PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Stumpp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasaki Kojiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stumpp might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Macabre - Werewolf Of Bedburg. Kojiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Assassin in the Shadows. Sasaki Kojiro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Stumpp
vs
Kojiro

165 cm
24
170 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Pitt Nutrition + Laundry (160 Recovery, Stamina

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Stumpp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sasaki Kojiro!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stumpp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stumpp misses with a low kick.

Kojiro tries to keep at a distance but Stumpp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stumpp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kojiro takes a shot to the head.
Stumpp throws a punch but it's blocked by Kojiro.
A short uppercut from Stumpp.
Stumpp has Kojiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kojiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kojiro blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stumpp gets control of Kojiro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stumpp will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Stumpp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kojiro tries to stand but Stumpp is controlling from the bottom.
Stumpp has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojiro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Stumpp looking for a guillotine here but Kojiro defends easily.
Kojiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kojiro trying to control but Stumpp is working from the bottom.
Stumpp keeping full guard, as Kojiro tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Kojiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stumpp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kojiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Stumpp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stumpp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stumpp or perhaps it was just good defense by Kojiro, which made it look bad.
Kojiro lands a nice shot that snaps Stumpp's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stumpp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Kojiro clinches up against the cage.
Kojiro blocking some punches.
Stumpp misses with a body punch.
Stumpp throws a punch but it's blocked by Kojiro.
Kojiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kojiro is working Stumpp over against the cage.
Kojiro blocks an uppercut.
Kojiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kojiro.
Kojiro gets through Stumpp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stumpp working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kojiro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kojiro.
Kojiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Kojiro.
Kojiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kojiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kojiro tries a body shot but Stumpp blocks it.
Kojiro misses with a body punch.
Kojiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Stumpp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kojiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stumpp's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kojiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stumpp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kojiro tries to throw a body punch but Stumpp avoids it by throwing Kojiro back against the cage.
Kojiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sasaki Kojiro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A solid leg kick lands there for Stumpp.
Stumpp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Stumpp gets a takedown into half guard.
Stumpp is keen to just control but Kojiro is a slippery customer.
Kojiro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stumpp wants to pass the guard but Kojiro is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kojiro is trying to control the position but Stumpp postures up.
Stumpp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stumpp is fighting to break Kojiro's control of his arms but Kojiro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stumpp trying to control the position from guard on top but Kojiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stumpp wants to pass the guard but Kojiro is keeping the position.
Stumpp trying to control but Kojiro is working from the bottom.
Kojiro controls Stumpp momentarily but Stumpp frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Kojiro closes the distance and pushes Stumpp back into the cage.
Kojiro tries to throw a body punch but Stumpp avoids it by throwing Kojiro back against the cage.
Kojiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kojiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kojiro lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stumpp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kojiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kojiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stumpp throws a head punch that misses.
Kojiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stumpp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kojiro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stumpp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kojiro lands a body shot.
Sasaki Kojiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Kojiro.
Kojiro lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojiro misses with some punches.
Kojiro works on Stumpp's body with a couple of short punches.
Stumpp throws a punch but it's blocked by Kojiro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kojiro.
Stumpp drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kojiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stumpp fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Stumpp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stumpp.
Kojiro lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Kojiro.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kojiro.
A body shot lands from Kojiro.
Stumpp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kojiros head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojiro lands a right hand.
Kojiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stumpp wants a takedown but no success here.
Stumpp takes a shot to the head.
Kojiro lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kojiro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kojiro.
Kojiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kojiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kojiro misses with a body punch.
Stumpp prevents a body shot from Kojiro.
Kojiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kojiro blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasaki Kojiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stumpp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stumpp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kojiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Kojiro. Those never looked like landing.
Kojiro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kojiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kojiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stumpp can pounce on him.
Stumpp avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kojiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Stumpp off the cage and back into range.
Kojiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stumpp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojiro is pawing at Stumpp, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Stumpp's nose. Stumpp is badly hurt! Kojiro pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Stumpp tries desperately to hold on but Kojiro is relentless in his assault! As Stumpp receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Kojiro away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasaki Kojiro!
After winning the bout, Sasaki Kojiro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Peter Stumpp stepped up to the mic, saying 'Vittu, pillu ja puukenkä.'.