PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Jay (ranked 2286 p4p, 4323 weight class) and Illegitimate Stepchild (ranked 314 p4p, 531 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jay
vs
Stepchild

182 cm
26
180
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
179
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stevie Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Illegitimate Stepchild!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepchild scores with a jab.
Stepchild ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Stepchild throws a sloppy head kick
and Jay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stepchild swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Jay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stepchild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stepchild looks to land a combination but Jay avoids it well.
Jay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jay lands with a good body shot.
Stepchild scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay throws the left hand but Stepchild avoids the punch easily.
Stepchild throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jay counters with a nice uppercut.
Stepchild is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jay misses with a looping right.
Stepchild feints a jab promting Jay to slip. Stepchild then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Jay finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay clobbers Stepchild with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stepchild works the jab nicely.
Jay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stepchild throws out the jab.
Stepchild looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Stepchild.
Jay is looking to counter punch.
Stepchild tests Jay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stepchild has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stepchild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevie Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stepchild with a jab.
Stepchild throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
Stepchild misses with a looping right.
Jay was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Stepchild scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepchild looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Stepchild's shoulder, as Stepchild tries to avoid the shot.
Stepchild throws a lazy right hand but Jay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Stepchild.
We've been told by Jay's head coaches at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stepchild might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stepchild scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepchild ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Stepchild has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jay finds it's way round the side to connect with Stepchild's head.
Stepchild looks to land a combination but Jay avoids it well.
Stepchild misses with a hook. Jay ducked under it nicely.
Stepchild lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jay at a distance.
Jay staying out of range there.
Stepchild misses with a looping right.
Stepchild cracks Jay with a good jab.
Jay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stepchild throws out the jab.
Jay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stepchild.
Jay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stepchild.
Jay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jay scores with a punch to the head.
Stepchild ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Stepchild throws a jab when Jay was well out of range.
Stepchild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stepchild connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jay scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stepchild. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jay is looking to counter punch.
Stepchild lands a really nice looking cross but Jay seems unphased.
Stepchild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jay takes one to the side of the head.
Illegitimate Stepchild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepchild blocks a leg kick.
Stepchild moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stepchild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Stepchild looks to land a combination but Jay avoids it well.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Stepchild's shoulder, as Stepchild tries to avoid the shot.
Jay misses with a looping left.
Stepchild is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stepchild throws a leg kick
and Jay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jay throws a head kick that misses.
Stepchild defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Stepchild catches Jay right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepchild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Stepchild.
Jay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stepchild takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Jay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stepchild misses with a leg kick.
Jay stuffs the takedown.
Stepchild misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Stepchild lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jay doesn't seem phased though.
Jay throws out a loose jab but Stepchild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay dodges the punch combination from Stepchild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepchild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay ducks right into an uppercut from Stepchild.
Stepchild misses with a body punch
and Jay counters with a low kick, right behind Stepchild 's knee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Illegitimate Stepchild dominated that round.
That's time! Jay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stepchild takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stepchild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stepchild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Jay misses.
Jay misses with a lunging right hand
and Stepchild counters with a stiff right hand.
Stepchild slips a jab from Jay.
Jab from Jay.
Stepchild scores with a jab. Jay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stepchild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stepchild. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Jay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stepchild throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepchild misses with a looping left.
Jay is looking to counter punch.
Stepchild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Jay misses the target.
Jay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepchild cracks a nice hook into Jay's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepchild lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stepchild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stepchild lands with a cross.

Jay is rocked!
Jay misses with a hook.
Stepchild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stepchild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Jay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stepchild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jay on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Stepchild. Those never looked like landing.
Jay lands with a good body shot.
Stepchild throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
Jay seems to have got his legs back now.
A left lands for Stepchild.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Stepchild.
Stepchild misses with an uppercut.
Stepchild ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Jay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepchild swings for the body but Jay moves out of range.
Jay throwing a counter right hand but Stepchild manages to avoid it.
Stepchild scores with a shot to the body.
Jay defending well as Stepchild loads up on a big left hand.
Stepchild scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stepchild is breathing heavily.
Stepchild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jay manages to avoid it.
Stepchild sizes up Jay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stepchild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jay.
Stepchild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jay.
Stepchild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jay.
Jay takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jay.
Jay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stepchild fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepchild throws a body punch but Jay moves out of range.
It looked like Jay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jay, as that shot connected.
Stepchild tests Jay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stepchild misses with an uppercut. Jay saw that one coming.
Jay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Stepchild.
Stepchild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Jay.
Jay stuns Stepchild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stepchild misses with a leg kick
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Illegitimate Stepchild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stepchild takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepchild connects with a jab.
Stepchild gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jay.
A lazy left from Stepchild finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepchild slips a straight right by Jay.
Jay slips under a jab from Stepchild.
Stepchild with a nice cross.
Stepchild misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stepchild throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stepchild ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Stepchild scores with a hook to the body. Jay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stepchild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jay! Stepchild is out on his feet! Jay rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Stepchild is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Stepchild is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Jay!