PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stewart
vs
Stewart

172 cm
20
123 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

178 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul Stewart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damien Stewart swivels and escapes.
A left and a right from Damien Stewart both land. Nice combination.
Paul Stewart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Damien Stewart avoids it really well and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Damien Stewart.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damien Stewart as he avoids it easily.
Damien Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stewart.
Damien Stewart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul Stewart.
Paul Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Damien Stewart throws a series of punches but Paul Stewart moves out of range.
Damien Stewart fails to land with a series of punches.
Damien Stewart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paul Stewart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paul Stewart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damien Stewart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien Stewart misses with a double jab.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damien Stewart but Damien Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul Stewart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damien Stewart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paul Stewart scrambles back to his feet.
Damien Stewart scores with a body shot.
Damien Stewart lunges at Paul Stewart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paul Stewart's hand.
Damien Stewart punishes Paul Stewart's body with a nice straight punch.
Paul Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damien Stewart lands a two punch combo.
Damien Stewart cracks Paul Stewart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damien Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damien Stewart but Damien Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Paul Stewart gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damien Stewart tries to circle away but Paul Stewart has him pinned against the cage.

Paul Stewart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damien Stewart scores with a one two! Paul Stewart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Damien Stewart lands a jab-cross combination.
Paul Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Damien Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paul Stewart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No luck for Paul Stewart with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damien Stewart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damien Stewart wants it to stay on the feet.

Paul Stewart moves into range and clinches up with Damien Stewart.
Paul Stewart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paul Stewart breaks the clinch.
Paul Stewart tries for a takedown but Damien Stewart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damien Stewart is working the combinations to good effect here.
A lazy left from Damien Stewart finds it's target.
Good shot there by Damien Stewart.
Damien Stewart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damien Stewart lands the left hand.
Paul Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Damien Stewart sprawls well. He's pushed Paul Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paul Stewart dives in and grabs Damien Stewart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Damien Stewart pushes down on Paul Stewart's head and hops out.
Damien Stewart misses with a double jab.
Damien Stewart lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damien Stewart digs a good hook to Paul Stewart's body.
Damien Stewart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Damien Stewart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damien Stewart stuffs the takedown.

Paul Stewart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul Stewart prevents Damien Stewart from escaping the position.
Damien Stewart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paul Stewart on the ground.
Paul Stewart is working Damien Stewart over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul Stewart trying to control the position but Damien Stewart is working away.
Paul Stewart throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Stewart dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Damien Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Damien Stewart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Damien Stewart lands an overhand right.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damien Stewart sprawls well. Damien Stewart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paul Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Damien Stewart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paul Stewart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damien Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Damien Stewart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paul Stewart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Damien Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stewart.
Paul Stewart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paul Stewart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul Stewart misses with a takedown attempt - Damien Stewart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paul Stewart.
Paul Stewart is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damien Stewart scores with a body shot.
Paul Stewart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Damien Stewart looks to land a combination but Paul Stewart avoids it well.
Damien Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damien Stewart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Damien Stewart scores with a four punch combination!
Paul Stewart shoots in and drives through. Damien Stewart sprawls well.
Damien Stewart looks to land a combination but Paul Stewart avoids it well.
Paul Stewart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damien Stewart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paul Stewart scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Damien Stewart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul Stewart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Damien Stewart misses.
Damien Stewart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damien Stewart scores with a nice strike.
Damien Stewart jabs Paul Stewart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Damien Stewart lands a nice shot to the body.
Paul Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Damien Stewart sprawls well. He's pushed Paul Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damien Stewart lands a body shot.
Paul Stewart shoots for a takedown but Damien Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Damien Stewart. Beautiful body shot.
Damien Stewart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damien Stewart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Paul Stewart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul Stewart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damien Stewart digs a good hook to Paul Stewart's body.
Paul Stewart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Damien Stewart scores with a shot to the body.
Damien Stewart lands a glancing blow to the side of Paul Stewart's head.
Damien Stewart lands with an overhand left.
Damien Stewart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Stewart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a double leg but Damien Stewart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paul Stewart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paul Stewart looks for a takedown but Damien Stewart sprawls well.
Damien Stewart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paul Stewart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul Stewart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paul Stewart tries for a takedown but Damien Stewart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damien Stewart misses with a double jab.
Damien Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Damien Stewart is winning the standup battle so far.
Paul Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Damien Stewart pushes him off.
Damien Stewart scores with a nice strike.

Paul Stewart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Damien Stewart tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Paul Stewart is in Damien Stewart's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul Stewart prevents Damien Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Paul Stewart looking to pass the guard.
Paul Stewart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Stewart dominated that second round.
That's time! Damien Stewart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Damien Stewart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damien Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Damien Stewart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paul Stewarts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paul Stewart tries to clinch up but Damien Stewart circles away and keeps his distance.
Damien Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paul Stewart shoots in but no luck this time.
Damien Stewart stalks Paul Stewart and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paul Stewart's face. Paul Stewart staggers backwards, shaken.
Damien Stewart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paul Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Damien Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damien Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paul Stewart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damien Stewart.
Paul Stewart takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien Stewart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paul Stewart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Damien Stewart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Damien Stewart cracks Paul Stewart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paul Stewart misses with a takedown attempt - Damien Stewart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damien Stewart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paul Stewart backs up against the cage.
Damien Stewart lands a nice shot to the body.
Damien Stewart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damien Stewart lands with a nice body punch.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Damien Stewart shows good takedown defense.
Damien Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stewart.
Damien Stewart throws a series of punches but Paul Stewart moves out of range.
Damien Stewart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul Stewart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damien Stewart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paul Stewart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damien Stewart lands a nice looking body shot.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damien Stewart as he jumps to the side.
Damien Stewart punishes Paul Stewart's body with a nice straight punch.
Damien Stewart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damien Stewart duly obliges.
Damien Stewart is looking to wear down Paul Stewart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul Stewart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damien Stewart's waist but Damien Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paul Stewart off to one side.
Damien Stewart throws a nice looking combination but Paul Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Damien Stewart.
Damien Stewart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paul Stewart circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damien Stewart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Damien Stewart throws a series of strikes that have Paul Stewart backpedaling.
Paul Stewart dives in and grabs Damien Stewart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Damien Stewart pushes down on Paul Stewart's head and hops out.
Paul Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Damien Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damien Stewart with a jab.
Nice body punch from Damien Stewart.
Damien Stewart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paul Stewart under the eye.
Damien Stewart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paul Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damien Stewart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paul Stewart backs up against the cage.
Damien Stewart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damien Stewart lunges at Paul Stewart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paul Stewart's hand.
Paul Stewart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Damien Stewart does no damage.
Damien Stewart lands with a good body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paul Stewart.
Damien Stewart scores with a hook.
Damien Stewart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damien Stewart sprawls well. Damien Stewart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paul Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damien Stewart lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Stewart clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Damien Stewart connects with a nice looking jab.
Damien Stewart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damien Stewart throws a good cross that connects.
Nice sprawl there from Damien Stewart as Paul Stewart shoots in.
Paul Stewart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damien Stewart's waist but Damien Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paul Stewart off to one side.
Damien Stewart works Paul Stewart's body with a nice hook.
Damien Stewart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damien Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stewart.
Damien Stewart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul Stewart tries for a takedown but Damien Stewart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paul Stewart is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Damien Stewart throws out a powerful jab.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damien Stewart as he jumps to the side.
Damien Stewart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paul Stewart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien Stewart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damien Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damien Stewart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paul Stewart tries to clinch there but Damien Stewart circles away.
Damien Stewart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Damien Stewart throws a shot to the body.
Damien Stewart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paul Stewart on the side of the head.
Paul Stewart tries to clinch up.
Paul Stewart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damien Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paul Stewart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul Stewart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paul Stewart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paul Stewart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Damien Stewart pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Paul Stewart back to the cage. Damien Stewart follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Damien Stewart lands a nice hook to Paul Stewart's body. Paul Stewart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damien Stewart but Damien Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul Stewart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Damien Stewart defends it nicely.
Damien Stewart lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul Stewart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Damien Stewart!
Damien Stewart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Damien Stewart.
Damien Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Paul Stewart.
Damien Stewart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Damien Stewart does no damage.
Damien Stewart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Damien Stewart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paul Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damien Stewart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul Stewart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damien Stewart cracks Paul Stewart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damien Stewart leaves Paul Stewart with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Damien Stewart finds it's target.
Damien Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul Stewart can do to turn this around?
Damien Stewart throws a right hand that Paul Stewart ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul Stewart also avoids with ease.
Damien Stewart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Damien Stewart.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damien Stewart lands a nice hook to Paul Stewart's body. Paul Stewart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Damien Stewart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paul Stewart under the eye.
Damien Stewart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Stewart had his way with Paul Stewart in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Damien Stewart keeps the fight on the outside.
Damien Stewart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul Stewart.
Paul Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damien Stewart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damien Stewart throws a nice looking combination but Paul Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Damien Stewart shows good takedown defense.
Damien Stewart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul Stewart.

Damien Stewart gets tackled into the cage by Paul Stewart. Paul Stewart maintains the clinch.
Damien Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Paul Stewart has double underhooks.
Paul Stewart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damien Stewart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Damien Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stewart.
Damien Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul Stewart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damien Stewart pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paul Stewart is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Damien Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Paul Stewart has him pressed against the cage.
Paul Stewart jumps guard but Damien Stewart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Paul Stewart prevents Damien Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Paul Stewart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Damien Stewart walks away with a smile on his face. Paul Stewart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch lands to the side of Paul Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Paul Stewart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Damien Stewart!
Damien Stewart squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Paul Stewart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Damien Stewart is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul Stewart unloading with bombs!
Damien Stewart tries to buck Paul Stewart off but he can't manage it.
Paul Stewart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paul Stewart wants to control the pace but Damien Stewart is squirming around nicely.
Paul Stewart unloads with some shots from mount but Damien Stewart bucks and avoids them well.
Paul Stewart controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul Stewart raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damien Stewart is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Paul Stewart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Damien Stewart looks a forlorn figure.
Damien Stewart wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Paul Stewart controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul Stewart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Damien Stewart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Paul Stewart looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Paul Stewart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damien Stewart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Damien Stewart!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Damien Stewart!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Damien Stewart!

Damien Stewart wins by unanimous decision!