PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Stenemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Mondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stenemo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hand of Stone. Kim Stenemo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Stenemo
vs
Mondo

175 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

169 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kim Stenemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Mondo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenemo shoots in for a double leg but Mondo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Mondo clinches up against the cage.
Stenemo letting Mondo take a breather here.

Mondo breaks from the clinch.
Stenemo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Mondo. No joy for Stenemo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Stenemo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mondo pushes Stenemo up against the cage in a clinch.

Mondo manages to break the clinch.
Mondo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stenemo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mondo's waist but Mondo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stenemo off to one side.
Stenemo keeps the fight on the outside.

Mondo gets a takedown into half guard.

Stenemo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stenemo is breathing heavily.
Mondo tries to stand and escape but Stenemo actually recovers to full guard.
Mondo trying to control but Stenemo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenemo has momentary wrist control but Mondo slips an elbow through the middle.
Mondo wants to pass the guard but Stenemo is keeping the position.
Mondo advances to half guard.
Mondo trying to mount his opponent but Stenemo defends it.
Mondo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stenemo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mondo controlling the position easily from mount.
Stenemo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mondo with good strikes from the mount here!
Mondo with the ground and pound from mount.
Mondo content just to control the position here.
Mondo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mondo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mondo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stenemo is looking to get to half guard.
Mondo lands a heavy elbow.
Stenemo is bucking up trying to escape but Mondo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stenemo is trying desperately to improve position.
Mondo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenemo is looking to improve his position but Mondo isn't that keen on the idea.
Mondo controlling the position easily from mount.
Mondo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mondo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mondo trying to control but Stenemo is having none of it.
Stenemo is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Mondo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mondo swinging wilding here.
Stenemo has his takedown stuffed

and Mondo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mondo.
Stenemo letting Mondo take a breather here.
Mondo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mondo tries to break the clinch but Stenemo is controlling the position.
Mondo tries to break the clinch but Stenemo is controlling the position.
Mondo can't get the takedown.

Stenemo has clasped his hands together around Mondo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mondo tries to escape but Stenemo is in control.
Mondo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mondo wants to stand up but Stenemo is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mondo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mondo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stenemo is trying to get back to full guard.
Stenemo gets back to full guard.
Mondo throws a strike but Stenemo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mondo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mondo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stenemo!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenemo is looking to get to half guard.
Stenemo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenemo tries to reverse the position but Mondo maintains control.
Mondo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stenemo is looking to escape.
Stenemo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stenemo is working hard here to advance position.
Mondo looking to control but Stenemo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mondo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mondo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stenemo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stenemo is squirming around, avoiding Mondo's attempts to control the action.
Mondo landing strikes from the mount and Stenemo is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mondo lands with some strikes.
Stenemo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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 Kim Stenemo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stenemo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mondo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Stenemo darts in and clinches Mondo up against the cage.

Stenemo manages to break the clinch.
Mondo tries to clinch but Stenemo moves out of range.
Mondo tries to clinch up.
Stenemo stuffs the takedown attempt from Mondo. Mondo gets slowly back to his feet.
Stenemo keeps the fight on the outside.
Stenemo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nick Mondo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mondo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mondo prevents the takedown attempt.

Mondo manages to pull guard.

Mondo pushes Stenemo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stenemo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mondo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stenemo's guard now.
Nick Mondo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondo tries to stand but Stenemo is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mondo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Stenemo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Stenemo working for a triangle but Mondo defends it easily.

Mondo stands and steps away. Stenemo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mondo moves in looking to clinch but Stenemo pushes him off.

Stenemo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mondo's guard.
Mondo is trying to control the position but Stenemo postures up.
Stenemo looking to pass the guard.
Mondo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mondo controls Stenemo momentarily but Stenemo frees himself.
Mondo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stenemo is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mondo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Stenemo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mondo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stenemo's guard.

Mondo stands up from Stenemo's guard - Mondo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mondo wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mondo.
Kim Stenemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondo tries to clinch up but Stenemo circles away and keeps his distance.

Mondo clinches.

Mondo manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mondo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mondo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stenemo circles away.
Kim Stenemo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Mondo.
Stenemo has his takedown stuffed

and Mondo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Stenemo breaks the clinch.
Mondo moves in looking to clinch but Stenemo pushes him off.

Mondo moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mondo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stenemo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stenemo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mondo pulls him back up using the underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Mondo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mondo 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Mondo!