PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stove might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God will fuck you up. Sito comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX - What's my name? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Stove
vs
Sito

165 cm
30
148 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

172 cm
25
157 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

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 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Stove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Sito!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stove throws a lazy right hand but Sito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sito is looking to land body kicks.
Sito has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stove is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sito scores with a nice strike.
Sito connects with a leg kick. Stove looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stove with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sito to score with a decent uppercut.
Stove digs a good body shot into Sito's ribs.
Stove throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sito counter with a right hand.
Stove keeps the fight on the outside.
Sito tries to score with a low kick but Stove moves his leg out of the way.
Stove misses the shot to the body.
Stove misses with an uppercut. Sito saw that one coming.
Sito doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stove lands a leg kick that knocks Sito off balance momentarily.
Stove is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sito.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stove.
Steffan Stove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stove tries to land a leg kick but Sito saw it coming and moves away.
Stove ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stove takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sito lands with a hook. Stove tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice jab there from Stove.
Sito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stove's head.
Sito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sito misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sito.
Sito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stove.
Stove is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Stove blocks the leg kick.
Stove throws a body shot but no joy.
Stove definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Stove.
Stove throws a good cross that connects.
Sito looks to score with a jab to the body but Stove is just out of range.
Sito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Stove misses the target.

Sito gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stove.
Sito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sito misses with some punches.
Sito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove has a couple of punches blocked by Sito.
Sito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sito blocks an uppercut.
Sito looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sito working aggressively here.
Stove misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Sito.
A head punch on the inside from Sito fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Sito fails to land.
Sito lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sito fails to land.
Sito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sito throws a punch but it's blocked by Stove.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sito fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stove.
Sito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sito lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Stove.
Stove lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitos head.
Stove blocks an elbow strike from Sito.
Sito misses with some punches.
Stove working hard to break the clinch.
Sito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stove.
Sito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Stove - that landed with a thud.
Sito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sito misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito lands an elbow just above Stove 's eye.

It looks like Steffan Stove has been cut.
Stove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stove is trying to break free.
Sito misses with some punches.
Sito can't find room to land a body shot as Stove controls the action.
Sito throws a punch but it's blocked by Stove.
Sito has a couple of punches blocked by Stove.

Stove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sito blocks a jab.
Sito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Stove misses.
Sito thumps Stove with a low kick.
Stove throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stove momentarily.
Stove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sito.
Stove throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Stove on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Stove on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Sito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steffan Stove's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sito throws a head kick but Stove moves out of range.
Robert Sito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sito avoids a kick to the body.
Stove comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stove.
Sito throws a leg kick but Stove checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Stove on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stove throws a shot from downtown. Sito moves away and avoids it.
Sito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sito connects with a nice looking jab.
Stove throws a hook but Sito blocks it.
Stove backing away here, and Sito unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stove misses with a body shot.

Sito has closed the distance and engaged Stove in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stove.
Stove wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stove blocks an elbow strike from Sito.
Sito lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sito fails to land.
Sito misses with a punch to the body.
Sito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stove backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Sito.
Sito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Stove's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sito stalling in the clinch.

Stove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stove fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sito manages to avoid it.
Stove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sito was well out of range. Poor timing from Stove.
Stove misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stove walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stove lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sito's sensitive parts.
Sito connects with a body shot that sends Stove's belly button to the back.
Sito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stove lands a jab to Sito's midsection.
Sito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Stove swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sito.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sito with a hook.
Stove misses with a wild body shot.
Stove misses with an uppercut. Sito saw that one coming.
Stove tries to land a front kick but Sito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sito avoids the head kick by Stove.
Stove throws a looping overhand right but Sito ducks down to avoid it.
Stove swings for the body but Sito moves out of range.
Stove throws out a loose jab but Sito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stove throws a hook but Sito blocks it.
Stove has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stove there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Sito.
Sito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stove.
Sito is looking to score with low kicks.
Sito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sito is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sito was well out of range. Poor timing from Stove.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito misses with a low kick.
A big left from Stove misses.
Sito lands a leg kick that knocks Stove off balance momentarily.
Stove misses with a wild body shot.
Sito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sito paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stove tries to move into range but Sito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Sito has closed the distance and engaged Stove in a clinch.
Sito throws a punch but it's blocked by Stove.
Sito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sito swings wildly with an uppercut but Stove uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sito.
Sito scores with a shoulder strike.

Stove is rocked!
Stove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sito's elbow.
Oh Stove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stove blocks an uppercut.
Stove struggles to land a body shot inside as Sito controls his hands.
Stove is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sito swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stove backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sito.
Sito lands an elbow that stopped Stove in his tracks for a moment.
Sito throws a big uppercut that drops Stove! More strikes from Sito and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stove lies dazed against the cage as Sito celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Sito!
After winning the bout, Robert Sito thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Steffan Stove stepped up to the mic, saying 'Some devil possessions CANT be excorcised...'.