PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shuggah Tee (ranked 6587 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Stephenson (ranked 7562 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Stephenson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tee
vs
Stephenson

176 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 Las Vegas, Shuggah Tee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tee doesn't manage to clinch there - Stephenson circles away.
Tee looks to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Tee misses
and Stephenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stephenson. Tee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Stephenson does no damage.
Stephenson throws out a loose jab but Tee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tee slips under a jab.
Tee tries to clinch up but Stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stephenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stephenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tee wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson is having none of it.
Stephenson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stephenson misses with a body shot.
Shuggah Tee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephenson misses with a wild body shot.
Tee slips under a jab from Stephenson.
Stephenson throws a body punch but Tee moves out of range.
Tee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tee tries to clinch up
and Stephenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tee moves in looking to clinch but Stephenson pushes him off.
Tee tries to clinch there but Stephenson circles away.
Stephenson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stephenson missing with a left hand there. Tee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tee darts in trying to clinch
letting Stephenson counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson moves out of range.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Stephenson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stephenson swings for the body but Tee moves out of range.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson moves away
and Stephenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stephenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tee moves in looking to clinch but Stephenson pushes him off.
Stephenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stephenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tee darts in trying to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tee wants to clinch
letting Stephenson counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tee tries to clinch up.
Tee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tee closes the distance but Stephenson moves to the side
and Stephenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tee is rocked!
Stephenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Tee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stephenson throws a hook but Tee avoids it easily.
Stephenson connects with a body shot that sends Tee's belly button to the back.
Stephenson misses with an uppercut.
Tee seems to have got his legs back now.
Stephenson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stephenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson is having none of it.
Tee wants to clinch
and Tee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tee blocks a jab.
Tee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stephenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stephenson.
Stephenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stephenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tee misses the shot to the body.
Tee moves out of range of the strikes.
Stephenson throws a hook but Tee blocks it.
Stephenson throws a shot from downtown. Tee moves away and avoids it.
Tee darts in trying to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tee misses the shot to the body.
Tee is looking to clinch but Stephenson is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Stephenson misses.
Stephenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Stephenson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tee dodges the punch combination from Stephenson.
Stephenson throws a big shot that misses.
Tee throws a sloppy head kick
and Stephenson counters with a straight right hand.
Stephenson misses with a looping left.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson moves away
and Stephenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stephenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tee slips a jab from Stephenson.
Tee tries to clinch up
and Stephenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stephenson.
Stephenson looks to land a left hand but Tee moved out of range nicely.
Tee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stephenson misses with a hook.
Stephenson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tee throws a sloppy body shot
and Stephenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tee wants to clinch but Stephenson slips to the side
and Stephenson counters with a right hand to the body.
Tee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stephenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stephenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tee.
Tee is looking to clinch.
Tee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stephenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tee misses the shot to the body.
Tee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stephenson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stephenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tee is looking to clinch.
Tee tries to clinch up but Stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricky Stephenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson looks to throw the jab but Tee is out of range.
Stephenson throws an overhand right that lands on Tee's shoulder, as Tee tries to avoid the shot.
Tee tries to clinch up but Stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tee fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Stephenson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stephenson.
Tee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tee tries to clinch up but Stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tee tries to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tee is looking to clinch.
Stephenson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stephenson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stephenson scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tee is just out of range.
Stephenson swings for the body but Tee moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stephenson.
Tee wants to clinch up but Stephenson keeps it at a distance.
Stephenson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tee darts in trying to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stephenson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Stephenson misses its intended target.
Stephenson throws a shot from downtown. Tee moves away and avoids it.
Stephenson loads up on a big right hand but Tee slips the punch.
Tee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stephenson manages to circle out of the way.
Tee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stephenson throws a hook but Tee avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Stephenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephenson misses with a hook. Tee ducked under it nicely.
Tee is looking to clinch but Stephenson is avoiding it.
Stephenson throws a shot from downtown. Tee moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stephenson.
Tee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson is having none of it.
Stephenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson moves out of range.
Stephenson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tee with a body shot.
Stephenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tee tries to clinch up but Stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Stephenson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson moves away
and Tee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tee tries to clinch up.
Tee looks to score with a jab to the body but Stephenson is just out of range.
Stephenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tee tries to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stephenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tee tries to clinch there but Stephenson circles away.
Stephenson looks to land a left hand but Tee moved out of range nicely.
Tee wants to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Stephenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stephenson misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Stephenson.
Tee misses with a body shot.
Tee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tee doesn't manage to clinch there - Stephenson circles away.
It seemed like Stephenson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stephenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stephenson.
Tee moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tee throws a low kick but Stephenson avoids it.
Tee is looking to clinch but Stephenson is avoiding it.
Tee tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Stephenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stephenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stephenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tee wants to clinch but Stephenson slips to the side
and Stephenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson moves out of range.
Tee throws out a loose jab but Stephenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stephenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tee wants to clinch.
Tee drops his hands momentarily and Stephenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tee darts in trying to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee darts in trying to clinch
and Tee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tee is looking to clinch but Stephenson is avoiding it.
Tee moves in looking to clinch but Stephenson pushes him off.
Tee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tee tries a head kick but it misses.
Stephenson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tee tries to clinch there but Stephenson circles away.
Stephenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stephenson throws a lazy right hand but Tee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tee tries to clinch but Stephenson moves out of range.
Tee thows a leg kick but Stephenson checks it
and Stephenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stephenson throws out a loose jab but Tee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Tee misses its target.
Tee wants to clinch
and Stephenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tee swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Stephenson counter with a right hand.
Tee moves to clinch but Stephenson breaks away
and Stephenson counters with a huge left! Tee is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stephenson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tee from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stephenson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Stephenson!
Our winner, Ricky Stephenson, 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.