PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sthawy Sthowp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Bori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sthowp kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blind Guardian - Into the Storn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sthowp
vs
Bori

180 cm
34
174 lbs
21 - 21 - 0

179 cm
28
168 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sthawy Sthowp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dark Bori!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sthowp closes the distance and clinches.

Bori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sthowp moves into the clinch successfully.

Bori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sthowp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bori looks for the body kick but Sthowp saw that one coming.

Sthowp gets a clinch.
Bori throws a punch but it's blocked by Sthowp.

Bori breaks the clinch.
Sthowp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sthowp closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Sthowp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bori, pushing him back against the cage.
Sthowp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bori trying to stall but Sthowp improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bori is struggling to control the position.
Bori continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bori.
Sthowp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bori is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sthowp tries to pull guard but Bori won't allow it.
Bori tries to break free but Sthowp pushes him back against the cage.
Sthowp has Bori pressed against the cage, preventing Bori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sthowp gets a double leg takedown into Bori's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sthowp trying to control but Bori is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sthowp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bori is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sthowp wants to control from the top but Bori keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bori is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sthowp prevents Bori from getting back to his feet.
Sthowp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sthowp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bori wants to get back to his feet but Sthowp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sthowp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bori wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp working some strikes from top position.
Sthowp won't allow Bori to sweep him here.
Sthowp stops Bori from standing up.
Bori tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bori wants to stand up but Sthowp is controlling him.
Bori looks winded!
Sthowp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sthowp passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sthowp controlling the position.
Sthowp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bori down.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bori trying to remain calm as Sthowp controls from the top position.
Sthowp scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sthowp is chipping away with strikes.
Sthowp working the ground and pound from side control.
Sthowp lands a decent elbow from side control.

Sthowp is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bori knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bori tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sthowp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sthowp landing strikes.
Sthowp trying to control the action but Bori is working from the bottom.
Sthowp 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.
Sthowp landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sthowp is working Bori over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Sthowp stalls from top position.
Bori throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sthawy Sthowp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sthowp gets a clinch.
Sthowp blocks an uppercut.
Bori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bori fails to land.
Sthowp is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bori.
Come on Bori - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bori is trying to stall.
Bori working hard to break the clinch.

Bori breaks from the clinch.

Sthowp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bori tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sthowp landing strikes.
Sthowp prevents Bori from escaping the position.
Sthowp scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bori to see if he's OK.
Sthowp lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bori is letting Sthowp control him for a moment.
Bori takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sthawy Sthowp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sthowp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bori keeps working.
Sthowp working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Sthowp's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sthowp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bori keeps working.
Bori tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bori's face.
Sthowp landing strikes, looking to finish!

Bori is rocked!
Sthowp pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bori is still in real trouble! Can Sthowp finish him?
Sthowp unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bori wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sthowp celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sthawy Sthowp!
Sthawy Sthowp took some time post fight to say the following; 'i am sorry about your damn luck you not leave here with out crying '.