PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave. Bryan Stewart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stewart
vs
Henry Irons

199 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Hell's Balls Nutrition
Demonic Drugs

Hell's Balls Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Henry Irons!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart throws a nice looking combination but Irons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Irons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Irons trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Irons chips away with some ground and pound.
Stewart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Irons.
Irons won't allow Stewart to get back to his feet.
Irons controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irons looking to pass the guard.
Irons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Irons slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Irons gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stewart misses with a series of wild punches.
Stewart lands a jab to Irons's midsection.
A combination from Stewart does no damage.
Irons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stewart circles away.

Irons has closed the distance and engaged Stewart in a clinch.
Stewart prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stewart's efforts to push away.
Irons looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Irons keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Irons decides to pull guard.
Stewart wants to stand and escape but instead Irons has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Irons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Irons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stewart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stewart tries to get out of the position.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Irons from controlling successfully.
Irons is pushing down on Stewart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stewart is fighting to maintain full guard but Irons has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Irons there.
Irons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Irons is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stewart looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Irons is trying to work for a kimura but Stewart is defending well.
Stewart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Irons.

Irons wants to work for an arm triangle but Stewart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Irons looks gassed!
Irons slows the pace down in half guard.
Stewart is trying to stand up here but Irons is controlling him well.

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.
Irons wants to control but Stewart is keeping him busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Irons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stewart but Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bryan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry Irons.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stewart.

It looks like John Henry Irons has been cut.
Stewart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stewart throws a series of punches but Irons avoids them all with ease.

Irons drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Irons throws a big right hand that misses.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Irons from controlling successfully.
Stewart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Irons is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry Irons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Henry Irons'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.

Stewart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart works over Irons's head and body with a nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Irons or perhaps it was just good defense by Stewart which made him look bad.
Stewart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart moves out of range as Irons strikes.
Stewart throws a series of punches but Irons moves out of range.
Stewart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Irons momentarily.
Bryan Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart keeps the fight on the outside.
Irons shoots in for a takedown but Stewart shows good takedown defense.
Stewart scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Stewart does no damage.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Irons shows good takedown defense.
Irons is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bryan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry Irons.
No joy there for Stewart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stewart lands a right hook to the body.
Stewart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stewart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stewart.
Stewart throws a series of strikes that have Irons backpedaling.
Stewart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irons shoots in for a takedown but Stewart shows good takedown defense.
Stewart works the jab nicely.
Irons shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl out of it but Irons keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stewart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irons walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stewart displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That has opened up John Henry Irons's cut even more.
Stewart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Irons backs up against the cage.
Nice combo by Stewart! Oh, that's hurt him - Irons falls to the canvas and Stewart follows him into side control.

Irons is rocked!

Stewart stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Irons is still on wobbly legs! Can Stewart finish him?
Decent striking displayed by Stewart there.
Irons tries to move into range but Stewart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irons seems to have recovered his senses.
Stewart stuns Irons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stewart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stewart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irons fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stewart avoids it really well and circles away.
Bryan Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irons circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Stewart.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stewart.
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Irons. Irons gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart lands with a nice body punch.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bryan Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart throws a nice looking combination but Irons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Irons.
Irons moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Irons sprawling to the canvas. Stewart follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Irons hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart wants to stand up but Irons has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Stewart blocks the strikes from Irons.
Irons is trying to get back to full guard.

Irons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart trying to pass the guard but Irons defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Stewart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Henry Irons's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Irons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stewart lands a really nice looking cross but Irons seems unphased.
Irons shoots for a takedown but Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good exchange - Stewart coming out on top.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stewart duly obliges.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stewart lands a body shot.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irons can do to turn this around?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab lands there for Stewart.
Stewart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart is looking to wear down Irons with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stewart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irons doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Stewart throws a series of punches but Irons moves out of range.
Stewart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Irons.
Irons doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
A nice combination there by Stewart.

The cut above John Henry Irons's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stewart looks to land a combination but Irons avoids it well.
Stewart scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irons has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stewart scores with a three punch combo!
Stewart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irons's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stewart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart tests Irons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irons shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stewart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bryan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry Irons.
Stewart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Irons with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a nice shot that snaps Irons's head back.
Irons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stewart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryan Stewart is winning the standup battle so far.
Stewart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stewart misses with a double jab.
Stewart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stewart lands a head shot.

Irons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stewart, pushing him back against the cage.
Irons has Stewart pressed against the cage, preventing Stewart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Irons landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Irons lands a nice elbow.
Irons prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.

Irons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart moves out of range as Irons strikes.
Irons shoots in and drives through. Stewart sprawls well.
Stewart tries to bum rush Irons with a series of wild strikes but Irons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stewart throws a nice looking combination but Irons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Irons 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stewart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stewart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Irons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Irons has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Irons has him pressed against the cage.
Irons has Stewart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stewart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Irons prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Irons misses with an elbow over the top.
Irons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stewart just stands there and leans against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stewart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aken scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Stewart!