PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Stevens (ranked 4241 p4p, 2949 weight class) and Luis Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 286 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garcia's choice of entrance music: They Ain't Ready. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stevens
vs
Garcia

171 cm
23
176
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Stevens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevens sprawls well. Stevens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens 's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
Brad Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Garcia.

Garcia pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevens lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Luis Garcia has been cut.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.

Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Luis Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stevens has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stevens as Garcia tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevens won't allow it.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens .
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens .
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling the position.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Good body shot from Stevens .
A short uppercut from Stevens .
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevens has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stevens .
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Stevens .
A knee to the head by Stevens .
Stevens with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens .
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Stevens .
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens lands an elbow that stopped Garcia in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Stevens .
Stevens lands an elbow that stopped Garcia in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.

Garcia is rocked!
Stevens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens .
Stevens lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Stevens turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Stevens gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Stevens .
Stevens lands an elbow inside.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Stevens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Stevens on the inside.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Garcia has his takedown stuffed
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Garcia closes the distance but Stevens moves to the side
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brad Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Garcia.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brad Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens scores with a nice right hand.
Stevens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Stevens . That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch.
Stevens lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevens finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stevens pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens lands a nice elbow.
Stevens lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Stevens forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevens .
Stevens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Stevens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stevens working Garcia over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens .
Stevens lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stevens lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Luis Garcia's cut even more.
Stevens lands a damaging elbow.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevens scores with a knee to the head.

Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Garcia misses with a body punch

and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch.
Stevens lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Stevens .
Stevens is working Garcia over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Stevens lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Stevens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luis Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Garcia fails with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Stevens circles away easily
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
Luis Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia shoots and misses
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Brad Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Garcia.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Stevens closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevens .
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stevens lands a damaging elbow.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
Stevens lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stevens digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevens lands an uppercut.
Stevens pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens lands a body shot.
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!
Stevens pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Stevens .
Brad Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens .
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Stevens working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Stevens has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stevens walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stevens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stevens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stevens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Stevens appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stevens .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens jabs at Garcia's body.
Stevens jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Stevens working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Brad Stevens !
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Brad Stevens !
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Brad Stevens !

Brad Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
Brad Stevens decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Luis Garcia had this to say: 'Now it's time to smoke a fat one'.