PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House comes to the cage accompanied by Sleezy D - I've Lost Control. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

House
vs
Stewart

182 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

House gets in close and instigates a clinch.
House fails to pull the fight into his guard.
House has Stewart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stewart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stewart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stewart tries to pull guard but House holds him up against the cage and eventually Stewart drops back down to his feet.

Stewart breaks the clinch.
House circles away from the clinch attempt.

Stewart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. House is trying to defend but Stewart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
House is looking to control Stewart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can House avoid being mounted?
House is looking for a sweep. Stewart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House makes his way to full guard. A much better position for House.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart being controlled here momentarily.
Stewart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

House kicks Stewart off and gets to his feet.
Stewart tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stewart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stewart looking for a takedown.
House gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stewart.
Nick House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Stewart.

House has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stewart is trying to keep an underhook but House manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House wants to control but Stewart is keeping him busy.
House not landing any meaningful shots this time.
House keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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!
Stewart trying to control but House postures up.
House wants to pass the guard but Stewart is defending well.
Stewart is refusing to be controlled, as House sits in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Nick House wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Stewart feints and as House raises his hands in defense, Stewart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stewart tries to free his leg and advance position but House is retaining full guard.
Stewart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
House keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now House is on top in guard.
House preventing the sweep.
House trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
House won't allow Stewart to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
House stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stewart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
House looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
House tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

House looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nick House will probably get the nod.
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.

Stewart doesn't succeed with the takedown

and House counters with a nice double leg into guard.
House pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stewart is keeping the position for now.
Stewart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stewart throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.
House distracts Stewart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
House wants to stand but Stewart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
House is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
House sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stewart's guard.
House lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Stewart is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but House pulls his head out easily.
House prevents Stewart from improving his position.
House looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is not content to let House control the position.
House throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
House frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
House takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stewart wants to control but House is having none of it.
Stewart can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House looking to control and managing it successfully.
House unloading with bombs!
House breaks from Stewart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
House can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stewart is looking to escape.
Stewart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stewart tries to lock up and control but House gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House prevents Stewart from getting the reversal.
House can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stewart is looking to escape.
Stewart is desperately trying to improve his position but House has a good base and remains in mount.

Stewart defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from House.
House sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

House feints and as Stewart raises his hands in defense, House changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
House forces his way into half guard.
Stewart won't allow House to pass to mount.
House slows the pace down in half guard.
House wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stewart keeps working.
House tries to pass to full mount but Stewart defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart punching from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick House just wasn't active enough.

Stewart shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stewart was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
House tries to reverse the position but Stewart maintains control.
House wants to hold on but Stewart pushes him away.

Stewart stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
House shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side.
Stewart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
Stewart slaps away a takedown attempt from House, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stewart misses with a few strikes there.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as House sprawls well. House wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Nick House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stewart tries to score a power double leg takedown but House sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stewart somewhat.
House shoots in for a takedown but Stewart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick House. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stewart pushes House up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stewart has House pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Stewart pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending House tumbling to the mat - Stewart dives into House's guard.
Stewart passes into half guard.
House has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart is working away from the top position though.
Stewart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stewart throwing shots but House is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stewart passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stewart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stewart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
House tries to lock up and control but Stewart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nick House overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Stewart really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stewart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
House tries for a takedown but Stewart circles away easily

and Stewart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stewart throwing shots but House is blocking nicely.
Stewart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
House wants to improve his position but Stewart is controlling well.
House is not content to let Stewart control the position.

Stewart is sneakily working for an arm triangle but House sees it coming and defends easily.
Stewart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is looking to control Stewart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can House avoid being mounted?
Stewart is trying to control. House wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stewart trying to mount his opponent but House defends it.
House manages to get to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stewart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
House lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stewart!
House throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

House goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stewart turns into him and now he's in House's guard.
Stewart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

House looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stewart looking to sit in guard and control but House gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
House preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
House stopping the sweep attempt from Stewart.

Stewart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. House is aware though and is defending well.
House tries to free his leg and advance position but Stewart is retaining full guard.
Stewart wants to sweep here but House controlling him for the moment.
House postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

House drops back looking for a leg! Stewart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stewart manages to kick House off! House jumps back into Stewart's guard.
Stewart managing to control the position.
Stewart looking for a sweep. Not yet Stewart, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Stewart dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

House misses with a wild combination.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
Stewart pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces House back to the cage. Stewart follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
House shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stewart defends it nicely.
House closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stewart circles away.

Stewart shoots in and gets a takedown into House's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stewart wants to stand but House has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House working a defensive guard here.
House keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donald Stewart.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Stewart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but House avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

House instigates a clinch.
House stops a takedown attempt from Stewart.
Nick House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Stewart.
Stewart lands a nice knee to the body.
House jumps guard but Stewart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

House gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stewart is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House wants to sweep but no luck.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to pass the guard.
House controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
Stewart trying to control but House is working from the bottom.
Stewart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Donald Stewart was stalling too much, according to the referee.
House with a poor takedown

and Stewart counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Stewart gets to his feet - House follows without any prompting.

Stewart takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

House pulls Stewart into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
Stewart throws a big right hand that misses.
Stewart passes House's left leg - he's now in half guard.
House tries to roll over but Stewart keeps him under control.
Stewart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House is staying active underneath Stewart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stewart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Donald Stewart!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Donald Stewart!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Donald Stewart!

Donald Stewart wins by unanimous decision!