PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 702 p4p, 99 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 749 p4p, 103 weight class). Stenger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Aoki has chosen KAANCEPTS as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stenger
vs
Aoki

186 cm
27
196 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

182 cm
26
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

IniTech Nutrition
Sin City Allstars

Urban Fighter
Sin City Allstars

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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Stenger.
Aoki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stenger moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Stenger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stenger slips a jab from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a combination
and Stenger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenger misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Stenger.
Aoki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stenger thinks about countering with a body kick.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Stenger slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Stenger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Stenger's head coaches at Dark Corner that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Stenger avoids them all with ease.
Stenger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stenger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Stenger.
As Stenger backs off Aoki throws a huge counter combo but Stenger manages to avoid it all.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenger.
Stenger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stenger circles away quickly and effectively.
Stenger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
Aoki works the jab nicely.
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stenger can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger misses with a hook.
Aoki throws a counter combo.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loki Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stenger moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stenger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki tries to break free but Stenger pushes him back against the cage.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger misses with some punches.
Stenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Aoki misses the target.
Stenger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki lands a lovely overhand right.
Aoki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stenger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stenger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.
Aoki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Decent striking displayed by Aoki there.
Stenger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aoki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stenger scrambles back to his feet.
Stenger connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Stenger is just out of range.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Stenger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stenger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aoki scrambles back to his feet.
Stenger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aoki to score with a decent uppercut.
Aoki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenger counters with a thumping low kick.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Stenger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aoki throws a lazy head kick
and Stenger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Stenger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stenger lands a head shot.

Stenger clinches up with Aoki and pushes him back against the cage.
Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aksel Stenger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stenger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stenger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aoki in his tracks.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stenger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stenger.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stenger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Aoki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stenger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.
Stenger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a hook
and Stenger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Stenger.
Stenger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stenger moves away from the strike by Aoki.
An attempted straight right counter from Stenger misses the target.
Stenger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
Stenger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aoki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stenger cracks the inside of Aoki's front leg.
Aoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stenger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stenger throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki shapes to counter with a head kick.
Aoki throws an off balance right hand
and Stenger counters with a stiff right hand.
Aoki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looks to throw the jab but Stenger is out of range.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stenger throwing a counter right hand but Aoki manages to avoid it.
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!
Aoki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stenger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Stenger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Stenger's shoulder, as Stenger tries to avoid the shot.
Stenger jabs at Aoki's body.
Aoki connects with a jab.
Stenger connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger lands a slapping body shot.
A nice combination there by Aoki.
A shot to the body from Aoki misses
and Stenger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aoki's knee momentarily.
Stenger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aoki has time to react.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Stenger moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Stenger.
Nice body punch from Stenger.
Stenger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stenger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aoki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stenger throws a sloppy body shot
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Stenger digs a good body shot into Aoki's ribs.
Stenger dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Loki Aoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Aoki lands a slapping body shot.
Aoki walks into a jab.
Stenger is looking to slow Aoki down with leg kicks.
Aoki misses with a jab to the body
and Stenger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stenger misses with a straight left.
Stenger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stenger counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenger counters with a good low kick that Aoki was not able to check.
Stenger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Stenger there.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stenger scores with a nice head shot.
Stenger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Stenger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stenger, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Aoki slips under a jab.
Aoki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Stenger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aoki swings for the body but Stenger moves out of range.
Aoki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenger.
Aoki throws a right hand that Stenger ducks under and follows up with a left that Stenger also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stenger backs up against the cage.
Stenger throws a leg kick
enabling Aoki to counter with a crisp jab.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Stenger moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Stenger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stenger misses with a low kick.
Aoki throws a counter combo.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Aoki misses.
Stenger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aoki manages to circle out of the way.
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stenger.
Stenger cracks Aoki with a good jab.
Stenger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body punch from Stenger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stenger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aoki's head.
Stenger throws a jab but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Loki Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stenger scores with a shot to the body.
Aoki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stenger counters with a flying knee. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stenger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
Aksel Stenger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.