PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Stevenson (ranked 2481 p4p, 281 weight class) and Yonglong Li (ranked 2001 p4p, 242 weight class). Adonis Stevenson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Stevenson
vs
Li

180 cm
29
175 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

183 cm
35
176 lbs
23 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li sizes up Stevenson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Li defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Li wants to counter the offense by Stevenson and move into the clinch position.
Stevenson slips a jab from Li.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.

Stevenson clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.

Stevenson breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Li looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevenson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Li checks it.
Li swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson scores with a hook.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Li lands a head shot.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stevenson throws a series of strikes that have Li backpedaling.

It looks like Yonglong Li has been cut.
Stevenson misses with a double jab
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Li has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Li takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Li.
Li throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Stevenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
Adonis Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Li there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
Stevenson misses with a body punch
and Li connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Stevenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevenson tries to avoid it.
Stevenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stevenson is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot by Li.
A jab from Stevenson does it's job there.
Stevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Li is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stevenson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Li lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stevenson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stevenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Li looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Li works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li misses with a body shot.
Stevenson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Stevenson thuds his right hand into Li's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Stevenson drops Li with a beautiful combination! Li stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stevenson is looking for the KO!

Li is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevenson throws a front kick that sends Li stumbling back into the cage.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevenson finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Li! But no joy.
Stevenson walks into a jab.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Stevenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevenson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stevenson throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Li lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevenson doesn't seem phased though.
Stevenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li takes one on the button.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Stevenson is predictable there
and Li counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adonis Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stevenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Li counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stevenson throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
Stevenson lands a jab to the nose.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
Li takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Li slams his shin into Stevenson's torso.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Li throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Li tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stevenson is able to avoid easily.
Stevenson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stevenson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Li checks it well.
Li throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Stevenson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stevenson lands a body shot.
Li is breathing heavily.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Li.
Stevenson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Stevenson.

Stevenson clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Stevenson misses with the head strike.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Stevenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stevenson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.

Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Li.
Stevenson lands with a right to the head.
Li keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Li.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Li 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.
Li tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson misses with a body punch.
Li working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Li.
Li tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Li.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Stevenson is working Li over against the cage.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Li misses with an elbow over the top.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Li tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.

Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Li misses with a body shot.
Stevenson throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws out a loose jab but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.

Li rushes Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yonglong Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stevenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
Stevenson connects with the punch.
Stevenson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yonglong Li will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stevenson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.

Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li misses with a right hand
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li misses with a looping right.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.

Stevenson cracks Li with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stevenson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Li to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Li limp body while Stevenson jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adonis Stevenson!