PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremendous Jr (ranked 2789 p4p, 1825 weight class) and Luka Stjepanic (ranked 347 p4p, 252 weight class). Rex Tremendous Jr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tremendous Jr
vs
Stjepanic

186 cm
22
180
8 - 6 - 0

172 cm
22
169
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Stjepanic!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremendous Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tremendous Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Stjepanic coming out on top.
Stjepanic misses with a looping left.
Stjepanic cracks Tremendous Jr with a good jab.
Tremendous Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stjepanic connects with a single shot there.
Stjepanic misses with a body kick.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter the offense by Stjepanic and move into the clinch.
Tremendous Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stjepanic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stjepanic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Stjepanic misses.
Stjepanic lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stjepanic lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Tremendous Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stjepanic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tremendous Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stjepanic just manages to avoid it.
Tremendous Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stjepanic. That one must have hurt.
Tremendous Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stjepanic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stjepanic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stjepanic throws a push kick but Tremendous Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Tremendous Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stjepanic tries to work over Tremendous Jr's front leg with a kick but Tremendous Jr checks it.
Stjepanic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tremendous Jr's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stjepanic.
Stjepanic keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stjepanic misses with a kick to the body.
Tremendous Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Tremendous Jr.
Stjepanic thuds his right hand into Tremendous Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stjepanic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tremendous Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Stjepanic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tremendous Jr.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter punch.
Stjepanic with a hook.
Stjepanic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tremendous Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stjepanic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stjepanic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stjepanic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tremendous Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stjepanic misses with a looping right.
Crunch! Stjepanic slams his shin into Tremendous Jr's torso.
Stjepanic scores with a jab.
Stjepanic throws a body kick that misses.
Stjepanic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Stjepanic does it's job there.
Stjepanic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tremendous Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stjepanic.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from Stjepanic does it's job there.
Stjepanic throws a jab when Tremendous Jr was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stjepanic connects with a right hand. Tremendous Jr shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stjepanic throws a body kick that misses
and Tremendous Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stjepanic throws a body kick that misses.
Stjepanic thuds his right hand into Tremendous Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tremendous Jr ducks under a wild hook from Stjepanic.
Stjepanic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tremendous Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stjepanic misses with a leg kick.
Stjepanic pushes Tremendous Jr away with a front kick.
Stjepanic lands with a cross.
Stjepanic connects with a crisp jab.
Tremendous Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Stjepanic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tremendous Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stjepanic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tremendous Jr. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Stjepanic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stjepanic throws a half hearted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stjepanic.
Tremendous Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stjepanic lands a jab to the head.
Tremendous Jr slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stjepanic.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stjepanic connects with a looping right hand.
Tremendous Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Stjepanic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Tremendous Jr is rocked!
Good leg kick by Stjepanic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremendous Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tremendous Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Tremendous Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stjepanic misses with a body kick.
Tremendous Jr seems to have got his legs back now.

Tremendous Jr drives through and clinches with Stjepanic against the cage.
Tremendous Jr is trying to pull guard but Stjepanic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Stjepanic breaks from the clinch.
Stjepanic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stjepanic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tremendous Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Stjepanic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stjepanic - that will leave a mark!
Luka Stjepanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stjepanic misses with a right hand
and Tremendous Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Stjepanic connects with an inside leg kick.
Tremendous Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stjepanic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Stjepanic!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Stjepanic.
Tremendous Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Stjepanic.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tremendous Jr - that will leave a mark!
Tremendous Jr walks straight into a right hand from Stjepanic - that's dropped him! Stjepanic jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tremendous Jr from any more punishment! Tremendous Jr complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luka Stjepanic!