PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tyler mckinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tyler mckinney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

mckinney
vs
Stevens

205 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, tyler mckinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens lands a with a good body shot.
Stevens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
mckinney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but mckinney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
mckinney tries a head kick but it misses.
mckinney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Stevens takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
mckinney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens cracks a nice hook into mckinney's ribs.
mckinney shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mckinney tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
mckinney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyler mckinney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

mckinney scores with a takedown into Stevens's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mckinney stops Stevens from standing up.

Stevens scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
mckinney closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. mckinney pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stevens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
mckinney shoots in but no luck this time.
mckinney is breathing heavily.
Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
mckinney shoots in looking for a takedown. Stevens tries to sprawl out of it but mckinney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stevens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
mckinney moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
mckinney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevens throws a series of strikes that have mckinney backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck mckinney on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevens!
A left and a right from Stevens both land. Nice combination.
Stevens throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stevens lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as mckinney backs up against the cage.
Jerome Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a with a good body shot.
Stevens works mckinney's body with a nice hook.
Stevens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed mckinney momentarily.
A nice combination there by Stevens.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
mckinney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevens lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens throws a one two combo.
mckinney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from mckinney.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens stalks mckinney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into mckinney's face. mckinney staggers backwards, shaken.
mckinney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevens scores with a punch to the head.
mckinney moves out of range of the leg kick from Stevens.
mckinney slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Stevens is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stevens lands with a cross.
mckinney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevens sizes up mckinney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stevens is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!mckinney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevens lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Stevens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stevens moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
mckinney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but mckinney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
mckinney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
mckinney closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. mckinney pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyler mckinney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
tyler mckinney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens throws a front kick aimed at mckinney's knee but mckinney avoids it well.
tyler mckinney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stevens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by mckinney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Stevens scores with a four punch combination!
Stevens throws a shot to the body.
Jerome Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevens connects with a crisp jab.
Stevens lands a right hook to the body.
mckinney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
mckinney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stevens scores with a punch to the head.
mckinney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens throws a combination. mckinney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens lands with a straight right. mckinney didn't see that one coming.
Stevens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Stevens.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens lands with a right hand.
Stevens lands with a nice combination. mckinney backs away looking to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - mckinney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Stevens.
Stevens lands a with a good body shot.
Stevens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A lazy left from Stevens finds it's target.
A shot to de liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a slapping body shot.
Stevens's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stevens duly obliges.
Stevens throws a chopping leg kick but mckinney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donk. Stevens catches mckinney right on the button with a cross.
mckinney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stevens stalks mckinney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into mckinney's face. mckinney staggers backwards, shaken.
mckinney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens throws and low kick but mckinney moves out of range easily.
Stevens lunges at mckinney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by mckinney's hand.
mckinney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. mckinney doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mckinney misses with a combination
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down mckinney rather than just go for the knockout.
Stevens jabs at mckinney's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevens.
mckinney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from mckinney there as he acknowledges the shot.
mckinney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
mckinney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

mckinney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
mckinney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
mckinney clinches but Stevens breaks the clinch
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevens scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Stevens.
Stevens scores with a hook to the body. mckinney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Stevens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent mckinney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevens throws a chopping leg kick but mckinney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stevens throws a right hand that mckinney ducks under and follows up with a left that mckinney also avoids with ease.
mckinney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
mckinney shoots and misses
and Stevens counters with a left and a right that stings mckinney.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens sizes up mckinney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stevens throws a low kick, looking for mckinney's leg but mckinney calmly moves out of range.
mckinney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. mckinney doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
Stevens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but mckinney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Stevens.
Stevens cracks a nice hook into mckinney's ribs.
Stevens connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands with a shot to the body.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens scores with a hook to the body. mckinney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
mckinney doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the body from mckinney misses
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
mckinney walks into a stiff left hand from Stevens.
Stevens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but mckinney circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevens works over mckinney's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens throws a leg kick but mckinney sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stevens lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
Stevens jabs at mckinney's body.
Stevens throws a combination. mckinney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
mckinney dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Stevens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens throws a front kick aimed at mckinney's knee but mckinney avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stevens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Stevens!