PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke McStoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenger comes to the ring accompanied by Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Stenger
vs
McStoner

186 cm
19
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duke McStoner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McStoner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McStoner lands a hook to the side of the head.

Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenger is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from McStoner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McStoner is looking to clinch.

McStoner drives through and clinches with Stenger against the ropes.
McStoner blocking some punches.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but McStoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger wants to get back to striking at distance but McStoner won't allow it.

Stenger breaks the clinch.
Stenger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stenger throws a series of punches but McStoner avoids them all with ease.
Stenger is looking to slow McStoner down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger throws a hook but McStoner blocks it.

McStoner moves into the clinch.
Stenger misses with a knee strike.
McStoner blocks a body shot from Stenger.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from McStoner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McStoner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stengers head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenger.
Stenger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McStoner blocks it with crossed arms.
McStoner misses with a short punch on the inside.

Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenger throws a nice looking combination but McStoner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McStoner tries to counter with a clinch but Stenger shakes him off and moves away.
McStoner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stenger can pounce on him.

McStoner has closed the distance and engaged Stenger in a clinch.
Stenger throws a head punch that misses.
Stenger has a couple of punches blocked by McStoner.
McStoner misses with the head strike.
Stenger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McStoner backwards.
A hook to the body from McStoner.
McStoner gets through Stenger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stenger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McStoner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McStoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McStoner.
A left hand lands to the body for McStoner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStoner avoiding damage as Stenger throws knees to the body.
McStoner throws a punch but it's blocked by Stenger.
McStoner misses with a punch to the body.
McStoner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stenger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McStoner can turn it around.
McStoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McStoner struggles to land a body shot inside as Stenger controls his hands.
McStoner throws a head punch that misses.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McStoner avoids it.
McStoner lands with a short shot to the head.
Stenger missing with knees to the body.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
Stenger throws a head punch that misses.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but McStoner blocks with his arms.
McStoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Stenger uses good head movement to avoid it.
McStoner misses with a body punch.
Stenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stenger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
Stenger misses with a knee to the head.
Stenger missing with knees to the body.
Stenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McStoner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from McStoner.

Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Stenger misses its intended target.
Stenger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

McStoner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stenger, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
McStoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stenger backwards.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but McStoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land.
A short right from McStoner.
McStoner lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger missing with knees to the body.
Stenger takes a shot to the head.
McStoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stenger backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stenger is trying to break the clinch but McStoner is controlling him.
McStoner prevents a body shot from Stenger.
McStoner misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from McStoner.
Stenger is breathing heavily.
Stenger tries to throw a body punch but McStoner avoids it by throwing Stenger back against the ropes.
Stenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenger tries to work over McStoner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McStoner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McStoner.
Stenger misses with a knee to the head.
Stenger takes a shot to the head.
McStoner has Stenger pressed against the ropes, preventing Stenger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McStoner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stenger backwards.
McStoner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stenger is trying to break the clinch but McStoner is controlling him.
McStoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke McStoner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Stenger misses with a body punch
and McStoner counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Stenger goes down! Will Stenger beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duke McStoner!
Duke McStoner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.