PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Stiches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lang
vs
Stiches

185 cm
19
220 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

170 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mac Stiches!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiches wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick from Stiches.

Lang drops Stiches with a beautiful combination! Stiches stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lang is looking for the KO!

It looks like Mac Stiches has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lang moves into the clinch.
Lang has Stiches pushed against the cage.
Stiches dodges an elbow strike from Lang.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Stiches is controlling him.
Stiches lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stiches lands a damaging elbow.
Lang avoiding damage.

Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lang closes the distance and clinches.
Lang blocks a body shot from Stiches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stichess head.
Lang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lang tries a body shot but Stiches blocks it.
Stiches creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Stiches has the dominant position.
Stiches blocks a body shot from Lang.
Lang wants to get back to striking at distance but Stiches won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Stiches.
Stiches tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Stiches back against the cage.
Lang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lang lands with a light punch inside.
Stiches taking a breather.
Lang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stiches prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stiches landing knees to the head.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stiches's elbow.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Stiches.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stiches is keeping busy.
Stiches misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stiches trying to land knees to the body.
Stiches comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lang blocks a body shot from Stiches.
Stiches tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
A short right from Lang on the inside.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Stiches pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lang slows down the pace here.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stiches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Stiches gets an underhook and turns Lang into the cage.
Lang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stiches avoids it.
Stiches unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Stiches.
Come on Lang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stiches lands a knee to the head.
Come on Lang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clubber Lang.

Stiches has managed to clinch.
Lang leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Stiches's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stiches uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Clubber Lang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stiches moves away.
Stiches tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Stiches wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Stiches walks into a stiff left hand from Lang.
Stiches misses with a straight left.

Lang pushes Stiches up against the cage in a clinch.
Clubber Lang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stiches tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lang has Stiches pressed against the cage.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Stiches has him pressed against the cage.
Stiches lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang avoiding damage.
Lang lands a body punch.
Lang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lang gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Stiches lands an elbow inside.
Lang scores with a shoulder strike.
Stiches prevents a body shot from Lang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiches utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lang.
Lang lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
Lang has Stiches pressed against the cage.
Lang tries a body shot but Stiches blocks it.
Stiches blocks a body shot from Lang.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiches throws an elbow that misses.
Stiches misses with a knee strike.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stiches backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clubber Lang.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stiches can do to turn this around?
Stiches throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stiches walks into a left hand.
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stiches moves away.
Stiches pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Lang. That snapped Stiches's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stiches walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stiches scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stiches.
Stiches moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Stiches takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stiches fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stiches showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lang.
A big right from Lang misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mac Stiches's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stiches throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Stiches tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Stiches takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stiches dodges the punch combination from Lang.
Lang misses with a wild combination.
Stiches is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stiches tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stiches wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Stiches tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stiches is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang takes a swing at Stiches's ribcage but misses.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stiches.
Stiches lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stiches throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stiches circles away quickly and effectively.
Stiches will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lang swings widly with a right hand

and Stiches counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Stiches throws a head punch that misses.
Stiches throws a head punch that misses.
Stiches keeps control of Lang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Stiches prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Stiches misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stiches lands an elbow that stopped Lang in his tracks for a moment.
Lang wants to break free but Stiches has control.
Lang pushes Stiches back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang is leaning against Stiches and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lang lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stiches missing with knees to the body.
Stiches stalling in the clinch but Lang improves position.
Lang avoiding damage.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stiches is keeping busy.
Stiches is pushing Lang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stiches lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiches is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lang is keeping busy.
Stiches managing to block the knees to the body from Lang.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stiches tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Stiches back against the cage.

Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stiches counters with a leg kick.
Lang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stiches swinging wildly here.
Stiches tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Stiches tries to keep at a distance but Lang has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiches can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Stiches is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Lang.
Stiches prevents a body shot from Lang.
A short body shot lands from Lang as the two fighters clinch.
Stiches takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Lang is pushing Stiches up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang blocks a body shot from Stiches.
Mac Stiches has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stiches's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lang 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
A victorious Clubber Lang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.