PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Battle Ram (ranked 4461 p4p, 90 weight class) and Vedran Stefanovic (ranked 4938 p4p, 104 weight class). Stefanovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motörhead - March Ör Die. Vedran Stefanovic has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ram
vs
Stefanovic

185 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

191 cm
27
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Battle Ram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vedran Stefanovic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanovic misses with a hook
and Ram counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stefanovic thinking.
Stefanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Stefanovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stefanovic connects with the punch.
Ram just misses with a punch to the body.
Ram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefanovic.
Ram connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stefanovic's hands.
The fighters circling - Stefanovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Ram - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ram lands with an overhand left.
Ram connects with a single shot there.
Ram throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ram takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ram moves away.
Ram walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ram just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefanovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Stefanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battle Ram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stefanovic ducks right into an uppercut from Ram.
Stefanovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stefanovic.
Ram throws a right and a left that both miss.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stefanovic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stefanovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Ram is rocked!
Ram misses the shot to the body.
Stefanovic motions for Ram to come forward. Stefanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ram moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic swings for the body but Ram moves out of range.
Stefanovic misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Ram misses its target.
Vedran Stefanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ram moves out of range of the strikes.
Stefanovic misses with a left hand
and Ram counters with a left and a right that stings Stefanovic.
Stefanovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ram comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stefanovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Ram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stefanovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ram counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stefanovic misses with a right hand
and Ram counters with a three punch combo that has Stefanovic backing up. Stefanovic nods at Ram to acknowledge the strikes.
Stefanovic misses with a left hand
and Ram counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A left lands for Stefanovic.
Ram slips under a jab.
Stefanovic throws a big shot that misses.
Ram throws a hook but Stefanovic avoids it easily.
Stefanovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Ram was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A low kick from Stefanovic misses
and Ram counters with a two punch combo.
Stefanovic misses with an uppercut
and Ram counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stefanovic thinking.
Ram throws the left hand but Stefanovic avoids the punch easily.
Ram lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ram. Stefanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ram misses with a hook
and Stefanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stefanovic misses with a right hand
enabling Ram to counter with a crisp jab.
Ram looks to score with a jab to the body but Stefanovic is just out of range.
Stefanovic dodges the punch combination from Ram.
Stefanovic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ram misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stefanovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ram connects with a single shot there.
Stefanovic throws an off balance right hand
and Ram makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stefanovic looks to throw the jab but Ram is out of range.
Ram lands a nice shot to the body.
Ram is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stefanovic misses with a right hand
and Ram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ram keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stefanovic misses with a left hand
enabling Ram to counter with a crisp jab.

Stefanovic lands a left and a right that send Ram crashing to the mat, dazed. Stefanovic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Battle Ram dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stefanovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Ram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Battle Ram has been cut.
Ram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Ram wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stefanovic swings widly with a right hand
and Ram counters with a stiff right hand.
Ram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stefanovic cracks Ram with a hook to the temple - Ram is on wobbly legs here! Stefanovic swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ram falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Stefanovic wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vedran Stefanovic!
Vedran Stefanovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.