PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stein (ranked 272 p4p, 513 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 36 p4p, 70 weight class). Stein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red - Falling Sky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stein
vs
Pendragon

195 cm
33
190
28 - 18 - 1

189 cm
32
195
23 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon throws a hook but Stein blocks it.
Pendragon misses with a low kick.
Pendragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Pendragon lands with a straight right. Stein didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
Pendragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Stein lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stein throws a hook but Pendragon blocks it.
Stein staying out of range there.
Stein tries to counter by clinching up but Pendragon breaks away and moves out of range.
Stein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pendragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stein gets a clinch.
Pendragon blocks the elbow strike.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Stein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Pendragon.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Stein.
Stein throws an elbow but it misses.
Pendragon wants to get back to striking at distance but Stein won't allow it.
Pendragon tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pendragon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pendragon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stein trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.

Pendragon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stein is aware though and is defending well.
Stein looking to sit in guard and control but Pendragon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pendragon gets to his feet - Stein follows without any prompting.
Pendragon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Pendragon blocks the leg kick.
Stein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stein.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon swings for the body but Stein moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein moves out of range as Pendragon throws a body kick.
Pendragon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stein tries to counter by clinching up but Pendragon breaks away and moves out of range.
Pendragon misses the shot to the body.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stein manages to avoid it.
Pendragon drops his hands momentarily and Stein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stein displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pendragon slips under a jab from Stein.
Stein throws a leg kick that misses.
Stein tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Stein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pendragon tried to score with a low kick but Stein checks it.
Stein is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pendragon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pendragon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stein's head backwards.
Stein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pendragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pendragon misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon sizes up Stein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stein 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.
Pendragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stein.
Pendragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Pendragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick from Pendragon.
Stein seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pendragon scores with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Pendragon.
A big left from Stein misses.
A jab lands there for Pendragon.
Stein moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stein with the inside leg kick.
Pendragon needs to keep his hands up - Stein had a free shot at his head there.
Stein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein swings for the body but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Pendragon tries to get set, Stein tries to push him back and clinch up but Pendragon manages to avoid the attempt.
Stein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pendragon's sensitive parts.
Stein throws a low kick but Pendragon avoids it.
Pendragon digs a good body shot into Stein's ribs.
Pendragon digs a good body shot into Stein's ribs.
Stein scores with a jab to the head.
Pendragon pushes Stein away with a front kick.
Pendragon lands with a right hand.
Pendragon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Stein tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pendragon manages to circle out of the way.
Stein throws a big shot that misses.
Stein avoids a kick to the body.
Pendragon lands with a good body shot.
Stein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Stein there.
Stein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stein takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Stein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arthur Pendragon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Stein's cut.
That's time! Stein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stein. That's going to slow Pendragon down.
An inside leg kick from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stein moves in looking to clinch but Pendragon pushes him off.
Stein throws out a powerful jab.
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Pendragon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
Pendragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon jabs Stein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stein. That's going to slow Pendragon down.
Stein dodges the punch combination from Pendragon.
Stein tries to clinch but Pendragon moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pendragon throws a jab when Stein was well out of range.
Stein tries to counter by clinching up but Pendragon breaks away and moves out of range.
Pendragon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pendragon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stein can pounce on him.
Stein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pendragon. Pendragon obviously looking to wear him down.
Pendragon throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Stein counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stein.
Stein tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Stein back against the cage.
Stein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stein.
Stein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Pendragon scores with a shoulder strike.
Stein lands a left hand.
Stein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Stein on the inside.
Stein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pendragon looking to stall.
Pendragon avoids a wild elbow strike from Stein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stein.

Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Pendragon moves out of range as Stein strikes.
Stein cracks Pendragon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pendragon throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.

Stein clinches up with Pendragon and pushes him back against the cage.
Stein misses with an elbow over the top.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pendragon's brow.
Frank Stein has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stein lands a nice elbow.
Stein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stein is leaning against Pendragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pendragon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pendragon leaning against his opponent.
Stein lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Stein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Stein.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Stein.
Stein has Pendragon pressed against the cage, preventing Pendragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pendragon blocks an elbow strike.
Stein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pendragon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stein tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Stein back against the cage.
Stein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stein misses with an elbow strike.
Pendragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
I was talking to Stein's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon avoids a wild elbow strike from Stein.
Pendragon blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
Stein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
Pendragon 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.
Pendragon misses with a looping right.
Stein cracks Pendragon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pendragon connects with a leg kick.
Pendragon misses with a looping right.
Pendragon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Stein.
Stein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stein staying out of range there.
Pendragon staying out of range there.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut

and Stein counters by moving into the clinch.
Stein throws an elbow that misses.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Stein dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Stein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stein checks a leg kick nicely.
Stein misses with an uppercut. Pendragon saw that one coming.
Stein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pendragon manages to avoid it.
Stein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon with a nice calf kick.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
Stein lands with a cross.
Stein tries to land a leg kick but Pendragon saw it coming and moves away.
Pendragon stuns Stein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stein ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Stein throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon swinging wildly here.
Pendragon misses with a hook. Stein ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a series of strikes that have Stein backpedaling.
Stein tries to clinch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon scores with a punch to the head.
Pendragon sizes up Stein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pendragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pendragon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stein momentarily.
Stein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein blocks a jab.
Stein's corner calls for a 1-2. Stein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pendragon misses with a looping right.
Stein wants to slow Pendragon down by chopping away at his legs.
Stein checks a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Stein.
Pendragon throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.

Stein closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pendragon's elbow.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein lands a shoulder strike.
Stein blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Pendragon tries to pull guard but Stein forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pendragon.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pendragon's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Pendragon.
Pendragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stein lands a body punch.
Pendragon tries to break the clinch but Stein is controlling the position.
Pendragon can't break the clinch.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pendragon's elbow.
Stein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pendragon's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stein lands a body punch.
Stein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Pendragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pendragon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pendragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stein lands a head shot.
Pendragon takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.
Pendragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Stein appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pendragon misses with a body kick.
Pendragon looks to throw the jab but Stein is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stein.
Stein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stein lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon 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.
Stein throws a leg kick but Pendragon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pendragon.
Stein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pendragon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Stein gets a clinch.
Stein lands a shot to the body.
Stein throws an elbow that misses.
Stein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pendragon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stein.
Pendragon blocks the elbow strike.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Stein blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Pendragon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

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 Frank Stein.
I think Stein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Stein!
Frank Stein seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.