PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henky Stenky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Telleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stenky
vs
Telleo

187 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henky Stenky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Telleo !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stenky clinches with his opponent.
Stenky lands a knee to the body.

Stenky manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Telleo gets to his feet. Stenky looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Stenky closes the distance and clinches.
Telleo wants to break free but Stenky has control.
Stenky prevents Telleo from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stenky.
Telleo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Telleo tries to break the clinch but Stenky is controlling the position.

Telleo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stenky is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Telleo to the mat. Telleo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stenky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Telleo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stenky is controlling him.
Stenky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Telleo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stenky.
Stenky looking to pass the guard.
Telleo wants to get back to his feet but Stenky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stenky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stenky connects with a nice looking jab.
Stenky tries for a takedown but Telleo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Telleo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Henky Stenky has been cut.
Eduardo Telleo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Telleo throws a series of punches but Stenky avoids them all with ease.
Telleo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Telleo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Stenky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Telleo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stenky tries for a takedown but Telleo manages to get underhooks.
Telleo wants to get back to striking at distance but Stenky won't allow it.
Telleo has had enough of the clinch but Stenky keeps him there for the moment.
Telleo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Stenky pulls guard.
Telleo wants to get up but he can't break Stenky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Telleo gets to his feet. Stenky looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stenky is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stenky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Stenky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Telleo .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Telleo throws a right hand that Stenky ducks under and follows up with a left that Stenky also avoids with ease.
Telleo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Telleo throws a right and a left that Stenky avoids nicely.
Telleo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Telleo throws a series of punches but Stenky avoids them all with ease.
Stenky dodges the punch combination from Telleo .
Stenky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Telleo misses with a combination

and Stenky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stenky tries to stand but Telleo is controlling from the bottom.
Telleo wants to stand up but Stenky is controlling him.
Stenky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telleo wants to stand up but Stenky is controlling him.
Stenky is standing up over Telleo . Telleo looks to escape but Stenky dives into side control.

Telleo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Telleo throws a right and a left that Stenky avoids nicely.
A combination from Stenky does no damage.
Stenky is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Telleo .
Telleo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Telleo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stenky backs up against the cage.
Telleo misses with a combination

and Stenky counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Telleo !
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stenky won't let Telleo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenky landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stenky is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Stenky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stenky 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.

Stenky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stenky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stenky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stenky looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henky Stenky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henky Stenky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Telleo misses.
A big left from Stenky misses.
Telleo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Stenky counters by moving into the clinch.
Telleo is trying to break the clinch but Stenky has him pressed against the cage.

Stenky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Telleo catches Stenky right on the button with a cross.

Stenky rushes Telleo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Stenky works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stenky won't allow Telleo to get back to his feet.

Stenky gets to his feet. Telleo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Stenky drives through and clinches with Telleo against the cage.
Telleo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Telleo wants to break free but Stenky has control.

Stenky jumps guard and drags Telleo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Telleo stands up from Stenky's guard - Telleo perhaps looking for a knockout.

Stenky drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Stenky stops Telleo from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Telleo has his feet on Stenky's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Telleo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stenky moves into the clinch.
Stenky just leaning against Telleo , taking a breather.
Telleo gets underhooks to prevent Stenky's takedown attempt.
Telleo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenky has double underhooks.
Stenky is trying to stall.
Stenky keeps control of Telleo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Telleo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stenky has him pressed against the cage.
Telleo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stenky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Telleo wants to get back to striking at distance but Stenky won't allow it.
Telleo is trying to break the clinch but Stenky has him pressed against the cage.
Telleo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Telleo is trying to break the clinch but Stenky has him pressed against the cage.
Telleo can't break the clinch.
Telleo is trying to break the clinch but Stenky has him pressed against the cage.

Stenky decides to pull guard.

Telleo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenky misses with a head kick.
Telleo misses with a double jab

and Stenky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Stenky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Telleo moves out of range of the strikes.

Stenky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stenky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stenky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stenky has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stenky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Telleo defending well though.
Stenky controlling the action here.

Stenky stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Telleo to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telleo fails to land with a series of punches.

Stenky rushes Telleo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stenky stalling against the cage.
Telleo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenky has double underhooks.

Stenky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Telleo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Telleo 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Telleo duly obliges.
Stenky shoots in for a takedown but Telleo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henky Stenky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stenky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Telleo is pushing Stenky's head away, looking to escape. Stenky manages to hold on to the position though.
Henky Stenky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Telleo taking a bit of punishment here - Stenky scoring with strikes.
Telleo wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Telleo 's face as Stenky controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Telleo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stenky is controlling him well.
Stenky working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Stenky decides to stand up, so the ref orders Telleo to his feet.
Telleo misses with a few strikes there.

Stenky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stenky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stenky looking to control but Telleo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stenky controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Telleo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stenky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stenky landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henky Stenky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henky Stenky's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Stenky shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Telleo , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stenky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Telleo pinned against the cage. Telleo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Stenky moves into the clinch.
Telleo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenky has double underhooks.
Telleo wants to get back to striking at distance but Stenky won't allow it.
Stenky keeps control of Telleo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Stenky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stenky slips a jab and a cross from Telleo .
Telleo misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Telleo , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenky throws a right and a left that both miss.

Stenky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Telleo prevents Stenky from moving into mount.
Stenky is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telleo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Stenky thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Telleo wants to get back to his feet.
Stenky wants to control but Telleo is keeping busy.
Stenky is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Telleo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Telleo wants to get back to his feet.
Stenky throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Telleo trying to get back to his feet but Stenky is in full control for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Stenky's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Telleo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Stenky keeps control of the position easily here as Telleo tries to buck him off.
Telleo holding both Stenky 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenky controlling the position well here. Telleo rolled but Stenky kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stenky wants to control but Telleo is keeping busy.

Stenky is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Telleo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Telleo for a finish.
Telleo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Stenky patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Stenky is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Telleo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Telleo prevents Stenky from getting a body triangle.
Eduardo Telleo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Telleo wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henky Stenky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stenky, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henky Stenky!