PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stew Mc Fearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kota Punga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stew Mc Fearson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kota Punga's chin.

Mc Fearson
vs
Punga

178 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stew Mc Fearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kota Punga!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Fearson throws a front kick aimed at Punga's knee but Punga avoids it well.
Punga looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mc Fearson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Punga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Punga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mc Fearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Punga throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mc Fearson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Punga is out of range and Mc Fearson settles back down.
Mc Fearson tries to work over Punga's front leg with a kick but Punga checks it.
Mc Fearson misses with a leg kick.
Mc Fearson avoids the body shot from Punga.
Mc Fearson connects with a solid leg kick.
Punga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Punga. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Mc Fearson.
A leg kick checked by Punga.
Mc Fearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mc Fearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Punga's sensitive parts.
Punga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mc Fearson.
Mc Fearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Fearson throws a leg kick that misses.
Mc Fearson thuds his shin into the meat of Punga's side.
Mc Fearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Punga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mc Fearson misses with a head kick.
Mc Fearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mc Fearson throws a front kick aimed at Punga's knee but Punga avoids it well.
Mc Fearson misses with a low kick.
Mc Fearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Punga's calf.
Mc Fearson throws a leg kick but Punga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mc Fearson - that will leave a mark!
Mc Fearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mc Fearson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mc Fearson misses with a low kick.
Mc Fearson tries to land a leg kick but Punga saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mc Fearson tries to work over Punga's front leg with a kick but Punga checks it.
Mc Fearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Punga.
Mc Fearson is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mc Fearson.
Punga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mc Fearson scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Mc Fearson misses.
Mc Fearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mc Fearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Punga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mc Fearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Punga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mc Fearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Punga takes a step back to recover.
Mc Fearson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fearson throws a leg kick but Punga moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mc Fearson.
Mc Fearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Mc Fearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mc Fearson throws a solid leg kick but Punga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mc Fearson.
Mc Fearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Punga.
Punga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punga blocks a leg kick.
Mc Fearson stuffs the takedown.
Mc Fearson throws a leg kick but Punga checks it.
Mc Fearson leaves Punga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mc Fearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mc Fearson slaps away a takedown attempt from Punga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stew Mc Fearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Punga.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mc Fearson. That's going to slow Punga down.
Punga fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from Mc Fearson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mc Fearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stew Mc Fearson dominated that round.
That's time! Mc Fearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mc Fearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Punga is able to avoid easily.
Kota Punga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mc Fearson slips a jab from Punga.
Mc Fearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Punga. That did some damage!
Mc Fearson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mc Fearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Punga blocks the leg kick.
Punga checks a low kick from Mc Fearson.
Mc Fearson thumps Punga with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mc Fearson.
Mc Fearson connects with a leg kick. Punga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mc Fearson thuds his shin into the meat of Punga's side.
Kota Punga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punga checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mc Fearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Punga blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mc Fearson.
Mc Fearson leaves Punga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mc Fearson misses with a low kick.
Mc Fearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Punga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mc Fearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Punga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mc Fearson tries to work over Punga's front leg with a kick but Punga checks it.
Punga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mc Fearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punga can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Mc Fearson.
Mc Fearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mc Fearson gets tackled into the cage by Punga. Punga maintains the clinch.
Mc Fearson is looking to break free of the clinch but Punga has double underhooks.
Punga is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Punga jumps guard but Mc Fearson stands there with Punga around his waist. Punga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stew Mc Fearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Punga.
Mc Fearson wants to break free but Punga has control.
Punga wants a takedown but no success here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mc Fearson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mc Fearson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punga shoots in for a takedown but Mc Fearson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mc Fearson throws a leg kick but Punga moved away.
Punga throws a head kick but Mc Fearson moves out of range.
Mc Fearson tries to work over Punga's front leg with a kick but Punga checks it.
Mc Fearson wants to land a leg kick but Punga is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Punga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Punga has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mc Fearson.
Punga misses with a body kick.
Mc Fearson checks the leg kick.
Punga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Punga shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mc Fearson counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punga moves out of range of the leg kick from Mc Fearson.
Mc Fearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mc Fearson tries to work over Punga's front leg with a kick but Punga checks it.
Punga is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mc Fearson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Punga.
Punga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Punga fails with the takedown.
Punga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mc Fearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stew Mc Fearson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mc Fearson scores with a leg kick.
Mc Fearson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mc Fearson throws a low kick, looking for Punga's leg but Punga calmly moves out of range.
Punga shoots in looking for a takedown. Mc Fearson tries to sprawl out of it but Punga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mc Fearson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Punga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mc Fearson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mc Fearson.
Mc Fearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mc Fearson throws a low kick but Punga moves out of range easily.
Punga shoots in for a takedown but Mc Fearson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Punga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mc Fearson connects with a leg kick. Punga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mc Fearson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Fearson throws a leg kick which misses Punga's front leg but catches the back leg as Punga tries to avoid it.
Mc Fearson lands a head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Mc Fearson.
Stew Mc Fearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mc Fearson throws a low kick but Punga moves out of range easily.
Mc Fearson wants to land a leg kick but Punga is out of range.
Mc Fearson lands a leg kick that knocks Punga off balance momentarily.
Mc Fearson lands with a nice body kick.
Mc Fearson scores with a nice body kick.
Punga checks the leg kick nicely there.

Punga gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mc Fearson wants to get back to his feet but Punga drags him back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punga throws an elbow but Mc Fearson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mc Fearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Punga on the ground.
Punga fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stew Mc Fearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mc Fearson defending against the ground and pound.
Mc Fearson tries to escape but Punga is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punga lands a decent elbow from side control.

Punga is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mc Fearson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Punga looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mc Fearson is avoiding damage well.
Punga wants to control but Mc Fearson is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fearson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Punga asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Punga passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mc Fearson!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punga throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stew Mc Fearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mc Fearson, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stew Mc Fearson!