PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lunchmeat Sandwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Stevenson
vs
Sandwich

178 cm
27
168 lbs
14 - 2 - 1

180 cm
24
165 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lunchmeat Sandwich!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandwich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevenson counters with a nice body shot.
Sandwich moves out of range as Stevenson throws a body kick.
Sandwich shoots in and drives through. Stevenson sprawls well.
Stevenson cracks a nice hook into Sandwich's ribs.
Sandwich tries for a takedown but Stevenson circles away easily
and Stevenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lunchmeat Sandwich.
Sandwich fails with the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandwich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandwich has his takedown stuffed

and Stevenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stevenson lands with a left to the head.
Sandwich wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevenson won't allow it.
Stevenson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sandwich or not.
Stevenson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandwich backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwich tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good body shot from Stevenson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Stevenson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Stevenson.
Sandwich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Sandwich tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stevenson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandwich has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stevenson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sandwich looking to stall.

Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson connects with a right hand. Sandwich shakes it off.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Sandwich is out of range.
Sandwich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich with a poor takedown
and Stevenson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lunchmeat Sandwich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sandwich circles away quickly and effectively.
Sandwich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevenson lands an overhand right.

Sandwich shoots in and gets a takedown into Stevenson's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stevenson is pulling down on Sandwich's head. It's preventing any offense from Sandwich, at least for the moment.

Stevenson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sandwich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sandwich stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sandwich passes into half guard.

Sandwich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stevenson gets full guard.
Sandwich stands and throws Stevenson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Sandwich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stevenson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stevenson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sandwich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sandwich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sandwich goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stevenson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sandwich but great work by Stevenson.
Sandwich is looking to reverse the position.
Stevenson wants to control but Sandwich is keeping him busy.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sandwich's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Stevenson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sandwich with a poor takedown
and Stevenson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sandwich shoots and misses
and Stevenson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sandwich has his takedown stuffed
and Stevenson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sandwich's knee momentarily.
Bear Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lunchmeat Sandwich.
Sandwich shoots and misses
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That kick from Stevenson tenderised Sandwich's leg. Sandwich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Sandwich's head but Sandwich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Sandwich.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stevenson.

Oooooh!!! Stevenson has knocked Sandwich down with a huge combo! Stevenson steps away and waves a wobbly Sandwich back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Sandwich is rocked!

It looks like Lunchmeat Sandwich has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson throws a front kick aimed at Sandwich's knee but Sandwich avoids it well.
Sandwich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevenson sprawls well. Stevenson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sandwich gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevenson misses with a double jab.
Sandwich has his takedown stuffed
and Stevenson counters with a left to the body.
Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sandwich shoots and misses
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandwich tries for a takedown but Stevenson circles away easily
and Stevenson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sandwich is breathing heavily.
Sandwich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevenson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Stevenson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich is looking to control Stevenson's arms but Stevenson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandwich has his back to the cage.
Stevenson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevenson gets through Sandwich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandwich dodges an elbow strike from Stevenson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stevenson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike.

Stevenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandwich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stevenson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sandwich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sandwich shoots and misses
and Stevenson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandwich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Stevenson. Those never looked like landing.
Sandwich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Sandwich moves out of range easily.
Stevenson is looking to wear down Sandwich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sandwich has his takedown stuffed
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandwich.
Sandwich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich misses with a takedown attempt
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandwich goes for a double leg but Stevenson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stevenson continues to drive forward.
Sandwich taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stevenson.

Stevenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Sandwich with that takedown attempt.
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!

Sandwich gets tackled into the cage by Stevenson. Stevenson maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stevenson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevenson is leaning against Sandwich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stevenson keeps control of Sandwich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body.
Stevenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandwich backwards.
Stevenson lands a right hand.
Sandwich blocks a body shot from Stevenson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Stevenson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lunchmeat Sandwich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sandwich with a lazy takedown attempt

and Stevenson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandwich.
A short right from Stevenson on the inside.
Stevenson pushes off an throws an elbow but Sandwich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stevenson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sandwich.
Stevenson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Stevenson.
Bear Stevenson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stevenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stevenson avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandwich.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike.
Sandwich is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevenson finish him?
Stevenson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sandwichs head.
Stevenson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sandwich! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stevenson is unloading with more strikes now! Sandwich drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bear Stevenson!
Bear Stevenson gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).