PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Raymore Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Raymore Ardona has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Raymore Ardona
vs
Stevenson

188 cm
18
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Raymore Ardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ardona throws a body kick that misses.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.

Stevenson closes the distance and pushes Ardona back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ardona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stevenson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ardona is defending well.
Ardona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ardona working aggressively here.
Ardona has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Ardona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
Ardona throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Ardona keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson takes one to the side of the head.
Ardona throws a series of punches but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ardona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ardona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mirko Raymore Ardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Stevenson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ardona.

Ardona closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Ardona is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Ardona throws a head punch that misses.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
A short left from Ardona.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ardona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ardona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevenson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ardona tries to circle away but Stevenson has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson has Ardona pressed against the cage, preventing Ardona from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Ardona.
Ardona is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevenson has double underhooks.
Stevenson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ardona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ardona moves into range and clinches up with Stevenson.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ardona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ardona fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ardona throws a combination that misses
and Stevenson counters with a leg kick.
Stevenson dives in and grabs Ardona's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ardona pushes down on Stevenson's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Raymore Ardona dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ardona clinches up with Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ardona.
Ardona gets through Stevenson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson is trying to pull guard but Ardona has him pressed against the cage.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Ardona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson crunches a lovely knee into Ardona's ribcage.

Ardona manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson takes one to the chin there.
Stevenson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ardona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Stevenson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ardona!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A lull in the action here.
Ardona tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stevenson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ardona is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stevenson is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ardona's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevenson grinds an elbow into Ardona's temple.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stevenson stands up.
Stevenson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ardona is fending him off so far but Stevenson persists. Nope, Ardona circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson moves into range and clinches up with Ardona.
Stevenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ardona misses with the head strike.
Stevenson tries to stall but Ardona uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ardona has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Ardona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson is trying to stall.
Ardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ardona.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ardona.
Stevenson goes for a takedown attempt but Ardona pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mirko Raymore Ardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Stevenson.
Ardona tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Ardona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Raymore Ardona dominated that second round.
That's time! Ardona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stevenson wants to slow Ardona down by chopping away at his legs.
Ardona lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Carl Stevenson has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Stevenson
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevenson misses with a kick to the body
and Ardona counters with a nice uppercut.
Mirko Raymore Ardona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ardona lands a head kick. Stevenson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stevenson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ardona counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Stevenson is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ardona but Ardona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Ardona pushes him off.
Ardona tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ardona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stevenson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ardona sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ardona moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.

Stevenson clinches up against the cage.
Ardona lands a shoulder strike.
Ardona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ardona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevenson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mirko Raymore Ardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Stevenson.

Ardona breaks the clinch.

Ardona gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardona can't break the clinch.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Ardona lands with a left to the head.
Ardona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ardona has had enough of the clinch but Stevenson keeps him there for the moment.

Ardona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ardona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ardona connects with a jab.

Ardona moves into the clinch successfully.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ardona clinches.
Stevenson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ardona gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ardona is trying to break free.
Ardona wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevenson won't allow it.
Ardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ardona lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ardona throws a head punch that misses.
Ardona misses with the head strike.
Stevenson is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Ardona.
Ardona is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Carl Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirko Raymore Ardona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ardona manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Raymore Ardona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ardona, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Raymore Ardona!