PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Latham Unreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Stiglitz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Unreal
vs
Stiglitz

177 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Latham Unreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Stiglitz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stiglitz darts in and clinches Unreal up against the ropes.
Unreal blocks an elbow strike.
Unreal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stiglitz missing with knees to the body.
Stiglitz wants to stall.
Unreal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Unreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stiglitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stiglitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Unreal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unreal is looking to control Stiglitz's arms but Stiglitz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unreal has his back to the ropes.
Stiglitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Unreal avoids it.
Stiglitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stiglitz missing with knees to the body.
Stiglitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unreal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stiglitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Unreal.
Stiglitz is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stiglitz managing to block the knees to the body from Unreal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiglitz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiglitz.
Stiglitz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stiglitz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Unreal up against the ropes.
Stiglitz tries a body shot but Unreal blocks it.
Stiglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stiglitz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Unreal managing to block the knees to the body from Stiglitz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stiglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Unreal.
Stiglitz missing with knees to the body.
Unreal prevents a body shot from Stiglitz.
Unreal avoids the elbow strike from Stiglitz, against the ropes.
Stiglitz blocks the elbow strike.
Unreal blocks an uppercut.
Stiglitz stalling the fight.
Stiglitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unreal's elbow.
Stiglitz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stiglitz misses with a knee strike.
Stiglitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stiglitz is struggling to control the position.
Unreal dodges an elbow strike from Stiglitz.
Stiglitz lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Unreal has had enough of the clinch but Stiglitz keeps him there for the moment.
Unreal misses with some punches.
Stiglitz misses with a body punch.
Unreal misses with a knee strike.
Unreal blocks a body shot from Stiglitz.
Unreal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stiglitz trying to land knees to the body.
Stiglitz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Unreal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stiglitz can turn it around.
Stiglitz throws an elbow but it misses.
Unreal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stiglitz prevents the takedown attempt.
Unreal prevents a body shot from Stiglitz.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Stiglitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Unreal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stiglitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unreal is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unreal wants to get back to striking at distance but Stiglitz won't allow it.
Stiglitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Unreal avoids the damage to the body.
Unreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stiglitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stiglitz throws an elbow but it misses.
Unreal struggles to land a body shot inside as Stiglitz controls his hands.
Stiglitz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stiglitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Unreal tries to land knees in the clinch but Stiglitz avoids the damage to the body.
Stiglitz wants to stall.
Stiglitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unreal is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stiglitz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Unreal blocks it with crossed arms.
Stiglitz trying to land knees to the body.
Unreal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stiglitz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Stiglitz dominated that round.
That's time! Unreal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Stiglitz blocks the low kick.

Stiglitz gets a clinch.
Unreal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stiglitz just leaning against Unreal, taking a breather.
Stiglitz tries a body shot but Unreal blocks it.
Stiglitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Unreal.
Stiglitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Unreal controls his hands.
Stiglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Stiglitz tries to land a knee to the head but Unreal blocks with his arms.
Stiglitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Unreal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unreal avoids a wild elbow strike from Stiglitz.
Stiglitz prevents the takedown attempt.
Unreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stiglitz trying to land knees to the body.
Stiglitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Unreal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Unreal controls his hands.
Stiglitz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stiglitz trying to land knees to the body.
Stiglitz tries to work over Unreal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stiglitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stiglitz throws an elbow but misses.
Stiglitz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stiglitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Unreal avoids the damage to the body.
Stiglitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Unreal.
Stiglitz tries to stall but Unreal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stiglitz can't find room to land a body shot as Unreal controls the action.
Stiglitz tries to work over Unreal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stiglitz throws a head punch that misses.
Unreal goes for a takedown attempt but Stiglitz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latham Unreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unreal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dan Stiglitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Unreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up but Unreal circles away and keeps his distance.
Unreal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stiglitz sprawls and moves away.

Unreal feints and as Stiglitz raises his hands in defense, Unreal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Unreal trying to control the position from guard on top but Stiglitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unreal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stiglitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Unreal passes into half guard.
Unreal is trying to control the action in half guard but Stiglitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz wants to control but Unreal is keeping busy.
Unreal is looking to take a break and control but Stiglitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stiglitz tries to roll over but Unreal keeps him under control.
Stiglitz is in trouble now - Unreal has advanced to mount!

Unreal has hold of Stiglitz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stiglitz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Unreal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Unreal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stiglitz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stiglitz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Latham Unreal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Unreal misses with a low kick.
Stiglitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stiglitz wants to clinch up but Unreal keeps it at a distance.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch but Unreal is avoiding it.
Stiglitz wants to clinch up but Unreal keeps it at a distance.
Stiglitz tries to clinch

and Unreal counters with a shoot takedown. Stiglitz fights it but they end up in guard.
Unreal trying to control but Stiglitz is working from the bottom.
Unreal passes Stiglitz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Unreal is working for a kimura but Stiglitz is defending it quite comfortably.
Unreal trying to control the action but Stiglitz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unreal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stiglitz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Latham Unreal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Unreal is trying to control. Stiglitz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stiglitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Unreal wants to pass the guard but Stiglitz is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Stiglitz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Unreal is trying to control the action in half guard but Stiglitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Stiglitz has Unreal up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stiglitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Unreal controls his hands.
Unreal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stiglitz after a bit of a struggle.
Stiglitz blocks an elbow strike.
Stiglitz tries to land a knee to the head but Unreal blocks with his arms.
Unreal avoiding damage as Stiglitz throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unreal struggles to land a body shot inside as Stiglitz controls his hands.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unreal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unreal avoiding damage as Stiglitz throws knees to the body.
Stiglitz managing to block the knees to the body from Unreal.
Stiglitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unreal is defending well for now.
Stiglitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stiglitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Unreal.
Stiglitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dan Stiglitz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Unreal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stiglitz leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Stiglitz missing with knees to the body.
Stiglitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Unreal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unreal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stiglitz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stiglitz misses with the head strike.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Unreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Unreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stiglitz misses with a body punch.
Unreal taking a breather.
Stiglitz pushes off an throws an elbow but Unreal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stiglitz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Unreal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latham Unreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unreal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stiglitz avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Stiglitz.
I think Stiglitz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Stiglitz!