PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Ayricke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayricke comes into the arena with Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadão blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ayricke
vs
Stevenson

188 cm
23
199 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matheus Ayricke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayricke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ayricke misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Josh Stevenson has been cut.
Ayricke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ayricke connects with a single shot there.
Stevenson swinging wildly here.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ayricke throws a lazy right hand but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Josh Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stevenson throws a combination that misses
and Ayricke counters with a three punch combo that has Stevenson backing up. Stevenson nods at Ayricke to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ayricke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevenson looks gassed!
Ayricke lands a jab to the nose.
Ayricke connects with a nice cross there... Stevenson is looking wobbly and Ayricke recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Stevenson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ayricke jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matheus Ayricke!