PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stiffler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ondra The Hammerfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ondra The Hammerfist was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Stiffler
vs
The Hammerfist

190 cm
23
203 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
211 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Stiffler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ondra The Hammerfist!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffler lands a jab to the head.
The Hammerfist misses the shot to the body.
The Hammerfist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stiffler misses with a double jab.
Stiffler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stiffler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Hammerfist misses with a combination
and Stiffler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Stiffler catches The Hammerfist right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Stiffler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Stiffler scores with a four punch combination!
Donk. Stiffler catches The Hammerfist right on the button with a cross.
Stiffler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stiffler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Hammerfist at a distance.
Stiffler slips a straight right by The Hammerfist.
Stiffler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Hammerfist looks gassed!
Stiffler throws a series of punches but The Hammerfist avoids them all with ease.
Stiffler fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Hammerfist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Stiffler scores with a four punch combination!
Stiffler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Hammerfist backs up against the cage.
Stiffler lands a left and a right that sends The Hammerfist crashing to the canvas! Stiffler dives into mount looking to finish!

The Hammerfist is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stiffler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Hammerfist is looking to escape.
The Hammerfist regains half guard.
Stiffler wants to stand up but The Hammerfist is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Hammerfist looking for submissions off his back.
Stiffler tries to stand but his hand is stuck under The Hammerfist.
Stiffler tries to stand and escape but The Hammerfist actually recovers to full guard.
The Hammerfist throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stiffler passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammerfist is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stiffler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stiffler's back!
Stiffler looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The Hammerfist connects with a big shot to the side of Stiffler's head.
The Hammerfist scores with punches and elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stiffler controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Stiffler is having to fend off submission attempts from The Hammerfist, who is looking to sink in the choke. The Hammerfist doesn't have the hooks in though and Stiffler manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
The Hammerfist is trying to keep Stiffler in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffler wants to get up but he can't break The Hammerfist's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Hammerfist wants to sweep here but Stiffler controlling him for the moment.

The Hammerfist has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stiffler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Hammerfist looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Hammerfist wants to hit a switch here but Stiffler passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for The Hammerfist there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stiffler dominated that round.
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.

Stiffler throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Hammerfist slips a jab and a cross from Stiffler.
The Hammerfist swings for the body but Stiffler moves out of range.
Stiffler swinging wilding here.
Ben Stiffler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hammerfist misses with a body punch
and Stiffler counters with a series of strikes. The Hammerfist will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Hammerfist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Stiffler counter with a right hand.
Stiffler blocks a jab.
No joy there for Stiffler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from The Hammerfist.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Hammerfist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stiffler.
The Hammerfist throws a right and a left that Stiffler avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffler sizes up The Hammerfist with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Hammerfist throws a hook but Stiffler blocks it.
The Hammerfist tries to move into range but Stiffler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ben Stiffler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Hammerfist displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stiffler scores with a hook.
The Hammerfist falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Stiffler counter with a right hand.
Stiffler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Hammerfist doesn't seem bothered though.
Stiffler looks for a takedown but The Hammerfist sprawls well.
The Hammerfist misses with a straight left.
Stiffler missing with a left hand there. The Hammerfist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from The Hammerfist misses
and Stiffler counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Hammerfist.
A jab from Stiffler finds it's way through The Hammerfist's defenses.
Stiffler is looking to score with low kicks.
The Hammerfist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stiffler throws out the jab.
The Hammerfist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stiffler.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stiffler!
The Hammerfist lands with a shot to the body.
The Hammerfist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Hammerfist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stiffler counters with a series of strikes. The Hammerfist will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Hammerfist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Hammerfist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stiffler sizes up The Hammerfist with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stiffler thuds his right hand into The Hammerfist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Hammerfist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammerfist scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from The Hammerfist misses.
Stiffler moves out of range as The Hammerfist strikes.
The Hammerfist misses with a straight right.
Stiffler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Hammerfist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stiffler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Hammerfist fails to land with a series of punches.
Stiffler throws a series of strikes that have The Hammerfist backpedaling.
The Hammerfist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stiffler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Hammerfist throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Hammerfist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Hammerfist lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Hammerfist takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Hammerfist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stiffler.
The Hammerfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stiffler manages to avoid it.
The Hammerfist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stiffler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stiffler is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stiffler blocks a jab.
The Hammerfist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stiffler.
Stiffler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Hammerfist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stiffler blocks a jab.
Stiffler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ondra The Hammerfist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Hammerfist misses with an uppercut. Stiffler saw that one coming.
The Hammerfist misses with a combination
and Stiffler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stiffler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Hammerfist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Stiffler will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The Hammerfist slips a jab and a cross from Stiffler.
Stiffler lands a right hook to the body.
The Hammerfist jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stiffler misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Stiffler does no damage.
The Hammerfist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stiffler moves away from the strike by The Hammerfist.
Stiffler throws a good cross that connects.
Stiffler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for The Hammerfist.
The Hammerfist missing with a left hand there. Stiffler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Hammerfist scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stiffler in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffler misses with a double jab.
Stiffler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Hammerfist misses with a hook.
Stiffler avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from The Hammerfist misses.
The Hammerfist swings for the body but Stiffler moves out of range.
Stiffler lands a glancing blow to the side of The Hammerfist's head.
A swing and a miss from The Hammerfist.
Ben Stiffler is winning the standup battle so far.
The Hammerfist misses the shot to the body.
A combination from The Hammerfist does no damage.
The Hammerfist throws a hook but Stiffler avoids it easily.
The Hammerfist slips a jab and a cross from Stiffler.
Stiffler swings for the body but The Hammerfist moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Hammerfist lands the left hand.
Stiffler misses with a double jab.
A big right from The Hammerfist misses.
The Hammerfist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stiffler falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Hammerfist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from The Hammerfist both land. Nice combination.
Stiffler throws a combination that misses
and The Hammerfist counters with a three punch combo that has Stiffler backing up. Stiffler nods at The Hammerfist to acknowledge the strikes.
The Hammerfist misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Stiffler.
The Hammerfist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stiffler slips under a jab.
Stiffler slips a straight right by The Hammerfist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammerfist throws a hook to the side of Stiffler's head but Stiffler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stiffler looks to land a combination. The Hammerfist sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Hammerfist throws a lazy right hand but Stiffler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Hammerfist throws a shot from downtown. Stiffler moves away and avoids it.
Stiffler scores with a three punch combo!
Stiffler catches The Hammerfist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Hammerfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Hammerfist waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Stiffler.
Stiffler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stiffler moves out of range as The Hammerfist strikes.
The Hammerfist avoids the body shot from Stiffler.
The Hammerfist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stiffler.
The Hammerfist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No joy there for The Hammerfist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Hammerfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from The Hammerfist misses.
Stiffler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stiffler cracks The Hammerfist with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Hammerfist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ondra The Hammerfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Hammerfist misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Hammerfist misses with a wild body shot.
The Hammerfist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stiffler.
The Hammerfist is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stiffler.
Stiffler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ben Stiffler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stiffler slips under a jab from The Hammerfist.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ondra The Hammerfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stiffler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Stiffler!