PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stevenson
vs
O Connor

206 cm
18
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darrell Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but O Connor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Connor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but O Connor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson throws a right hand that O Connor ducks under and follows up with a left that O Connor also avoids with ease.
Darrell Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but O Connor avoids them all with ease.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Connor avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.

O Connor dives in and scores a takedown into Stevenson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Connor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Connor wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Connor content to stall in guard here.
Stevenson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Connor lands a nice forearm strike.

O Connor stands up and beckons Stevenson to his feet.
O Connor fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson throws a big counter combination but O Connor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
O Connor throws a head kick that misses.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
O Connor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

O Connor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stevenson to the mat! Stevenson manages to get full guard.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing O Connor from controlling successfully.
Stevenson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Connor on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Connor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Stevenson is working an open guard so O Connor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stevenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevenson wants it to stay on the feet.
O Connor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevenson is fending him off so far but O Connor persists. Nope, Stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Darrell Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam O Connor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Connor slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
O Connor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevenson is fending him off so far but O Connor persists. Nope, Stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
O Connor looks for a takedown but Stevenson sprawls well.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
O Connor shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense.
O Connor doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.

O Connor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

O Connor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darrell Stevenson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Connor tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that O Connor avoids nicely.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Connor circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevenson misses with a combination
and O Connor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Darrell Stevenson has been cut.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Connor.
Darrell Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson tries to bum rush O Connor with a series of wild strikes but O Connor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Connor can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor shoots in but no luck this time.
Darrell Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam O Connor.
O Connor tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
O Connor closes the distance and clinches up with Stevenson, looking for a takedown. O Connor pushes Stevenson against the cage but Stevenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Connor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Connor scores with a hook to the body. Stevenson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that O Connor avoids nicely.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Connor wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.

O Connor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stevenson to the ground. O Connor is now in Stevenson's guard.
O Connor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Connor pushing down on Stevenson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Connor is taking a breather. Stevenson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Liam O Connor has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Connor trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
O Connor is trying to control. Stevenson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from O Connor.
O Connor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
O Connor counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.

O Connor has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
O Connor goes for a takedown attempt but Stevenson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

O Connor looking to score a takedown here. Stevenson is defending well but O Connor drives through and ends up in Stevenson's guard.

O Connor stands up from Stevenson's guard - O Connor perhaps looking for a knockout.
O Connor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Connor fails to land the takedown.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevenson is looking for a counter combo.
O Connor tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
O Connor dives in for a single leg takedown but Stevenson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stevenson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Connor.
Darrell Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevenson tries to bum rush O Connor with a series of wild strikes but O Connor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Connor shoots for a takedown but Stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Connor dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.
O Connor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrell Stevenson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrell Stevenson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

O Connor moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
Stevenson stuffs the takedown attempt from O Connor. O Connor gets slowly back to his feet.
O Connor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but O Connor avoids them all with ease.
O Connor wants to counter the offense by Stevenson and move into the clinch position.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Connor circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
O Connor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Connor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Danga de danga de dang - O Connor scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Connor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
O Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Connor shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense.
Darrell Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam O Connor.
Stevenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

O Connor closes the distance and clinches.
O Connor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stevenson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
O Connor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stevenson walks away with a smile on his face. O Connor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
O Connor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
O Connor dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but O Connor moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Connor.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Connor.
Stevenson throws a combination that misses
and O Connor counters with a series of strikes. Stevenson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
O Connor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson avoids it really well and circles away.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but O Connor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on O Connor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Connor, as that shot connected.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As O Connor looks to move away, Stevenson throws a big counter combo bu O Connor just gets out of the way.
O Connor closes the distance and clinches up with Stevenson, looking for a takedown. O Connor pushes Stevenson against the cage but Stevenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.

Excellent takedown into side control there by O Connor.
O Connor working the ground and pound but Stevenson is defending the strikes.

O Connor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Connor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
O Connor lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stevenson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
O Connor is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam O Connor.
I think Stevenson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Darrell Stevenson!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Darrell Stevenson!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Darrell Stevenson!

Darrell Stevenson wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Darrell Stevenson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.