PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez has chosen Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Steinar Sting has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sting
vs
Dominguez

168 cm
38
148 lbs
38 - 25 - 1

167 cm
32
146 lbs
24 - 14 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Steinar Sting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dominguez. Sting shrugs it off though.
Dominguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sting. That did some damage!
Sting misses with a looping right.
Sting tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dominguez swivels and escapes.
Sting tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sting misses with a hook
enabling Dominguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sting takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dominguez thuds his right hand into Sting's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dominguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominguez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sting connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dominguez scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sting bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dominguez's head.
Sting scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dominguez lands a head kick!
Sting 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.

Dominguez is rocked!
Sting lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting throws a leg kick
letting Dominguez counter with a right hand.
Sting misses with a low kick.
Sting scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sting cracks the inside of Dominguez's front leg.
Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sting.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sting.
Sting throws a big shot that misses.
Dominguez avoids the body shot from Sting.
Sting throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Sting dives in for a single leg takedown but Dominguez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Sting.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Steinar Sting has been cut.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sting drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steinar Sting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sting changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dominguez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dominguez tests Sting's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominguez defending well as Sting loads up on a big left hand.
Sting tries to clinch but Dominguez moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sting 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dominguez, as that shot connected.
Dominguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dominguez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sting throws a head kick that misses.
Dominguez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dominguez - that will leave a mark!
Sting thows a body kick. Dominguez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sting takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sting lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dominguez's sensitive parts.
Dominguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sting fails with the takedown.
Dominguez misses with a straight right.
Dominguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sting.
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Sting pushes him off.
Dominguez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sting has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominguez scores with the left hand. Sting knows he should have avoided that one.
Dominguez misses with a head kick.

That's four 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!
A left lands for Sting.
Sting takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sting shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Dominguez clinches up with Sting and pushes him back against the cage.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Sting 's eye.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Sting fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sting trying to control the position but instead, Dominguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sting into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominguez lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steinar Sting's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dominguez blocks a leg kick.
Dominguez connects with a body shot.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rico Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dominguez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sting slips under a jab.
Sting thows a leg kick but Dominguez checks it
and Dominguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dominguez lands an overhand right.
Dominguez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Sting fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sting lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sting is trying to pull guard but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sting struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sting blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dominguez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dominguez.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Sting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dominguez throws the kick towards the body but Sting avoids it.
Dominguez lands a leg kick that knocks Sting off balance momentarily.
Dominguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sting.
Dominguez cracks a nice hook into Sting's ribs.
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sting shoots in but Dominguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dominguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dominguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sting counters with a three punch combo that has Dominguez backing up. Dominguez nods at Sting to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sting slips under a jab.
Sting closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sting sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominguez connects with a looping right hand.
Dominguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sting.
Dominguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rico Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sting has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steinar Sting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Sting is out of range.
Dominguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Sting swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sting fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dominguez scores with a leg kick.
Sting takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sting lands a nice shot to the body.
Sting is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sting throws a big shot that misses.
Dominguez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dominguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Sting moves out of range.
Dominguez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sting if he has to take too many more of those.
Sting shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dominguez pinned against the cage. Dominguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dominguez blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dominguez has closed the distance and engaged Sting in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dominguez landing knees to the body.
Sting drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sting misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sting leaning his opponent against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sting. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steinar Sting's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dominguez is looking to clinch but Sting is avoiding it.
Sting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Sting moves out of range.
Sting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sting.
Sting lands a really nice looking cross but Dominguez seems unphased.
Dominguez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sting defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Dominguez.
Sting moves forwards but Dominguez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dominguez cracks Sting with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sting takes one to the chin there.
Dominguez cracks the inside of Sting's front leg.
Dominguez wants to clinch up but Sting keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sting takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dominguez.
Sting tries to work over Dominguez's front leg with a kick but Dominguez checks it.
Sting walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Sting.
Dominguez catches Sting with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dominguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dominguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dominguez takes one to the side of the head.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking hook.

Dominguez closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez gets through Sting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sting slowing the pace effectively.
Sting can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sting looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Rico Dominguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dominguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Sting gets an underhook and turns Dominguez into the cage.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dominguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sting or not.
Sting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Sting misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Sting 's eye.
Sting blocks an elbow strike.
Sting stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominguez landing knees to the body.
Dominguez working aggressively here.
Sting avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dominguez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dominguez as Sting tries to tie him up.
Sting tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steinar Sting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sting being controlled against the cage.
Sting tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dominguez smiles and moves away.
Sting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sting if he has to take too many more of those.
Sting tried to score with a low kick but Dominguez checks it.
Sting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sting.
Sting takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sting throws a low kick but Dominguez moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez works Sting's body with a nice hook.
Nice cross by Dominguez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dominguez.
Sting keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dominguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dominguez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rico Dominguez made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160 , along with how happy he was to win his fight.