PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dug Sandstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LJ Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sandstone
vs
Stevens

190 cm
27
282 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dug Sandstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, LJ Stevens!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stevens drives through and clinches with Sandstone against the cage.
Sandstone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stevens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Stevens slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens.
Stevens blocks an elbow strike from Sandstone.
Sandstone lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandstone won't allow it.
Stevens wants to break free but Sandstone has control.
Sandstone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandstone is defending well for now.
Sandstone misses with an elbow strike.
Stevens tries to work over Sandstone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandstone prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Sandstone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Sandstone.
Sandstone pushes off an throws an elbow but Stevens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stevens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandstone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sandstone is keeping busy.
Sandstone pushes off an throws an elbow but Stevens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stevens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sandstone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stevens's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandstone.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens dodges an elbow strike from Sandstone.
Sandstone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sandstone throws an elbow but misses.
Sandstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
Stevens avoids the elbow strike from Sandstone, against the cage.
Stevens working hard to break the clinch.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandstone missing with knees to the body.
Sandstone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stevens's defenses.

It looks like LJ Stevens has been cut.
Sandstone missing with knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandstone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevens's efforts to push away.
Stevens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Stevens has eaten all the pies!
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!
Sandstone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandstone is breathing heavily.
Stevens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sandstone.
Sandstone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stevens misses with a knee strike.
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
Stevens is pushing Sandstone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandstone pushes off an throws an elbow but Stevens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stevens avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandstone.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandstone's elbow.
Stevens avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandstone.

Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens looks to clinch
and Sandstone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens moves to clinch but Sandstone breaks away
and Sandstone counters with an outside leg kick.
Sandstone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens closes the distance but Sandstone moves to the side
letting Sandstone counter with a right hand.
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!
Sandstone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Sandstone keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.

Stevens moves into the clinch successfully.
Sandstone throws an elbow that misses.
Sandstone lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Sandstone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandstone.
Sandstone lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.

That has opened up LJ Stevens's cut even more.
Sandstone lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Sandstone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above LJ Stevens's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sandstone lands an elbow that stopped Stevens in his tracks for a moment.

LJ Stevens's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sandstone throws an elbow that misses.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Sandstone throws an elbow but misses.
Sandstone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Sandstone.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at LJ Stevens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dug Sandstone!
An out of breath Dug Sandstone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.