PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kron Kai (ranked 953 p4p, 128 weight class) and Aksel Stenger (ranked 755 p4p, 102 weight class). Stenger has chosen Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face? as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kai
vs
Stenger

188 cm
29
192 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

186 cm
33
196 lbs
29 - 19 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stenger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stenger lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Kai misses.
Stenger ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
A head kick misses from Stenger.
Kai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stenger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stenger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!
Kron Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai connects with a right hand. Stenger shakes it off.
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!
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stenger was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Stenger throws a low kick, looking for Kai's leg but Kai calmly moves out of range.
Kai throwing a counter right hand but Stenger manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenger misses the target.
Nice body punch from Stenger.
Kai sizes up Stenger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stenger just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenger scores with a head kick. Kai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Kron Kai has been cut.
Stenger moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kai.
Kai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenger.
Kai moves away from the strike by Stenger.
Kai is looking to counter punch.
Kai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ice Cream Parlour in the buildup to the fight.
Stenger ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
Stenger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kai swings for the body but Stenger moves out of range.
Stenger staying out of range there.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Stenger moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Stenger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stenger.
Kai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stenger counters with a left to the body.
Stenger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kai swings widly with a right hand
and Stenger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stenger lands a body shot.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenger.
Stenger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai blocks a head kick by Stenger.
Stenger staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Kai feints and then cracks Stenger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stenger down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenger.
Kai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Stenger moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Kai.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kai - that will leave a mark!
Kai 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.
Stenger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kai misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Stenger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kai throws a wild body kick that Stenger sees coming a mile off.
Stenger lands a right hook to the body.
Stenger scores with a shot to the body.
Stenger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stenger. Stenger obviously looking to wear him down.
Kai throws a push kick but Stenger slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Stenger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stenger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stenger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Stenger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kai.

It looks like Aksel Stenger has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Kai tries to keep at a distance but Stenger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kai misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stenger.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Stenger avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
Stenger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kai's efforts to push away.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kai.
Stenger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
Stenger blocks a body shot from Kai.
Kai misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenger looking to throw knees to the head but Kai is blocking nicely.
Stenger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stenger.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai scores with a shoulder strike.
Stenger landing knees to the head.
Kai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stenger backwards.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Kai.
Kai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stenger misses with a knee strike.
Stenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenger lands with a light punch inside.
Stenger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Stenger.
Stenger lands with a short shot to the head.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger has a couple of punches blocked by Kai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kai misses with a kick to the body.
Kai throws a nice looking combination but Stenger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Kai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stenger.
Nice straight punches there by Kai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kai.
Stenger tries a head kick but it misses.
Aksel Stenger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stenger looks to score with a jab to the body but Kai is just out of range.
Kai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stenger.
Kai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stenger counters with a low kick, right behind Kai 's knee.
Kai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stenger connects with a jab.
Stenger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stenger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stenger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stenger moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stenger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenger missing with a left hand there. Kai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stenger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kai rather than just go for the knockout.
Stenger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kai.
Kai blocks a head kick by Stenger.
Kai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stenger throws a head kick that Kai semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Stenger misses its intended target.
Kai misses with a looping left.
Stenger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stenger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stenger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!
Kai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stenger. Stenger obviously looking to wear him down.
Stenger misses the jab.
Kai walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Stenger.
Kai tries a low kick but Stenger avoids it.
Stenger flicks out a counter leg kick but Kai steps away.
Kai clobbers Stenger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kai throws out the jab.
Kai lands with a good body shot.
Stenger throws a head kick but Kai moves out of range.
Kai misses with a left hand
letting Stenger counter with a right hand.
Kai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kai swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenger.
Stenger misses with a body shot.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Stenger. That snapped Kai's head back.
Stenger blocks the body kick.
Kai tried to score with a low kick but Stenger checks it.
Kai throws a head kick but Stenger moves out of range.
Kai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stenger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stenger throws a head kick that misses.
Stenger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stenger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger throws out a powerful jab.
Kai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stenger throws out the jab.
Kai scores with the left hand. Stenger knows he should have avoided that one.
Kai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stenger cracks Kai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stenger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stenger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kai.
Stenger throws a head kick that half lands.
Kai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenger moves away.
Stenger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stenger throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai throws a body kick that misses.
Kai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch lands to the side of Stenger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stenger staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai cracks Stenger with a good jab.
Stenger scores with a jab.
Stenger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Kai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stenger is out of range.
Kai swings widly with a right hand
and Stenger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kai takes a swing at Stenger's ribcage but misses.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stenger manages to avoid it.
Stenger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stenger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stenger throws a looping overhand right but Kai ducks down to avoid it.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenger throws a leg kick but Kai checks it.
Kai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stenger cracks the inside of Kai's front leg.
Stenger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Stenger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aksel Stenger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stenger - the referee stops the clock and Kai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stenger. Kai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stenger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenger tries to move into range but Kai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Kai misses.
Stenger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Stenger loads up on a big right hand but Kai slips the punch.
Stenger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stenger scrambles back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stenger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stenger slips a straight right by Kai.
Kai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stenger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stenger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai thumps Stenger with a low kick.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
Kai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenger dips to his left and cracks Kai with an uppercut!
Kai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger digs a good hook to Kai's body.
Kai cracks Stenger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stenger scores with the left hand. Kai knows he should have avoided that one.
Stenger connects with a high kick.
Stenger throws a jab but it's blocked by Kai.
Stenger takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Stenger is looking to score with low kicks.
Kai looks to throw the jab but Stenger is out of range.
Stenger blocks a head kick by Kai.
Stenger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kai counters with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Stenger.
Kai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stenger in his tracks.
Stenger looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai misses with a wild combination.
Stenger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kai to score with a decent uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stenger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kai - the referee stops the clock and Stenger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kai. Stenger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stenger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kai is able to avoid easily.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Stenger moved out of range nicely.
Kai slips under a jab.
Stenger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kai.
Stenger dips to his left and cracks Kai with an uppercut!
Kai misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Kai.
Kai throws a push kick but Stenger slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Kai misses the target.
Kai misses with a straight left.
Stenger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
Stenger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kai feints a jab promting Stenger to slip. Kai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stenger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stenger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Stenger scores with a jab. Kai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Kai misses.
Stenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aksel Stenger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stenger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stenger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stenger cracks a nice hook into Kai's ribs.
Stenger tries to score with a low kick but Kai moves his leg out of the way.
Stenger lands a nice hook to Kai's body. Kai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stenger on the side of the head.
Stenger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kai doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stenger. That's going to slow Kai down.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Stenger is just out of range.
Stenger is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Stenger misses with a body shot.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Stenger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger scores with a sloppy right hand. Kai should have avoided that one.

Stenger rushes Kai and presses him up against the cage.

Kai breaks the clinch.
Stenger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stenger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stenger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kai.
Kai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stenger manages to avoid it.
Kai scores with a nice head shot.
Kai blocks a head kick by Stenger.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Stenger ducks right into an uppercut from Kai.
Stenger throws a body shot but no joy.
Kron Kai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenger wants to slow Kai down by chopping away at his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kron Kai.
Well Stenger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
A very excited looking Aksel Stenger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.