PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stevens
vs
Jonhson

183 cm
29
198 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

190 cm
33
200 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonhson lands a nice shot that snaps Stevens's head back.
Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and Jonhson counters with a low kick, right behind Stevens 's knee.
We've been told by Stevens's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jonhson slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good leg kick by Jonhson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jonhson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevens doesn't seem bothered though.
Jonhson misses with a wild combination.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonhson slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Jonhson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevens finds it's way round the side to connect with Jonhson's head.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jonhson. Jonhson obviously looking to wear him down.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonhson.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Jonhson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Jonhson misses.
Jonhson ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Stevens throws a body punch but Jonhson moves out of range.
A jab from Jonhson finds it's way through Stevens's defenses.
Jonhson with a hook.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevens scores with a body shot.
Stevens throws a leg kick but Jonhson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevens is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jonhson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jonhson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stevens's head.
Jonhson ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Stevens drops his hands momentarily and Jonhson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Stevens lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Jonhson sprawling to the canvas. Stevens follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Jonhson hang on?

Jonhson is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jonhson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jonhson is still in real trouble! Can Stevens finish him?
Stevens wants to control but Jonhson is keeping him busy.
Jonhson seems to have recovered his senses.
Stevens wants to pass to mount but Jonhson is defending the position.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jonhson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson pushes Stevens off looking to stand but Stevens dives back in and keeps control.
Stevens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stevens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stevens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Stevens there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jonhson's head.
Jonhson wants to get back to his feet.
Stevens is looking to advance position but Jonhson won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stevens connects with a nice short shot to Jonhson's temple.
Stevens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonhson keeps working.
Stevens thows a huge punch but Jonhson dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonhson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stevens stops Jonhson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jonhson. Jonhson obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Mike Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Jonhson.
Stevens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jonhson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens throws a body punch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Stevens takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Jonhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Jonhson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jonhson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Stevens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jonhson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stevens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonhson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Jonhson's head but Jonhson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jonhson.
Stevens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens walks into a straight right hand from Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a few strikes there.
Jonhson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jonhson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jonhson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Stevens throws a body punch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jonhson lands a glancing blow to the side of Stevens's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jonhson.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.

Stevens drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonhson regains half guard, as Stevens was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control from half guard but Jonhson is working away.
Stevens throwing shots but Jonhson is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Stevens there.
Stevens 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jonhson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Mike Stevens has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jonhson. No joy for Stevens on that attempt.
Stevens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
Mike Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonhson dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Jonhson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jonhson lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jonhson moves out of range as Stevens strikes.
Stevens drops his hands momentarily and Jonhson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stevens takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
Jonhson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Stevens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonhson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jeff Jonhson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jonhson defends it nicely.
Stevens dodges the punch combination from Jonhson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jonhson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Stevens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
That's time! Stevens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a jab when Stevens was well out of range.
Jonhson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonhson.
Jonhson connects with a leg kick. Stevens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jonhson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stevens takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
Jonhson misses with a wild combination.
Jonhson scores with a sloppy right hand. Stevens should have avoided that one.
Jonhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
A jab from Stevens does it's job there.
Jonhson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonhson throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Jonhson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens swings for the body but Jonhson moves out of range.
Jonhson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Jonhson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jonhson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
Jonhson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stevens under the eye.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonhson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
Jonhson lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stevens misses the target.
Stevens missing with a left hand there. Jonhson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jonhson but Jonhson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stevens needs to keep his hands up - Jonhson had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevens there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jonhson.
Jonhson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stevens's head backwards.
Stevens dives in for a single leg takedown but Jonhson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonhson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and Jonhson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jonhson lands with a slapping head kick.
Jonhson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jonhson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mike Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jonhson. Jonhson obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens shoots in looking for a takedown. Jonhson tries to sprawl out of it but Stevens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jonhson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stevens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Jonhson's head but Jonhson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jonhson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jonhson.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonhson defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
Jeff Jonhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonhson dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Jonhson scores with a punch to the head.
Jonhson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonhson walks into a jab.
Stevens throws a right hand that Jonhson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonhson also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jonhson misses.
Jonhson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Stevens moves forwards but Jonhson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jonhson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Mike Stevens has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens misses the jab.
Stevens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands a jab to the nose.
Stevens moves out of range of the leg kick from Jonhson.
Stevens shoots for a takedown but Jonhson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jonhson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jonhson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jonhson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stevens 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Stevens!
Mike Stevens decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.