PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Stevenson (ranked 23631 p4p, 23248 weight class) and John Paul (ranked 181 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stevenson
vs
Paul

200 cm
22
275
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
255
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Paul!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Paul pushes him off.
Paul cracks Stevenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paul lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Paul circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Paul.
Paul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paul looks to land a combination but Stevenson avoids it well.
Paul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Stevenson forces Paul back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Paul misses with a body punch.
Stevenson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevenson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevensons head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
Paul takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Paul managing to block the knees to the body from Stevenson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like John Paul has been cut.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paul misses with a body punch.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Paul has double underhooks.
Paul pushes Stevenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson is trying to stall.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Paul won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Stevenson is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
Paul punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
Stevenson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stevenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
A right-left combo lands from Paul.
Paul jabs at Stevenson's body.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Paul circles away.
Paul misses with a few strikes there.
Paul explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Paul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul thuds a left hand into Stevenson's body.
Stevenson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul scores with a jab to the head.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Paul finds it's target.
Paul punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
Stevenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paul throws a shot to the body.
Stevenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Paul darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stevenson has been working on his balance at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Paul.
Nice cross by Paul.

Stevenson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul scores with a body shot.
Oh Stevenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevenson is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Paul doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Stevenson crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Stevenson's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Paul!