PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Sterntz (ranked 3281 p4p, 400 weight class) and Tomo Jr (ranked 8217 p4p, 629 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tomo Jr enters the cage!

Sterntz
vs
Jr

190 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

180 cm
21
188 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Sterntz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sterntz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Sterntz misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Sterntz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sterntz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sterntz.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sterntz looking to slow down the pace here.
Jr misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Jr.
Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sterntz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jr lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jr.
Still in the clinch, Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr misses with a body punch.
Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Sterntz controls his hands.
Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sterntz looking to throw knees to the head but Jr is blocking nicely.
Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jr scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sterntz throws an elbow that misses.
Sterntz is trying to stall.
Jr digs a right hand into Sterntz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sterntz's gas tank.
Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jr scores with a shot to the side of Sterntz's head.
Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sterntz or not.
Sterntz is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jr.
A shot in the inside from Jr.
Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sterntz or not.
Sterntz throws a punch but it's blocked by Jr.
Jr lands a shot to the body.
Sterntz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jr controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jr.
Sterntz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
Jr scores with a shot to the side of Sterntz's head.
Jr lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Jr.
Jr lands a right hand.
Jr lands a body shot.
Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sterntz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jr on the inside.
Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Jr digs a right hand underneath Sterntz's ribcage. Sterntz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jr lands a shoulder strike.

Sterntz is rocked!
Jr lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sterntz to his knees! Jr keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomo Jr!