PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Malandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ove Stenvall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ove Stenvall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Malandro
vs
Stenvall

190 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergio Malandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ove Stenvall!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malandro tries to clinch but Stenvall is having none of it.

Malandro rushes Stenvall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malandro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ove Stenvall has been cut.
Malandro lands a nice knee to the body.
Malandro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stenvall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Malandro lands a nice knee to the body.
Stenvall working hard to break the clinch.
Malandro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stenvall's defenses.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malandro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stenvall looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malandro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Malandro lands a nice elbow.
Stenvall is trying to break free.
Malandro lands an elbow that stopped Stenvall in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Malandro.
Malandro lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malandro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malandro lands an elbow inside that Stenvall shrugs off.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malandro lands a nice knee to the body.
Malandro landing knees to the body.
Malandro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stenvall's face.
Stenvall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malandro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malandro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stenvall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malandro obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malandro crunches a lovely knee into Stenvall's ribcage.
Malandro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Malandro lands an elbow that stopped Stenvall in his tracks for a moment.
Malandro has Stenvall pressed against the cage, preventing Stenvall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Malandro lands an elbow inside that Stenvall shrugs off.
Stenvall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Malandro lands a nice elbow.
Malandro connects with a knee to the head.
Malandro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malandro landing knees to the body.
Malandro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Malandro connects with a knee to the head.
Malandro lands a damaging elbow.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malandro lands an elbow inside that Stenvall shrugs off.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malandro.
Stenvall avoiding damage as Malandro throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malandro.
Stenvall misses with a punch to the body.
Malandro with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malandro obliges.
Malandro lands a nice elbow.
Malandro lands an elbow inside.
Stenvall missing with knees to the body.
Malandro working Stenvall over with knees to the body.
Malandro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Stenvall pulls Malandro into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenvall has a closed guard, preventing Malandro from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenvall controlling Malandro's posture.
Malandro stopping the sweep attempt from Stenvall.
Malandro wants to stand but Stenvall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Malandro is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenvall has a closed guard, preventing Malandro from standing up.
Stenvall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malandro manages to get himself to full guard.

Stenvall trying to control but Malandro is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Malandro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ove Stenvall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stenvall darts in looking for a takedown but Malandro gets double underhooks and turns Stenvall into the cage.

Malandro clinches.
Stenvall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malandro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stenvall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malandro smiles and moves away.
Sergio Malandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ove Stenvall.
Stenvall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malandro pinned against the cage. Malandro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Malandro closes the distance and clinches.
Stenvall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malandro obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malandro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Malandro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stenvall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Malandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malandro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stenvall is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenvall takes an elbow to the temple.
Malandro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malandro crunches a lovely knee into Stenvall's ribcage.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
Malandro working Stenvall over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Malandro.
Malandro landing knees to the body.
Malandro lands a knee to the body.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stenvall takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malandro lands a nice knee to the body.
Malandro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malandro has Stenvall pressed against the cage, preventing Stenvall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malandro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stenvall fails to pull guard.
Malandro lands a good knee to the midsection. Stenvall won't want to take too many of those.
Stenvall avoiding damage as Malandro throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malandro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stenvall's brow.
Malandro tries to land a knee to the head but Stenvall blocks with his arms.
Malandro stops a takedown attempt from Stenvall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malandro lands an elbow that stopped Stenvall in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Malandro.
Malandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malandro tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenvall avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Stenvall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malandro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stenvall tries to land knees in the clinch but Malandro avoids the damage to the body.
Stenvall managing to block the knees to the body from Malandro.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stenvall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Stenvall gets control of Malandro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stenvall will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stenvall has a closed guard, preventing Malandro from standing up.
Malandro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stenvall can do to turn this around?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stenvall is on top in guard.

Stenvall gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stenvall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malandro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malandro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malandro tries to clinch up but Stenvall circles away and keeps his distance.
Malandro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stenvall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malandro's waist but Malandro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stenvall off to one side.

Malandro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malandro lands an elbow that stopped Stenvall in his tracks for a moment.
Stenvall jumps guard but Malandro stands there with Stenvall around his waist. Stenvall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malandro lands a knee to the body.
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!
Stenvall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Malandro connects with a knee to the head.
Malandro lands an elbow inside.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malandro scores with a knee to the head.
Malandro pushes off an throws an elbow but Stenvall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malandro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Malandro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ove Stenvall's cut.
That's time! Malandro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Malandro is looking to clinch but Stenvall is avoiding it.
Stenvall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Malandro has Stenvall up against the cage in a clinch.
Malandro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malandro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stenvall is trying to break free.
Malandro scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Malandro.
Knees to the body from Malandro.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stenvall pushes off an throws an elbow but Malandro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malandro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stenvall takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Malandro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stenvall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenvall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malandro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Malandro.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Malandro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenvall avoids it.
Stenvall goes for a takedown attempt but Malandro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Malandro darts in and clinches Stenvall up against the cage.
Malandro crunches a lovely knee into Stenvall's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
Malandro working Stenvall over with knees to the body.
Malandro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenvall tries to pull guard but Malandro holds him up against the cage and eventually Stenvall drops back down to his feet.
Sergio Malandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ove Stenvall.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Stenvall pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stenvall is on top in guard.

Stenvall trying to control the position from guard on top but Malandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Stenvall stands and steps away. Malandro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malandro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sergio Malandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malandro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Malandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stenvall is trying to stall.
Stenvall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malandro walks away with a smile on his face. Stenvall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malandro doesn't manage to clinch there - Stenvall circles away.

Malandro forces Stenvall back against the cage and clinches.
Malandro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malandro lands a knee to the body.
Malandro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenvall avoids it.
Malandro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malandro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stenvall's brow.
Malandro tries a knee to the head but Stenvall blocks it.
Stenvall wants to get back to striking at distance but Malandro won't allow it.
Malandro lands a knee to the body.
Stenvall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malandro is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenvall has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Malandro after a bit of a struggle.
Stenvall fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Stenvall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malandro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malandro lands an elbow just above Stenvall 's eye.
Stenvall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stenvall avoiding damage as Malandro throws knees to the body.
Stenvall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Malandro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ove Stenvall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergio Malandro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malandro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Malandro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malandro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Malandro!