PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Stevenson (ranked 6437 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Johnson (ranked 4888 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Stevenson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stevenson
vs
Johnson

151 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cid Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson really is a fat lump.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Stevenson counters with a slapping leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Stevenson down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Stevenson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Daniel Stevenson has been cut.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Stevenson moved away.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick

and Stevenson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.

Stevenson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Johnson jumps guard.
Oh Stevenson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Johnson pushes Stevenson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stevenson throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson with a poor takedown

and Stevenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevenson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stevenson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a poor takedown

and Stevenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Daniel Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Johnson.
Stevenson managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.

Stevenson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stevenson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stevenson pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Stevenson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevenson pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Stevenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Stevenson prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Stevenson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevenson tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Stevenson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stevenson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Stevenson postures up.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Stevenson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cid Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Stevenson's cut.
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.

Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevenson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Stevenson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson is looking to clinch.

Johnson scores with a takedown into Stevenson's guard.

Stevenson pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stevenson gets a clinch.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Stevenson looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Stevenson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Cid Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Stevenson sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stevenson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Stevenson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Stevenson moves into the clinch successfully.

Stevenson is trying to trip Johnson. He has hold of a leg but Johnson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevenson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Stevenson is standing up over Johnson. Johnson looks to escape but Stevenson dives into side control.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stevenson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Stevenson feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Stevenson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Stevenson passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stevenson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Stevenson is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stevenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson pushes Stevenson off looking to stand but Stevenson dives back in and keeps control.

Stevenson stands up from half guard.

Johnson tries to sprawl but Stevenson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stevenson in particular looking to stall.
Stevenson thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Stevenson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Stevenson's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Johnson looks to move away, Stevenson throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevenson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Daniel Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Johnson.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevenson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stevenson scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Stevenson stands up from Johnson's guard - Stevenson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stevenson darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Stevenson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson wants a takedown but no success here.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Johnson misses

and Stevenson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
Johnson tries to buck Stevenson off but Stevenson is having none of it.

Stevenson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Stevenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Stevenson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Stevenson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Stevenson is controlling the pace.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stevenson scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson controlling the action here.
Stevenson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stevenson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevenson counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stevenson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

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