PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Boehner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Stienhof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boehner comes to the cage accompanied by Run's House. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boehner
vs
Stienhof

178 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Boehner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Stienhof!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boehner connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Douglas Stienhof has been cut.
Stienhof shoots in for a takedown but Boehner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boehner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Boehner there.

Boehner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stienhof to the mat! Stienhof manages to get full guard.
Boehner won't allow Stienhof to sweep him here.
Stienhof working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boehner.

Stienhof had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boehner defends it easily.
Boehner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stienhof working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boehner.
Boehner cracks Stienhof with a solid left hand.
Boehner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stienhof's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boehner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boehner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Boehner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stienhof has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boehner has managed to get both his arms back between Stienhof's legs - danger averted.
Boehner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stienhof preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Stienhof looking for a guillotine here but Boehner defends easily.
Stienhof looks gassed!
Boehner looking to sit in guard and control but Stienhof gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stienhof wants to pass the guard but Boehner is keeping the position.
Boehner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stienhof is controlling him.
Boehner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stienhof passes into half guard.
Boehner is trying to stand up here but Stienhof is controlling him well.

Stienhof is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boehner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stienhof.
Boehner is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Stienhof seems to be working for a kimura but Boehner defends the submission attempt.
Boehner wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Boehner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Stienhof's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stienhof fails with the takedown
and Boehner counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boehner. That's going to slow Stienhof down.
A punch lands to the side of Stienhof 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boehner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boehner misses with a double jab.

Boehner clinches up against the cage.
Stienhof is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Boehner breaks from the clinch.
Boehner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stienhof blocks a head kick by Boehner.

Boehner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stienhof!
Stienhof 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!
Stienhof in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boehner controlling his opponent.
Boehner with good strikes from the mount here!
Boehner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stienhof on the ground.
Boehner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boehner with good strikes from the mount here!
Boehner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boehner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boehner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boehner wants to control the pace but Stienhof is squirming around nicely.
Boehner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boehner content just to control the position here.
Stienhof taking shots to the head.
Boehner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boehner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stienhof is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boehner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boehner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stienhof is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Boehner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boehner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stienhof is looking to improve his position but Boehner isn't that keen on the idea.
Boehner landing strikes from the mount and Stienhof is in trouble!
Boehner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
John Boehner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stienhof tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boehner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stienhof looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stienhof is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Boehner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Stienhof's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Boehner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Boehner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stienhof sprawls well initially but Boehner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Boehner decides to stand and escape the position.
Boehner throws a nice looking combination but Stienhof bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stienhof has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stienhof shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Boehner counters by moving into the clinch.
Stienhof drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Boehner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boehner misses with a few strikes there.
Boehner swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stienhof blocks the body kick.
Stienhof shoots and misses

and Boehner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stienhof's guard now.
John Boehner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Stienhof.
Stienhof keeping moving, preventing Boehner from controlling successfully.

Boehner stands up from Stienhof's guard - Boehner perhaps looking for a knockout.

Boehner darts in and clinches Stienhof up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boehner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boehner throws a series of punches but Stienhof avoids them all with ease.
Boehner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boehner misses with a few strikes there.

Boehner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stienhof to the mat! Stienhof manages to get full guard.
Boehner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boehner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stienhof is keeping the position for now.
Stienhof manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boehner wants to get back to his feet.
Stienhof wants to take Boehner's back but he can't do it this time.
You get the feeling that Boehner really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Stienhof with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Boehner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stienhof can do to turn this around?

Stienhof looking for a guillotine from mount but Boehner is having none of it.
Stienhof trying to control but Boehner is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Boehner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boehner 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Boehner!