PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Stalhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. Stalhandske has chosen Jean Sibelius - Finlandia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Stalhandske

187 cm
25
215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

188 cm
23
218 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torsten Stalhandske!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalhandske throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Stalhandske.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Stalhandske.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stalhandske. That did some damage!
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stalhandske looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Smith.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith stalks Stalhandske and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stalhandske's face. Stalhandske staggers backwards, shaken.
Stalhandske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith lands a nice hook to Stalhandske's body. Stalhandske takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Stalhandske's belly button to the back.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stalhandske on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
A head kick misses from Smith.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Stalhandske counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stalhandske throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith cracks the inside of Stalhandske's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stalhandske blocks a jab.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Stalhandske's belly button to the back.
Stalhandske is breathing heavily.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Stalhandske's defenses.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Stalhandske counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Stalhandske to acknowledge the strikes.
Stalhandske misses with a wild body shot.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stalhandske looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Stalhandske's head back.
Stalhandske attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stalhandske throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith punishes Stalhandske's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stalhandske stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalhandske moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith catches Stalhandske with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Stalhandske.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Stalhandske's head back.
Stalhandske tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Good work by Stalhandske as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stalhandske throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a head kick!
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Stalhandske backing up. Stalhandske nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Stalhandske misses
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Stalhandske.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Stalhandske.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stalhandske.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stalhandske might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Stalhandske counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stalhandske can do to turn this around?
Stalhandske misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stalhandske takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Stalhandske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stalhandske on the side of the head.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Stalhandske counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Stalhandske takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Stalhandske bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stalhandske lands a slapping body shot.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a hook but Stalhandske avoids it easily.
Stalhandske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Smith clearly takes that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smith missing with a left hand there. Stalhandske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stalhandske misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalhandske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peter Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith throws a hook to the side of Stalhandske's head but Stalhandske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Stalhandske.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Stalhandske on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Stalhandske is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stalhandske.
Smith misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Stalhandske counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Stalhandske misses with an uppercut.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stalhandske on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske connects with a single shot there.
Stalhandske throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Stalhandske throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalhandske.
Stalhandske throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Smith had his way with Torsten Stalhandske in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick misses from Stalhandske.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Stalhandske looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalhandske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stalhandske momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stalhandskes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stalhandske manages to avoid it.
Stalhandske misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Stalhandske misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Stalhandske is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smith looks to land a right hand but Stalhandske moved out of range.
Torsten Stalhandske has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalhandske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalhandske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Stalhandske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalhandske staying out of range there.
Stalhandske shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith tries to bum rush Stalhandske with a series of wild strikes but Stalhandske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Stalhandske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Stalhandske misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:44
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:44
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Smith!