PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Givens has chosen Slaughtered as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Stevens
vs
Givens

183 cm
22
198 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

187 cm
31
213 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Givens !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Givens looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
Givens moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Givens .
Nice defenses there by Stevens.
Givens misses the jab.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Givens misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Givens . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Givens .
Givens throws a lazy uppercut

and Stevens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stevens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Givens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens can't break the clinch.
Givens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevenss head.

Givens breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens throws a leg kick which misses Stevens's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevens tries to avoid it.
Stevens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Givens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stevens lands an overhand right.
Mike Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Stevens.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Givens , looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Givens against the cage but Givens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Givens pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stevens back to the cage. Givens follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Givens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevens.
Some bone on bone action there as Givens checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good exchange - Givens coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Givens throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.

Stevens forces Givens back against the cage and clinches.
Stevens blocks a body shot from Givens .
Stevens tries to circle away but Givens has him pinned against the cage.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Givens has him pressed against the cage.

Givens manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens missing with a left hand there. Stevens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Givens drops his hands momentarily and Stevens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Givens fails to land with a series of punches.
Givens moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Givens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Givens .
Givens sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Givens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Givens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Givens misses.
Stevens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Givens is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Givens .
Givens might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Givens shows good takedown defense.
Givens lands a head shot.
Givens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Givens as Stevens shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Givens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Givens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens shoots for a double leg takedown but Givens sprawls well. He's pushed Stevens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big right from Givens misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Givens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Givens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Givens moved out of range nicely.
Givens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevens.
Tommy Givens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stevens throws a right hand that Givens ducks under and follows up with a left that Givens also avoids with ease.
Givens is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stevens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stevens throws a hook but Givens blocks it.
Givens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Givens there.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Givens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Givens avoids it well.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Stevens.
Nice defenses there by Givens .
Stevens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Givens circles away quickly and effectively.
Givens throws a hook but Stevens blocks it.
Givens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Givens ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens swings widly with a right hand
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Givens misses with a hook.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Givens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Mike Stevens will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stevens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Givens throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a body punch but Givens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a one two combo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stevens here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Givens moves out of range as Stevens strikes.
Stevens swinging wildly here.
Givens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevens digs a good body shot into Givens 's ribs.
Stevens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Stevens has Givens up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens taking a breather.
Stevens letting Givens take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Givens working aggressively here.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Givens has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Givens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Givens has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
Givens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stevens working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Givens being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens stalling in the clinch.
Givens misses with some punches.
A short right from Givens on the inside.
Givens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Givens has double underhooks.
Givens can't find room to land a body shot as Stevens controls the action.
Givens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stevens.
Stevens dodges an elbow strike from Givens .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens misses with a body punch.
Givens misses with a punch on the inside.
Givens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Givens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stevens up against the cage.

Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Givens misses its intended target.
Stevens pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Givens back to the cage. Stevens follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Givens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens defending well as Givens loads up on a big left hand.
Stevens blocks a jab.
Givens moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Stevens throws a jab when Givens was well out of range.
Mike Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Givens looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
Givens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
Givens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens closes the distance looking to clinch
and Givens counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Givens at a distance.
Givens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Givens takes one to the chin there.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Givens as he jumps to the side.
Givens jabs Stevens right on the nose. Stevens blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Givens moves away.
Stevens dives in and grabs Givens 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Givens pushes down on Stevens's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Stevens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Stevens dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Givens lands a jab.
Stevens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Givens to score with a decent uppercut.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Givens as he avoids it easily.
Givens lands with a cross.
Stevens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Givens is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Givens circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Givens .
Givens slips a jab from Stevens.
Givens throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Givens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Givens checks a leg kick nicely.
Givens catches Stevens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Givens does it's job there.
Jab, jab by Givens - just one landing.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Givens looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevens throws a hook but Givens avoids it easily.
Givens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Givens connects with a right hand. Stevens shakes it off.
Stevens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mike Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens takes one on the button.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Givens avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Givens misses.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Givens .

Stevens moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Givens takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Givens .
Givens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tommy Givens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens has Stevens pressed against the cage, preventing Stevens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stevens prevents a body shot from Givens .
Stevens has Givens pressed against the cage, preventing Givens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Givens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stevens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Givens has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Givens works on Stevens's body with a couple of short punches.
Givens throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Givens stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Givens 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens misses with a straight left.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Givens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens checks a leg kick nicely.
Stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Givens makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Givens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Givens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevens takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Mike Stevens has been cut.
Stevens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Givens looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Stevens thuds a left hand into Givens 's body.
No joy there for Givens , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a body punch but Givens moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Givens .
Stevens sizes up Givens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Givens .
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Givens .
Givens throws a lazy right hand but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Givens misses with a hook. Stevens ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Givens misses with a hook.
Givens staying out of range there.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Givens misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mike Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Givens .

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Givens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stevens 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Stevens!
Mike Stevens retains his light heavyweight title!
Mike Stevens thanked the fans post fight for their support.