PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 33 p4p, 6 weight class) and Felix Sturm (ranked 146 p4p, 21 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Sturm

180 cm
30
169 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

180 cm
30
158 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Sturm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturm checks a leg kick nicely.
Sturm has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Man is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man tries to work over Sturm's front leg with a kick but Sturm checks it.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturm's sensitive parts.
Sturm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
A jab lands there for Sturm.

It looks like Fook Man has been cut.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturm checks a low kick from Man.
Sturm throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a leg kick but Sturm moved away.
Man cracks Sturm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturm.
Sturm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sturm throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturm takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturm moves out of range of the strikes.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturm.
Man thows a leg kick but Sturm checks it
and Sturm counters with a nice body shot.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sturm thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sturm tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Sturm lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Sturm misses.
Sturm misses with a hook.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturm throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Sturm moves away and avoids it.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sturm takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a leg kick
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm checks a low kick from Man.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man scores with a jab. Sturm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sturm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Sturm checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Man.
Sturm avoids a kick to the body.
Sturm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sturm's head.
Man feints and then cracks Sturm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sturm down.
Sturm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturm missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sturm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man tries to land a body kick
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Sturm's leg but Sturm calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Sturm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man throws a low kick but Sturm avoids it.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturm.
Sturm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man with a body shot.
Sturm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Sturm cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Sturm is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturm! But no joy.
Man works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a low kick.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Sturm does no damage.
Man swings for the body but Sturm moves out of range.
Sturm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sturm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man throws an off balance right hand
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Sturm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man throws a hook but Sturm blocks it.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturm tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a leg kick
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Fook Man's cut is getting worse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturm. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fook Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Man slips a straight right by Sturm.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Sturm down.
Sturm misses with a looping right.
Man misses with a left hand
and Sturm counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturm checks a low kick from Man.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
Man is looking to chop away at Sturm's legs.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Sturm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sturm. Those never looked like landing.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sturm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sturm misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a good low kick that Sturm was not able to check.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sturm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Man has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man is looking to chop away at Sturm's legs.
Man throws out a leg kick but Sturm moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Sturm checks the leg kick.
Man misses with a right hand
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man moves to clinch but Sturm breaks away
and Sturm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Man is rocked!

Fook Man's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturm takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Sturm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Sturm misses.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sturm's calf.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturm is out of range and Man settles back down.

Man closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Sturm breaks the clinch.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man tries to clinch up but Sturm circles away and keeps his distance.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Sturm's shoulder, as Sturm tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Sturm misses.
Sturm looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Sturm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sturm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Sturm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Sturm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sturm misses with a body shot.
Sturm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sturm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sturm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Sturm.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSturm.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturm.
Sturm blocks a low kick nicely.
Sturm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Sturm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man throws a low kick but Sturm avoids it.
Sturm misses with a low kick.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturm's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man misses with a hook.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturm.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Sturm is out of range.
Sturm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sturm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Sturm misses.
Sturm throws a good cross that connects.
Sturm throws out a powerful jab.

Jeez, Fook Man's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Man has closed the distance and engaged Sturm in a clinch.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man thuds his right hand into Sturm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturm. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fook Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Man connects with a high kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sturm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sturm looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man throws a low kick but Sturm moves out of range easily.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Sturm's front leg but catches the back leg as Sturm tries to avoid it.
Man misses with a left hand
and Sturm counters with a right hand to the body.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Sturm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturm checks a low kick from Man.
Man cracks the inside of Sturm's front leg.
Sturm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sturm swings for the body but Man moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Man catches Sturm right on the button with a cross.
Man misses with a low kick.
Sturm slips a jab from Man.
Sturm flicks out a counter leg kick but Man steps away.
Sturm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturm.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturm's head.
Sturm misses with a wild body shot.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturm throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sturm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick
and Sturm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man misses with a hook
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturm throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sturm counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturm.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man misses the body punch
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felix Sturm!
Our winner, Felix Sturm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.