PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dace Javis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chet Stedmund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Highwayman. Dace Javis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Javis
vs
Stedmund

190 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Strike & Submit Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dace Javis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chet Stedmund!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stedmund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stedmund slips a jab and a cross from Javis.
Stedmund takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Stedmund closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Stedmund.
Stedmund controlling the action here for a moment.
Stedmund lands a body punch.
Javis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stedmund prevents it.
Javis takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Dace Javis has been cut.
Stedmund will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Javis up against the cage.
Stedmund is working for takedown but Javis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stedmund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stedmund pushes off an throws an elbow but Javis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Javis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Javis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Javis trying to mount his opponent but Stedmund defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis prevents Stedmund from improving his position.
Javis is trying to control the action in half guard but Stedmund is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stedmund pushes Javis off looking to stand but Javis dives back in and keeps control.
Javis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stedmund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Javis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stedmund wants to get back to his feet.
Javis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stedmund!
Stedmund is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Javis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stedmund is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stedmund looks gassed!
Javis working the ground and pound effectively.
Javis 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.
Stedmund is desperately trying to improve his position but Javis has a good base and remains in mount.
Stedmund is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Javis lands a heavy elbow.
Javis content just to control the position here.
Javis prevents Stedmund from getting the reversal.
Javis controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Javis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stedmund is squirming around, avoiding Javis's attempts to control the action.
Javis controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Javis lands a heavy elbow.
Javis breaks from Stedmund's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Javis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stedmund?
Javis unloading with bombs!

Stedmund defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Javis.
Javis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stedmund hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Javis controlling from mount.
Javis unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dace Javis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dace Javis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Javis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Javis gets a takedown into half guard.

Javis is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Stedmund has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stedmund wants to get back to full guard.
Stedmund is staying active underneath Javis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Javis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stedmund is working to get back to half guard.
Stedmund is breathing heavily.
Javis wants to control the pace but Stedmund is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stedmund tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Javis controlling from the full mount.
Stedmund is in a horrible position here. Javis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stedmund is in a horrible position here. Javis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Javis trying to control but Stedmund is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dace Javis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Javis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stedmund pinned against the cage. Stedmund gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Stedmund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Javis, pushing him back against the cage.
Stedmund tries to stall but Javis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Stedmund is fighting off a takedown attempt but Javis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stedmund to the mat. Stedmund regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stedmund can't keep his opponent in guard - Javis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Javis working Stedmund over with strikes.
Javis slips a nice elbow through Stedmund's hands, connecting with Stedmund's forehead.
Javis moves nicely into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stedmund wants to get back to his feet.
Javis controlling from side mount.
Stedmund is trying to improve his position.

Javis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Javis wants to control but Stedmund is keeping him busy.
Javis scores with punches from side control.

Javis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Javis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Javis taking a breather here.
Javis is looking to take a break and control but Stedmund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dace Javis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dace Javis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Javis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Javis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stedmund as he avoids it easily.
A cross from Javis lands.
Javis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Javis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stedmund tries to avoid it but Javis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stedmund to the ground. Stedmund escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stedmund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dace Javis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stedmund moves in looking to clinch but Javis pushes him off.
Javis swinging wilding here.
Javis thuds his right hand into Stedmund's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Javis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Javis misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stedmund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Javis lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stedmund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stedmund closes this distance looking for a takedown but Javis circles away.
Stedmund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stedmund lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stedmund shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Javis as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stedmund is looking to clinch.
Stedmund throws a sloppy head kick and Javis moves out of range easily.
Javis misses with a looping right.
Stedmund avoids a punch combination nicely.

Javis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, Javis seems content to control.
Javis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Javis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Javis content just to control the position here.
Javis landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis trying to control but Stedmund is having none of it.
Javis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Javis looking to control but Stedmund is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Javis with shots to the head and body - Stedmund looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dace Javis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Javis controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Javis controlling from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dace Javis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Javis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stedmund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stedmund throws a head kick but Javis moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stedmund misses with a head kick.
Stedmund scores with a three punch combo!
Javis throws a series of punches but Stedmund avoids them all with ease.
Stedmund moves out of range as Javis throws a body kick.
Javis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Javis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stedmund but Stedmund pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Javis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stedmund takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Javis misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Javis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Javis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Javis duly obliges.
Javis throws a series of punches but Stedmund moves out of range.

Javis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Javis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stedmund!
Chet Stedmund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Javis controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dace Javis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Javis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dace Javis!