PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sturmpruegel
vs
Listen

180 cm
33
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

178 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Cyclone Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Listen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturmpruegel throws a combination. Listen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Jared Listen has been cut.
Sturmpruegel thows a body shot but no joy.
Sturmpruegel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sturmpruegel misses with an uppercut. Listen saw that one coming.
Sturmpruegel misses with a wild body shot.
Sturmpruegel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sturmpruegel throws a sloppy body shot
and Listen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturmpruegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Listen connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Listen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturmpruegel lands with a good body shot.
Listen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel takes a swing at Listen's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturmpruegel. Listen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberto Sturmpruegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturmpruegel wants to land a leg kick but Listen is out of range.
Sturmpruegel throws a body punch but Listen moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel scores with a nice right hand.
Sturmpruegel ducks under a wild hook from Listen.
Sturmpruegel slips a jab from Listen.
Sturmpruegel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sturmpruegel is looking to wear down Listen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Listen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturmpruegel throws out the jab.
Listen lands a jab to Sturmpruegel's midsection.
Listen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sturmpruegel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Listen counters with a nice uppercut.
Listen moves out of range as Sturmpruegel strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturmpruegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Listen manages to avoid it.
Sturmpruegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Listen moves away.
No joy there for Listen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturmpruegel connects with a body shot.
Sturmpruegel misses with a leg kick.
Sturmpruegel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturmpruegel thows a leg kick but Listen checks it
and Listen counters with a right hand to the body.
Sturmpruegel clobbers Listen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturmpruegel misses with an uppercut. Listen saw that one coming.
Sturmpruegel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listen slips a jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body shot.
Listen moves away from the strike by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Listen throws an overhand right that lands on Sturmpruegel's shoulder, as Sturmpruegel tries to avoid the shot.
Sturmpruegel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Listen.
Sturmpruegel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Listen counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturmpruegel lands a lovely overhand right.
Listen misses with an uppercut
and Sturmpruegel counters with an inside leg kick.
Listen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Sturmpruegel misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Listen digs a good hook to Sturmpruegel's body.
Sturmpruegel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Listen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Listen.
Sturmpruegel misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturmpruegel.
Decent striking displayed by Sturmpruegel there.

That has opened up Jared Listen's cut even more.
Listen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturmpruegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sturmpruegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Listen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Sturmpruegel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Listen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sturmpruegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Listen moves away from the strike by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturmpruegel misses with a two punch combination.
Listen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sturmpruegel at a distance.
Listen misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Sturmpruegel lands.
Sturmpruegel connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturmpruegel misses with a left hand
letting Listen counter with a right hand.
Sturmpruegel lands a nice shot to the body.
Listen throws a hook but Sturmpruegel avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturmpruegel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Listen on the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel throws a jab when Listen was well out of range.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Listen slips under a jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturmpruegel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Listen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturmpruegel takes a swing at Listen's ribcage but misses.
Listen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sturmpruegel misses the shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel looks to land a combination but Listen avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sturmpruegel moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Listen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturmpruegel with a jab.
Listen scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturmpruegel staying out of range there.
Sturmpruegel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturmpruegel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Listen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Listen misses with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Listen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sturmpruegel has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Listen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Listen 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 misses with a two punch combination.
Sturmpruegel misses with a hook.
Sturmpruegel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturmpruegel misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Sturmpruegel.
Listen needs to keep his hands up - Sturmpruegel had a free shot at his head there.
Listen ducks under a wild hook from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturmpruegel takes a swing at Listen's ribcage but misses.
Listen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sturmpruegel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel tries to score with a low kick but Listen moves his leg out of the way.
Listen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturmpruegel moves away.
Sturmpruegel takes a swing at Listen's ribcage but misses.
Sturmpruegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Listen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses the shot to the body.
Listen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturmpruegel.
Listen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturmpruegel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturmpruegel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Listen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturmpruegel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Sturmpruegel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jared Listen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Listen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Listen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Listen throws a good cross that connects.
Listen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A leg kick checked by Listen.
Sturmpruegel connects with a body shot that sends Listen's belly button to the back.
Listen scores with the left hand. Sturmpruegel knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Listen. That snapped Sturmpruegel's head back.
Sturmpruegel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Listen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Listen. That snapped Sturmpruegel's head back.
Listen moves forwards but Sturmpruegel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sturmpruegel swings for the body but Listen moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel lands with an uppercut that bounces Listen off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Sturmpruegel finds it's way through Listen's defenses.
Listen slips under a jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Listen counters with a left to the body.
Sturmpruegel scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheers as Sturmpruegel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Listen doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Sturmpruegel misses.
Decent striking displayed by Sturmpruegel there.
Roberto Sturmpruegel is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturmpruegel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturmpruegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Listen moves away.
Listen misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Listen blocks the low kick.
Sturmpruegel throws a body punch but Listen moves out of range.
Listen lands an overhand right.
Sturmpruegel throws a jab when Listen was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Sturmpruegel.
Listen throws a lazy right hand but Sturmpruegel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sturmpruegel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturmpruegel throws a front kick aimed at Listen's knee but Listen avoids it well.
Listen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturmpruegel.
Listen lands an overhand right.
Sturmpruegel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Listen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Listen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Listen misses with a straight right.
Listen checks the leg kick.
Listen slips under a jab.
Listen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel jabs Listen right on the nose. Listen blinks but takes it well.
Sturmpruegel cracks Listen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Listen checks a low kick from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturmpruegel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturmpruegel jabs Listen right on the nose. Listen blinks but takes it well.
Listen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Listen throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Sturmpruegel catches Listen right on the button with a cross.
Sturmpruegel throws a combination that misses
and Listen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jared Listen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Listen blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Sturmpruegel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sturmpruegel 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Sturmpruegel!
Roberto Sturmpruegel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.