PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is boom baby. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stotch
vs
Hovi

191 cm
36
184 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

185 cm
33
190 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch misses with a leg kick
and Hovi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hovi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stotch throws a right hand that Hovi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hovi also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stotch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stotch ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
Hovi swings for the body but Stotch moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Stotch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hovi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stotch.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been informed that Hovi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hovi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Stotch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stotch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hovi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stotch pushes Hovi away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Stotch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi throws a jab when Stotch was well out of range.
Stotch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leopold Stotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stotch ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hovi checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stotch misses.
Stotch avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hovi clobbers Stotch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stotch lands with a straight right. Hovi didn't see that one coming.
Hovi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hovi lands an overhand right.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stotch was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
Stotch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stotch lands a right hook to the body.
Stotch misses with a jab to the body
and Hovi counters with a nice leg kick.
Hovi tries to land a leg kick but Stotch saw it coming and moves away.
Stotch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Stotch connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stotch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hovi staying out of range there.
Stotch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stotch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands with an overhand left.
Stotch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hovi's hands.
Stotch throws a big shot that misses.
Hovi lands a leg kick that knocks Stotch off balance momentarily.
Stotch lands a nice hook to Hovi's body. Hovi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stotch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stotch throws a right hand that misses
and Hovi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stotch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stotch finds it's way round the side to connect with Hovi's head.
Nice defenses there by Stotch.
Stotch motions for Hovi to come forward. Stotch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stotch. Hovi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Hovi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stotch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stotch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stotch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Hovi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi throws a body punch but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch slips under a jab from Hovi.
Hovi throws the left hand but Stotch avoids the punch easily.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi throws a chopping leg kick but Stotch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hovi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stotch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hovi moves out of range of the leg kick from Stotch.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Stotch misses with a body shot.
Stotch throws a low kick but Hovi moves out of range easily.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stotch.
Stotch lands a nice looking body kick.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Stotch.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stotch.
Stotch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
Hovi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stotch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
Stotch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stotch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stotch ducks right into an uppercut from Hovi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stotch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hovi throws a jab when Stotch was well out of range.
Hovi scores with a decent looking hook.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stotch.
Stotch throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stotch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Hovi digs a good hook to Stotch's body.
Stotch slips under a jab.
Hovi throws the left hand but Stotch avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stotch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi with a nice cross.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Stotch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stotch, right into the meat.
Stotch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stotch slips under a jab from Hovi.
An attempted straight right counter from Stotch misses the target.
Hovi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stotch.
Stotch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Hovi misses.
Stotch looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Stotch is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stotch.
Stotch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hovi throws a lazy uppercut
and Stotch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stotch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hovi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Stotch misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stotch is looking to wear down Hovi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hovi blocks a low kick nicely.
Stotch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi tries to land a front kick but Stotch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stotch throws a leg kick which misses Hovi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hovi tries to avoid it.
Hovi lands the left hand.
Stotch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stotch.
Stotch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stotch wants to land a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stotch throws a jab but it's blocked by Hovi.
Hovi throws a big shot that misses.
Stotch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hovi cracks Stotch with a good jab.
Stotch looks to land a combination but Hovi avoids it well.
Hovi lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi blocks a low kick nicely.
Stotch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hovi finds it's way round the side to connect with Stotch's head.
Stotch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hovi dips to his left and cracks Stotch with an uppercut!
Stotch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hovi tries to score with a low kick but Stotch moves his leg out of the way.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Hovi throws a body kick that misses.
Stotch is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stotch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Hovi lands a jab.
Hovi throws a good cross that connects.
Stotch throws a head kick that misses.
Hovi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stotch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stotch throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Stotch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi walks into a jab.
Hovi connects with a nice looking jab.
Stotch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hovi takes a step back to recover.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stotch lands a glancing blow to the side of Hovi's head.
Stotch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hovi.
Stotch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stotch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi connects with the punch.
Jab, jab by Stotch - just one landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hovi.
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!
Hovi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stotch misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Stotch lands but Hovi takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch tries to work over Hovi's front leg with a kick but Hovi checks it.
Stotch misses with a wild body shot.
Stotch jabs Hovi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stotch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hovi moves away.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.
Stotch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hovi throws out the jab.
Stotch lands with a cross.
Hovi slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Hovi.
Stotch throws a shot to the body.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Stotch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi tests Stotch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stotch misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Hovi misses.
Stotch misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hovi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stotch at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hovi throws out a powerful jab.
Hovi throws a low kick but Stotch avoids it.
Stotch throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hovi avoids it.
Hovi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi misses with a straight left.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but Stotch checks it.
Stotch connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stotch throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
Stotch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stotch is looking to land body kicks.
Stotch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hovi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stotch on the side of the head.
Hovi cracks a nice hook into Stotch's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stotch misses with a kick to the body.
Hovi staying out of range there.
Stotch fails to land with a series of punches.
Stotch slips under a jab from Hovi.
Stotch throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi cracks Stotch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hovi swings widly with a right hand
and Stotch counters with a stiff right hand.
Stotch misses with a body shot.
Hovi throws a wild body kick that Stotch sees coming a mile off.
Hovi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stotch lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Seppo Hovi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stotch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hovi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stotch. That one must have hurt.
Stotch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovi manages to avoid it.
Hovi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hovi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stotch connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stotch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stotch misses with a body shot
and Hovi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stotch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hovi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stotch tries a head kick but it misses.
Leopold Stotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi moves out of range as Stotch strikes.
Stotch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Hovi.
Hovi takes a swing at Stotch's ribcage but misses.
Hovi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hovi misses with a hook
and Stotch counters with a straight right hand.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Stotch.
A big right from Hovi misses.
Stotch loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Stotch scores with a jab.
Stotch misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. Stotch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hovi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stotch.
Stotch tries a head kick but it misses.
Hovi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Seppo Hovi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Hovi tenderised Stotch's leg. Stotch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stotch tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hovi catches Stotch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hovi jabs Stotch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hovi lands with an overhand left.
Stotch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stotch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hovi. Hovi obviously looking to wear him down.
Stotch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stotch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stotch motions for Hovi to come forward. Stotch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Stotch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi lands a right hook to the body.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stotch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hovi! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hovi.
Stotch is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Hovi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stotch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body. Stotch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Stotch.
Hovi lands a head shot.
Hovi staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hovi! But no joy.
Stotch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Decent striking displayed by Hovi there.
Stotch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stotch.
Stotch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Stotch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stotch backs up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Hovi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hovi 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Hovi!