PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luu Viulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sturmpruegel
vs
Viulu

180 cm
32
210 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
34
215 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Luu Viulu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viulu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Viulu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sturmpruegel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Viulu with a hook.
Sturmpruegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viulu throws a looping overhand right but Sturmpruegel ducks down to avoid it.
Viulu avoids the head kick by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Viulu misses with a left hand
and Viulu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viulu misses with a hook. Sturmpruegel ducked under it nicely.
Sturmpruegel scores with a punch to the head.
Viulu tries to clinch up.
Viulu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Viulu pushes Sturmpruegel up against the cage in a clinch.
Viulu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sturmpruegel blocking some punches.
Viulu has a couple of punches blocked by Sturmpruegel.
Viulu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sturmpruegel or not.
Viulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Viulu is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Viulu.
Viulu can't find room to land a body shot as Sturmpruegel controls the action.
Sturmpruegel lands a right hand.
Sturmpruegel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viulu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sturmpruegel backwards.
Viulu misses with a body punch.
Viulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sturmpruegel prevents a body shot from Viulu.
Sturmpruegel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Viulu has him pressed against the cage.
Viulu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viulu lands a hook that snaps the head of Sturmpruegel backwards.
Sturmpruegel tries to stall but Viulu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sturmpruegel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sturmpruegel breaks from the clinch.
Sturmpruegel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel thumps Viulu with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viulu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Viulu moves into the clinch successfully.
Viulu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viulu lands a left hand.
Sturmpruegel tries to stall but Viulu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Viulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sturmpruegel.
Viulu misses with a punch to the body.

Sturmpruegel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturmpruegel feints and then cracks Viulu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Viulu down.
Sturmpruegel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Viulu.
Sturmpruegel lands a head kick. Viulu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sturmpruegel looks to land a right hand but Viulu moved out of range.
Sturmpruegel slips under a jab.
Viulu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sturmpruegel tries to move into range but Viulu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel is looking to slow Viulu down with leg kicks.
Viulu misses with an uppercut.
Viulu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sturmpruegel.
Viulu tries to clinch up.
Viulu takes a swing at Sturmpruegel's ribcage but misses.

Viulu clinches.
Sturmpruegel taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Viulu.
Sturmpruegel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Viulu - that landed with a thud.
Sturmpruegel blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sturmpruegel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sturmpruegel struggles to land a body shot inside as Viulu controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viulu has a couple of punches blocked by Sturmpruegel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viulu.
Viulu working aggressively here.
Viulu lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viulu.
A head punch on the inside from Viulu fails to land.
Sturmpruegel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Viulu.
Sturmpruegel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sturmpruegel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Viulu up against the cage.
Viulu misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Viulu as Sturmpruegel tries to tie him up.
Viulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luu Viulu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sturmpruegel misses with an uppercut.
Viulu throws a hook but Sturmpruegel blocks it.
Sturmpruegel takes one to the chin there.
Viulu misses with a hook.
Viulu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturmpruegel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Viulu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Viulu looks to clinch
and Sturmpruegel counters with a good low kick that Viulu was not able to check.
Viulu moves out of range of the body kick from Sturmpruegel.
Viulu scores with a shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sturmpruegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viulu.
Viulu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturmpruegel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viulu. Sturmpruegel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viulu looks to throw the jab but Sturmpruegel is out of range.
Sturmpruegel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viulu jabs at Sturmpruegel's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturmpruegel, right into the meat.
A head kick from Sturmpruegel lands but Viulu takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viulu digs a good body shot into Sturmpruegel's ribs.
Sturmpruegel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viulu.
Viulu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sturmpruegel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Viulu wants to clinch.
Sturmpruegel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, jab by Viulu - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viulu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturmpruegel can pounce on him.
Viulu throws the left hand but Sturmpruegel avoids the punch easily.
Sturmpruegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luu Viulu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viulu tries to clinch there but Sturmpruegel circles away.
Sturmpruegel avoids the body shot from Viulu.
Sturmpruegel motions for Viulu to come forward. Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viulu swings for the body but Sturmpruegel moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Viulu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sturmpruegel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Viulu moves to clinch but Sturmpruegel breaks away
and Sturmpruegel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Viulu's knee momentarily.
Viulu looks to land a left hand but Sturmpruegel moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Sturmpruegel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sturmpruegel.
Viulu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viulu tries to clinch there but Sturmpruegel circles away.

Viulu clinches.
Viulu scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sturmpruegel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viulu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Viulu misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Viulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viulu trying to control the position but instead, Sturmpruegel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Viulu into the cage.
Viulu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Viulu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viulu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sturmpruegel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sturmpruegel managing to block the knees to the body from Viulu.
Sturmpruegel blocks a body shot from Viulu.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Viulu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viulu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Viulu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturmpruegel.
Viulu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturmpruegel can pounce on him.
Viulu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Sturmpruegel does no damage.
That kick from Sturmpruegel tenderised Viulu's leg. Viulu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturmpruegel scores with a leg kick.
Viulu darts in trying to clinch
and Sturmpruegel counters with a big head kick but Viulu shrugs it off.
Viulu misses with a left hand
and Sturmpruegel counters with a series of strikes. Viulu will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturmpruegel takes one on the button.
Sturmpruegel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viulu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luu Viulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Viulu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luu Viulu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sturmpruegel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Viulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viulu takes a swing at Sturmpruegel's ribcage but misses.
Viulu wants to clinch up but Sturmpruegel keeps it at a distance.
Sturmpruegel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slow jab from Sturmpruegel misses its intended target.
Viulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viulu thuds a left hand into Sturmpruegel's body.
Viulu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sturmpruegel. Sturmpruegel obviously looking to wear him down.
Sturmpruegel throws a hook to the side of Viulu's head but Viulu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Viulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Sturmpruegel circles away.
Viulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturmpruegel is just out of range.
Viulu throws an off balance right hand
and Sturmpruegel counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturmpruegel cracks Viulu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Viulu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Viulu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sturmpruegel moves away from the strike by Viulu.
Sturmpruegel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Viulu moves to clinch but Sturmpruegel breaks away
and Sturmpruegel counters with a right hand to the body.
Viulu is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sturmpruegel.
Viulu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Viulu tries to clinch there but Sturmpruegel circles away.
Viulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viulu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sturmpruegel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viulu cracks a nice hook into Sturmpruegel's ribs.
Viulu tries to clinch but Sturmpruegel is having none of it.
Roberto Sturmpruegel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viulu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viulu missing with a left hand there. Sturmpruegel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Viulu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sturmpruegel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Viulu throws a sloppy body shot
and Sturmpruegel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sturmpruegel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sturmpruegel scores with a jab. Viulu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sturmpruegel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viulu tries to clinch there but Sturmpruegel circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Viulu.
Viulu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturmpruegel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Sturmpruegel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturmpruegel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Viulu looks to land a right hand but Sturmpruegel moved out of range.
Viulu lands a really nice looking cross but Sturmpruegel seems unphased.
Viulu lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Viulu wants to clinch up but Sturmpruegel keeps it at a distance.
Viulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Sturmpruegel circles away.
Viulu punishes Sturmpruegel's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturmpruegel misses with a head kick.
Viulu fails with an attempt to clinch.

Viulu forces Sturmpruegel back against the cage and clinches.
Viulu takes a shot to the head.
Viulu misses with a punch to the body.
Viulu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Come on Sturmpruegel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Luu Viulu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sturmpruegel wants to break free but Viulu has control.
Sturmpruegel swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sturmpruegel manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Viulu as he connects with a hook.

Viulu drops Sturmpruegel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sturmpruegel looks back up at him and smiles so Viulu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Luu Viulu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Sturmpruegel is rocked!
Sturmpruegel throws a jab but it's blocked by Viulu.
Oh Sturmpruegel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viulu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Viulu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Viulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Sturmpruegel circles away.
Nice defenses there by Viulu.
Sturmpruegel misses with a straight left.
Sturmpruegel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sturmpruegel throws a wild body kick that Viulu sees coming a mile off.
Sturmpruegel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Viulu checks it well.
Sturmpruegel walks into a straight right hand from Viulu.
Viulu scores with a nice strike.
Sturmpruegel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viulu tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturmpruegel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturmpruegel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Viulu finds it's way round the side to connect with Sturmpruegel's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viulu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturmpruegel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Viulu clinches up with Sturmpruegel and pushes him back against the cage.
Viulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sturmpruegel fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Viulu scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luu Viulu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Viulu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luu Viulu!
After the big win, Luu Viulu made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.