PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steffen Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Stasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Steffen Gunderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gunderson
vs
Stasi

184 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steffen Gunderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Stasi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stasi moves away.
Stasi throws the left hand but Gunderson avoids the punch easily.
Gunderson throws a hook but Stasi avoids it easily.
Gunderson jabs Stasi right on the nose. Stasi blinks but takes it well.
Stasi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gunderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stasi.
Gunderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stasi is just out of range.
Stasi digs a good body shot into Gunderson's ribs.
Gunderson missing with a left hand there. Stasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stasi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gunderson's calf.
Gunderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunderson connects with a looping right hand.
Gunderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunderson misses with a looping left.
Stasi moves out of range as Gunderson strikes.
Gunderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stasi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stasi slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stasi, right into the meat.
Steffen Gunderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunderson throws a looping overhand right but Stasi ducks down to avoid it.
Stasi dodges the punch combination from Gunderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunderson.
Stasi connects with a crisp jab.
Stasi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stasi avoids the body shot from Gunderson.
Stasi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gunderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gunderson takes one to the chin there.
Gunderson with a jab.
Stasi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunderson is breathing heavily.
Stasi thumps Gunderson with a low kick.
Stasi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stasi cracks Gunderson with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stasi thuds his right hand into Gunderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gunderson walks into a jab.
Stasi throws a right hand that Gunderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunderson also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Stasi clinches with his opponent.
Stasi stalling in the clinch.
Gunderson takes a shot to the head.
Stasi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gunderson up against the cage.
Stasi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Stasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunderson backwards.
Stasi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunderson.
Still in the clinch, Stasi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Stasi.
Stasi slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Stasi.
A right hand to the body from Stasi.
Stasi lands with a left to the head.
Stasi stalling.
Stasi works on Gunderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Gunderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stasi.
A short uppercut from Stasi.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stasi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gunderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stasi lands a right hand.
Stasi is leaning against Gunderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Stasi.
Stasi lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Stasi.
Stasi lands a right hand.
Stasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunderson being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Stasi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Stasi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stasi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunderson or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stasi.
A body shot lands from Stasi.
Stasi scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Stasi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stasi effectively controlling the action here.
Gunderson can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gunderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stasi lands an elbow that stopped Gunderson in his tracks for a moment.
Stasi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gunderson up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stasi - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kimmo Stasi.
Stasi works the jab nicely.
Stasi lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stasi.
Gunderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gunderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stasi. Stasi obviously looking to wear him down.
Stasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stasi misses with a series of wild punches.

Stasi has closed the distance and engaged Gunderson in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimmo Stasi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stasi thumps Gunderson with a low kick.
Stasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stasi lands a nice shot that snaps Gunderson's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stasi.
Stasi moves away from the strike by Gunderson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stasi. That's going to slow Gunderson down.

Stasi takes the fight into the clinch.
Stasi cracks Gunderson with a nice body shot.
Stasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunderson's efforts to push away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stasi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stasi has Gunderson pressed against the cage.
Stasi throws an elbow that misses.
Stasi lands an uppercut.
Stasi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stasi throws an elbow but misses.
Gunderson misses with a punch to the body.
Stasi controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Stasi.
Gunderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stasi backwards.
Stasi looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson tries to throw a body punch but Stasi avoids it by throwing Gunderson back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stasi.
Stasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Stasi.
Stasi effectively controlling the action here.
Stasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunderson is trying to break the clinch but Stasi is controlling him.
Stasi works on Gunderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Stasi misses with a knee to the head.
Stasi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stasi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stasi slows down the pace here.
Stasi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kimmo Stasi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stasi digs a right hand underneath Gunderson's ribcage. Gunderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gunderson misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stasi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stasi misses with an elbow strike.
Stasi lands with a short shot to the head.
Stasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Stasi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stasi presses Gunderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stasi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stasi pushes Gunderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunderson backwards.
Stasi just leaning against Gunderson, taking a breather.
Stasi lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stasi.
Gunderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right hand to the body from Stasi.
Stasi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Stasi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gunderson avoiding damage as Stasi throws knees to the body.
Stasi trying to land knees to the body.
Gunderson has a couple of punches blocked by Stasi.
Stasi cracks Gunderson with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stasi is struggling to control the position.
Stasi scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stasi lands with a right to the head.
Stasi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stasi lands a body shot.
Stasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stasi stalling the fight.
Stasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Stasi.
Stasi lands a body shot.
Stasi stalling the fight.
Gunderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stasi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunderson.
Stasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunderson is defending well for now.
Stasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunderson.
Gunderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stasi has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Stasi.
Gunderson misses with the head strike.
Gunderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Stasi.
Stasi working Gunderson over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stasi scores with a hook to the body.
Stasi is pushing Gunderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gunderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunderson.
A short right from Stasi on the inside.
Stasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stasi taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Stasi.
A bit of stalling here from Stasi.
Stasi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunderson.
Gunderson has had enough of the clinch but Stasi keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Stasi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stasi has Gunderson pressed against the cage.
Stasi pushes Gunderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stasi cracks Gunderson with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Stasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimmo Stasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stasi connects with a looping right hand.
Stasi lands with a nice body punch.
Gunderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stasi cracks Gunderson with an open hand slap.
Stasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Stasi. That snapped Gunderson's head back.
Gunderson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Stasi moves into the clinch successfully.
Stasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stasi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Stasi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stasi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stasi is stalling here.
Stasi pushes Gunderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stasi avoiding damage.
Stasi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stasi digs a right hand into Gunderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunderson's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Stasi.
Stasi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stasi lands with a left to the head.
Stasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stasi lands a body punch.
Stasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gunderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stasi.
A nice left hand lands by Stasi.
Stasi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stasi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunderson or not.
Stasi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stasi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Stasi - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Stasi.
A left hand lands to the body for Stasi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stasi.
Stasi works on Gunderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Stasi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Stasi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunderson being controlled against the cage.
Stasi lands a body shot.
Stasi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gunderson has a couple of punches blocked by Stasi.
Gunderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunderson lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stasi.
A short left from Stasi.
Gunderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stasi.
Gunderson being controlled against the cage.
Gunderson takes a shot to the head.
Gunderson being controlled against the cage.
Gunderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stasi slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stasi.
A right hook to the body lands for Stasi.
Stasi controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kimmo Stasi.
Stasi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Stasi.
Kimmo Stasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stasi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gunderson's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stasi.
Stasi cracks the inside of Gunderson's front leg.
Stasi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gunderson momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stasi.
Stasi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A shot to the body from Gunderson misses
and Stasi counters with a low kick, right behind Gunderson 's knee.

Stasi instigates a clinch.
Gunderson tries to break free but Stasi pushes him back against the cage.
Stasi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stasi on the inside.
Stasi lands with a left to the head.
Stasi taking a breather.
Stasi lands a right hand.
Stasi is working Gunderson over against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stasi.
Stasi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stasi.
Stasi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stasi controlling the action here for a moment.
Stasi works on Gunderson's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stasi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stasi.
Steffen Gunderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stasi digs a right hand underneath Gunderson's ribcage. Gunderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimmo Stasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stasi 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimmo Stasi!