PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Naoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacky Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Naoki
vs
Stevenson

180 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

190 cm
26
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Takumi Naoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zacky Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Naoki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naoki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Takumi Naoki has been cut.
Naoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zacky Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevenson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Naoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naoki is breathing heavily.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naoki circles away quickly and effectively.
Naoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Stevenson as Naoki shoots in.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Naoki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body. Naoki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson lands a lovely overhand right.
Stevenson cracks Naoki with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a body shot.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Stevenson engages and cracks Naoki with a massive lead left hook - Naoki tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Stevenson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zacky Stevenson!