PBP Commentary

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

Terkey
vs
Stevens

184 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Terkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stevens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Terkey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stevens is looking to take a break and control but Terkey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stevens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Terkey sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stevens wants to control but Terkey is keeping him busy.
Terkey struggling a bit here.
Terkey is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terkey tries to bench press Stevens off him but Stevens keeps the position.
Terkey can't do much from the bottom here.
Stevens trying to control the action but Terkey is working from the bottom.
Terkey tries to escape but Stevens is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to control but Terkey is keeping him busy.
Stevens working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Terkey defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Terkey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terkey keeps working.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.

That's two 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.

Stevens rushes Terkey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Stevens is trying to trip Terkey. He has hold of a leg but Terkey is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevens persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Terkey keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens wants to get up but he can't break Terkey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Terkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terkey has Stevens pulled in close to control his posture.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
Terkey pulls Stevens in close to prevent any damage.
Stevens postures up and lands a big shot to Terkey's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terkey is keeping the position for now.
Terkey wants to sweep here but Stevens controlling him for the moment.
Terkey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Terkey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Rob Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Terkey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

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.

Stevens feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevens tries to stand but Terkey is controlling from the bottom.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Terkey keeps moving.
Terkey looking for a sweep. Not yet Terkey, not yet.
Terkey pulls Stevens in close to prevent any damage.
Stevens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Terkey's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stevens prevents Terkey from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Stevens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stevens drives through with a takedown into Terkey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Terkey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Terkey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stevens on the ground.

Terkey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stevens defends well.
Stevens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terkey is not content to let Stevens control the position.

Stevens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens tries to advance to mount but Terkey denies him.
Terkey trying his best to control but Stevens has mounted him.

Stevens is working for a guillotine from mount but Terkey frees his head quite easily.
Terkey blocking the ground and pound.

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.
Stevens punching from mount but Terkey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terkey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Terkey is looking to escape.
Terkey tries to hold on but Stevens postures up.
Terkey is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Terkey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stevens.
Stevens misses with a head shot.
Stevens with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevens punching from mount but Terkey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stevens trying to control but Terkey is having none of it.
Stevens controlling the pace for now.
Stevens looking to control but Terkey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Terkey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Terkey wants to control but Stevens is having none of it.
We've been informed that Stevens has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stevens trying to control but Terkey is having none of it.
Rob Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stevens thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stevens gets a double leg takedown into Terkey's guard.
Terkey pulls Stevens in close to his closed guard and prevents Stevens from doing any damage or advancing position.
Terkey keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Terkey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terkey looking for a sweep. Not yet Terkey, not yet.
Stevens postures up and lands a big shot to Terkey's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stevens decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Terkey, up you get!
Terkey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terkey misses with a takedown attempt - Stevens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Terkey clinches up against the cage.

Stevens gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Terkey is looking to improve his position.
Stevens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Terkey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Terkey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to control but Terkey is keeping him busy.
Stevens controlling the action here.

Stevens looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stevens has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevens is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Terkey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terkey wants to control but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stevens looking to control but Terkey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four 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.
Stevens landing punches.
Stevens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Terkey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stevens.
Stevens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevens unloads with some shots from mount but Terkey bucks and avoids them well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terkey is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Alan Terkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevens controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Stevens!