PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Storm
vs
Stewart

189 cm
25
245 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

193 cm
26
245 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Mason Storm has been cut.

Stewart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stewart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stewart throws a strike but Storm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stewart wants to stand up but Storm is controlling him.
Storm postures up and lands a big shot to Stewart's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Storm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Storm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stewart trying to keep a closed guard but Storm is proving a slippery customer.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Stewart blocks nicely.
Storm wants to pass the guard but Stewart is keeping the position.
Stewart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stewart throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Storm lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Storm takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Storm trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Stewart blocks nicely.
Storm is in close to Stewart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Storm is in close to Stewart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stewart wants to control but Storm passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stewart defending well though.
Stewart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Storm.
Storm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Storm drops an elbow to the side of Stewart's head.
Stewart is trying to stand back up but Storm is controlling him
Ground and pound from Storm.
Storm is keen to just control but Stewart is a slippery customer.
Storm prevents Stewart from standing back up.
Storm is trying to control. Stewart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Storm with the ground and pound but Stewart uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Stewart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stewart trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Stewart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Storm is aware though and is defending well.
Storm scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stewart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Storm wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.

Stewart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Storm preventing the sweep.
Stewart trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stewart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to control but Storm passes into half guard.
Storm trying to control from half guard but Stewart is working away.
Storm thows a huge punch but Stewart dodges it nicely.
Stewart flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Stewart actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Storm landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Storm working the head and body with strikes.
Stewart is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm working the head and body with strikes.
Storm is keen to just control but Stewart is a slippery customer.

Stewart actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Storm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice combination there by Stewart.

Storm gets a clinch.
Stewart presses Storm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Stewart successfully pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stewart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Storm won't allow Stewart to sweep him here.

Stewart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Storm is aware though and is defending well.
Stewart controls Storm momentarily but Storm frees himself.
Stewart is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stewart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Storm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Storm chips away with some ground and pound.
Stewart wants to stand up but Storm is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Storm throwing strikes but missing.
Storm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Storm wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.

Stewart looking for a guillotine here but Storm defends easily.
Stewart trying to control the position.
Stewart throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to get up but he can't break Stewart's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Storm trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Stewart striking from his own guard.
Storm prevents Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Storm landing some decent shots from guard.

Stewart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Storm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Stewart trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stewart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Storm defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Storm trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Storm with a nice head shot there.

Stewart has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Storm has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Storm tries to break free but Stewart pushes him back against the cage.

Stewart successfully pulls guard.
Stewart wants to stand and escape but Storm is having none of it.

Stewart is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries a body shot but Stewart blocks it.

Stewart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stewart.
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!
Storm tries to bench press Stewart off him but Stewart keeps the position.

Stewart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Storm prevents Stewart from improving position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mason Storm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stewart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Storm is trying to defend but Stewart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Storm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Storm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Stewart stands and steps away. Storm gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stewart misses with a few strikes there.
Storm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stewart defends it nicely.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Stewart gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stewart decides to stand back up.

Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Storm is trying to break free.
Stewart scores with a shoulder strike.
Stewart wants to take the fight to the mat but Storm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Stewart drags the fight down to the ground.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Storm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Stewart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Storm prevents Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Storm landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Storm is looking to work some ground and pound but Stewart has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stewart is on top in guard.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a couple of elbows.

Stewart gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Stewart instigates a clinch.

Stewart ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stewart no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Storm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Stewart lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Storm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Storm with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm postures up in Stewart's guard and throws a big left but Stewart blocks it.

Stewart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Storm is aware though and is defending well.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Mason Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Stewart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Storm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 pushes Storm off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Stewart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Stewart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Storm.
Storm misses with a body punch.
Stewart lands with a short shot to the head.

Stewart successfully pulls guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stewart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Stewart!