PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lokford Ulfson (ranked 5690 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deshawn Stevenson (ranked 7914 p4p, 0 weight class). Deshawn Stevenson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ulfson
vs
Stevenson

187 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lokford Ulfson!
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, Deshawn Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Ulfson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ulfson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Ulfson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stevenson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ulfson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Ulfson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulfson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson wants to pass the guard but Ulfson is keeping the position.
Stevenson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ulfson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevenson.

Ulfson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevenson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ulfson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson trying to control but Ulfson is working from the bottom.
Stevenson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Stevenson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stevenson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfson is looking for a sweep. Stevenson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Stevenson seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ulfson is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson controlling the action here.
Ulfson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stevenson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stevenson is looking to take a break and control but Ulfson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ulfson fails with the takedown.
Stevenson tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ulfson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Ulfson avoids nicely.

Stevenson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stevenson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ulfson pushes Stevenson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stevenson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Stevenson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Stevenson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ulfson was covering up waiting for the punch and Stevenson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stevenson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deshawn Stevenson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stevenson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ulfson quickly recovers to half guard.
Stevenson controlling the action here.
We've been hearing good reports from Ulfson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ulfson trying to control here.

Stevenson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson throwing shots but Ulfson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfson is staying active underneath Stevenson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Ulfson actively working from the bottom here.
Stevenson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stevenson moves nicely into side control.
Stevenson tries to move to mount but Ulfson blocks the move with his legs.

Stevenson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stevenson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ulfson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stevenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevenson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ulfson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ulfson tries to improve position but can't.
Ulfson seems a little lost for a moment, as Stevenson dominates the positioning.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Stevenson scores with a takedown into Ulfson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson controlling from the top position.
Ulfson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ulfson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stevenson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Ulfson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stevenson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stevenson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Stevenson closes the distance and pushes Ulfson back into the cage.

Stevenson breaks the clinch.
Lokford Ulfson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Stevenson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ulfson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ulfson keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deshawn Stevenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stevenson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stevenson not doing much here.
Let's hope that Stevenson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stevenson stops Ulfson from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Stevenson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stevenson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Stevenson seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stevenson is keen to just control but Ulfson is a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ulfson is looking for a counter combo.

Stevenson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ulfson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Stevenson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Stevenson tries to control but Ulfson wriggling away.
Ulfson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson controlling from mount.
Stevenson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ulfson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stevenson controlling the pace for now.
Stevenson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevenson landing strikes from the mount.
Deshawn Stevenson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfson is trying to reverse the position but instead Stevenson has taken his back - oops!
Ulfson trying to control the position but Stevenson manages to sink in the hooks.
Stevenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ulfson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Ulfson is trying to break free.
Stevenson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ulfson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Stevenson is looking for the choke from the back position but Ulfson is controlling his hands well.
Ulfson trying to control the hands but Stevenson won't let him.
Ulfson tries to escape but Stevenson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ulfson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Stevenson is hanging on to Ulfson's back as he tries to escape.
Ulfson trying to control the hands but Stevenson won't let him.
Stevenson controlling well, preventing Ulfson from escaping the position.
Lokford Ulfson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deshawn Stevenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stevenson controlling from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deshawn Stevenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deshawn Stevenson!