PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimble has chosen Bruce Springsteen - The River as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stevenson
vs
Kimble

189 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kimble!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kimble shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevenson as he avoids it easily.
Kimble 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 Kimble off to one side.
Kimble takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
Kimble needs to keep his hands up - Stevenson had a free shot at his head there.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Kimble with a series of wild strikes but Kimble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson throws a series of strikes that have Kimble backpedaling.
Stevenson lands with a nice body punch.
Stevenson lands a body shot.
Stevenson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimble.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevenson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kimble doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevenson scores with the left hand. Kimble knows he should have avoided that one.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevenson works over Kimble's head and body with a nice combination.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Kimble with a series of wild strikes but Kimble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Kimble moves out of range.
Kimble throws a head kick that misses.
Kimble shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevenson but Stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Greg Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kimble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson clobbers Kimble with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Kimble avoids it well.
Kimble shoots in but no luck this time.
Stevenson swinging wilding here.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Kimble with a series of wild strikes but Kimble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kimble should have avoided that one.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Kimble pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimble shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevenson but Stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.

Kimble shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stevenson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kimble manages to get himself to full guard.
Kimble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevenson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimble looking for a sweep. Not yet Kimble, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimble manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stevenson tries to hold on but Kimble pushes him away.
Kimble trying to control but Stevenson is having none of it.
Stevenson wants to control but Kimble is having none of it.

Kimble is working for a guillotine from mount but Stevenson frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Stevenson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kimble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Kimble ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimble also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Kimble or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevenson which made him look bad.
Stevenson swinging wilding here.
Stevenson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimble shoots in and drives through. Stevenson sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Kimble circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stevenson connects with a single shot there.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Kimble is avoiding it.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Stevenson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kimble at a distance.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimble shoots in and drives through. Stevenson sprawls well.
Greg Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kimble.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimble circles away.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kimble fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kimble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kimble at a distance.
John Kimble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kimble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kimble takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Stevenson lands a two punch combo.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Kimble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kimble shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kimble showed some decent athleticism there.
Kimble moves nicely into side control.
Stevenson struggling a bit here.
Kimble blocks the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson is not content to let Kimble control the position.

Kimble is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stevenson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kimble is breathing heavily.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimble is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kimble thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimble fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Stevenson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson swinging wilding here.
Kimble takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kimble is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stevenson.

It looks like John Kimble has been cut.
Stevenson lands a jab to the head.
Stevenson misses with a double jab.
Stevenson scores with a three punch combo!
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stevenson is looking to wear down Kimble with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stevenson lands a nice hook to Kimble's body. Kimble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Kimble avoids them all with ease.
Greg Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kimble takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimble.
Greg Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Kimble avoids it well.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevenson!
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Kimble avoids it well.
Kimble keeps the fight on the outside.
Kimble looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Stevenson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevenson trying to keep a closed guard but Kimble is proving a slippery customer.

Kimble thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stevenson is trying to control the position but Kimble postures up.

Kimble drops back looking for a leg! Stevenson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevenson manages to kick Kimble off! Kimble jumps back into Stevenson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Kimble is having none of it.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Kimble moves out of range.
Stevenson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stevenson duly obliges.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson looks to land a combination. Kimble sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimble 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 Kimble off to one side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevenson.
Danga de danga de dang - Stevenson scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Stevenson scores with a four punch combination!
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Kimble circles away.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson lands with a nice combination. Kimble backs away looking to recover.
Stevenson lands a with a good body shot.
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greg Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kimble.
Stevenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Kimble is having none of it.
John Kimble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevenson thuds his right hand into Kimble's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevenson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Stevenson!