PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between lebron james (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

james
vs
Stevens

225 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, lebron james!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Stevens!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping james at a distance.
james really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
james looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Stevens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but james moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
james falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevens counters with a series of strikes. james will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
james throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from james.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens throws a combination that misses
and james counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a head kick. That will keep Stevens thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
letting james counter with a right hand.
Stevens lands with a nice combination. james backs away looking to recover.
Stevens throws a combination that misses
and james cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
james is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
james misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
james misses with a wild combination.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stevens throws a right and a left that james avoids nicely.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a stiff right hand.
james misses with the combination.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a one-two to the body.
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stevens is lucky that one didn't land flush.
james lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
james will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
james looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
james swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a one-two to the body.
Jerome Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from james.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james counters with a head kick.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stevens is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for james, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and james counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens swings for the body but james moves out of range.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and james counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stevens misses with a body punch
and james counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stevens takes a kick to the side of the head.
james clobbers Stevens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
james throws a series of strikes that have Stevens backpedaling.

james shoots in and bounces Stevens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stevens is on top in guard.
james wants to stand and escape but Stevens is having none of it.
james has momentary wrist control but Stevens slips an elbow through the middle.
Stevens postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stevens stands and throws james's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
james wants to get back to his feet but Stevens drags him back down.

Stevens decides to stand up, so the ref orders james to his feet.
Stevens moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james counters with a nice body kick.
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and james counters with a lovely straight right hand!
james lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stevens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
james throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a nice kick to the body.
james moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stevens misses with a left hand
and james counters with a body kick that stops Stevens in his tracks momentarily.

james clinches with his opponent.
james wants to break free but Stevens has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lebron james dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

james tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stevens in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and james counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens misses with the combination.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and james counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
james throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
james tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevens swinging wilding here.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from james.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens misses with a right hand
and james counters with a solid body kick.
lebron james is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and james counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
Stevens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down james rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
james swinging wilding here.
Stevens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
james shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a two punch combo.
james showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevens.
lebron james is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
james is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stevens slow jab from james misses its intended target.
Stevens throws a right hand that james ducks under and follows up with a left that james also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for james on that attempt.
james uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens throws a series of punches but james avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stevens dodges the punch combination from james.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Stevens has eaten all the pies!
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a big head kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
Stevens throws a combination that misses
and james counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a big head kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james counters with a two punch combo.
james lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
james lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Stevens scores with a four punch combination!
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and james counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and james counters with a flying knee. Nice.
james uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
james tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss

and james counters with a single leg into guard. Stevens didn't expect that.
Stevens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stevens stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows james to get to his feet.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens swinging wilding here.
Stevens misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
james fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lebron james. That's going to take a lot out of him.
james dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
james misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
james rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
james scores with a punch to the head.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a big head kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a head kick. That will keep Stevens thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens misses with a combination

and james counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stevens won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lebron james dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A left and a right from james both land. Nice combination.
Stevens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a head kick.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
james swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stevens throws a combination that misses
and james counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and james counters with a one-two to the body.
Stevens misses with a combination

and james counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Stevens pushes james off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stevens dodges the punch combination from james.
Stevens is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
james rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
james misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at james to acknowledge the strikes.
Stevens misses with a telegraphed body shot
and james counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but james is just out of range.
james fails to land the takedown.
james plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jerome Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and james counters with a big head kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
james connects with the punch.
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a head kick.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and james counters with a head kick.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at james to acknowledge the strikes.
Stevens misses the jab.
Stevens misses with a hook. james ducked under it nicely.
james throws a series of strikes that have Stevens backpedaling.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a big head kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
james's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and james duly obliges.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and james counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick from james lands but Stevens takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling james to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at james to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for james, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james counters with a one-two to the body.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
james swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stevens throws a combination that misses
and james finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james counters with a head kick.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
james connects with a high kick.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from james.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and james counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevens throws a combination that misses
and james counters with a head kick.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and james cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevens throws a predictable looking body shot
and james counters with a head kick. That will keep Stevens thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and james counters with a big head kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
james shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stevens misses with a jab to the body
and james finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and james counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
Jerome Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens misses with a double jab
and james counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stevens is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from james does no damage.
Stevens misses with a combination
and james counters with a head kick.
james doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.

And that's the end of the fight!
lebron james showed his dominance in that final round.
Well james has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lebron james!