PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Stephenson (ranked 23196 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graymond Dream (ranked 6277 p4p, 0 weight class). Dream has chosen Down in the DM as his entrance music. Graymond Dream has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stephenson
vs
Dream

202 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Graymond Dream!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Dream counters with a left hand that sends Stephenson to the canvas!

Stephenson is rocked!

It looks like Emilio Stephenson has been cut.
Dream slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Stephenson.
Oh Stephenson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephenson has a hand on Dream's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dream takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dream controlling the position easily from mount.
Dream loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Stephenson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dream land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dream stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graymond Dream!
Graymond Dream decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.