PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Douglas
vs
Stevens

168 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

King of Clothes

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas throws a low kick but Stevens moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Stevens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Douglas lands with a hook. Stevens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Douglas digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Douglas scores with a jab.
Douglas thuds a left hand into Stevens's body.
Douglas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Stevens is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stevens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Stevens off balance momentarily.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Douglas connects with a nice looking jab.
Douglas is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Douglas scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Douglas tries to land a body kick
and Stevens counters with a one-two to the body.
Douglas scores with a nice body kick.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Stevens is looking for the big counter here.
Nice body punch from Douglas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Douglas misses
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces Stevens off the cage and back into range.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Douglas backs off Stevens throws a huge counter combo but Douglas manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Douglas scores with a nice right hand.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Stevens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevens.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Douglas delivers a nice body kick.
Douglas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevens. That did some damage!
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
As Douglas backs off Stevens throws a huge counter combo but Douglas manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Douglas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Douglas punishes Stevens's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Douglas.
Nice defenses there by Stevens.
Stevens throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
Tyler Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas with a hook.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Douglas.
Douglas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevens's sensitive parts.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Douglas lands an overhand right.
Douglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevens circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevens avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Stevens is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stevens might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Douglas has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas cracks a nice hook into Stevens's ribs.
Douglas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Stevens throws a counter combo.
Douglas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevens unleashes a big counter combination but Douglas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lenny Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Douglas cracks Stevens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stevens moves out of range as Douglas throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a body shot.
Douglas scores with a nice head shot.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Stevens throws a counter combo.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Douglas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Douglas pushes Stevens away with a front kick.
Douglas swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens is looking for the big counter here.
Lenny Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens unleashes a big counter combination but Douglas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Douglas swinging wildly here.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas scores with a body shot.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Douglas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Douglas throws a hook but Stevens avoids it easily.
Stevens throws a counter combo.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Stevens only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Douglas lands a nice looking body shot.
Douglas throws a push kick but Stevens slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas throws a leg kick which misses Stevens's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevens tries to avoid it.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Stevens is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevens lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Douglas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevens can do to turn this around?
Douglas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stevens under the eye.
Douglas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevens momentarily.
Stevens walks into a straight right hand from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevens throws a counter combo.
Nice jab there from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a kick to the body.
Lenny Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Douglas throws a push kick but Stevens slaps the foot to one side.
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevens throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Stevens takes a jab right on the kisser.
Douglas lands the left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Douglas.
Sloppy strikes from Douglas. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Stevens's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas works the jab nicely.
Stevens walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
As Douglas backs off Stevens throws a huge counter combo but Douglas manages to avoid it all.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Douglas scores with a spinning back kick!
Douglas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevens's head.
Douglas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevens at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Stevens looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Stevens is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stevens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Douglas lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas connects with a right hand. Stevens shakes it off.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
As Douglas backs off Stevens throws a huge counter combo but Douglas manages to avoid it all.
Douglas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stevens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Douglas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Douglas!