PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Home End (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Plies - Awesome kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

End
vs
Stewart Jr

169 cm
29
159 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
156 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home End!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart Jr throws a hook but End blocks it.
Home End seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by End misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
End misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
End pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
End throws a body punch but Stewart Jr moves out of range.
End avoids the head kick by Stewart Jr.
End takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
End chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stewart Jr can pounce on him.
Stewart Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crunch! Stewart Jr slams his shin into End's torso.
End throws a head kick but Stewart Jr moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart Jr lands a jab.
End gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stewart Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
End throws a lazy body kick
and Stewart Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stewart Jr throws a head kick but End moves out of range.
Stewart Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

End fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stewart Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stewart Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stewart Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
End fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
End wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Stewart Jr decides to pull guard.
End wants to get up but he can't break Stewart Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
End won't allow Stewart Jr to sweep him here.
Stewart Jr pulls End in close to his closed guard and prevents End from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stewart Jr has a closed guard, preventing End from standing up.

End gets to his feet - Stewart Jr follows without any prompting.
End gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stewart Jr avoids the body shot from End.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
End takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
End shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
End tries a head kick but it misses.
End slips under a jab.
Stewart Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from End finds it's way round the side to connect with Stewart Jr's head.
Stewart Jr connects with a right hand. End shakes it off.
The crowd cheers as Stewart Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. End doesn't seem phased though.
End steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart Jr.
End swings and misses with a hook to the body.
End misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Stewart Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from End.
Stewart Jr blocks a head kick by End.
Stewart Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but End circles away quickly and effectively.
End on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
End looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart Jr is just out of range.
End throws out a loose jab but Stewart Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
End changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
End swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
End on the wrong end of a nice jab.
End thows a body shot but no joy.
End throws a sloppy body shot
and End takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Stewart Jr finds it's way through End's defenses.
A head kick misses from Stewart Jr.
End throws out a loose jab but Stewart Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart Jr throws a leg kick but End moved away.
End gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stewart Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
End misses with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a big head kick but End shrugs it off.
Stewart Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! End had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
End keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr keeps End at a distance using the push kick.
End tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart Jr throws a low kick but End moves out of range easily.
Stewart Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
End goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Payne Stewart Jr has been cut.
End sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
End lands a nice looking body shot.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
End uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stewart Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart Jr lands with a hook. End tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Stewart Jr finds it's target.
Stewart Jr feints and then cracks End's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow End down.
Nice defenses there by Stewart Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payne Stewart Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payne Stewart Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Stewart Jr.
End feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stewart Jr's calf.
Stewart Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by End.
End misses with a jab to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a body kick that stops End in his tracks momentarily.
Stewart Jr staying out of range there.
End looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
End throws a right hand that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewart Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Stewart Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed End momentarily.
End throws a leg kick that misses.
End thows a body shot but no joy.
End is looking to wear down Stewart Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stewart Jr scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between End's hands.
End tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
End throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stewart Jr avoids the head kick by End.

That's one minute gone in the round.
End takes a head kick and keeps coming.
End misses with a body punch
and Stewart Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
End avoids the head kick by Stewart Jr.
End misses with a kick to the body.
End looks to throw the jab but Stewart Jr is out of range.
End fails with an attempt to clinch.
End swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
End looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
End takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
End uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses End's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from End misses
and Stewart Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
End thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stewart Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
End throws a hook but Stewart Jr avoids it easily.
Payne Stewart Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
End misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but End was well out of range. Poor timing from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
End ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart Jr avoids the body shot from End.
Stewart Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
End misses the jab.
A cross from End lands.
End throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
End takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by End.
End throws a leg kick
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Stewart Jr.
End scores with a hook to the body. Stewart Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
End will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stewart Jr is breathing heavily.
Stewart Jr scores with a jab. End acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
End lands a leg kick that knocks Stewart Jr off balance momentarily.
A head kick from End lands but Stewart Jr takes it in his stride.

Stewart Jr is rocked!
Stewart Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by End.
Stewart Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can End finish him?
End drops Stewart Jr with a naaaaasty hook - Stewart Jr is in real trouble here! End dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Home End!