PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Angulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Angulo
vs
Stewart

172 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Angulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Angulo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Angulo. No joy for Stewart on that attempt.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Angulo sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brandon Angulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Stewart.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Angulo really is a fat lump.
Stewart checks the leg kick.
Stewart blocks a low kick nicely.
Stewart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Angulo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Angulo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Angulo wants it to stay on the feet.
Angulo slaps away a takedown attempt from Stewart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Angulo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Angulo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stewart at a distance.
Angulo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stewart darts in trying to clinch
and Angulo counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angulo cracks Stewart with a good jab.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angulo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stewart shoots in but no luck this time.
Angulo throws a shot to the body.
Angulo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Stewart gets a clinch.
Angulo struggles to land a body shot inside as Stewart controls his hands.
Stewart takes a shot to the head.
Angulo is trying to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling him.
Angulo is trying to force a seperation but Stewart has the dominant position.
Stewart blocks a body shot from Angulo.
Angulo working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angulo tries to work over Stewart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stewart is looking to control Angulo's arms but Angulo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stewart has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Angulo.

Angulo breaks from the clinch.
Angulo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Angulo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stewart is able to avoid easily.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Angulo sprawls well. Angulo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart wants to clinch up but Angulo keeps it at a distance.
Angulo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart looks for a takedown but Angulo sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angulo swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
Angulo throws a push kick but Stewart slaps the foot to one side.
Angulo throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Stewart.
Angulo throws a low kick but Stewart moves out of range easily.
Brandon Angulo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Stewart blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Angulo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stewart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stewart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stewart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Angulo tries to avoid it but Stewart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Angulo to the ground. Angulo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Angulo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stewart is out of range and Angulo settles back down.
Stewart looks for a takedown but Angulo sprawls well.
A combination from Stewart does no damage.
Stewart looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angulo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stewart thows a body shot but no joy.
Angulo misses with a low kick as Stewart jumps back.
Angulo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stewart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Angulo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stewart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stewart wants to clinch
and Angulo counters with a nice body shot.
Angulo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angulo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Angulo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart wants to take the fight to the mat but Angulo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Angulo has Stewart pressed against the cage, preventing Stewart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angulo tries to break free but Stewart pushes him back against the cage.
Angulo misses with a punch on the inside.
Angulo misses with the head strike.
Angulo is trying to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling him.
Angulo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Angulo.
Stewart taking a breather.
Angulo can't find room to land a body shot as Stewart controls the action.
Angulo is trying to break free.
Stewart is looking to take this one to the mat.
Angulo has had enough of the clinch but Stewart keeps him there for the moment.
Angulo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Stewart jumps into guard, dragging Angulo to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Angulo trying to move into half guard but instead Stewart has managed to sweep!
Angulo wants to control but Stewart passes easily into half guard.
Stewart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Angulo wants to improve his position but Stewart is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stewart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Angulo defends it well.
Angulo wants to get back to full guard but Stewart has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to ground and pound but Angulo is blocking nicely.
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.
Stewart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stewart thowing shots but they're missing.
Angulo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Angulo is trying to reverse the position but instead Stewart has taken his back - oops!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Angulo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stewart.
Stewart trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Stewart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Angulo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stewart somewhat.
Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Angulo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angulo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Angulo throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Brandon Angulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Angulo pushes him off.
Angulo throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brandon Angulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Stewart.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angulo is looking to chop away at Stewart's legs.
Angulo thuds a left hand into Stewart's body.
A leg kick checked by Stewart.
Angulo throws a head kick but Stewart moves out of range.
Angulo throws a low kick but Stewart avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Angulo as Stewart shoots in.
Angulo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stewart has time to react.
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Angulo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stewart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stewart checks the leg kick.
Angulo throws a leg kick but Stewart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stewart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angulo throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stewart.
Angulo throws a leg kick but Stewart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Angulo throws a body kick that misses.
Angulo tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stewart blocks a low kick nicely.
Angulo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stewart counters with a three punch combo that has Angulo backing up. Angulo nods at Stewart to acknowledge the strikes.
Angulo slips under a jab from Stewart.
Sammy Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stewart throws a leg kick
and Angulo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
Angulo swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angulo is looking to chop away at Stewart's legs.
Angulo cracks Stewart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stewart wants to clinch but Angulo slips to the side
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stewart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Angulo avoids it really well and circles away.
Angulo is looking to score with low kicks.
Stewart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Angulo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Angulo as he jumps to the side.
Angulo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stewart is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Angulo.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Angulo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good work by Stewart as he checks the leg kick.
Angulo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Angulo throws a solid leg kick but Stewart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Angulo.
Angulo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Angulo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Angulo clobbers Stewart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Angulo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stewart is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angulo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Angulo but Angulo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stewart slips a straight right by Angulo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Angulo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Angulo 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Angulo!