PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Looseterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Looseterman
vs
Sturm

180 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
177 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimbo Looseterman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm avoids the body shot from Looseterman.
Looseterman sets himself, and Sturm steps forward looking for the clinch! Looseterman avoids it this time.
Sturm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sturm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturm moves in looking to clinch but Looseterman pushes him off.
Looseterman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Looseterman throws a jab when Sturm was well out of range.
Looseterman swings for the body but Sturm moves out of range.
Sturm is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sturm is looking to land body kicks.
Looseterman misses with a kick to the body
and Sturm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sturm.
Looseterman misses with a hook
and Sturm counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Looseterman.
A swing and a miss from Looseterman.
Sturm ducks under a wild hook from Looseterman.
Sturm throws a leg kick which misses Looseterman's front leg but catches the back leg as Looseterman tries to avoid it.
Looseterman scores with a jab.
Looseterman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm takes one on the button.
Looseterman lands with a hook. Sturm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sturm lands a slapping body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sturm!
Looseterman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sturm lands with a kick to the temple. Looseterman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Looseterman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturm moves away.
Looseterman defending well as Sturm loads up on a big left hand.
Looseterman slips under a jab from Sturm.
Looseterman throwing a counter right hand but Sturm manages to avoid it.
Looseterman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Looseterman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturm moves away.
Looseterman lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sturm throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Looseterman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sturm is in Looseterman's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm throwing strikes but missing.
Looseterman trying to control the position here.
Sturm advances to half guard.
Looseterman is controlling Sturm's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sturm drops an elbow to the side of Looseterman's head.
Looseterman wants to control but Sturm is keeping busy.
Sturm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Looseterman defending well though.
Looseterman controlling the position for now.
Sturm is thwarting Looseterman's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Sturm is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm prevents Looseterman from improving his position.
Looseterman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Looseterman won't allow Sturm to pass to mount.

Looseterman is defending against the submission attempts here by Sturm.
Looseterman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Looseterman trying to control but Sturm postures up.
Looseterman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sturm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Looseterman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sturm is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Looseterman gets back to full guard.
Looseterman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sturm throwing strikes but missing.
Looseterman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Looseterman tries to get out of the position.
Looseterman working a defensive guard here.
Looseterman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Looseterman is trying to keep Sturm in close.
Sturm trying to control but Looseterman is working from the bottom.
Looseterman pulls Sturm in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Sturm dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Looseterman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sturm. That did some damage!
Nice takedown defense from Looseterman. No joy for Sturm on that attempt.
Sturm throws an overhand right that lands on Looseterman's shoulder, as Looseterman tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Looseterman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Looseterman staying out of range there.
It appears Looseterman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Looseterman connects with the punch.
Looseterman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sturm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Looseterman throws a hook but Sturm blocks it.
A good leg kick by Looseterman.
Looseterman looks to land a right hand but Sturm moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Looseterman swinging wildly here.
Looseterman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Sturm.
Looseterman cracks Sturm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm ducks under a wild hook from Looseterman.
Looseterman checks a leg kick nicely.
Sturm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Looseterman throws a big shot that misses.
Looseterman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturm.
Sturm avoids the body shot from Looseterman.
Looseterman throws a sloppy head kick
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Looseterman misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Sturm does no damage.
Looseterman misses with a low kick.
Sturm counters with a body kick.
Jimbo Looseterman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Looseterman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sturm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sturm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Looseterman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturm scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm moves away from the strike by Looseterman.
Jimbo Looseterman is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturm tries to work over Looseterman's front leg with a kick but Looseterman checks it.
Sturm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Looseterman was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturm.
Sturm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy body kick from Sturm
and Looseterman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sturm thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Looseterman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sturm.
Sturm lands a nice looking body shot.
Sturm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sturm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Looseterman. That did some damage!
Looseterman misses with a lunging right hand
and Sturm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Looseterman misses with an uppercut
and Sturm counters with a stiff right hand.
Looseterman throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturm.
Sturm throws a leg kick that misses.
Looseterman blocks the body kick.
Sturm avoids the body shot from Looseterman.
Sturm is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sturm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Looseterman.
A countering left hand to the body from Sturm misses.
Sturm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Looseterman doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Looseterman misses.
Looseterman throws a hook but Sturm blocks it.
Looseterman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Looseterman loads up on a big right hand but Sturm slips the punch.
Sturm misses with a body kick.
Looseterman throws an overhand right that lands on Sturm's shoulder, as Sturm tries to avoid the shot.
Sturm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Looseterman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Looseterman will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Looseterman misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looseterman misses with a body kick.
Looseterman looks to land a right hand but Sturm moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Looseterman throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Looseterman 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 Sturm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Looseterman scores with the left hand. Sturm knows he should have avoided that one.
Sturm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sturm scores with a sloppy right hand. Looseterman should have avoided that one.
Sturm thuds his shin into the meat of Looseterman's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Looseterman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Sturm tenderised Looseterman's leg. Looseterman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Looseterman scores with a hook.

Sturm closes the distance and clinches.
Sturm misses with some punches.
Sturm blocks an uppercut.
Sturm throws a head punch that misses.
Looseterman wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Felix Sturm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sturm connects with a body shot that sends Looseterman's belly button to the back.
Looseterman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Looseterman scores with a jab.
Looseterman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Looseterman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturm.
Looseterman stuns Sturm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sturm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Looseterman.
Sturm moves away from the strike by Looseterman.

Sturm clinches with his opponent.
Looseterman tries to work over Sturm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturm trying to control the position but instead, Looseterman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sturm into the cage.
Sturm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Looseterman tries to work over Sturm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Looseterman lands with a right to the head.

Looseterman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Looseterman misses with a looping left.
Sturm works Looseterman's body with a nice hook.
Sturm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturm blocks a jab.
Sturm looks to throw the jab but Looseterman is out of range.
A head kick misses from Sturm.
Looseterman dips to his left and cracks Sturm with an uppercut!
Sturm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sturm lands a head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturm, right into the meat.
Sturm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sturm moves away from the strike by Looseterman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Looseterman. Sturm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Looseterman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sturm is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sturm slips a straight right by Looseterman.
Looseterman checks a low kick from Sturm.
Sturm circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Looseterman drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Sturm follows Looseterman to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Sturm! Felix Sturm retains his welterweight title!
Felix Sturm seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.