PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A million ankle comes to the cage accompanied by punchout. Stakanu has chosen Oy, To Ne Vecher as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

A million ankle
vs
Stakanu

199 cm
34
285 lbs
47 - 35 - 0

184 cm
36
280 lbs
32 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Cynical Truth Vegas (steel penn)

Steel Penn's All 160
Cynical Truth Vegas (steel penn)

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 47 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiranuka Stakanu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A million ankle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stakanu to score with a decent uppercut.
Stakanu misses with a hook
and A million ankle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from A million ankle as Stakanu shoots in.
Stakanu with a poor takedown

and A million ankle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stakanu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stakanu takes a knee right on the jaw!
A million ankle lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stakanu tries a body shot but A million ankle blocks it.
Stakanu blocks an elbow strike.
A million ankle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A million ankle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stakanu's defenses.

It looks like Hiranuka Stakanu has been cut.
A million ankle tries to work over Stakanu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stakanu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stakanu.
A million ankle lands with a left to the head.
A million ankle lands with a right to the head.
A million ankle is pushing Stakanu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu tries to work over A million ankle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A million ankle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Stakanu has picked A million ankle up - he's going for a ride! Stakanu dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stakanu winds up and cracks A million ankle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Stakanu is looking for a kimura here.
A million ankle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stakanu on the ground.
A million ankle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Stakanu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stakanu is looking to pass A million ankle's guard but actually A million ankle recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu throws a strike but A million ankle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A million ankle trying to control the position from guard on top but Stakanu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Stakanu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and A million ankle defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stakanu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A million ankle stopping the sweep attempt from Stakanu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A million ankle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Stakanu has his foot on A million ankle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. A million ankle works his way back into a safe position though.
Stakanu looking for a sweep. Not yet Stakanu, not yet.
Stakanu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu looks to land a strike but A million ankle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stakanu is looking to work some ground and pound but A million ankle has wrist control.
Stakanu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stakanu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A million ankle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stakanu.
Stakanu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stakanu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stakanu looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stakanu throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stakanu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiranuka Stakanu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiranuka Stakanu's cut.
That's time! A million ankle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A million ankle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A million ankle slaps away a takedown attempt from Stakanu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stakanu scores with a jab to the head.
Stakanu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and A million ankle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hiranuka Stakanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A million ankle ducks under a wild hook from Stakanu.
A million ankle avoids the body shot from Stakanu.
Stakanu shoots for a double leg takedown but A million ankle sprawls well. He's pushed Stakanu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stakanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stakanu just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle defending well as Stakanu loads up on a big left hand.
Stakanu looks to land a right hand but A million ankle moved out of range.
A million ankle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stakanu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stakanu clobbers A million ankle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab lands there for Stakanu.
Stakanu misses with a hook
and A million ankle counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stakanu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and A million ankle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fedor A million ankle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiranuka Stakanu.
Stakanu is breathing heavily.
Stakanu looks to land a left hand but A million ankle moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but A million ankle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stakanu misses the shot to the body.
A million ankle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stakanu to score with a decent uppercut.
A million ankle walks into a stiff left hand from Stakanu.
Jab from A million ankle.
Stakanu has a takedown stuffed.
Stakanu misses with a wild combination.
A million ankle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stakanu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Stakanu misses.
Fedor A million ankle is winning the standup battle so far.
Stakanu shoots for a takedown but A million ankle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A million ankle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stakanu.
Jab, jab by Stakanu - just one landing.
Stakanu misses with a few strikes there.
Stakanu misses with a straight right.
Stakanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stakanu misses with a hook
and A million ankle counters with a straight right hand.
Stakanu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Stakanu does no damage.
Fedor A million ankle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stakanu scores with a jab to the head.
Stakanu misses with a hook.
Stakanu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and A million ankle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Stakanu misses with a body shot.
Stakanu closes this distance looking for a takedown but A million ankle circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stakanu closes this distance looking for a takedown but A million ankle circles away.
Stakanu throws a sloppy body shot
and A million ankle counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor A million ankle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hiranuka Stakanu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Stakanu throws a right hand that misses
and A million ankle counters with a huge left! Stakanu is in big trouble! He's backing up but A million ankle isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Stakanu from any more damage. A dominating finish by A million ankle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor A million ankle!
Fedor A million ankle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.