PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 2623 p4p, 302 weight class) and Maui Wowie (ranked 2622 p4p, 301 weight class). Stenger comes to the cage accompanied by Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Wowie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dont bogart that joint kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stenger
vs
Wowie

186 cm
31
196 lbs
24 - 17 - 3

185 cm
34
195 lbs
29 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 24 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maui Wowie!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenger cracks Wowie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wowie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stenger throws a sloppy head kick and Wowie moves out of range easily.
Stenger throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stenger connects with an inside leg kick.
Stenger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Wowie.
Stenger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Wowie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stenger.
Stenger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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.
Wowie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stenger circles away quickly and effectively.
Stenger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wowie. That did some damage!
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!
Stenger is looking to slow Wowie down with leg kicks.
Wowie slips a straight right by Stenger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Wowie misses.
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.
Wowie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stenger lands with a slapping head kick.
Wowie lands a high kick!
Stenger connects with an inside leg kick.
Aksel Stenger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stenger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Stenger backs off Wowie throws a huge counter combo but Stenger manages to avoid it all.

Wowie darts in and clinches Stenger up against the cage.
Stenger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wowie is defending well for now.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
Wowie tries to break the clinch but Stenger is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Stenger.
Wowie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stenger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wowie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stenger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wowie is defending well for now.
Wowie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.
Stenger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stenger with a knee to the head.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wowie avoiding damage as Stenger throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wowie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stenger misses with a knee strike.
Stenger looking to throw knees to the head but Wowie is blocking nicely.
Stenger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wowies head.
Stenger with a knee to the head.

It looks like Maui Wowie has been cut.
Wowie tries to circle away but Stenger has him pinned against the cage.
Wowie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stenger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wowie is trying to break the clinch but Stenger has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land.
Wowie is trying to break free.
Wowie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Stenger.
Stenger lands a good knee to the midsection. Wowie won't want to take too many of those.
Stenger throws a head punch that misses.
Stenger misses with a knee to the head.
Wowie managing to block the knees to the body from Stenger.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wowie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.

Wowie breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wowie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wowie tries to close the distance and clinch but Stenger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wowie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maui Wowie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stenger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wowie doesn't seem bothered though.
Stenger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stenger cracks Wowie with a good jab.
Wowie's coach down at Big Bear Fight Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wowie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wowie, right into the meat.
Stenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stenger scores with a jab to the body.
Stenger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Stenger as he connects with a hook.
Stenger swats away the attempt to clinch by Wowie.
Stenger throws a big counter combination but Wowie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stenger scores with a nice strike.
Stenger dodges the punch combination from Wowie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowie ducks under a wild hook from Stenger.
Wowie tries a head kick but it misses.

Wowie clinches up with Stenger and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenger.
Stenger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Wowie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger tries a body shot but Wowie blocks it.
Aksel Stenger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger misses with some punches.
Wowie takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wowie manages to break the clinch.
Wowie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stenger wants to clinch up but Wowie keeps it at a distance.
Wowie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wowie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stenger throws a sloppy head kick and Wowie moves out of range easily.
Wowie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stenger throws a looping overhand right but Wowie ducks down to avoid it.
Wowie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stenger checks the leg kick.
Stenger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wowie.
Stenger wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenger tries to work over Wowie's front leg with a kick but Wowie checks it.
Stenger throws a lazy right hand but Wowie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stenger lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger with a nice cross.
Wowie cracks Stenger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wowie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.

Wowie instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Stenger.
Stenger pushes Wowie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wowie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stenger misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.

Wowie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aksel Stenger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wowie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stenger dips to his left and cracks Wowie with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stenger throws a leg kick but Wowie sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stenger.
Stenger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stenger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wowie can do to turn this around?
Wowie drops his hands momentarily and Stenger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wowie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wowie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stenger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wowie moves away.
Stenger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wowie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stenger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Stenger closes the distance and clinches.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maui Wowie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Stenger lands a nice shot to the body.
Wowie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenger.
Stenger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stenger motions for Wowie to come forward. Stenger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stenger throws a lazy uppercut

and Wowie counters with a crisp one two that drops Stenger! Wowie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stenger to his feet! Stenger is in big trouble!
Stenger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stenger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stenger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stenger throws a hook to the side of Wowie's head but Wowie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wowie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stenger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wowie misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Wowie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stenger. Wowie shrugs it off though.
Stenger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wowie moves away.

Wowie pushes Stenger up against the cage in a clinch.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Wowie controls his hands.
Stenger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wowie working hard to break the clinch.
Wowie is trying to break the clinch but Stenger is controlling him.
Stenger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stenger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wowie blocks it with crossed arms.
Stenger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wowie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wowie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie.
Stenger has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
Stenger misses with some punches.
Stenger misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenger misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenger lands with a left to the head.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
Stenger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wowie avoiding damage as Stenger throws knees to the body.
Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
Stenger is leaning against Wowie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stenger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wowie blocks it with crossed arms.
Stenger digs a right hand into Wowie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wowie's gas tank.
Aksel Stenger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Stenger has Wowie pressed against the cage, preventing Wowie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stenger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stenger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stenger misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger tries to throw a body punch but Wowie avoids it by throwing Stenger back against the cage.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but Wowie blocks with his arms.
Wowie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stenger working Wowie over with knees to the body.
Stenger throws a head punch that misses.

Wowie breaks the clinch.
Wowie throws a leg kick
and Stenger counters with a good low kick that Wowie was not able to check.
Wowie misses with a head kick.
Wowie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stenger.
It seemed like Wowie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Stenger.
Maui Wowie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenger clobbers Wowie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

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 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
A relieved looking Aksel Stenger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.