PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The key to victory for Dee Stirling has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Stirling
vs
Klincko

180 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee Stirling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stirling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klincko scrambles back to his feet.
Klincko tries to score with a low kick but Stirling moves his leg out of the way.
Stirling throws a series of punches but Klincko avoids them all with ease.
Stirling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klincko manages to avoid it.
Klincko throws a wild body kick that Stirling sees coming a mile off.
Klincko shoots for a takedown but Stirling saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stirling misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Klincko.
Klincko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stirling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Stirling - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Klincko has a takedown stuffed.
Dee Stirling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Klincko.
Stirling throws a hook but Klincko blocks it.
Stirling moves out of range of the leg kick from Klincko.
Stirling scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Stirling misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stirling scores with a body shot.

Stirling has Klincko up against the cage in a clinch.
Stirling lands with a right to the head.
Stirling is pressed up against the cage. Klincko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stirling down to the mat. Stirling avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Klincko tries to clinch but Stirling moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Klincko.
Klincko throws a jab when Stirling was well out of range.
Klincko needs to keep his hands up - Stirling had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stirling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stirling throws a jab but it's blocked by Klincko.
Stirling moves out of range of the body kick from Klincko.
Stirling lands a lovely overhand right.
Klincko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Klincko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stirling sprawls well initially but Klincko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stirling trying to control but Klincko postures up.

Stirling is defending against the submission attempts here by Klincko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stirling does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stirling trying to hold on to Klincko's head to control him but Klincko postures up.
Klincko is stalling here. Stirling is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Klincko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stirling has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stirling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klincko keeps working.

Stirling stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Stirling dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klincko 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 Stirling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stirling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stirling lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stirling throws an overhand right that lands on Klincko's shoulder, as Klincko tries to avoid the shot.
Stirling works Klincko's body with a nice hook.
Stirling doesn't manage to clinch there - Klincko circles away.
Klincko looks to throw the jab but Stirling is out of range.

Stirling drives through and clinches with Klincko against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stirling is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stirling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stirling working aggressively here.

Klincko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stirling misses with a hook. Klincko ducked under it nicely.
Klincko throws a body punch but Stirling moves out of range.
Stirling misses with a wild body shot.
Stirling dips to his left and cracks Klincko with an uppercut!
Klincko misses with a left hand
and Stirling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stirling scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling tries to close the distance and clinch but Klincko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stirling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stirling lands a nice shot that snaps Klincko's head back.
Klincko wants to slow Stirling down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klincko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stirling throws a hook but Klincko blocks it.
Dee Stirling is winning the standup battle so far.
Stirling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Klincko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stirling did well to prevent Klincko getting side control.
Klincko trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stirling is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Klincko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stirling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klincko.
Klincko slips a nice elbow through Stirling's hands, connecting with Stirling's forehead.
Stirling works his way to full guard. Good work.

Stirling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klincko wants to control from the top but Stirling keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Klincko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stirling looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stirling looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stirling!
Stirling working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klincko is looking to regain half guard here but Stirling keeps moving and retains side control.
Stirling tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Stirling working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stirling tries for a kimura but Klincko is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Stirling dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stirling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klincko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stirling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stirling tries to close the distance and clinch but Klincko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Stirling does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klincko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stirling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klincko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stirling moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling looks to throw the jab but Klincko is out of range.
Stirling scores with a punch to the head.
Klincko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klincko 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 Stirling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stirling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klincko looks to score with a jab to the body but Stirling is just out of range.
Dee Stirling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klincko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stirling is looking to clinch but Klincko is avoiding it.
Stirling misses with a series of wild punches.
Stirling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stirling.
Stirling throws a poor cross that misses
and Klincko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stirling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klincko thows a body kick. Stirling tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klincko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stirling wants to clinch up but Klincko keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Klincko misses the jab.

Stirling fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klincko, pushing him back against the cage.
Klincko is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Stirling.
Klincko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stirling up against the cage.
Stirling throws a punch but it's blocked by Klincko.
Klincko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stirling just stands there and leans against the cage.
Klincko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stirling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klincko is looking to control Stirling's arms but Stirling gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klincko has his back to the cage.
Stirling misses with the head strike.
Stirling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stirling stops a takedown attempt from Klincko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stirling.
Stirling misses with the head strike.
Klincko throws a head punch that misses.
Klincko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stirling is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Stirling fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klincko has Stirling pushed against the cage.
Klincko tries a body shot but Stirling blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Dave Klincko just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stirling moves into range and clinches up with Klincko.
Klincko is working for takedown but Stirling is calmly controlling the position for now.
Klincko misses with a body punch.
Klincko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klincko misses with a body punch.
Klincko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stirling is defending well for now.
Stirling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Klincko tries to land knees in the clinch but Stirling avoids the damage to the body.
Klincko tries to stall but Stirling uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Klincko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Klincko trying to stall but Stirling improves his position.
Klincko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klincko tries to land knees in the clinch but Stirling avoids the damage to the body.
Klincko looking to throw knees to the head but Stirling is blocking nicely.
Stirling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klincko backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klincko.
Stirling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Stirling.
Klincko wants a takedown but no success here.
Klincko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Klincko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stirling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dee Stirling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Klincko.
Stirling slows down the pace here.

Klincko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stirling fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klincko on the side of the head.

Stirling moves into the clinch successfully.
Stirling lands with a right to the head.
Dee Stirling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stirling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Stirling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stirling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stirling working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Klincko tries a body shot but Stirling blocks it.
Stirling cracks Klincko with a nice body shot.
Klincko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stirling scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Stirling.
Stirling lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stirling.
Stirling lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stirling.

Klincko is rocked!
Stirling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klincko backwards.
Klincko is still on wobbly legs! Can Stirling finish him?
Klincko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stirling lands with a short shot to the head.
Klincko takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stirling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stirling lands a big right hand that drops Klincko! The killer instinct kicks in and Stirling finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Stirling!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Stirling!
Dee Stirling retains his super heavyweight title!
Dee Stirling took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fighters First Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.