PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SMALL AXE. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Stone
vs
Stevens

185 cm
25
183 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

175 cm
30
185 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Stonewall
KAISER

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 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randal Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Stevens saw it coming and moves away.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Stevens moved away.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stevenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Stone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stevens postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stevens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens won't allow Stone to sweep him here.

Stone pushes Stevens off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevens in his tracks.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.

Stevens shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stevens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stone is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is not content to let Stevens control the position.
Stevens looks up at the clock and then as Stone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stevens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stevens trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stevens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stone is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens working the ground and pound but Stone is defending the strikes.
Stevens throws a strike aimed at the side of Stone's head but Stone avoids it well.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Stevens are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
What's Stone going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Stevens lands a nice forearm strike.
Stone controls the position for a moment.
Stevens throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to ground and pound but Stone uses the momentary lack of control by Stevens to regain half guard.
Stevens trying to control from Stone's half guard. Stone has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Stevens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone pulls Stevens in close to prevent any damage.
Stevens throws a strike but Stone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stone wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Stevens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stone manages to get himself to full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens stays in close to Stone's body and controls the position.
Stevens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevens stands and throws Stone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stevens has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Stone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to get to half guard.
Stone wants to control but Stevens is having none of it.
Stone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stevens.
Stevens with a couple of short strikes.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount.
Stone is in a horrible position here. Stevens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens avoids the attempt from Stone to control.
Stevens unloads with some shots from mount but Stone bucks and avoids them well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount.

Stevens is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Stevens - just one landing.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Stevens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stevens blocks a low kick nicely.
Stevens lands a slapping body shot.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Stevens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stone throws a leg kick but Stevens sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone walks into a left hand.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Stevens checks a low kick from Stone.

Stevens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stevens is keen to just control but Stone is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stevens trying to control from half guard but Stone is working away.
Stevens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stevens thows a huge punch but Stone dodges it nicely.
Stone tries to kick Stevens off but Stevens keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stevens working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stone tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Randal Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stevens works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stevens in side control, throwing shots but Stone defends.
Stevens throws an elbow but Stone slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stevens wants to control for a moment but Stone uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Stevens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stevens is working away from the top position though.
Stevens thows a huge punch but Stone dodges it nicely.
Stevens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stone defending well though.
Stone is not content to let Stevens control the position.
Stevens working over Stone with some ground and pound. Stone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Stevens there.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stone defending well though.
Stevens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stevens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stevens wants to pass to mount but Stone is defending the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in half guard, Stevens seems content to control.
Stevens is trying to control. Stone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stevens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
Stevens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stone wants to hold on but Stevens pushes him away.
Stevens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stone because Stevens loaded up on that one.
Stone is looking to improve his position but Stevens isn't that keen on the idea.
Stevens dominating with strikes here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stone because Stevens loaded up on that one.
Stevens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Stevens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stone looks a forlorn figure.

Stone is rocked!
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Oh Stone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poor strikes thrown by Stevens there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stevens sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Stone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stevens looking to ground and pound but Stone is blocking nicely.
Stone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stevens tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the head.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stone avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stevens.
A nice elbow there by Stevens.
Stevens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stone because Stevens loaded up on that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stevens working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens punching from mount but Stone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stevens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stone because Stevens loaded up on that one.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens breaks from Stone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Stevens there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stone taking shots to the head.
Stevens throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stevens lands a big elbow - Stone is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Stone is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Randal Stevens!
After winning the bout, Randal Stevens thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.