PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machivado The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stevenson
vs
The Butcher

175 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machivado The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as The Butcher blocks the leg kick.
The Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevenson's head.

It looks like Jake Stevenson has been cut.
The Butcher scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from The Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
The Butcher tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.

The Butcher gets tackled into the cage by Stevenson. Stevenson maintains the clinch.
Stevenson tries to stall but The Butcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but The Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
The Butcher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Butcher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stevenson or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from The Butcher.
Stevenson lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevenson lands a nice elbow.
The Butcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Stevenson trying to stall but The Butcher improves his position.
The Butcher lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stevenson or not.
The Butcher leaning against his opponent.
The Butcher has had enough of the clinch but Stevenson keeps him there for the moment.
The Butcher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Butcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
The Butcher lands a right hand.
The Butcher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Butcher presses Stevenson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from The Butcher.
Stevenson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Butcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Butcher effectively controlling the action here.
The Butcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher stalling.
The Butcher blocks an elbow strike from Stevenson.
The Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Butcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Butcher scores with a shot to the side of Stevenson's head.
The Butcher scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from The Butcher.

Stevenson is rocked!
The Butcher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Stevenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from The Butcher.
The Butcher lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from The Butcher.
The Butcher lands a right hand.
Stevenson letting The Butcher take a breather here.
The Butcher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevenson.
Stevenson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from The Butcher.
The Butcher is leaning against Stevenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Butcher gets through Stevenson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
The Butcher works on Stevenson's body with a couple of short punches.
The Butcher lands a right hand.
The Butcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Butcher lands a right hand.
The Butcher is leaning against Stevenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Butcher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Butcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Butcher lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The Butcher lands a big uppercut and Stevenson is down! He's in big trouble - The Butcher follows him to the mat!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Butcher controlling the action here.
Stevenson is refusing to be controlled, as The Butcher sits in half guard.
Stevenson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson is not content to let The Butcher control the position.
The Butcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevenson blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Butcher.
The Butcher thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Butcher is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The Butcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevenson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Butcher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Butcher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machivado The Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Stevenson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Butcher moves into range and clinches up with Stevenson.
The Butcher lands a left hand.
The Butcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson misses with a knee strike.
The Butcher digs a right hand underneath Stevenson's ribcage. Stevenson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Butcher pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for The Butcher.
The Butcher lands with a short shot to the head.

Jake Stevenson's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Butcher.
A left hand lands to the body for The Butcher.
A body shot lands from The Butcher.
Nice body punch from The Butcher - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Butcher manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher lands a jab to the nose.
The Butcher works over Stevenson's head and body with a nice combination.

Nice combo by The Butcher! Oh, that's hurt him - Stevenson falls to the canvas and The Butcher follows him into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Butcher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Butcher tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The Butcher misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The Butcher wants to stand but Stevenson is controlling his arm.
Stevenson parries the strikes from The Butcher easily there. The Butcher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stevenson to escape.
The Butcher tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Butcher working away.
Stevenson defending against the ground and pound.
The Butcher controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Butcher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stevenson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The Butcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher tries to advance to mount but Stevenson denies him.
An elbow from The Butcher crashes against the mat.
The Butcher throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The Butcher throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on The Butcher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Butcher throws a strike aimed at the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson avoids it well.
The Butcher misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The Butcher throws a strike aimed at the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson avoids it well.
The Butcher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher working the ground and pound but Stevenson is defending the strikes.
The Butcher in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The Butcher postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stevenson taking a bit of punishment here - The Butcher scoring with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by The Butcher.
The Butcher fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The Butcher working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stevenson parries the strikes from The Butcher easily there. The Butcher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stevenson to escape.
The Butcher tries to score with some ground and pound. Stevenson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stevenson parries the strikes from The Butcher easily there. The Butcher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stevenson to escape.
The Butcher tries to score with some ground and pound. Stevenson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Butcher tries to score with some ground and pound. Stevenson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Butcher grinds an elbow into Stevenson's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to control The Butcher's posture but The Butcher avoids it.
The Butcher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stevenson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The Butcher misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Butcher tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The Butcher scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stevenson to see if he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Butcher throws an elbow but Stevenson slips to the side and avoids it well.
The Butcher wants to stand but Stevenson has his arm trapped.
The Butcher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stevenson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machivado The Butcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Stevenson's cut.
That's time! Stevenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The Butcher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Jake Stevenson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stevenson needs to keep his hands up - The Butcher had a free shot at his head there.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Butcher.
Stevenson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevenson bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! The Butcher comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Stevenson falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Stevenson was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Machivado The Butcher!