PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Stefans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stefans
vs
Fortunado

195 cm
32
218 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

191 cm
34
208 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Stefans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefans misses with an uppercut
and Fortunado counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fortunado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stefans.
Some bone on bone action there as Stefans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stefans tries to counter by clinching up but Fortunado breaks away and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Fortunado.
Fortunado throws a push kick but Stefans slaps the foot to one side.
Stefans looks to clinch
and Fortunado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stefans swings for the body but Fortunado moves out of range.
Stefans throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stefans takes a swing at Fortunado's ribcage but misses.
And Fortunado responds with a good body kick, but Stefans manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortunado throws a body shot but no joy.
Stefans tries a head kick but it misses.
Stefans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fortunado.
Stefans misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado jabs Stefans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fortunado tries to clinch up but Stefans circles away and keeps his distance.
Fortunado misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Stefans misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Fortunado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stefans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortunado just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stefans misses with a kick to the body
letting Fortunado counter with a right hand.
Fortunado avoids the head kick by Stefans.
Fortunado is looking for the big counter here.
Fortunado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stefans counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortunado lands with a shot to the body.
Fortunado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefans looks to land a body kick but Fortunado moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fortunado. That's going to slow Stefans down.
Stefans is looking to wear down Fortunado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefans lands a nice shot that snaps Fortunado's head back.
Stefans avoids the body shot from Fortunado.
Stefans lands with a cross.
Fortunado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stefans.
Stefans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortunado throws a push kick but Stefans slaps the foot to one side.
Stefans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortunado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stefans is looking to land body kicks.
Fortunado throws out a counter right but Stefans avoids it with no problem.
Stefans throws out a loose jab but Fortunado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stefans misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortunado is just out of range.
Fortunado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stefans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fortunado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ted Stefans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortunado throws the kick towards the body but Stefans avoids it.
Stefans swings for the body but Fortunado moves out of range.
Fortunado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stefans throws a lazy head kick
enabling Fortunado to counter with a crisp jab.

Fortunado closes the distance and clinches.
Stefans missing with knees to the body.
Fortunado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortunado lands a right hand.
Fortunado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortunado lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
Fortunado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortunado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortunado misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefans lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans connects with a knee to the head.
Stefans trying to control the position but instead, Fortunado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stefans into the cage.
Fortunado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fortunado misses with the head strike.
Stefans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stefans lands a nice knee to the body.
Stefans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stefans.
Stefans connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fortunado's face.
I was talking to Stefans's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fortunado tries to work over Stefans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortunado tries to throw a body punch but Stefans avoids it by throwing Fortunado back against the cage.
Fortunado leaning against his opponent.
Fortunado tries to throw a body punch but Stefans avoids it by throwing Fortunado back against the cage.
Fortunado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joaquin Fortunado will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stefans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fortunado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortunado scores with a sloppy right hand. Stefans should have avoided that one.
Fortunado throws a jab but it's blocked by Stefans.
Stefans moves out of range as Fortunado throws a body kick.
Stefans tries to counter by clinching up but Fortunado breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice cross by Stefans.
Stefans misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Fortunado misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefans misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stefans.
Fortunado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stefans on the side of the head.
Stefans on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans connects with a jab.
Stefans gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fortunado counters with a nice leg kick.
Stefans misses with a kick to the body
and Fortunado counters with a leg kick.
Stefans throws an off balance right hand
letting Fortunado counter with a right hand.
Joaquin Fortunado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefans tries to clinch there but Fortunado circles away.
Stefans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortunado throws out a counter right but Stefans avoids it with no problem.
Fortunado digs a good body shot into Stefans's ribs.
Stefans checks a low kick from Fortunado.
Fortunado connects with a body shot that sends Stefans's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Fortunado. Those never looked like landing.
Fortunado lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stefans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fortunado. Fortunado obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefans dips to his left and cracks Fortunado with an uppercut!
Fortunado lands with a good body shot.
Fortunado missing with a left hand there. Stefans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fortunado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fortunado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fortunado digs a good hook to Stefans's body.
Fortunado feints and then cracks Stefans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stefans down.
Fortunado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stefans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Fortunado tries to get set, Stefans tries to push him back and clinch up but Fortunado manages to avoid the attempt.
Stefans swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fortunado counters with a stiff right hand.
Stefans throws a body punch but Fortunado moves out of range.
Fortunado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stefans checks it well.
As Fortunado tries to get set, Stefans tries to push him back and clinch up but Fortunado manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fortunado.
Stefans tries to close the distance and clinch but Fortunado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stefans doesn't manage to clinch there - Fortunado circles away.
Stefans is looking to clinch.
Stefans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortunado.
And Fortunado responds with a good body kick, but Stefans manages to step out the way in time.
Stefans jabs at Fortunado's body.
Fortunado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefans throws out the jab.
Fortunado replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stefans blocks it well.
Stefans connects with a leg kick. Fortunado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stefans tries to move into range but Fortunado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fortunado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stefans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortunado.
Fortunado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fortunado tries to land a leg kick but Stefans saw it coming and moves away.
Fortunado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stefans blocks a head kick by Fortunado.
Nice body kick there by Stefans.
Fortunado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!

Stefans has closed the distance and engaged Fortunado in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fortunado - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Fortunado manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Fortunado. Beautiful body shot.
Stefans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortunado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquin Fortunado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Fortunado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stefans throws a predictable looking body shot

and Fortunado counters with a crisp one two that drops Stefans! Fortunado thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stefans to his feet! Stefans is in big trouble!
Stefans throws a sloppy head kick

and Fortunado counters with a nice right hand that sends Stefans toppling to the canvas! Stefans scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fortunado finish him?!

Stefans is rocked!
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!
OH! Stefans has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Fortunado smells blood and charges in for the finish! Fortunado unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Stefans sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joaquin Fortunado!
In his post fight interview, Joaquin Fortunado started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.