PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenger has chosen Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face? as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Grimes
vs
Stenger

178 cm
26
188 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

186 cm
24
196 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Aspire Nutrition

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes throws a head kick that misses.
Grimes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stenger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grimes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stenger.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grimes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stenger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stenger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grimes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stenger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes misses with a few strikes there.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grimes with a body shot.
Grimes misses with the combination.
Stenger lands with a kick to the temple. Grimes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Stenger avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grimes.
Grimes swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
Stenger throws a leg kick but Grimes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stenger scores with a jab to the head.
Grimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes blocks a head kick by Stenger.
Grimes with a jab.
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenger counters with a body kick that stops Grimes in his tracks momentarily.
Stenger works Grimes's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
Stenger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stenger misses with a hook
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Stenger avoids nicely.
Stenger tries to counter by closing the distance.

Stenger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grimes, pushing him back against the cage.
Stenger lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimes avoids the damage to the body.
Stenger working aggressively here.

Grimes breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Stenger.
Stenger tries to score with a low kick but Grimes moves his leg out of the way.
Stenger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grimes avoids a kick to the body.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Stenger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimes is looking to clinch.
Grimes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stenger.
Grimes 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.
Grimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenger.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Stenger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stenger's coach down at Dark Corner was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stenger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Stenger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stenger.
Stenger lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've been told by Grimes's head coaches at Jacks Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Stenger moves out of range easily.
Grimes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grimes misses with a head kick.
Stenger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Stenger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grimes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stenger lands with a straight right. Grimes didn't see that one coming.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stenger! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Stenger. Beautiful body shot.
Stenger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Stenger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grimes avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Grimes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Grimes.
Stenger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stenger lands a jab.
Stenger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grimess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stenger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grimes thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stenger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stenger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stenger punishes Grimes's body with a nice straight punch.
Grimes lands the left hand.
A jab from Stenger does it's job there.
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stenger connects with a body shot that sends Grimes's belly button to the back.
Stenger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grimes moves away from the strike by Stenger.
Stenger throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenger counters with a nice uppercut.
Stenger connects with a leg kick. Grimes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grimes.
Grimes misses with a double jab.
Stenger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimes. Grimes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stenger scores with a kick to the body.
Grimes misses with a series of wild punches.
Stenger thinks about the counter body kick.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Stenger avoids nicely.
Stenger scores with a push kick.
Grimes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Stenger.
Nice body kick there by Stenger.
Grimes moves forwards but Stenger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stenger.
Stenger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Grimes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenger throws a jab when Grimes was well out of range.
Oh Grimes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stenger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grimes seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stenger connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes throws a big counter combination but Stenger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Stenger lands a big head kick that sends Grimes tumbling to the mat! Stenger takes a step backwards and waves Grimes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stenger throws a nice looking combination but Grimes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aksel Stenger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stenger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stenger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stenger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenger throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimes.
A leg kick checked by Grimes.

Grimes gets a clinch.
Grimes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimes blocks an uppercut.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Stenger has him pressed against the cage.
Grimes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stenger holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Grimes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenger throws a head kick that half lands.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stenger throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimes. Stenger does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Grimes backs off Stenger throws a huge counter combo but Grimes manages to avoid it all.
Stenger fakes the leg kick and cracks Grimes in the body.
Grimes throws a big shot that misses.
Grimes lands a glancing blow to the side of Stenger's head.
Grimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Stenger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stenger thuds his right hand into Grimes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Stenger moves out of range.

Stenger lands a big head kick that sends Grimes tumbling to the mat! Stenger takes a step backwards and waves Grimes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stenger throws a sloppy head kick and Grimes moves out of range easily.
Stenger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grimes throws a sloppy body shot
and Stenger scores with a counter punch that sends Grimes to the canvas! Stenger smells blood - he's punishing Grimes with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Grimes has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aksel Stenger!
An out of breath Aksel Stenger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.