PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Stumpp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' . Stumpp comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony Of Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Peter Stumpp was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Man
vs
Stumpp

181 cm
27
217 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

184 cm
25
211 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eks Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Stumpp!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stumpp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man checks a low kick from Stumpp.
Stumpp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stumpp misses with a wild combination.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Stumpp.
Stumpp throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Stumpp lands a jab.
Stumpp with a hook.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Stumpp counters with a solid body kick.
Stumpp throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Peter Stumpp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stumpp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stumpp just misses with a punch to the body.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Stumpp misses with a wild body shot.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Stumpp counters with a nice uppercut.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stumpp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stumpp jabs at Man's body.

Man drives through with a takedown into guard.
Man with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Man wants to control from the top but Stumpp keeps moving.
Stumpp keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stumpp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Man slips nicely into half guard.

Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stumpp defends it well.
Man wants to pass to mount but Stumpp is defending the position.

Man is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stumpp has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man works his foot free and advances to mount.
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stumpp is looking to escape.
Man punching from mount but Stumpp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stumpp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Man.
Man looking to ground and pound but Stumpp is blocking nicely.
Man won't let Stumpp get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Man thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Man throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stumpp bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stumpp is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.

Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stumpp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stumpp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Man lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stumpp!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stumpp because Man loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stumpp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Man.
Stumpp is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eks Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Man shoots in for a takedown but Stumpp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stumpp lands with a nice body punch.

Stumpp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.

Stumpp gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Man regains guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Stumpp from controlling successfully.

Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stumpp defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man keeping moving, preventing Stumpp from controlling successfully.
Stumpp postures up.
Eks Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stumpp drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!
Man trying to control the action but Stumpp is working from the bottom.
Man tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stumpp's legs.

Man tries for a kimura but Stumpp is defending well.
Stumpp can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the action but Stumpp is working from the bottom.
Stumpp can't do much from the bottom here.
Stumpp is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Man asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stumpp is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stumpp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Man has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stumpp is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Man passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stumpp!
Man with shots to the head and body - Stumpp looks very uncomfortable down there.
Man trying to control but Stumpp is having none of it.
Man thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Man looking to finish with strikes here!
Man in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Man looking to control but Stumpp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stumpp holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Man tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stumpp tries to hold on but Man pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stumpp is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stumpp is wriggling around trying to escape.
Man thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stumpp is trying desperately to improve position.
Man working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Man throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eks Man dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Stumpp throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Stumpp misses with a low kick.
Stumpp slips under a jab from Man.
Stumpp swings away with a body shot that misses

and Man counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stumpp won't be happy with that.
Man landing a few strikes.

Stumpp explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Stumpp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Stumpp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Stumpp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stumpp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stumpp takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Stumpp.
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Stumpp.
Stumpp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stumpp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stumpp takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Peter Stumpp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stumpp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Man gets caught napping as Stumpp dives in and scores a takedown. Man manages to retain guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Stumpp from controlling successfully.
Man wants to sweep here but Stumpp controlling him for the moment.
Stumpp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stumpp is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stumpp. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Stumpp's shoulder, as Stumpp tries to avoid the shot.
Stumpp misses with a wild body shot.
Stumpp misses with a few strikes there.
Peter Stumpp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man misses with a left hand
and Stumpp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man throws a right and a left that Stumpp avoids nicely.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man avoids the body shot from Stumpp.
Man looks to throw the jab but Stumpp is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook.
Stumpp defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.

Man drives through with a takedown into Stumpp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stumpp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man forces his way into half guard.
Eks Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stumpp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Man trying to pass the guard but Stumpp defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man is trying to control. Stumpp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eks Man.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eks Man!