PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anders
vs
Stevenson

175 cm
34
153 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

178 cm
34
168 lbs
28 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Max Octane Fight Wear
Sun-Tzu

KAISER

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 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Anders moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stevenson needs to keep his hands up - Anders had a free shot at his head there.
Anders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anders tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anders thows a leg kick but Stevenson checks it
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Anders fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stevenson just manages to avoid it.
Anders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stevenson's head backwards.
Stevenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anders throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Anders catches Stevenson right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Anders misses
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anders looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a jab.
Anders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a front kick that sends Anders stumbling back into the cage.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anders throws a low kick but Stevenson avoids it.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anders.
Stevenson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stevenson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Stevenson lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevenson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Anders attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anders misses with a low kick as Stevenson jumps back.
Anders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stevenson lands with a straight right. Anders didn't see that one coming.
Stevenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevenson lands with a right hand.
Anders staying out of range there.
Stevenson swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson lands a nice hook to Anders's body. Anders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anders had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Anders scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Anders there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anders seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stevenson throws the left hand but Anders avoids the punch easily.
Stevenson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevenson scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Anders there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anders avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson moves out of range of the leg kick from Anders.
Anders misses the jab.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Stevenson lands the left hand.
Anders pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range and Anders settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tests Anders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anders seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
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!
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Anders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevenson lands a right hook to the body.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Stevenson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anders in his tracks.
Stevenson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice takedown defense from Anders. No joy for Stevenson on that attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stevenson!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Anders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stevenson.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Anders is just out of range.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Anders's shoulder, as Anders tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Stevenson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anders lands a nice shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anders might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Anders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anders takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Anders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Anders cracks the inside of Stevenson's front leg.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Stevenson throws a body kick that misses.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Anders feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stevenson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Stevenson is predictable there
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stevenson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anders.
Stevenson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stevenson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anders. Anders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stevenson with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Stevenson misses the target.
Stevenson pushes Anders away with a front kick.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevenson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anders swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Anders misses with a low kick as Stevenson jumps back.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Anders.
A clash of legs there as Stevenson blocks the low kick.
Stevenson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anders defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anders will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anders moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Bear Stevenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Anders moves out of range.
Stevenson motions for Anders to come forward. Stevenson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anders tried to counter with a leg kick but Stevenson avoided it.
Stevenson swings widly with a right hand
letting Anders counter with a right hand.
Anders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
A little feinted left hand from Anders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stevenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a lazy body kick
and Anders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Stevenson misses.
Anders is looking to wear down Stevenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anders swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anders, as that shot connected.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut
and Anders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stevenson. Anders shrugs it off though.

Stevenson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Anders kicks Stevenson off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Stevenson keeps Anders at a distance using the push kick.
Anders moves out of range as Stevenson throws a body kick.
Stevenson scores with a hook.

Stevenson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anders quickly recovers to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is thwarting Anders's attempts to control the position.
Stevenson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anders is looking to control Stevenson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anders avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stevenson lands a nice short elbow.
Anders won't allow Stevenson to pass to mount.
Stevenson working over Anders with some ground and pound. Anders looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anders misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stevenson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bear Stevenson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Stevenson is looking for a kimura but Anders is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stevenson to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bear Stevenson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anders works Stevenson's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Anders does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Anders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stevenson.
Stevenson takes one to the side of the head.
Stevenson throws a front kick that sends Anders stumbling back into the cage.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Anders.
Stevenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Anders as Stevenson shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anders throws out the jab.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson looks to land a body kick but Anders moved away.
Stevenson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anders misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Anders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stevenson looks to land a body kick but Anders moved away.
Anders on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Anders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Anders avoids it well.
Bear Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson's corner calls for a 1-2. Stevenson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anders fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stevenson checks it well.
Stevenson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anders gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stevenson.
Nice defenses there by Anders.
Anders feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Anders digs a good body shot into Stevenson's ribs.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
Anders scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the head.
Anders fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stevenson checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws out a counter right but Anders avoids it with no problem.
Anders throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
Stevenson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Stevenson lands a jab to the head.
Anders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Anders appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Anders ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson lands with a hook. Anders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anders misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Stevenson - just one landing.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson misses with the body kick
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevenson lands a jab to Anders's midsection.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Anders tried to score with a low kick but Stevenson checks it.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
Anders lunges at Stevenson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stevenson's hand.
Anders tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stevenson is able to avoid easily.
Anders loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
Stevenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders moves out of range as Stevenson throws a body kick.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Anders blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Anders throws a front kick aimed at Stevenson's knee but Stevenson avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Stevenson down.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Anders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stevenson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anders.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ingemar Anders did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stevenson looks to land a body kick but Anders moved away.
Anders takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Anders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anders digs a good body shot into Stevenson's ribs.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stevenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stevenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stevenson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anders.
Stevenson works Anders's body with a nice hook.

Stevenson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anders napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders tries to bench press Stevenson off him but Stevenson keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Anders can't do much from the bottom here.
Stevenson tries to score with some ground and pound. Anders controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stevenson in side control, throwing shots but Anders defends.
Stevenson taking a breather here.
Stevenson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anders to see if he's OK.
Anders is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stevenson is putting a hurting on Anders here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders sneaks back into half guard.
Stevenson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anders wants to improve his position but Stevenson is controlling well.
Stevenson is nestled in close to Anders, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stevenson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson lands with a punch from half guard.
Stevenson thows a huge punch but Anders dodges it nicely.
Stevenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevenson working over Anders with some ground and pound. Anders looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Stevenson there.
Stevenson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stevenson slips a nice elbow through Anders's hands, connecting with Anders's forehead.
Stevenson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stevenson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anders taking shots to the head.
Anders is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anders is in a horrible position here. Stevenson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson goes for an armbar but Anders turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Anders.
Stevenson looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevenson, not yet.

Stevenson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevenson can't keep his opponent in guard - Anders advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stevenson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Stevenson dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stevenson misses with a hook. Anders ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Anders misses its target.
Nice uppercut there from Stevenson.
Stevenson stuns Anders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stevenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Anders's head but Anders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Anders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
As Stevenson backs away, Anders returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson looks for the body kick but Anders saw that one coming.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt
and Anders counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Anders forces Stevenson back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders throws a head punch that misses.
Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.

Anders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Stevenson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anders sprawls well initially but Stevenson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Anders has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Stevenson is on him like a limpet, forcing Anders back against the cage.
Anders is trying to force a seperation but Stevenson has the dominant position.

Anders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anders blocks the body kick.
Stevenson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders lands a leg kick that knocks Stevenson off balance momentarily.
Stevenson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range and Anders settles back down.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevenson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the body.

Anders closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Stevenson.
Stevenson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson lands a nice uppercut.
Bear Stevenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anders throws a head punch that misses.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevenson misses with some punches.
Stevenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Anders fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stevenson just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Anders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stevenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders thows a leg kick but Stevenson checks it
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anders throws out the jab.
Anders blocks the body kick.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Anders.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looks for the body kick but Anders saw that one coming.
Stevenson misses with a jab to the body
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Stevenson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Anders on his heels. He'll look to pass Anders's guard now, I'm sure.

Anders scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders misses with a right hand
and Stevenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevenson throws an off balance right hand
and Anders counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anders swings widly with a right hand
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Stevenson down.
Anders does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a three punch combo that has Stevenson backing up. Stevenson nods at Anders to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ingemar Anders.
Well Stevenson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bear Stevenson!
Bear Stevenson is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Bear Stevenson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.