PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crumbles McKewley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stavros Pontious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McKewley
vs
Pontious

185 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Crumbles McKewley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stavros Pontious!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontious throws a one two combo.
Pontious misses with the combination.
McKewley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pontious misses with a wild combination.
Pontious misses with the combination.
McKewley slips a jab and a cross from Pontious.
McKewley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pontious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKewley doesn't manage to clinch there - Pontious circles away.
Pontious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pontious scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pontious throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKewley.
McKewley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pontious swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKewley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pontious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKewley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for McKewley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Pontious. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Pontious. No joy for McKewley on that attempt.
Pontious goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McKewley shoots in for a takedown but Pontious shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McKewley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crumbles McKewley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKewley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pontious's waist but Pontious gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McKewley off to one side.
A combination from Pontious does no damage.
Pontious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pontious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McKewley dodges the punch combination from Pontious.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKewley slips a jab and a cross from Pontious.
McKewley shoots in for a double leg but Pontious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stavros Pontious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKewley tries to clinch up.
Pontious paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McKewley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McKewley is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Pontious misses.
Pontious tries to bum rush McKewley with a series of wild strikes but McKewley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Pontious.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pontious keeps the fight on the outside.
Pontious fails to land with a series of punches.
McKewley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pontious as he jumps to the side.
Pontious moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontious lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pontious is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pontious throws a right and a left that McKewley avoids nicely.
Stavros Pontious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pontious misses with a two punch combination.
Pontious falls off balance throwing a combination
and McKewley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McKewley dodges the punch combination from Pontious.
Some wild striking there from Pontious.
Pontious fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pontious throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKewley is looking to clinch.
Pontious slaps away a takedown attempt from McKewley, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontious lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McKewley backs up against the cage.
Pontious swinging wildly here.
Pontious scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pontious takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pontious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pontious throws a combination. McKewley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice takedown defense from Pontious. No joy for McKewley on that attempt.
Pontious misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKewley slips a jab and a cross from Pontious.
Pontious swats away the attempt to clinch by McKewley.

McKewley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McKewley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pontious.
McKewley dodges the punch combination from Pontious.
Pontious throws a series of punches but McKewley avoids them all with ease.
Crumbles McKewley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pontious works over McKewley's head and body with a nice combination.
McKewley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pontious defends well and McKewley ends up having to push Pontious into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pontious throws an elbow that misses.
Pontious scores with a shot to the side of McKewley's head.
Pontious misses with an elbow over the top.
McKewley avoids the elbow strike from Pontious, against the cage.
McKewley blocks the elbow strike.
McKewley avoids the elbow strike from Pontious, against the cage.
Pontious lands a shoulder strike.
Pontious makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that McKewley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
McKewley crunches a lovely knee into Pontious's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKewley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pontious gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McKewley is trying to pull guard but Pontious turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crumbles McKewley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pontious tries to break the clinch but McKewley is controlling the position.

McKewley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKewley throws a sloppy head kick and Pontious moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pontious throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKewley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pontious sprawls well. Pontious wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McKewley gets slowly back to his feet.
Pontious misses with a double jab.
McKewley tries to clinch up.
Pontious throws a series of punches but McKewley avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Pontious.
Pontious throws a series of punches but McKewley moves out of range.
Pontious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pontious scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pontious circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from McKewley.
McKewley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pontious's waist but Pontious gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McKewley off to one side.
McKewley looks for a takedown but Pontious sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pontious tries to bum rush McKewley with a series of wild strikes but McKewley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McKewley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pontious as he avoids it easily.
Pontious looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pontious throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKewley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontious throws a series of punches but McKewley moves out of range.
McKewley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pontious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stavros Pontious seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKewley doesn't manage to clinch there - Pontious circles away.
Pontious throws a nice looking combination but McKewley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pontious scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McKewley.
McKewley fails with the takedown.
Pontious lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKewley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pontious looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McKewley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McKewley fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Pontious, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Pontious finds it's way through McKewley's defenses.
Pontious misses with a double jab
and McKewley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pontious looks to land a combination but McKewley avoids it well.
McKewley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pontious cracks McKewley with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stavros Pontious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pontious's corner calls for a 1-2. Pontious obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pontious lands a jab-cross combination.
Pontious fails to land with a series of punches.
McKewley doesn't manage to clinch there - Pontious circles away.
Pontious lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pontious!
McKewley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pontious as he jumps to the side.
Pontious scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McKewley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pontious tries to bum rush McKewley with a series of wild strikes but McKewley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pontious misses with a double jab
and McKewley counters with a body kick that stops Pontious in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontious avoids a punch combination nicely.
McKewley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pontious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pontious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pontious looks to land a combination but McKewley avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McKewley is defended easily by Pontious.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crumbles McKewley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Pontious, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McKewley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pontious throws a nice looking combination but McKewley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McKewley takes one to the side of the head.
Stavros Pontious is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pontious stuffs the takedown attempt from McKewley. McKewley gets slowly back to his feet.
Pontious throws a right and a left that McKewley avoids nicely.
Pontious throws a series of punches but McKewley moves out of range.
McKewley throws a hook to the side of Pontious's head but Pontious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKewley is looking to clinch.
Pontious with a nice cross.
Pontious swinging wildly here.
McKewley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pontious manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McKewley avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKewley tries for a takedown but Pontious sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pontious paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pontious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McKewley darts in looking for a takedown but Pontious gets double underhooks and turns McKewley into the cage.
McKewley dodges an elbow strike from Pontious.
McKewley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pontious's efforts to push away.
Pontious has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pontious throws an elbow but it misses.
McKewley avoids the elbow strike from Pontious, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McKewley is trying to break the clinch but Pontious is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontious misses with an elbow over the top.
McKewley blocks an elbow strike.
McKewley has a couple of punches blocked by Pontious.
McKewley dodges an elbow strike from Pontious.
McKewley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pontious is defending well for now.
McKewley is trying to break the clinch but Pontious has him pressed against the cage.
Pontious throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McKewley wants to take the fight to the mat but Pontious manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pontious just leaning against McKewley, taking a breather.
Pontious has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crumbles McKewley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKewley avoids a wild elbow strike from Pontious.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stavros Pontious comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pontious winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stavros Pontious!