PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Chigurh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chigurh comes to the cage accompanied by Kvelertak-Mjod. Stehling has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Chigurh
vs
Stehling

200 cm
31
255 lbs
32 - 15 - 0

191 cm
31
261 lbs
37 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Chigurh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigurh looks to score with a jab to the body but Stehling is just out of range.
Stehling dips to his left and cracks Chigurh with an uppercut!
Chigurh wants to slow Stehling down by chopping away at his legs.
Stehling checks the leg kick.

Stehling has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chigurh lands a good knee to the midsection. Stehling won't want to take too many of those.
Stehling misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chigurh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chigurh throws a punch but it's blocked by Stehling.
Chigurh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chigurh working aggressively here.
Chigurh misses with a punch on the inside.

Chigurh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stehling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chigurh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stehling checks a leg kick nicely.
A left and a right from Chigurh both land. Nice combination.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chigurh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stehling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chigurh.
Stehling tests Chigurh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Chigurh misses
and Stehling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chigurh scores with a nice body kick.
Chigurh misses with an uppercut. Stehling saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Chigurh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stehling shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chigurh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stehling.
Stehling blocks a head kick by Chigurh.
Stehling is looking to clinch but Chigurh is avoiding it.
Stehling misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stehling lands a body shot.
Anton Chigurh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigurh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stehling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chigurh. Chigurh obviously looking to wear him down.
Stehling throws a body punch but Chigurh moves out of range.

Chigurh moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Chigurh.

Stehling has hold of one of Chigurh's legs. Chigurh is fighting the takedown attempt but Stehling gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stehling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chigurh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chigurh is trying to control the position but Stehling postures up.
Chigurh keeping moving, preventing Stehling from controlling successfully.
Stehling stopping the sweep attempt from Chigurh.
Stehling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chigurh is keeping the position for now.
Chigurh working a defensive guard here.
Stehling content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Anton Chigurh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stehling swats away the attempt to clinch by Chigurh.
Chigurh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chigurh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stehling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stehling misses with a head kick.
Chigurh works the jab nicely.
Stehling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chigurh.
Chigurh tries a head kick but it misses.

Stehling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chigurh to the mat! Chigurh manages to get full guard.
Chigurh has his hands on Stehling's head, controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chigurh working a defensive guard but Stehling passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling prevents Chigurh from improving his position.
Stehling is keen to just control but Chigurh is a slippery customer.
Chigurh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stehling trying to pass the guard but Chigurh defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling throwing shots but Chigurh is blocking nicely.
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 Anton Chigurh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stehling tries to clinch up but Chigurh circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Chigurh.
Chigurh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chigurh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stehling.

Chigurh takes the fight into the clinch.
Stehling scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Chigurh.
Chigurh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stehling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chigurh wants to break free but Stehling has control.

Chigurh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chigurh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stehling misses with an uppercut. Chigurh saw that one coming.
Stehling wants to clinch.
Chigurh tries to clinch but Stehling moves out of range.
Anton Chigurh is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling cracks Chigurh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chigurh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chigurh throws a leg kick but Stehling sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chigurh tries to clinch but Stehling moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stehling. Chigurh does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chigurh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stehling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chigurh tries to score with a low kick but Stehling moves his leg out of the way.
Stehling connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Chigurh.
Stehling shoots in looking for a takedown but Chigurh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stehling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chigurh throws a body punch but Stehling moves out of range.
Stehling scores with a nice head shot.
Stehling digs a good hook to Chigurh's body.

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!
Chigurh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stehling checks it well.
Stehling throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anton Chigurh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chigurh throws a sloppy head kick and Stehling moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stehling 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 Chigurh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chigurh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Stehling feints and as Chigurh raises his hands in defense, Stehling changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stehling content to stall in guard here.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Chigurh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stehling tries to free his leg and advance position but Chigurh is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stehling won't allow Chigurh to sweep him here.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Chigurh keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling stands and throws Chigurh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chigurh is not content to let Stehling control the position.
Chigurh prevents Stehling from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stehling working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Chigurh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stehling trying to control the action but Chigurh is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chigurh wants to control but Stehling postures up.
Chigurh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stehling tries to pass to full mount but Chigurh defends it.
Stehling throwing shots but Chigurh is blocking nicely.
Stehling has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stehling thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chigurh tries to hold on but Stehling postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chigurh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chigurh throws the kick towards the body but Stehling avoids it.
Chigurh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stehling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stehling lands with a kick to the temple. Chigurh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stehling connects with a nice looking jab.
Chigurh tries to work over Stehling's front leg with a kick but Stehling checks it.
Stehling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chigurh momentarily.
Chigurh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stehling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stehling avoids the head kick by Chigurh.
Stehling throws a chopping leg kick but Chigurh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Stehling as he checks the leg kick.
Chigurh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stehling checks a low kick from Chigurh.
A low kick from Chigurh is predictable there
and Stehling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Stehling moves into the clinch.
Chigurh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling managing to block the knees to the body from Chigurh.
Chigurh gets through Stehling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stehling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigurh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chigurh can't find room to land a body shot as Stehling controls the action.
Stehling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chigurh throws a head punch that misses.
Stehling struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigurh controls his hands.
Stehling misses with some punches.
Chigurh prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Chigurh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Chigurh tumbles to the floor! Stehling threw a big shot that dropped him and now Stehling is on top looking to finish! Chigurh has guard but can he survive?!

Chigurh is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling gets to his feet and stands over Chigurh, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Chigurh felt that one! Stehling unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Chigurh from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Stehling!
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.