PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Leen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenger comes to the ring accompanied by Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Leen has chosen Marine Corps Hymn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jim Leen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Stenger
vs
Leen

186 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Leen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stenger lands a nice looking body kick.
Stenger looks to throw the jab but Leen is out of range.
Leen thinks about the counter body kick.
Leen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aksel Stenger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leen throws a wild body kick that Stenger sees coming a mile off.
Stenger avoids the head kick by Leen.

Stenger clinches up with Leen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leen looking to stall.
Leen throws an elbow that misses.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but Leen blocks with his arms.
Leen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stenger lands a nice knee to the body.
Stenger blocks the elbow strike.
Stenger pushes Leen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenger.

Stenger manages to break the clinch.
Stenger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leen.
Leen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stenger throws a head kick that misses
and Leen counters with a solid body kick.
Stenger blocks a head kick by Leen.
Stenger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Stenger misses.
Stenger checks the leg kick.
Leen throws a solid leg kick but Stenger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leen.
Leen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stenger lands a nice looking body kick.
Stenger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stenger blocks it well.
Leen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stenger.

Stenger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stenger tries to work over Leen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stenger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stenger misses with a body shot.
Stenger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donk. Stenger catches Leen right on the button with a cross.
Stenger misses with a low kick.
Stenger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stenger blocks it well.
Stenger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stenger is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Leen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Stenger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Leen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Stenger breaks from the clinch.
Stenger throws a lazy head kick
and Leen counters with a body kick that stops Stenger in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stenger tries to land a front kick but Leen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stenger, right into the meat.
Stenger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stenger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leen can pounce on him.
Stenger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leen can do to turn this around?
Leen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.
Leen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Stenger takes a swing at Leen's ribcage but misses.
Stenger throws a leg kick that misses.
Leen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Stenger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Leen prevents a body shot from Stenger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen misses with an elbow over the top.
Leen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stenger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stenger managing to block the knees to the body from Leen.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger tries to work over Leen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stenger has a couple of punches blocked by Leen.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land.
Stenger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stenger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Stenger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leen misses with a body kick.
Stenger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Leen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Stenger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Stenger takes the fight into the clinch.
Stenger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stenger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leen.
Stenger tries to throw a body punch but Leen avoids it by throwing Stenger back against the ropes.
Stenger tries to work over Leen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen blocks an uppercut.
Stenger landing knees to the body.
Leen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stenger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Leen controls his hands.
Leen is trying to maintain a safe position but Stenger gets an underhook and turns Leen into the ropes.
Leen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenger avoids it.
Stenger tries to work over Leen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leen looking to slow down the pace here.
Leen missing with knees to the body.
Stenger scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Stenger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stenger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leen throws the kick towards the body but Stenger avoids it.
Leen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromStenger.
Stenger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leen manages to avoid it.

Stenger forces Leen back against the ropes and clinches.
Leen looking to slow down the pace here.
Leen prevents a body shot from Stenger.
Jim Leen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stenger avoiding damage as Leen throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen managing to block the knees to the body from Stenger.
Stenger tries to throw a body punch but Leen avoids it by throwing Stenger back against the ropes.
Leen is trying to force a seperation but Stenger has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Stenger as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leen managing to block the knees to the body from Stenger.
Leen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stenger is defending well for now.
Stenger lands a body shot.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger tries a body shot but Leen blocks it.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leen prevents a body shot from Stenger.
Stenger missing with knees to the body.
Stenger tries to land knees in the clinch but Leen avoids the damage to the body.
Leen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Stenger.

Stenger manages to break the clinch.
Stenger looks to land a combination but Leen avoids it well.
Leen throws a head kick but Stenger moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger misses with a straight right.
Stenger throws a head kick that misses.
Leen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Leen throws a head kick that misses.
Leen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stenger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Leen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leen connects with a leg kick. Stenger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leen throws a push kick but Stenger slaps the foot to one side.
Stenger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger blocks the body kick.
Stenger tries to clinch but Leen moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Stenger.
Stenger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leen is looking to chop away at Stenger's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Stenger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stenger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leen will feel that in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stenger 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
A relieved looking Aksel Stenger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.