PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gods Son kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stevenson
vs
Anders

178 cm
33
168 lbs
26 - 7 - 1

175 cm
33
153 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anders has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.
Anders misses with some punches.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
Anders misses with a punch on the inside.
Anders misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Anders.
Anders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevenson.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson dodges an elbow strike from Anders.
Stevenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Anders avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
Stevenson lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Stevenson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stevenson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
We've been informed that Anders has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stevenson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anders prevents it.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anders misses with some punches.
Anders is pushing Stevenson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stevenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anders tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
Anders is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Stevenson.

Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Anders moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a hook to the body
and Anders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevenson thinking.
Anders connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson's belly button to the back.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the head.
Anders swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Anders follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Stevenson tried to score with a low kick but Anders checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Anders misses.
Anders checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Anders.
A cross from Stevenson lands.
Anders cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a body kick.
Anders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Stevenson moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Anders.
Anders misses with some punches.

Stevenson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Anders regains guard.
Stevenson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevenson throws a strike but Anders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Anders passes into half guard.
Stevenson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders won't allow Stevenson to sweep him here.
Stevenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anders's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anders is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anders wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson landing some decent shots from guard.
Stevenson postures up in Anders's guard and throws a big left but Anders blocks it.
Stevenson throws a strike but Anders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Stevenson wants to sweep here but Anders controlling him for the moment.
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 Bear Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stevenson thuds a left hand into Anders's body.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Anders walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stevenson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Stevenson does it's job there.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Anders misses.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Anders ducks down to avoid it.
Anders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Anders is just out of range.
Anders stuffs the takedown.
Bear Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson looks to throw a body kick
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Anders closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
A short left from Anders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anders stops a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Anders.
Stevenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.
Ingemar Anders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anders tries to stall but Stevenson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevenson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bear Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson misses with the head strike.
Anders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
A short right from Anders on the inside.
Stevenson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anders scores with a hook to the body.
Stevenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anders is leaning against Stevenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anders lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anders up against the cage.
A short right from Anders.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.

Stevenson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anders slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stevenson is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Anders.
Stevenson tries to bench press Anders off him but Anders keeps the position.
Stevenson dodges the ground and pound from Anders.
You can see the frustration on Stevenson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevenson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anders wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stevenson is not content to let Anders control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Anders tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anders has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anders trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Anders might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stevenson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stevenson sneaks back into half guard.
Anders works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Anders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson thows a leg kick but Anders checks it
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
Stevenson lands a slapping body shot.
Anders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to land a body kick
letting Anders counter with a right hand.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevenson dives in and grabs Anders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anders pushes down on Stevenson's head and hops out.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Anders moved away.
Anders lands a leg kick that knocks Stevenson off balance momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Anders scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a right hand that misses
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevenson backs up against the cage.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anders.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anders appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Anders.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
Stevenson checks a leg kick.
Anders shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stevenson eats them both and turns towards Anders to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Anders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anders closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Anders.
Stevenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Anders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anders throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Stevenson tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Anders tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Anders back against the cage.
Anders has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders is pressed up against the cage. Stevenson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anders down to the mat. Anders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Anders drives through and clinches with Stevenson against the cage.
Anders tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Anders back against the cage.
Anders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Stevenson throws a head punch that misses.
Anders is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevenson.
Stevenson pushes Anders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Stevenson tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson tightens his grip and picks Anders up, before dumping him to the ground. Anders manages to land in guard.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson stops Anders from standing up.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson stands up over Anders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anders trying to keep a closed guard but Stevenson is proving a slippery customer.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevenson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anders ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevenson misses with a double jab.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Anders throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stevenson has his takedown stuffed
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Stevenson misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stevenson, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anders misses with the head strike.
Anders throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.
Anders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevensons head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stevenson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Anders.
Anders lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anders.
Stevenson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anders using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevenson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson looking for a takedown.
Stevenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anders digs a right hand into Stevenson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevenson's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders prevents a body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Stevenson lands with a left to the head.
Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stevenson throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders is leaning against Stevenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
Anders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevenson blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Stevenson to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stevenson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anders pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bear Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anders can pounce on him.
Anders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevenson. That did some damage!
Stevenson checks a leg kick.
Stevenson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stevenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevenson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anders! But no joy.

Anders takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson has Anders pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anders manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Anders - that landed with a thud.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Anders lands a shoulder strike.
Anders tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Anders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevenson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anders misses with a punch to the body.
Anders misses with some punches.
Stevenson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anders is defending well.
Stevenson wants to stall.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Stevenson looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingemar Anders dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Anders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stevenson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anders. That one must have hurt.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anders works Stevenson's body with a nice hook.

Anders has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Stevenson has Anders pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anders manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anders has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders blocking some punches.
Anders controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Stevenson taking a breather.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anders tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Anders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anders.
A head punch on the inside from Anders fails to land.
Stevenson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anderss head.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Anders lands with a left to the head.
Bear Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Anders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevenson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anders working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Anders.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anders holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders digs a right hand into Stevenson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevenson's gas tank.
Ingemar Anders is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
Stevenson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anders after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bear Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anders is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling him.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anders stalling in the clinch.

Stevenson is trying to trip Anders. He has hold of a leg but Anders is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevenson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Anders keeping full guard, as Stevenson tries to pass.
Stevenson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Anders.
Stevenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevenson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevenson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevenson postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anders moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ingemar Anders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anders has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingemar Anders!
Ingemar Anders is the new lightweight champion!
Ingemar Anders thanked the fans post fight for their support.