PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stern comes to the cage accompanied by The Great American Nightmare. Sturd Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). Jason Sturd Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Stern
vs
Sturd Jr

184 cm
32
199 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

181 cm
30
191 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Stern looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stern clobbers Sturd Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stern to score with a decent uppercut.
Stern uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Stern throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stern checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Stern takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stern misses with a double jab
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stern swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stern with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sturd Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Stern's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stern misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sturd Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stern.
Stern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stern scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stern looking to score a takedown here. Sturd Jr is defending well but Stern drives through and ends up in Sturd Jr's guard.
Stern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sturd Jr is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Stern won't allow Sturd Jr to get back to his feet.
Stern stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sturd Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stern accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stern wants to control from the top but Sturd Jr keeps moving.
Stern being controlled here momentarily.
Stern tries to free his leg and advance position but Sturd Jr is retaining full guard.
Stern trying to control but Sturd Jr is working from the bottom.
Stern stopping the sweep attempt from Sturd Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stern trying to control but Sturd Jr is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sturd Jr pulls Stern in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stern misses with an uppercut
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Sturd Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stern. That did some damage!
Sturd Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd Jr loads up on a big right hand but Stern slips the punch.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stern keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd Jr.
Stern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Jason Sturd Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Stern.
Stern checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sturd Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stern chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him.
Stern misses with a straight left.
Sturd Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr tried to score with a low kick but Stern checks it.
Stern has his takedown stuffed
and Sturd Jr counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Stern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stern throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sturd Jr leaves Stern with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stern rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturd Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stern closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sturd Jr circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sturd Jr!
Stern takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stern has a takedown stuffed.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Stern's front leg but catches the back leg as Stern tries to avoid it.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sturd Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stern. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr missing with a left hand there. Stern was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Stern throws a shot from downtown. Sturd Jr moves away and avoids it.
Stern throws a lazy uppercut
and Sturd Jr counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd Jr misses the jab.
Stern connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr thumps Stern with a low kick.
Stern checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stern shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sturd Jr as he jumps to the side.
Stern takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stern rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturd Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stern thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stern is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
Sturd Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Stern in the body.
Sturd Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stern.
Stern was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Sturd Jr 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.

Sturd Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Stern.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stern throws out a loose jab but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Sturd Jr gets caught flat footed, as Stern shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Stern is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sturd Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sturd Jr has escaped and now he's on top!

Sturd Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Sturd Jr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stern, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stern throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stern clobbers Sturd Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd Jr lands a head shot.
Stern steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sturd Jr. That one must have hurt.
Stern tries to bum rush Sturd Jr with a series of wild strikes but Sturd Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stern is defended easily by Sturd Jr.
Stern takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stern fails with a takedown attempt.
Sturd Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stern scores with a shot to the body.
Stern scores with a jab.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stern uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Stern.
Sturd Jr throws a nice looking combination but Stern bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturd Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Sturd Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stern fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Stern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Sturd Jr misses.
Stern walks into a straight right hand from Sturd Jr.

Stern shoots in and bounces Sturd Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stern wants to control from the top but Sturd Jr keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stern wants to pass the guard but Sturd Jr is keeping the position.
Stern sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sturd Jr's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern is thwarting Sturd Jr's attempts to control the position.
Sturd Jr controlling the position well.
Sturd Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sturd Jr trying to hold on to Stern's head to control him but Stern postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stern lands a nice short elbow.
Stern is trying to control. Sturd Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Stern is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sturd Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stern.

Stern seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sturd Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stern passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sturd Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Stern advances to full mount.
Sturd Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sturd Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Sturd Jr is controlling Stern's trapped leg to prevent Stern from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A head kick misses from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr swings for the body but Stern moves out of range.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stern lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stern fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturd Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Sturd Jr takes one on the button.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised Stern's leg. Stern is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stern connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sturd Jr momentarily.
Sturd Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stern.
Sturd Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sturd Jr!
Some wild striking there from Stern.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stern!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr throws the left hand but Stern avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stern scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sturd Jr works the jab nicely.
Stern misses the jab.
Sturd Jr scores with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Sturd Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sturd Jr!
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturd Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stern fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sturd Jr looks to throw the jab but Stern is out of range.
Stern has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sturd Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good standup being displayed there by Sturd Jr as he connects with a hook.
Howard Stern has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses the shot to the body.
Stern swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stern throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sturd Jr looks to land a left hand but Stern moved out of range nicely.
Stern throws a sloppy body shot
and Sturd Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Sturd Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A cross from Sturd Jr lands.
Sturd Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stern shoots in for a takedown but Sturd Jr shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Stern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Stern strikes.
Stern shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Sturd Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stern lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd Jr thumps Stern with a low kick.
Sturd Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stern.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stern will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stern tries to work over Sturd Jr's front leg with a kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Stern tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stern on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stern throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sturd Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stern changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sturd Jr tries to avoid it but Stern manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sturd Jr to the ground. Sturd Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr defending well as Stern loads up on a big left hand.
Stern misses with a looping left.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sturd Jr duly obliges.
Sturd Jr scores with the left hand. Stern knows he should have avoided that one.
Sturd Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stern.
Sturd Jr with a hook.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stern fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sturd Jr pushes Stern away with a front kick.
Stern rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturd Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturd Jr feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Sturd Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Stern pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stern throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stern throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
A cross from Sturd Jr lands.
Sturd Jr cracks Stern with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stern walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sturd Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturd Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sturd Jr leaves Stern with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stern 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sturd Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
A victorious Jason Sturd Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Howard Stern was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.