PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Yarrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Yarrod
vs
Stephenson

185 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Yarrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Neal Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarrod tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stephenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Stephenson.
Yarrod misses with the combination.
Stephenson throws a solid leg kick but Yarrod takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stephenson.
Yarrod thows a body shot but no joy.
Yarrod misses with the combination.
Yarrod takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stephenson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yarrod sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yarrod misses with a double jab.
Yarrod swinging wildly here.
Stephenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yarrod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stephenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarrod wants to clinch up but Stephenson keeps it at a distance.
Yarrod tries to close the distance and clinch but Stephenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yarrod misses with a hook.
Stephenson slips a jab and a cross from Yarrod.
Stephenson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yarrod is out of range and Stephenson settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Stephenson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stephenson.
Yarrod tries to clinch but Stephenson moves out of range.
Yarrod throws a series of punches but Stephenson moves out of range.
Neal Stephenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarrod takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stephenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yarrod is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephenson throws a sloppy head kick and Yarrod moves out of range easily.
Stephenson scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarrod thuds a left hand into Stephenson's body.
Yarrod pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stephenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stephenson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stephenson lands with a kick to the temple. Yarrod shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yarrod tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stephenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yarrod gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Neal Stephenson!