PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Levens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Bacon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Levens
vs
Bacon

190 cm
23
207 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Levens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bacon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Levens somewhat.
Levens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trevor Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bacon has Levens up against the cage in a clinch.
Bacon throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levens wants a takedown.
Bacon lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Justin Levens has been cut.
Bacon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Bacon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bacon crunches a lovely knee into Levens's ribcage.
Bacon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Levens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bacon just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Levens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levens tries to pull guard but Bacon won't allow it.
Bacon working Levens over with knees to the body.
Levens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bacon fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bacon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Levens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Levens avoids a wild elbow strike from Bacon.
Bacon tries a knee to the head but Levens blocks it.
Levens jumps guard but Bacon stands there with Levens around his waist. Levens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bacon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Levens's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bacon tries to land a knee to the head but Levens blocks with his arms.
Levens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bacon walks away with a smile on his face. Levens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Levens swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.
Bacon tries to clinch but Levens moves away

and Levens counters by moving into the clinch.
Levens wants a takedown but no success here.
Bacon with a knee to the head.
Bacon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Levens is defending well for now.
Bacon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bacon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levens blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levens blocks it with crossed arms.
Bacon lands an elbow that stopped Levens in his tracks for a moment.
Bacon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bacon is pressed up against the cage. Levens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bacon down to the mat. Bacon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Levens tries to clinch

and Bacon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Levens letting Bacon take a breather here.
Bacon continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Levens has Bacon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bacon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Bacon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Levens's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bacon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bacon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bacon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levens blocks it with crossed arms.
Bacon lands a knee to the body.
Bacon misses with a knee to the head.
Levens is working for takedown but Bacon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Levens can't get the takedown.
Bacon stalling against the cage.
Bacon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Levens's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bacon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Levens's face.
Bacon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levens blocks it with crossed arms.
Levens takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bacon tries a knee to the head but Levens blocks it.
Bacon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bacon connects with a knee to the head.
Bacon lands a good knee to the midsection. Levens won't want to take too many of those.
Bacon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Levens up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levens takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bacon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Justin Levens's cut is getting worse.
Levens takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trevor Bacon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bacon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bacon is pushing Levens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Levens takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a knee strike.
Bacon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Levens's defenses.
Bacon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levens blocks it with crossed arms.
Levens jumps guard but Bacon stands there with Levens around his waist. Levens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Levens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bacon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bacon is stalling here.
Bacon misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Levens takes an elbow to the temple.
Bacon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levens blocks it with crossed arms.
Bacon lands a good knee to the midsection. Levens won't want to take too many of those.
Bacon tries a knee to the head but Levens blocks it.
Bacon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bacon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Levens's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bacon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Bacon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Levens's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bacon clinches.
Bacon has Levens pressed against the cage.
Bacon tries to land a knee to the head but Levens blocks with his arms.
Bacon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bacon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trevor Bacon.

Bacon forces Levens back against the cage and clinches.
Bacon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bacon has Levens pushed against the cage.
Bacon misses with a knee to the head.
Bacon connects with a knee to the head.
Bacon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Bacon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bacon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

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.
Levens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bacon fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bacon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Levens, pushing him back against the cage.
Levens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bacon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bacon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bacon stalling in the clinch.
Levens fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Levens. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Justin Levens's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bacon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Levens avoids it.
Bacon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Levens in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bacon stalls.
Bacon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Levens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bacon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Levens's defenses.
Bacon connects with a knee to the head.
Levens is trying to drag Bacon to the mat but Bacon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Levens wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bacon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Bacon.
Bacon throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Bacon really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Levens's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bacon tries to clinch but Levens is having none of it.
Levens tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bacon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Levens has Bacon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bacon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bacon has Levens pushed against the cage.
Bacon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon lands a nice elbow.
Levens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bacon smiles and moves away.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Levens is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Levens is avoiding it.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Levens is avoiding it.
Bacon closes the distance but Levens moves to the side

and Levens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bacon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bacon lands a nice elbow.
Bacon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bacon tries to land a knee to the head but Levens blocks with his arms.
Bacon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bacon lands an elbow that stopped Levens in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Justin Levens's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bacon lands an elbow inside that Levens shrugs off.
Levens fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Levens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bacon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon looking to throw knees to the head but Levens is blocking nicely.
Bacon with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Justin Levens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trevor Bacon!
Trevor Bacon is the new light heavyweight champion!