehling lands with a left to the head.
Stehling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Stehling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stehling works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stehling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Stehling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stehling is working Borga over against the cage.
Stehling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borga backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling lands a right hand.
Stehling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgas head.
Stehling pushes Borga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Borga is rocked!
Stehling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stehling presses Borga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stehling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borga.
Stehling tries a body shot but Borga blocks it.
Stehling misses with a body punch.
Stehling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Stehling works on Borga's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stehling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stehling misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stehling.
Stehling struggles to land a body shot inside as Borga controls his hands.
Stehling tries to work over Borga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stehling misses with a body punch.
A short right from Stehling on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stehling.
A short uppercut from Borga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borga is trying to break free.
Borga lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Stehling tightens his grip and picks Borga up, before dumping him to the ground. Borga manages to land in guard.

Borga throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stehling uses it to pass to side control.
The referee asks Stehling politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stehling prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stehling lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling wants to control but Borga is keeping him busy.
Stehling controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksi Borga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Borga.
Stehling wants to clinch.
Stehling throws a lazy body kick
and Borga counters with a big head kick but Stehling shrugs it off.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stehling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borga can do to turn this around?
Stehling closes the distance and clinches up with Borga, looking for a takedown. Stehling pushes Borga against the cage but Borga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Borga scores with a leg kick.
Stehling keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stehling thows a body shot but no joy.
Stehling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stehling looks to clinch
and Borga counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga misses with a body shot.
Stehling is looking to wear down Borga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Borga throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Stehling counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Stehling.
Stehling lands with a nice body punch.
Borga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stehling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stehling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borga manages to avoid it.
Stehling lands with a straight right. Borga didn't see that one coming.
Stehling cracks Borga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stehling scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Oooh a lovely combination from Stehling sends Borga down but not out. Stehling dives into side control looking to finish.
Borga is still in real trouble! Can Stehling finish him?
Borga is not content to let Stehling control the position.
Borga seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga tries to control but Stehling manages to take his back.
Stehling tries to get the hooks in deep but Borga pushed the leg off.
Stehling is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Borga. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Stehling is punishing Borga with some ground and pound.
Borga looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stehling.
Stehling not allowing Borga to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Borga right now.
Stehling lands a shot to the body.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Stehling is looking for the choke from the back position but Borga is controlling his hands well.
Borga controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Stehling gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Borga tries to roll but Stehling sticks to his back.
Stehling is looking to control Borga but Borga is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is not going to allow Borga to sit and survive in this position.
Mitchell Stehling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stehling struggling to keep hold of the position.
Borga grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stehling throwing damaging strikes from the back! Borga could be in trouble here!
Borga rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stehling trying to pass the guard but Borga defending well.
Stehling trying to control from half guard but Borga is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksi Borga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borga moves away.
Stehling misses with a wild body shot.
Stehling checks a low kick from Borga.
Stehling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borga was well out of range. Poor timing from Stehling.
Stehling closes the distance looking to clinch
and Borga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stehling misses with a wild body shot.
Borga thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Borga slams his shin into Stehling's torso.
Stehling scores with a shot to the body.
Borga is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stehling connects with a jab.
Stehling dips to his left and cracks Borga with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borga moves away.
Stehling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stehling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borga cracks Stehling with an open hand slap.
Stehling throws a leg kick
and Borga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Stehling scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borga wants to control but Stehling is keeping busy.
Borga wants to get back to full guard.
Stehling works his foot free and advances to mount.
Borga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stehling controlling from mount.
Borga sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borga is trying to stand up here but Stehling is controlling him well.
Borga regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stehling stops Borga from standing up.
Stehling cracks Borga with a solid left hand.
Stehling wants to pass the guard but Borga is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Borga holds on and takes a little breather.
Borga looking to control.
Borga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stehling.
Borga keeping moving, preventing Stehling from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borga looking for a guillotine here but Stehling defends easily.
Borga lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stehling!
Borga looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling had his way with Aleksi Borga in that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksi Borga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Borga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot lands for Stehling.
Stehling throws a series of punches but Borga avoids them all with ease.
Stehling misses with a kick to the body.
Borga slips a straight right by Stehling.
Borga tests Stehling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borga ducks under a wild hook from Stehling.
Stehling throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stehling jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling cracks Borga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Borga is just out of range.
Borga misses with a wild combination.
Stehling has his takedown stuffed
and Borga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stehling just misses with a punch to the body.

Stehling instigates a clinch.
Borga lands a right hand.
Stehling prevents a body shot from Borga.

Borga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stehling has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mitchell Stehling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell Stehling is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borga throws a shot from downtown. Stehling moves away and avoids it.
Borga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Borga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borga connects with a right hand. Stehling shakes it off.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch but Borga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aleksi Borga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Borga.
Stehling is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Borga lands a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stehling.

Borga drops Stehling with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stehling looks back up at him and smiles so Borga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Stehling is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borga slips under a jab from Stehling.
Oh Stehling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Borga.
Stehling seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Borga misses.
Borga looks to land a left hand but Stehling moved out of range nicely.
Stehling digs a good body shot into Borga's ribs.
Borga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stehling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stehling throws a head kick that misses.
Stehling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borga as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borga connects with a solid leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stehling ducks under a wild hook from Borga.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stehling tries to clinch up.
Stehling checks a low kick from Borga.
Stehling connects with a high kick.
Stehling lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borga loads up on a big right hand but Stehling slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Borga.
Stehling throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksi Borga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stehling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Stehling!
Mitchell Stehling retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Mitchell Stehling made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.