PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zero Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stunza
vs
Hero

198 cm
35
220 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

187 cm
27
209 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renars Stunza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zero Hero!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hero.

Hero gets a clinch.
Hero misses with a punch to the body.

Stunza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stunza was well out of range. Poor timing from Hero.
Stunza slips a jab and a cross from Hero.
Stunza throws a jab when Hero was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Stunza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stunza.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hero.
A bone on bone clash there as Stunza blocks the leg kick.

Stunza clinches up against the cage.
Stunza misses with a punch to the body.
Stunza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Stunza breaks the clinch.
Stunza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stunza clobbers Hero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stunza moves into range and clinches up with Hero.

Stunza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stunza moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Stunza's shoulder, as Stunza tries to avoid the shot.
Stunza is looking for a counter combo.

Stunza closes the distance and pushes Hero back into the cage.

Stunza manages to break the clinch.
Stunza throws the left hand but Hero avoids the punch easily.
Stunza keeps the fight on the outside.
Renars Stunza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stunza throws a hook but Hero blocks it.
Stunza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hero counters with a nice uppercut.
Stunza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hero to score with a decent uppercut.
Stunza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stunza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Stunza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stunza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hero tries to keep at a distance but Stunza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stunza taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stunza backwards.
Stunza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hero's elbow.

Stunza manages to break the clinch.
Hero throws a combination that misses
and Stunza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hero defending well as Stunza loads up on a big left hand.
Hero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hero looks to land a combination but Stunza avoids it well.
Stunza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hero momentarily.
Stunza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stunza connects with a single shot there.
Stunza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stunza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stunza throws a jab when Hero was well out of range.
Hero tries to clinch up.
Stunza tries to close the distance and clinch but Hero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hero.
Hero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stunza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stunza staying out of range there.
Hero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stunza's head.
Hero jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Stunza has closed the distance and engaged Hero in a clinch.
Stunza lands a nice uppercut.
Stunza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stunza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Stunza manages to break the clinch.
Hero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stunza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stunza connects with an inside leg kick.

Stunza closes the distance and clinches.

Stunza breaks from the clinch.
Hero slips a straight right by Stunza.
Stunza is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero looks to land a right hand but Stunza moved out of range.
Hero throws a head kick but Stunza moves out of range.
Stunza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Stunza misses.
Stunza just misses with a punch to the body.
Stunza cracks Hero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Stunza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stunza prevents a body shot from Hero.
Hero wants to break free but Stunza has control.
A short right from Hero on the inside.
Stunza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Stunza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stunza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
Stunza throws a head kick that misses.
Stunza dips to his left and cracks Hero with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renars Stunza 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.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hero!

It looks like Renars Stunza has been cut.
Stunza lands with a nice body punch.
Hero feints and then cracks Stunza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stunza down.
Hero drops his hands momentarily and Stunza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stunza.
Stunza connects with the punch.
Stunza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hero.
A head kick misses from Stunza.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stunza manages to avoid it.
Hero moves away from the strike by Stunza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stunza pushes Hero up against the cage in a clinch.
Stunza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?
Stunza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Stunza manages to break the clinch.
Stunza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hero manages to avoid it.
Hero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stunza.
Stunza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hero connects with an inside leg kick.
Hero throws a combination that misses

and Stunza counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stunza stands up and beckons Hero to his feet.
Hero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stunza missing with a left hand there. Hero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stunza throws a big shot that misses.

Stunza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stunza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Stunza breaks the clinch.
Hero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zero Hero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stunza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stunza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stunza swats away the attempt to clinch by Hero.
Stunza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Stunza misses.
Renars Stunza is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hero.
Hero throws a right and a left that Stunza avoids nicely.
A left lands for Hero.
Stunza scores with a hook.
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!
Hero scores with a nice right hand.
Hero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hero misses with the combination.
Hero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Stunza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stunza.

Hero drives through and clinches with Stunza against the cage.

Hero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hero motions for Stunza to come forward. Hero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Hero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stunza doesn't seem phased though.
Hero throws a good cross that connects.
Stunza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stunza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stunza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hero keeps the fight on the outside.
Hero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stunza misses with a left hand
and Hero counters with a stiff right hand.
Hero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stunza.
Stunza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stunza throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hero.
Stunza lands with a shot to the body.
Stunza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hero lands a nice hook to Stunza's body. Stunza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stunza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hero throws a lazy right hand but Stunza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stunza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Stunza misses.
Stunza takes one to the side of the head.
Stunza slips a jab and a cross from Hero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Stunza.
Hero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stunza feinted with a counter takedown.
Hero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Renars Stunza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renars Stunza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stunza closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Stunza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Renars Stunza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hero gets through Stunza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hero can't find room to land a body shot as Stunza controls the action.
Hero tries to work over Stunza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Stunza manages to break the clinch.
Stunza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stunza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hero swings for the body but Stunza moves out of range.
Stunza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Stunza rushes Hero and presses him up against the cage.
Hero is trying to break the clinch but Stunza is controlling him.

Stunza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stunza slips a jab from Hero.
Hero misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stunza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hero slips under a jab.
Hero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Hero gets tackled into the cage by Stunza. Stunza maintains the clinch.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Stunza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Stunza has Hero up against the cage in a clinch.

Stunza breaks the clinch.
Hero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stunza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stunza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hero counters with a body kick.
Stunza cracks the inside of Hero's front leg.
Stunza lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Stunza misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stunza finds it's way round the side to connect with Hero's head.
Stunza looks to score with a jab to the body but Hero is just out of range.
Hero swats away the attempt to clinch by Stunza.
Hero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hero throws out a counter right but Stunza avoids it with no problem.
Stunza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stunza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stunza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stunza.

Stunza closes the distance and clinches.

Stunza manages to break the clinch.

Stunza has managed to clinch.

Stunza breaks the clinch.
Stunza moves in looking to clinch but Hero pushes him off.

Hero moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hero manages to break the clinch.
Hero doesn't manage to clinch there - Stunza circles away.
No joy there for Hero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stunza cracks Hero with an open hand slap.
Stunza lands a jab.
Stunza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zero Hero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Stunza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hero blocks a head kick by Stunza.
And Hero responds with a good body kick, but Stunza manages to step out the way in time.
Hero tries to clinch up.
Hero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stunza!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renars Stunza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Hero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunza connects with a right hand. Hero shakes it off.
Stunza misses with a looping right.
Hero tries to clinch but Stunza moves out of range.
Stunza scores with a punch to the head.
Hero wants to land a leg kick but Stunza is out of range.
Stunza throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hero.
Stunza looks to land a left hand but Hero moved out of range nicely.
Stunza wants to clinch.
Hero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stunza cracks Hero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hero lands a jab to the nose.

Stunza has closed the distance and engaged Hero in a clinch.
Hero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stunza has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renars Stunza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stunza 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renars Stunza!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Renars Stunza waved his t-shirt featuring xXx Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.