PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Verney Lapierre (ranked 6227 p4p, 5048 weight class) and Sean Stevenson Jr (ranked 325 p4p, 290 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lapierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sugar. Sean Stevenson Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lapierre
vs
Stevenson Jr

156 cm
18
135
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
146
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Verney Lapierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Stevenson Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lapierre.
Stevenson Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Lapierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stevenson Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Stevenson Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Lapierre trying to control but Stevenson Jr is working from the bottom.

Lapierre drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lapierre as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Stevenson Jr screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lapierre! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Verney Lapierre!
The defeated Sean Stevenson Jr had this to say: 'I lost, end of story what more can I say than just, I am young and improving more and more and I will get way better soon, so thank you to my opponent for whooping my ass and making me a better fighter.'.