PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chasen West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Samuel Stephens was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

West
vs
Stephens

183 cm
23
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
153 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chasen West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West lands with a cross.
West throws a sloppy body shot
and Stephens counters with a nice body shot.
West closes the distance and lands a one-two.
West throws a series of punches but Stephens avoids them all with ease.
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
West shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
West throws the left hand but Stephens avoids the punch easily.
Stephens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stephens throws a sloppy head kick
and West counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stephens circles away quickly and effectively.
Stephens tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
West tries to bum rush Stephens with a series of wild strikes but Stephens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West misses with a two punch combination.
Stephens tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stephens scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from West misses.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
West misses with a double jab.
Stephens is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
West really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stephens.
West is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
West misses with the combination.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stephens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
West shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stephens defends it nicely.
Stephens fails with a takedown attempt.
Stephens goes for a double leg but West avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as West continues to drive forward.
Chasen West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Stephens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stephens shoots in looking for a takedown. West tries to sprawl out of it but Stephens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. West manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Stephens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Stephens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stephens scores with a hook to the body. West takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stephens darts in looking for a takedown but West gets double underhooks and turns Stephens into the cage.
West swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
Stephens tries to counter with a clinch but West shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a hook.
West throws a series of punches but Stephens moves out of range.
West lands a jab-cross combination.
West throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Stephens as West shoots in.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stephens circles away quickly and effectively.
Stephens misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stephens.
Stephens tries for a takedown but West sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stephens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? West is fending him off so far but Stephens persists. Nope, West circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
West misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stephens.
Good shot there by West.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Stephens rushes West and presses him up against the cage.

Stephens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by West!
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Stephens avoids the body shot from West.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stephens.
Stephens goes for a double leg but West avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as West continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chasen West dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

West slips a jab and a cross from Stephens.
West misses with a few strikes there.
West swings widly with a right hand
and Stephens counters with a stiff right hand.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stephens swivels and escapes.
Stephens misses with a looping right.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stephens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stephens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Stephens manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Stephens tenderised West's leg. West is trying to keep his angry face on.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stephens can do to turn this around?
Stephens lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
West throws a nice looking combination but Stephens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Stephens moves into the clinch successfully.
Stephens stalling against the cage.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stephens prevents West from breaking the clinch.
West has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stephens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stephens avoids it.
West wants to break free but Stephens has control.
Stephens scores with a shoulder strike.

Stephens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stephens wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stephens is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Stephens circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chasen West. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a lazy uppercut

and Stephens moves into the clinch.
Stephens pushes West back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
West has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stephens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
West is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stephens gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
West being controlled against the cage.
Stephens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stephens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Stephens breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stephens gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Stephens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stephens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a hook but Stephens blocks it.
Stephens avoids the body shot from West.
Stephens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and West counters with a left to the body.
Stephens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stephens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stephens closes the distance but West moves to the side
and West counters with a series of strikes. Stephens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chasen West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stephens.
West lands with an overhand left.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stephens.
Stephens moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.

Stephens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stephens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Stephens clinches up with West and pushes him back against the cage.
Stephens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stephens slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Stephens's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West misses with the head strike.

Stephens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stephens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
West lands a slapping body shot.

Stephens takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Stephens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Stephens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chasen West is winning the standup battle so far.
Stephens tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West misses with a few strikes there.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stephens was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Stephens tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West fails with the takedown
and Stephens counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from West.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Stephens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. West did well to prevent Stephens getting side control.
West is trying to maintain the position but Stephens is very close to passing his half guard.
West tries to roll over but Stephens keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stephens is working away from the top position though.
West won't allow Stephens to pass to mount.
West trying to control from the bottom.
West misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stephens is taking a breather. West 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.
West wants to get back to full guard.
West trying to control here.
Stephens trying to mount his opponent but West defends it.

That's two 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.

Stephens seems to be looking for submissions.
West regains full guard. Nicely done.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
West keeping moving, preventing Stephens from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
West misses with the combination.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Stephens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
West throws a nice looking combination but Stephens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stephens is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West stalks Stephens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stephens's face. Stephens staggers backwards, shaken.
Stephens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stephens staying out of range there.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stephens lands with a kick to the temple. West shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stephens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
West throws a body punch but Stephens moves out of range.
A combination from West does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stephens was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from West. No joy for Stephens on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stephens's head.
Stephens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stephens shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Stephens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chasen West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Stephens.
West misses with an uppercut. Stephens saw that one coming.
West tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stephens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten West somewhat.
Stephens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down West rather than just go for the knockout.
West throws a combination. Stephens tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chasen West showed his dominance in that final round.
I think West 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 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chasen West!