PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Yount (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelzer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Business Time. Wolfram Stelzer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yount
vs
Stelzer

195 cm
28
183 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

192 cm
38
173 lbs
30 - 20 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

IniTech Nutrition
Urban Fighter

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 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robin Yount!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yount looks to land a body kick but Stelzer moved away.
Stelzer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stelzer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yount can pounce on him.
Stelzer lands with a shot to the body.
Yount throws an overhand right that lands on Stelzer's shoulder, as Stelzer tries to avoid the shot.
Yount avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stelzer misses with a wild body shot.
Yount has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Yount thumps Stelzer with a low kick.
Good work by Stelzer as he checks the leg kick.
Stelzer looks to throw the jab but Yount is out of range.
Stelzer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yount does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yount throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yount's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stelzer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yount scrambles back to his feet.
Yount throws a leg kick but Stelzer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stelzer moves away from the strike by Yount.
Yount uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stelzer has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stelzer loads up on a big right hand but Yount slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yount misses with a looping left.
Stelzer throws out a counter right but Yount avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Stelzer misses.
Stelzer blocks a jab.
Robin Yount is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yount closes the distance and pushes Stelzer back into the cage.
Yount misses with an elbow strike.
Stelzer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stelzer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stelzer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stelzer avoids a wild elbow strike from Yount.
Stelzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Yount.
Yount landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stelzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yount throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Stelzer.
Yount lands a nice uppercut.
Yount gets through Stelzer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Yount.

It looks like Wolfram Stelzer has been cut.
Yount takes a shot to the head.
Yount missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stelzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yount lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yount is pressed up against the cage. Stelzer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yount down to the mat. Yount avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stelzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Yount does no damage.
Stelzer takes a swing at Yount's ribcage but misses.
Yount tries to land a front kick but Stelzer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stelzer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Stelzer misses.
Stelzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Yount is just out of range.
Stelzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yount was well out of range. Poor timing from Stelzer.
Stelzer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yount avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yount does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yount connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yount really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yount misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Stelzer tries to counter it with a takedown but Yount pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stelzer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yount. That one must have hurt.

Yount moves into the clinch successfully.
Yount lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yount lands a nice uppercut.
Yount connects with a knee to the head.
Yount misses with a body punch.
Yount missing with knees to the body.
Stelzer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yount lands with a light punch inside.
Stelzer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yount seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stelzer can turn it around.
Yount tries to land knees in the clinch but Stelzer avoids the damage to the body.
Yount holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yount tries to throw a body punch but Stelzer avoids it by throwing Yount back against the cage.
Yount takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stelzer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stelzer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yount lands an elbow that stopped Stelzer in his tracks for a moment.
Yount looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stelzer fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yount.
Stelzer prevents a body shot from Yount.
A short body shot lands from Yount as the two fighters clinch.
Yount lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stelzer backwards.
A short body shot lands from Yount as the two fighters clinch.
Yount lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stelzer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stelzer working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yount obliges.
Yount lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Wolfram Stelzer's cut even more.
Stelzer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stelzer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yount misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stelzer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stelzer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Younts head.
Stelzer is trying to break free.
Stelzer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stelzer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stelzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Yount dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stelzer throws a hook to the side of Yount's head but Yount sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yount lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Yount.
Stelzer misses with a body shot.
It looked like Yount wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Yount clinches.
Yount unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stelzer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stelzer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stelzer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yount using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robin Yount has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stelzer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yount working Stelzer over with knees to the body.
Yount lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelzer wants a takedown but no success here.
Stelzer is breathing heavily.
Yount tries a knee to the head but Stelzer blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stelzer.
Yount pushes Stelzer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yount lands an elbow inside that Stelzer shrugs off.
Yount gets underhooks to prevent Stelzer's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yount lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stelzer backwards.
Stelzer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yount pushes Stelzer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Wolfram Stelzer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yount blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Stelzer.
Stelzer throws a head punch that misses.
Stelzer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yount has him pressed against the cage.
Yount is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stelzer can do to turn this around?
Yount lands with a light punch inside.
Yount scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yount throws an elbow but it misses.
Stelzer struggles to land a body shot inside as Yount controls his hands.
Yount with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stelzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Yount.
Stelzer has a couple of punches blocked by Yount.
Stelzer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Yount.

Wolfram Stelzer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yount lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wolfram Stelzer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robin Yount!
After winning the bout, Robin Yount thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.