PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prophet Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed comes to the cage accompanied by Stupid music. Stehling comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mohammed
vs
Stehling

188 cm
29
284 lbs
19 - 3 - 1

191 cm
33
261 lbs
43 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Perkele!
Conviction

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 19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Prophet Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stehling's head.
Stehling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stehling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammed is just out of range.
Prophet Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammed is just out of range.
Mohammed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mohammed loads up on a big right hand but Stehling slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mohammed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mohammed misses with a series of wild punches.
Stehling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stehling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mohammed's calf.
Stehling explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stehling tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Mohammed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mohammed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stehling was well out of range. Poor timing from Mohammed.
Mohammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stehling connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed misses with a lunging right hand
and Stehling makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stehling fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stehling, right into the meat.
Stehling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stehling connects with a body shot.
Stehling scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mohammed in his tracks.

Stehling clinches with his opponent.
Stehling lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed has had enough of the clinch but Stehling keeps him there for the moment.
Mohammed tries to throw a body punch but Stehling avoids it by throwing Mohammed back against the cage.
Mohammed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stehling tries to throw a body punch but Mohammed avoids it by throwing Stehling back against the cage.
Mohammed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stehling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stehling misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling misses with a punch to the body.
Mohammed blocks a body shot from Stehling.

Mohammed manages to break the clinch.
Mohammed tries a low kick but Stehling avoids it.
Stehling stuffs the takedown.
Mohammed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stehling darts in trying to clinch
and Mohammed counters with an inside leg kick.
Stehling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stehling throws a leg kick which misses Mohammed's front leg but catches the back leg as Mohammed tries to avoid it.
Stehling tests Mohammed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Stehling lands.
Mohammed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stehling counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Stehling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stehling lands with a straight right. Mohammed didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling staying out of range there.
Stehling misses the shot to the body.
Mohammed misses with a wild body shot.
Mohammed tries to score with a low kick but Stehling moves his leg out of the way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stehling.

Stehling dives in and scores a takedown into Mohammed's guard.
Mohammed is breathing heavily.
Stehling advances position into side control!
Stehling grinds an elbow into Mohammed's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stehling trying to control the position but Mohammed is working away.
Mohammed is looking to regain half guard here but Stehling keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling lands a few punches from side control.
Mohammed is looking for a sweep.
Stehling trying to control the position but Mohammed is working away.
Mohammed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mohammed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stehling working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohammed is trying to control Stehling's posture but Stehling avoids it.
Stehling lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mohammed sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammed moves into full guard.
Stehling trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stehling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mohammed is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
That's time! Mohammed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stehling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stehling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mohammed misses with a few strikes there.
Stehling misses with a wild body shot.
Stehling misses with a wild body shot.
Mohammed looks to land a left hand but Stehling moved out of range nicely.
Stehling tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Mohammed. No joy for Stehling on that attempt.
Stehling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stehling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stehling lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stehling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mohammed manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Mohammed misses its intended target.
Stehling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mohammed.
Mohammed lands a leg kick that knocks Stehling off balance momentarily.
Mohammed thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mohammed misses with an uppercut. Stehling saw that one coming.
Stehling ducks under a wild hook from Mohammed.
Jab, jab by Stehling - just one landing.
Mohammed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stehling.
Stehling avoids the body shot from Mohammed.
Mitchell Stehling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mohammed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stehling tries to clinch but Mohammed moves away
and Mohammed counters with a nice uppercut.
Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mohammed moves away.
Mohammed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stehlings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stehling throws a leg kick that misses.
Stehling throws a big shot that misses.
Stehling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stehling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mohammed looks to land a right hand but Stehling moved out of range.
Stehling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Mohammed misses.
Stehling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a big shot that misses.
Mohammed throws a looping overhand right but Stehling ducks down to avoid it.
Stehling throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stehling dodges the punch combination from Mohammed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mohammed slips a jab and a cross from Stehling.
Mohammed throws a leg kick but Stehling checks it.
Stehling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stehling tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Stehling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mohammed scoring well with a low kick there.
Stehling scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mohammed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mohammed tries to sprawl but Stehling drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stehling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mohammed keeps working.
Stehling wants to pass to mount but Mohammed is defending the position.
Stehling prevents Mohammed from improving his position.
Mohammed has hold of Stehling's hands but Stehling slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stehling prevents Mohammed from improving his position.
Stehling wants to free his trapped foot but Mohammed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stehling working the head and body with strikes.
Mohammed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stehling controlling the action here.
Mohammed is refusing to be controlled, as Stehling sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stehling is trying to control. Mohammed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mohammed is in trouble now - Stehling has advanced to mount!
Stehling fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stehling lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mohammed working to try and regain half guard.
Stehling trying to control but Mohammed is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammed bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mohammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stehling tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Stehling staying out of range there.
Stehling scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mohammed in his tracks.
Mohammed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mohammed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stehling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammed. Stehling does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stehling.
Stehling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mohammed misses with a left hand
and Stehling counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohammed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stehling.
Mohammed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stehling misses with a wild body shot.

Stehling clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Mohammed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stehling looking for a takedown.
Stehling lands a hook that snaps the head of Mohammed backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stehling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mohammeds head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling can't find room to land a body shot as Mohammed controls the action.
Mohammed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stehling's elbow.
Mohammed digs a right hand underneath Stehling's ribcage. Stehling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mohammed wants a takedown but no success here.
Stehling lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mohammed or not.
Stehling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stehling lands a nice uppercut.
Stehling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohammed has a couple of punches blocked by Stehling.
Stehling misses with a punch to the body.
Mohammed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stehling.
Mohammed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stehling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stehling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mohammed backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stehling fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stehling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prophet Mohammed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell Stehling is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stehling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Stehling.
Stehling throws a shot to the body.
Stehling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stehling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mohammed.
Mohammed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mohammed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stehling is able to avoid easily.
Stehling scores with a nice head shot.
Mohammed misses with an uppercut.
Stehling ducks under a wild hook from Mohammed.
Mohammed looks to land a right hand but Stehling moved out of range.
Mohammed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stehling lands a leg kick that knocks Mohammed off balance momentarily.
Stehling scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling thuds a left hand into Mohammed's body.

Mohammed gets caught napping as Stehling dives in and scores a takedown. Mohammed manages to retain guard.

Mohammed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stehling defends well.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Mohammed keeps moving.
Stehling controlling from the top position.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stehling looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mitchell Stehling hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Oooooh!!! Mohammed has knocked Stehling down with a huge combo! Mohammed steps away and waves a wobbly Stehling back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Stehling is rocked!

It looks like Mitchell Stehling has been cut.
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!
Mohammed measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Stehling! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Prophet Mohammed!
A pretty intense looking Prophet Mohammed took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.