PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between joe stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenn Christophersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that joe stevenson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily joe stevenson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

stevenson
vs
Christophersen

177 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, joe stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenn Christophersen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christophersen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around stevenson's waist but stevenson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Christophersen off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Christophersen is working for takedown but stevenson is calmly controlling the position for now.
stevenson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Christophersen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Christophersen throws a leg kick but stevenson moved away.
Christophersen doesn't manage to clinch there - stevenson circles away.

Christophersen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. stevenson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
stevenson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Christophersen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at stevenson to see if he's OK.
stevenson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

stevenson is rocked!
Check out the look on Christophersen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh stevenson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christophersen is working stevenson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christophersen working the head and body with strikes.
Christophersen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at stevenson to see if he's OK.
Christophersen cracks stevenson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Christophersen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Christophersen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Christophersen scoring with punches from side control.
Christophersen looks gassed!
stevenson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Christophersen lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophersen scoring with punches from side control.
Christophersen lands some shots froms side control.
Christophersen working the body and head with strikes.
stevenson tries to bench press Christophersen off him but Christophersen keeps the position.
Check out the look on Christophersen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
stevenson tries to bench press Christophersen off him but Christophersen keeps the position.
Christophersen working away.
Christophersen working the body and head with strikes.
stevenson struggling a bit here.
Christophersen working the body and head with strikes.
stevenson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Christophersen working away.
Check out the look on Christophersen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Christophersen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear stevenson down.
stevenson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophersen is putting a hurting on stevenson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Christophersen working the body and head with strikes.
Christophersen landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
stevenson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Christophersen landing a few strikes.
stevenson is trying to control Christophersen's posture but Christophersen avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
stevenson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
stevenson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Christophersen connects with a decent elbow.
stevenson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Christophersen is putting a hurting on stevenson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Christophersen lands a decent elbow from side control.
stevenson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Christophersen cracks stevenson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Christophersen working the body and head with strikes.
Christophersen cracks stevenson with a big right hand but stevenson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Christophersen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Christophersen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Christophersen cracks stevenson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Christophersen is putting a hurting on stevenson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Christophersen working the ground and pound from side control.
Christophersen landing strikes.
Christophersen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Christophersen landing strikes.
Christophersen scores with punches from side control.
Christophersen scoring with punches from side control.
Christophersen is working stevenson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Christophersen lands a few punches from side control.
stevenson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Christophersen is nestled in close to stevenson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Christophersen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
stevenson taking some punishment here, with Christophersen in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
stevenson taking some punishment here, with Christophersen in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christophersen winds up and cracks stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Christophersen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Christophersen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Christophersen there.
stevenson taking some punishment here, with Christophersen in his half guard.
Christophersen working the head and body with strikes.

stevenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
stevenson wants to control but Christophersen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Christophersen is nestled in close to stevenson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Christophersen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christophersen lands a nice short elbow.
Christophersen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenn Christophersen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Christophersen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has stevenson pinned against the cage. stevenson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from stevenson as Christophersen shoots in.
Christophersen closes the distance and clinches up with stevenson, looking for a takedown. Christophersen pushes stevenson against the cage but stevenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
joe stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenn Christophersen.
Christophersen shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christophersen.
Christophersen fails with a takedown attempt.
Christophersen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but stevenson swivels and escapes.
stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Christophersen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
stevenson stuffs the takedown attempt from Christophersen. Christophersen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from stevenson. No joy for Christophersen on that attempt.
Christophersen shoots in but stevenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christophersen closes this distance looking for a takedown but stevenson circles away.
Christophersen shoots in but no luck this time.
Christophersen is breathing heavily.
Christophersen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stevenson is fending him off so far but Christophersen persists. Nope, stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Christophersen shoots in but no luck this time.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown but stevenson shows good takedown defense.
Kenn Christophersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christophersen fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophersen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christophersen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but stevenson swivels and escapes.
Christophersen misses with a takedown attempt - stevenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Christophersen tries for a takedown but stevenson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Christophersen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. stevenson tries to avoid it but Christophersen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag stevenson to the ground. stevenson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Christophersen tries for a takedown but stevenson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Christophersen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Christophersen looks for a takedown but stevenson sprawls well.
Christophersen looks for a takedown but stevenson sprawls well.
Christophersen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christophersen fails to land the takedown.
Christophersen fails with the takedown.
stevenson stuffs the takedown attempt from Christophersen. Christophersen gets slowly back to his feet.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with stevenson but stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Christophersen misses with a takedown attempt - stevenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Christophersen fails to land the takedown.
Christophersen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophersen fails with the takedown.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with stevenson but stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Christophersen looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Christophersen looks for a takedown but stevenson sprawls well.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Christophersen shoots in but stevenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christophersen looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Christophersen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christophersen has a takedown stuffed.
Christophersen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christophersen.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Christophersen fails with the takedown.
Christophersen misses with a takedown attempt - stevenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
joe stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts stevenson as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophersen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Christophersen tries for a takedown but stevenson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from stevenson as Christophersen shoots in.
Christophersen fails with the takedown.
Christophersen looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Christophersen fails with a takedown attempt.
Christophersen closes this distance looking for a takedown but stevenson circles away.
Christophersen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christophersen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Christophersen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stevenson is fending him off so far but Christophersen persists. Nope, stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts stevenson as he jumps to the side.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with stevenson but stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Christophersen fails to land the takedown.
Christophersen shoots in but stevenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christophersen shoots in for a double leg but stevenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christophersen looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Christophersen shoots in and drives through. stevenson sprawls well.
Christophersen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but stevenson swivels and escapes.
Christophersen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christophersen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around stevenson's waist but stevenson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Christophersen off to one side.
Christophersen shoots in but no luck this time.
stevenson stuffs the takedown.
Christophersen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stevenson is fending him off so far but Christophersen persists. Nope, stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
stevenson stuffs the takedown.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown but stevenson shows good takedown defense.
Christophersen has a takedown stuffed.
Christophersen shoots for a takedown but stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christophersen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stevenson is fending him off so far but Christophersen persists. Nope, stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from stevenson as Christophersen shoots in.
Christophersen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts stevenson as he jumps to the side.
Christophersen closes this distance looking for a takedown but stevenson circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christophersen shoots for a double leg takedown but stevenson sprawls well. He's pushed Christophersen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from stevenson as Christophersen shoots in.
Christophersen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Christophersen tries for a takedown but stevenson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Christophersen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. stevenson tries to avoid it but Christophersen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag stevenson to the ground. stevenson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joe stevenson dominated that second round.
That's time! stevenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

stevenson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A cross from Christophersen lands.
joe stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Christophersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from stevenson.
Christophersen with a lazy takedown attempt

and stevenson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christophersen won't be happy with that.

stevenson has hold of Christophersen's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Christophersen seems comfortable defending it but stevenson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Christophersen is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Christophersen is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but stevenson couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). joe stevenson!