PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Stefanovic (ranked 2981 p4p, 368 weight class) and Theodore Cleaver (ranked 20550 p4p, 635 weight class). Cleaver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Methlabs & MOONSHINE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alex Stefanovic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stefanovic
vs
Cleaver

180 cm
28
184 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

179 cm
34
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
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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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cleaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleaver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stefanovic at a distance.

Cleaver has Stefanovic up against the ropes in a clinch.

Cleaver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stefanovic has Cleaver up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cleaver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stefanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Stefanovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stefanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stefanovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stefanovic.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cleaver obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver blocks an uppercut.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
Cleaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Cleaver.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stefanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cleaver blocks an elbow strike.
Cleaver cracks Stefanovic with a nice body shot.
Stefanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cleaver blocks the elbow strike.
Cleaver working aggressively here.
Stefanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Stefanovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefanovic avoids the damage to the body.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cleaver.
Stefanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Cleaver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stefanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefanovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cleaver or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stefanovic as Cleaver tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stefanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Stefanovic has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Stefanovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleavers head.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stefanovic avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Stefanovic.
Stefanovic misses with a body punch.
Stefanovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleavers head.
Stefanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stefanovic tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
Stefanovic avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
Cleaver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Cleaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver lands a knee to the body.
Stefanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
Stefanovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver tries to work over Stefanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Alex Stefanovic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cleaver clinches with his opponent.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cleaver tries a body shot but Stefanovic blocks it.
Cleaver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
Cleaver has Stefanovic pushed against the ropes.
Cleaver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stefanovic is defending well for now.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stefanovic throws an elbow but misses.
Cleaver lands a left hand.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Cleaver.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cleaver's brow.
Cleaver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefanovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
Stefanovic cracks Cleaver with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver pushes Stefanovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stefanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleaver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Cleaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stefanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cleaver's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Cleaver.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Stefanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
Stefanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleaver misses with an elbow over the top.
Stefanovic misses with some punches.
Stefanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefanovic.
Cleaver trying to land knees to the body.
Stefanovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Cleaver.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stefanovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stefanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefanovic misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefanovic avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Stefanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Theodore Cleaver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stefanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cleaver is looking to clinch.
Stefanovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Stefanovic scores with a jab to the body.
Stefanovic scores with a jab.
Cleaver tries to clinch up.
Cleaver tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stefanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver moves in looking to clinch but Stefanovic pushes him off.
Cleaver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cleaver tries to clinch but Stefanovic moves out of range.
Cleaver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleaver lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Alex Stefanovic has been cut.
Stefanovic wants to clinch but Cleaver slips to the side
and Cleaver counters with a left and a right that stings Stefanovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefanovic cracks Cleaver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stefanovic misses with a hook.

Cleaver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cleaver leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stefanovic.
Cleaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefanovic avoids the damage to the body.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stefanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
Cleaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stefanovic tries to throw a body punch but Cleaver avoids it by throwing Stefanovic back against the ropes.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stefanovic avoids it.
Stefanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Stefanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Stefanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stefanovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleavers head.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cleaver's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefanovic prevents Cleaver from breaking the clinch.
Cleaver digs a right hand underneath Stefanovic's ribcage. Stefanovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stefanovic blocks a body shot from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver scores with a shot to the side of Stefanovic's head.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
Cleaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
Stefanovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stefanovic is trying to stall.
Stefanovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stefanovic managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
A short right from Cleaver on the inside.
Cleaver is looking to control Stefanovic's arms but Stefanovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cleaver has his back to the ropes.
Stefanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cleaver blocks an uppercut.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
Cleaver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stefanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Theodore Cleaver.
I think Cleaver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!