PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and morrell Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). morrell Harry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

stevenson
vs
Harry

184 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, morrell Harry!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stevenson shoots in looking for a takedown. Harry tries to sprawl out of it but stevenson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
stevenson tries a head kick but it misses.
stevenson wants to clinch.
stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harry paws at him with a jab and circles away.

stevenson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Harry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harry is working an open guard so stevenson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from stevenson does no damage.

stevenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
stevenson stalling away here and it's allowed Harry to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Harry keeping full guard, as stevenson tries to pass.
stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
stevenson is in close to Harry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
stevenson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harry is proving hard to escape from.
stevenson is breathing heavily.
Harry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst stevenson is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevenson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harry is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harry moves away.
stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Harry is just out of range.

stevenson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by stevenson as Harry tries to tie him up.
Harry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through stevenson's defenses.
Harry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of stevenson backwards.
stevenson is trying to break free.
Harry leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Harry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nick stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by stevenson or perhaps it was just good defense by Harry which made him look bad.
Harry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harry misses with a straight right.
Harry tries to score a power double leg takedown but stevenson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harry somewhat.
Harry misses with a takedown attempt
and stevenson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
stevenson avoids the head kick by Harry.
Harry throws a sloppy head kick and stevenson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick stevenson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

stevenson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Harry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harry has stevenson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. stevenson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
stevenson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but stevenson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Harry has him pressed against the cage.
Harry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Harry has double underhooks.
stevenson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harry walks away with a smile on his face. stevenson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harry misses with a takedown
and stevenson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harry is lucky that one didn't land flush.

stevenson shoots in and bounces Harry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stevenson is looking to stand up but Harry won't let him.
stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
stevenson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
stevenson looking to sit in guard and control but Harry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harry landing some decent shots from guard.
Harry preventing the sweep.
Harry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
stevenson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if stevenson tries to get out of the position.
stevenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harry postures up.

stevenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
stevenson trying to control the position.

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.
stevenson trying to strike off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harry tries to clinch up but stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Harry misses with a head kick.
stevenson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nick stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harry shoots and misses

and stevenson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harry gets back to full guard.
stevenson trying to control but Harry is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick stevenson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

stevenson wants to clinch
and Harry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

stevenson shoots in and bounces Harry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

stevenson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harry, up you get!
stevenson throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Harry clinches up with stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
stevenson tries to score a body lock takedown but Harry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harry just leaning against stevenson, taking a breather.
Harry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but stevenson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry tries to land a knee to the head but stevenson blocks with his arms.
Harry letting stevenson take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
stevenson tries to pull guard but Harry holds him up against the cage and eventually stevenson drops back down to his feet.
Harry connects with a knee to the head.
Harry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning stevenson up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Harry.
stevenson is trying to break free.
Harry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harry.

stevenson pulls Harry into guard.
Harry tries to stand but stevenson is controlling from the bottom.
Harry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harry stands up over stevenson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
stevenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
stevenson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harry controls the pace.
stevenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harry is one step ahead there.
stevenson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nick stevenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harry works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harry tries to stand but his hand is stuck under stevenson.
Harry is thwarting stevenson's attempts to control the position.
Harry is pressing down on stevenson's thigh, looking to free his foot. stevenson is holding on for now.

Harry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
stevenson manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
stevenson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of stevenson's head.
stevenson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
stevenson wants to sweep here but Harry controlling him for the moment.
morrell Harry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick stevenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
stevenson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick stevenson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for stevenson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick stevenson!