PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between T Challa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T Challa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Challa
vs
Sten

184 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
201 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Conviction
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, T Challa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Sten!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten lands a really nice looking cross but Challa seems unphased.
Challa misses with the combination.
Sten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Challa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Challa. That did some damage!
Challa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Challa looks to land a left hand but Sten moved out of range nicely.
Challa throws the left hand but Sten avoids the punch easily.
Sten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Challa throws out a loose jab but Sten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Challa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sten on the side of the head.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch but Challa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sten misses with a body kick.
Challa walks into a jab.
Challa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sten throws an overhand right that lands on Challa's shoulder, as Challa tries to avoid the shot.
Sten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Challa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sten, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten slips a jab from Challa.
Sten scores with a body shot.
Sten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Challa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sten.
Sten just misses with a punch to the body.
Sten lands a high kick!
Challa tries to bum rush Sten with a series of wild strikes but Sten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sten pushes Challa away with a front kick.
Sten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Challa to score with a decent uppercut.
Challa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Challa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Challa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Challa.
Challa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sten slips a straight right by Challa.
Nice jab there from Sten.
Crunch! Sten slams his shin into Challa's torso.
Sten pushes Challa away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten pushes Challa away with a front kick.
Challa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sten's head.
A good leg kick by Sten.
Challa is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Challa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Challa will feel that in the morning.
Sten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Challa.
Sten scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sten.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sten.
Challa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Challa tries to keep at a distance but Sten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Challa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but Challa avoids the damage to the body.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Challa is blocking nicely.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sten.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
Sten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Challas head.
Sten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sten working Challa over with knees to the body.
Sten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Challa blocks an elbow strike.
Sten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Challa's face.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Challa backwards.
Sten lands an elbow inside that Challa shrugs off.
Challa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sten misses with some punches.
Challa lands a body shot.
Sten pushes off an throws an elbow but Challa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Challa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sten.
Challa dodges an elbow strike from Sten.
Challa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten working Challa over with knees to the body.
Sten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Challa's defenses.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Sten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Challa blocks an uppercut.
Challa managing to block the knees to the body from Sten.
Challa managing to block the knees to the body from Sten.
Sten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sten can't find room to land a body shot as Challa controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sten.
Nice body punch from Challa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challa lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sten.
Challa scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sten throws an elbow but misses.
Sten throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Sten dominated that round.
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.

Sten connects with a looping right hand.
Sten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Challa.
No joy there for Challa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Challa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Challa.
Vlad Sten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Challa avoids the head kick by Sten.
Sten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Challa.
Challa avoids the head kick by Sten.
Sten throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Challa's corner calls for a 1-2. Challa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sten throws and low kick but Challa moves out of range easily.
Sten throws a head kick that misses.
Vlad Sten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sten looks for the body kick but Challa saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Challa if he has to take too many more of those.
Challa thows a body shot but no joy.
Sten tries to clinch up.
Sten feints and then cracks Challa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Challa down.
Sten tries to clinch up but Challa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sten thumps Challa with a low kick.
Sten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Challa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sten is just out of range.
Challa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sten throws a sloppy head kick and Challa moves out of range easily.
Sten thuds his shin into the meat of Challa's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sten.
Sten tries a head kick but it misses.
Sten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Challa's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten is looking to slow Challa down with leg kicks.
Challa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Challa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sten lands a nice looking body shot.
Sten cracks Challa with an open hand slap.
Challa misses with a straight left.
Sten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Challa.
Sten throws a sloppy head kick and Challa moves out of range easily.
Sten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Challa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Sten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sten lands with a kick to the temple. Challa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sten staying out of range there.
Challa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sten digs a good body shot into Challa's ribs.
A good leg kick by Sten.
Challa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Challa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Challa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick from Sten lands but Challa takes it in his stride.
Sten wants to clinch.
Sten lands with a cross.
Sten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Challa.
Sten lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Sten lands but Challa takes it in his stride.
Sten is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Challa rather than just go for the knockout.
Challa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sten feints and then cracks Challa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Challa down.
Sten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sten throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sten.
Challa tries to move into range but Sten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Challa's head.
Sten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Challa's sensitive parts.
Challa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Challa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sten - the referee stops the clock and Challa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sten. Challa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Challa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sten.
Sten thows a body kick. Challa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Sten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sten throws a front kick that sends Challa stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Challa catches Sten right on the button with a cross.
A good leg kick by Sten.
Challa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Sten.
Sten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sten with a hook.
Sten moves away from the strike by Challa.
Challa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sten.
Sten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Challa misses with a straight right.
Sten feints and then cracks Challa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Challa down.
Challa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sten.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Challa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Challa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sten.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sten jabs at Challa's body.
Challa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Challa's calf.
Challa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Challa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sten.
A combination from Challa does no damage.
Challa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sten. Sten obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sten.
Sten lands an overhand right.
Sten jabs at Challa's body.
Sten wants to clinch up but Challa keeps it at a distance.
Sten lands a nice looking body kick.
Sten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sten lands a head kick. Challa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten moves in looking to clinch but Challa pushes him off.
Sten cracks the inside of Challa's front leg.
Sten doesn't manage to clinch there - Challa circles away.
Some wild striking there from Sten.
Nice body kick from Sten.
Sten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Challa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sten.
Challa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vlad Sten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sten scores with a shot to the body.
Sten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Challa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Challa. Sten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Sten.
Sten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sten - that will leave a mark!
Sten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Challa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Challa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
T Challa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten is looking to slow Challa down with leg kicks.
Sten lands with a nice combination. Challa backs away looking to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sten.
Challa keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sten.
Sten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Challa tries to keep at a distance but Sten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Challa tries to break the clinch but Sten is controlling the position.
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but Challa avoids the damage to the body.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Challa blocks it.
Sten misses with some punches.
Sten blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challa misses with some punches.
Challa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sten controls his hands.
Sten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sten prevents Challa from breaking the clinch.
Challa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Challa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sten.
Challa cracks Sten with a nice body shot.
Sten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Sten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sten 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vlad Sten!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Vlad Sten!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Vlad Sten!

Vlad Sten wins by unanimous decision!