PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ogg Nogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Stenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogg comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera : 5 Minutes Alone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stenson's choice of entrance music: Young Jeezy - I'm Here. This should be fireworks!

Nogg
vs
Stenson

169 cm
45
139 lbs
37 - 24 - 0

170 cm
35
150 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ogg Nogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henrik Stenson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Stenson misses.
Nogg shoots in for a double leg but Stenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Nogg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stenson's half guard.
Stenson wants to get back to full guard.
Nogg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stenson trying to control here.
Stenson wants to improve his position but Nogg is controlling well.
Nogg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stenson's head.
Stenson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nogg is thwarting Stenson's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Nogg there.
Stenson controlling the position for now.
Stenson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogg.
Nogg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nogg trying to mount his opponent but Stenson defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenson manages to get to full guard.
Stenson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nogg stands up over Stenson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nogg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nogg cracks Stenson with a solid left hand.
Stenson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nogg works over Stenson with some ground and pound from guard.
Stenson pulls Nogg in to control the position.
Stenson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nogg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nogg throws an elbow that misses. Stenson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nogg's guard. Nice move by Stenson!

Nogg isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stenson stacks Nogg on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stenson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stenson working the body and head with strikes.
Nogg tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Stenson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stenson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nogg down.
Stenson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
What's Nogg going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogg is looking for a sweep.
Nogg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Stenson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nogg sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Stenson is looking for a kimura but Nogg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stenson to get the leverage.
Nogg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stenson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stenson's back!
Stenson covering up well under a series of strikes from Nogg.
Nogg loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Stenson hold on?
Nogg landing with strikes.
Nogg connects with a big shot to the side of Stenson's head.
Stenson is in bad spot here.
Nogg connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Stenson to escape the position.
Nogg gets his hands free as Stenson looks to control.
Stenson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Stenson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nogg throwing strikes from guard but Stenson blocks nicely.
Stenson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stenson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stenson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Stenson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stenson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nogg manages to get himself to full guard.

Stenson passes into half guard.
Nogg tries to get to full guard but Stenson has control of the leg.
Stenson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ogg Nogg 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.

Stenson feints and then cracks Nogg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nogg down.
Nogg dives in for a single leg takedown but Stenson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stenson throws a good cross that connects.
Stenson scores with the left hand. Nogg knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Stenson. That snapped Nogg's head back.
Nogg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stenson.
Nogg fails to land the takedown.
Stenson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nogg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nogg's head backwards.
Nogg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Stenson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nogg won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenson wants to control but Nogg is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stenson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nogg sneaks back into half guard.
Nogg is trying to maintain the position but Stenson is very close to passing his half guard.
Stenson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogg wants to get back to full guard.

Nogg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stenson connects with a nice short shot to Nogg's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogg wants to get back to full guard but Stenson has mounted him!
Stenson avoids the attempt from Nogg to control.
Stenson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nogg looks a forlorn figure.
Ogg Nogg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogg regains half guard.
Stenson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nogg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stenson connects with a nice short shot to Nogg's temple.

Nogg is rocked!
Nogg is trying to control but Stenson manages to pass to mount!
Oh Nogg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stenson! Nogg is hurt baaadly! Stenson is firing away with more strikes - Nogg is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrik Stenson!
A relieved looking Henrik Stenson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.