PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Tonon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What About Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tonon
vs
Stephens

174 cm
29
158 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

174 cm
27
153 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Dauntless
Amped Performance

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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens shoots and misses
and Stephens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Samuel Stephens has been cut.
Stephens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tonon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stephens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stephens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gary Tonon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Stephens.
Stephens wants to clinch

and Tonon counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Stephens is in trouble here! Tonon pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Gary Tonon!
After the fight, Gary Tonon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.