PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart has chosen Momma Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fraser
vs
Stewart

175 cm
27
162 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

181 cm
31
163 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Fraser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebediah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraser scores with a jab. Stewart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stewart slips under a jab.
Fraser misses with a hook
and Stewart counters with a good low kick that Fraser was not able to check.
Stewart throws a body punch but Fraser moves out of range.

Stewart gets a clinch.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Stewart manages to break the clinch.

Stewart gets tackled into the cage by Fraser. Fraser maintains the clinch.
Fraser is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but Fraser blocks with his arms.
Stewart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fraser takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Tim Fraser has been cut.
Fraser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stewart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fraser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fraser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fraser lands with a shot to the body.
Fraser shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stewart pinned against the cage. Stewart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fraser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stewart manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart stalks Fraser and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fraser's face. Fraser staggers backwards, shaken.

Stewart gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Stewart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fraser scores with a sloppy right hand. Stewart should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Fraser misses its intended target.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stewart enables Fraser to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stewart manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fraser prevents Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Fraser passes Stewart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fraser is trying to work for a kimura but Stewart is defending well.
Stewart is refusing to be controlled, as Fraser sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fraser prevents Stewart from standing back up.
Fraser sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stewart defending well though.

Stewart is defending against the submission attempts here by Fraser.
Fraser is trying to control the action in half guard but Stewart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stewart wants to get back to his feet.
Stewart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart tries to kick Fraser off but Fraser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Fraser is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stewart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stewart tries to kick Fraser off but Fraser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tim Fraser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Fraser's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stewart gets tackled into the cage by Fraser. Fraser maintains the clinch.
Fraser working hard to break the clinch.
Fraser is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stewart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stewart is trying to push Fraser away but Fraser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Stewart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fraser is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser is trying to force a seperation but Stewart has the dominant position.
Fraser managing to block the knees to the body from Stewart.
Stewart misses with a knee strike.
Fraser is trying to force a seperation but Stewart has the dominant position.
Stewart tries a knee to the head but Fraser blocks it.

That's two 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.
Stewart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fraser.
Stewart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fraser takes the fight into the clinch.
Stewart tries a knee to the head but Fraser blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries a knee to the head but Fraser blocks it.
Fraser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fraser blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four 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.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fraser wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Fraser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fraser is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Fraser.

Fraser has picked Stewart up - he's going for a ride! Fraser dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Stewart tries to kick Fraser off but Fraser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stewart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stewart tries to kick Fraser off but Fraser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Fraser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Fraser's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fraser just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Fraser.
Stewart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraser manages to avoid it.
Fraser misses with an uppercut
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Fraser.
Fraser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fraser swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart.
Fraser has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fraser misses with a takedown

and Stewart moves into the clinch.
Fraser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fraser has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stewart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Fraser. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser looking for a takedown.
Fraser is trying to pull guard but Stewart has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fraser blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Tim Fraser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a knee to the head.
Fraser wants to take the fight to the mat but Stewart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jebediah Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Fraser has clasped his hands together around Stewart's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Stewart pushes Fraser away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fraser gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fraser has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Stewart throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fraser swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as Fraser shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraser looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stewart is fending him off so far but Fraser persists. Nope, Stewart circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart misses the jab.

Stewart moves into the clinch.
Jebediah Stewart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fraser is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jebediah Stewart.
I think Fraser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jebediah Stewart!
A victorious Jebediah Stewart thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.