PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Chojnowski (ranked 4610 p4p, 447 weight class) and Jim Sterntz (ranked 4246 p4p, 425 weight class). Chojnowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nothing More - Do You Really Want It ?. This should be a great matchup!

Chojnowski
vs
Sterntz

190 cm
27
199 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Chojnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Sterntz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chojnowski has Sterntz up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Chojnowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sterntz.
Sterntz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sterntz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chojnowski backwards.
Chojnowski is trying to pull guard but Sterntz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chojnowski tries a body shot but Sterntz blocks it.
Chojnowski wants a takedown.
Sterntz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sterntz is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterntz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chojnowski.
Chojnowski is trying to stall.
Chojnowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sterntz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chojnowski looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterntz misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Sterntz.
Sterntz tries to work over Chojnowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chojnowski is trying to break the clinch but Sterntz has him pressed against the cage.
Chojnowski has been working on his balance at Cheese Factory, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sterntz.
Sterntz digs a right hand into Chojnowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chojnowski's gas tank.
The referee calls for Sterntz to work.
The referee calls for Sterntz to work.
Sterntz looking to throw knees to the head but Chojnowski is blocking nicely.
Chojnowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Sterntz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chojnowski trying to stall but Sterntz improves his position.
Chojnowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sterntzs head.
Still in the clinch, Sterntz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sterntz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chojnowski avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sterntz 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.
Chojnowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Sterntz.
Sterntz has Chojnowski pushed against the cage.
Sterntz pushes off an throws an elbow but Chojnowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sterntz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.

Chojnowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Sterntz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A bit of stalling here from Sterntz.
Sterntz blocks an uppercut.
Sterntz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sterntz can't find room to land a body shot as Chojnowski controls the action.
Sterntz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sterntz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chojnowski blocks the elbow strike.
Sterntz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chojnowski avoids the damage to the body.
Chojnowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sterntz misses with an elbow strike.
Sterntz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chojnowski managing to block the knees to the body from Sterntz.
Sterntz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sterntz trying to control the position but instead, Chojnowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sterntz into the cage.
Sterntz working aggressively here.
Sterntz lands a right hand.

Chojnowski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Sterntz throws Chojnowski to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chojnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jim Sterntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterntz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chojnowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Chojnowski tries to keep at a distance but Sterntz has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sterntz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sterntz stalling.
Sterntz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chojnowski avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chojnowski tries to throw a body punch but Sterntz avoids it by throwing Chojnowski back against the cage.
Sterntz trying to stall but Chojnowski improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Sterntz 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.

Sterntz avoids the head kick by Chojnowski.
Sterntz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sterntz doesn't manage to clinch there - Chojnowski circles away.
Chojnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sterntz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sterntz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chojnowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sterntz stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Chojnowski. No joy for Sterntz on that attempt.
Chojnowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sterntz's waist but Sterntz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chojnowski off to one side.
Sterntz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sterntz forces Chojnowski back against the cage and clinches.
Chojnowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Sterntz won't allow it.
Chojnowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sterntz controlling the action here for a moment.
Sterntz tries to throw a body punch but Chojnowski avoids it by throwing Sterntz back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterntz prevents Chojnowski from breaking the clinch.
Sterntz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chojnowski letting Sterntz take a breather here.
Chojnowski being controlled against the cage.
Sterntz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sterntz is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.
Sterntz tries to close the distance and clinch but Chojnowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sterntz avoids the body shot from Chojnowski.

Sterntz pushes Chojnowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Sterntz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chojnowski up against the cage.
Jim Sterntz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chojnowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterntz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chojnowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sterntz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sterntz blocks an uppercut.
Sterntz wants to stall.
Sterntz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sterntz taking a breather.
Sterntz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chojnowski.
Sterntz stalls.
Sterntz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.

Sterntz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Sterntz to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterntz has Chojnowski pressed against the cage.
Sterntz receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sterntz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chojnowski avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sterntz.
Sterntz is looking to control Chojnowski's arms but Chojnowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sterntz has his back to the cage.
Sterntz stalling in the clinch.
Chojnowski misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sterntz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sterntz leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.
Sterntz is looking to clinch but Chojnowski is avoiding it.
Sterntz blocks the body kick.

Sterntz forces Chojnowski back against the cage and clinches.
Sterntz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sterntz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chojnowski is keeping busy.
Sterntz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojnowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sterntz walks away with a smile on his face. Chojnowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Chojnowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sterntz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chojnowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Sterntz won't allow it.
Chojnowski letting Sterntz take a breather here.
Sterntz misses with a knee to the head.
Chojnowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Sterntz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chojnowski tries to pull guard but Sterntz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sterntz throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Chojnowski.
Sterntz tries to land a knee to the head but Chojnowski blocks with his arms.
Sterntz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chojnowski's efforts to push away.
Chojnowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterntz misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sterntz scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Sterntz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sterntz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Sterntz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chojnowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sterntz swings wildly with an uppercut but Chojnowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sterntz looking to throw knees to the head but Chojnowski is blocking nicely.
Chojnowski wants to stall.
Sterntz missing with knees to the body.
Sterntz missing with knees to the body.
Chojnowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Chojnowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piotr Chojnowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chojnowski tries to keep at a distance but Sterntz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sterntz stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chojnowski tries to pull guard but Sterntz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sterntz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sterntz avoiding damage.
Sterntz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterntz stalling.
Sterntz can't find room to land a body shot as Chojnowski controls the action.
Sterntz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sterntz is struggling to control the position.
Sterntz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sterntz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.
Sterntz shoots in for a takedown but Chojnowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Chojnowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sterntz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chojnowski avoids the damage to the body.
Chojnowski is trying to break free.
Chojnowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sterntz tries to work over Chojnowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chojnowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Chojnowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chojnowski prevents a body shot from Sterntz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sterntz slowing the pace effectively.
Chojnowski is struggling to control the position.
Chojnowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sterntz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chojnowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chojnowski looking to stall.
Sterntz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sterntz lands a shoulder strike.
Chojnowski being controlled against the cage.
Chojnowski tries for a takedown but Sterntz manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterntz blocking some punches.
Sterntz missing with knees to the body.
Sterntz is stalling here.
Chojnowski is looking to control Sterntz's arms but Sterntz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chojnowski has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sterntz.
Sterntz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chojnowski avoids it.
Sterntz blocks an elbow strike from Chojnowski.
Chojnowski letting Sterntz take a breather here.
Chojnowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sterntz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chojnowski is trying to break free.
Chojnowski can't break the clinch.
Chojnowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sterntz is keeping busy.
Sterntz trying to stall but Chojnowski improves his position.
Sterntz throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterntz stalling in the clinch.
Sterntz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chojnowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sterntz scores with a shot to the side of Chojnowski's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chojnowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Chojnowski fails to land.
Piotr Chojnowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chojnowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sterntz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chojnowski.
Sterntz trying to control the position but instead, Chojnowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sterntz into the cage.
Chojnowski tries to break the clinch but Sterntz is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterntz is trying to maintain a safe position but Chojnowski gets an underhook and turns Sterntz into the cage.
Sterntz wants to stall.
Sterntz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Sterntz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sterntz 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Sterntz!
Jim Sterntz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Piotr Chojnowski had this to say: 'I will be back !'.