PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustapha El bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

El bongo
vs
Sten

192 cm
23
209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Poison Apparel
Organic Peak Performance

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mustapha El bongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Sten!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten misses with a looping right.

Sten takes the fight into the clinch.
El bongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sten.
El bongo fails to pull guard.
El bongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
El bongo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Sten scores with a nice short uppercut.
El bongo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
El bongo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El bongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten landing knees to the body.
Sten lands a nice elbow.
Sten lands a nice elbow.
Sten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sten pushes El bongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sten lands an elbow inside.
Sten lands a knee to the body.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sten landing knees to the body.
Sten lands a nice elbow.
Sten connects with a nasty looking knee right to El bongo's face.

El bongo is rocked!
Sten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sten.
Oh El bongo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section. El bongo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El bongo seems to have got his legs back now.
Sten lands a knee to the body.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Sten lands a hook that snaps the head of El bongo backwards.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section. El bongo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sten lands a nice knee to the body.
Sten gets underhooks to prevent El bongo's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Sten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sten lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from Sten.
Sten lands an elbow inside.
Sten lands an elbow that stopped El bongo in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Sten.
El bongo takes an elbow to the temple.
Sten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
El bongo blocks an elbow strike from Sten.
El bongo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustapha El bongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El bongo's defenses.
El bongo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sten connects with a nasty looking knee right to El bongo's face.
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but El bongo avoids the damage to the body.
Sten lands a left hand that snaps the head of El bongo backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Sten landing knees to the body.
Sten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten scores with a shoulder strike.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Sten.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
El bongo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Sten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Sten.
Sten lands with a light punch inside.
Sten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El bongo's defenses.
Sten lands a nice knee to the body.
El bongo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El bongo is looking to control Sten's arms but Sten gets an underhook and turns him. Now El bongo has his back to the cage.
Sten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
El bongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El bongo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section. El bongo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El bongo tries to pull guard but Sten won't allow it.
Sten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El bongo backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sten.
Sten throws an elbow that misses.
Sten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but El bongo is blocking nicely.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sten lands with a left to the head.
Sten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sten lands a hook that snaps the head of El bongo backwards.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
El bongo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sten.
El bongo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sten lands an elbow inside that El bongo shrugs off.
Sten lands an elbow inside that El bongo shrugs off.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sten throws an elbow but it's blocked.

El bongo is trying to trip Sten. He has hold of a leg but Sten is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. El bongo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El bongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as El bongo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sten is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sten wants to stand up but El bongo is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Sten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sten misses with a series of wild punches.

Sten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
El bongo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Sten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sten connects with a nasty looking knee right to El bongo's face.
Sten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
El bongo takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sten landing knees to the body.
Sten with a knee to the head.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section. El bongo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sten lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten blocks the elbow strike.
Sten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sten is leaning against El bongo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sten connects with a nasty looking knee right to El bongo's face.
Sten connects with a nasty looking knee right to El bongo's face.
Sten lands an elbow just above El bongo 's eye.
Sten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but El bongo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

El bongo is trying to trip Sten. He has hold of a leg but Sten is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. El bongo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
El bongo stops Sten from standing up.
Sten is pulling down on El bongo's head. It's preventing any offense from El bongo, at least for the moment.
El bongo trying to control but Sten is working from the bottom.
Sten keeping full guard, as El bongo tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El bongo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sten trying to keep a closed guard but El bongo is proving a slippery customer.

Sten pushes El bongo off and scrambles back to his feet.
El bongo avoids the head kick by Sten.
Sten tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sten tries to clinch there but El bongo circles away.
Sten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sten scores with a head kick.
Sten moves in looking to clinch but El bongo pushes him off.
Sten tries to clinch but El bongo moves out of range.
Sten throws a series of punches but El bongo avoids them all with ease.
Sten misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El bongo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sten pinned against the cage. Sten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vlad Sten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El bongo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El bongo blocks a head kick by Sten.
El bongo keeps the fight on the outside.
El bongo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Sten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sten tries a head kick but it misses.
Sten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sten tries to clinch up but El bongo circles away and keeps his distance.
El bongo avoids the head kick by Sten.
El bongo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El bongo takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten doesn't manage to clinch there - El bongo circles away.
A head kick misses from Sten.
Nice takedown defense from Sten. No joy for El bongo on that attempt.
Sten throws a head kick that half lands.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but El bongo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sten tries to clinch there but El bongo circles away.
Sten is looking to clinch.
Sten fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mustapha El bongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten throws a head kick that misses.
Sten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El bongo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sten tries to avoid it but El bongo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sten to the ground. Sten escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sten lands an elbow inside that El bongo shrugs off.
Sten crunches a lovely knee into El bongo's ribcage.
Sten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
El bongo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sten lands an elbow inside.
Sten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sten lands a damaging elbow.
El bongo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sten gets through El bongo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustapha El bongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El bongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El bongo's defenses.
El bongo tries a knee to the head but Sten blocks it.
Sten scores with a hook to the body.
Sten is pressed up against the cage. El bongo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sten down to the mat. Sten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

El bongo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sten is looking to control El bongo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sten avoid being mounted?
El bongo tries to pass to full mount but Sten defends it.
Vlad Sten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
El bongo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sten reverses the position - he's now on top in El bongo's guard.
Mustapha El bongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El bongo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sten slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Sten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Sten!