PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bourdain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Stefan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Onward to Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hector Stefan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bourdain
vs
Stefan

185 cm
24
212 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
216 lbs
9 - 2 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Sully's Bar & Grill
King of Fists

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Bourdain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hector Stefan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdain walks into a left hand.

It looks like Anthony Bourdain has been cut.
Stefan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stefan throws an overhand right that lands on Bourdain's shoulder, as Bourdain tries to avoid the shot.
Bourdain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stefan throws a leg kick
and Bourdain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stefan scores with a jab. Bourdain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stefan misses with a low kick.
Stefan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stefan misses with a body shot
and Bourdain counters with a good low kick that Stefan was not able to check.
Nice shot lands for Bourdain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourdain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stefan looks winded!

Bourdain clinches up with Stefan and pushes him back against the cage.
Stefan has had enough of the clinch but Bourdain keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Bourdain as the two fighters clinch.
Bourdain blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourdain tries to work over Stefan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stefan misses with a punch on the inside.
Bourdain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bourdain is keeping busy.
Bourdain blocks a body shot from Stefan.
Bourdain misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bourdain.
Bourdain lands a left hand.
Stefan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bourdain takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bourdain as the two fighters clinch.
Stefan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourdain uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Stefan.

Bourdain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Bourdain does no damage.
Stefan blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdain misses with a hook to the body
and Stefan counters with an outside leg kick.
Bourdain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stefan finds it's way round the side to connect with Bourdain's head.
Bourdain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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!
Stefan misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stefan.
Bourdain looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Stefan.
Hector Stefan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourdain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stefan swings for the body but Bourdain moves out of range.
Stefan cracks the inside of Bourdain's front leg.
Stefan misses with a body shot
and Bourdain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bourdain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Stefan tries to keep at a distance but Bourdain has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourdain.
A shot in the inside from Stefan.
Stefan prevents a body shot from Bourdain.
Stefan trying to land knees to the body.
Bourdain lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bourdain.
Bourdain misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bourdain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bourdain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bourdain swinging wildly here.
Stefan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stefan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourdain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bourdain.
Stefan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefan looks for the body kick but Bourdain saw that one coming.
Stefan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourdain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Bourdain does it's job there.
Stefan thuds his shin into the meat of Bourdain's side.
Bourdain lands with a nice body punch.
Bourdain lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Bourdain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bourdain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stefan throws a hook to the side of Bourdain's head but Bourdain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stefan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Stefan is predictable there
and Bourdain counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Stefan falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anthony Bourdain!
Anthony Bourdain thanked the fans post fight for their support.