PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lil I
vs
Stevens

170 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ba Lil I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lil I.
Lil I misses with a body shot.
Stevens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Lil I counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Stevens. Those never looked like landing.

Lil I shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stevens napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stevens is not content to let Lil I control the position.
Lil I working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil I works to advance to full mount. Stevens defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Lil I is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stevens can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stevens avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lil I.
Lil I controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevens is looking to get to half guard.
Lil I misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lil I there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stevens squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lil I lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lil I controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lil I unloads with some shots from mount but Stevens bucks and avoids them well.
Lil I looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lil I trying to control but Stevens is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil I scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stevens?
Lil I pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lil I in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lil I pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stevens is squirming around, avoiding Lil I's attempts to control the action.
Lil I fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lil I controlling his opponent.
Stevens blocking the ground and pound.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lil I. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lil I sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lil I seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stevens for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil I thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stevens moves to clinch but Lil I breaks away

and Lil I counters with a shoot takedown. Stevens fights it but they end up in guard.
Ba Lil I overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lil I forces his way into half guard.
Lil I seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lil I trying to control from half guard but Stevens is working away.
Lil I is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stevens regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lil I.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Lil I wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Lil I's corner is telling him to maintain position.

We're going to have a standup here because Ba Lil I wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lil I misses with a looping right.
Lil I swinging wildly here.
Stevens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil I throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lil I.

Lil I drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lil I lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Lil I is working to tighten is grip on Stevens's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Stevens has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lil I is really squeezing tight and eventually Stevens passes out! Lil I breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ba Lil I!