PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stewart Jr
vs
Charles

178 cm
35
166 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

175 cm
35
167 lbs
21 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Payne Stewart Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles misses with a hook
and Stewart Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Charles takes a swing at Stewart Jr's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Stewart Jr misses.
Stewart Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Charles will feel that in the morning.

Stewart Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.

Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Charles misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stewart Jr has a takedown stuffed.
A big right from Charles misses.
Charles scores with a one two! Stewart Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart Jr tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Stewart Jr shoots in for a takedown but Charles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Payne Stewart Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles lands an overhand right.
Stewart Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charles misses with a looping right.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stewart Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
Stewart Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Charles swivels and escapes.
Charles with a hook.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but Stewart Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Charles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stewart Jr misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr shoots for a takedown but Charles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stewart Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles throws a right and a left that Stewart Jr avoids nicely.
Stewart Jr dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart Jr is just out of range.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Stewart Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Charles.
Charles lands a left hand.

Stewart Jr breaks the clinch.
Stewart Jr wants to clinch up but Charles keeps it at a distance.
Charles looks to land a combination. Stewart Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stewart Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Stewart Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart Jr.
Charles misses with a few strikes there.
Charles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stewart Jr.
Charles is looking to clinch.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles shoots in for a double leg but Stewart Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stewart Jr walks into a straight right hand from Charles.
Stewart Jr tries to bum rush Charles with a series of wild strikes but Charles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stewart Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charles misses with a two punch combination.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stewart Jr slips a jab from Charles.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stewart Jr throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Charles throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.

Stewart Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Charles's guard.
Charles wants to sweep but no luck.
Stewart Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Charles trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Charles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Charles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henry Charles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charles takes a swing at Stewart Jr's ribcage but misses.
Stewart Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Charles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Charles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart Jr.
Payne Stewart Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles misses with a left hand

so Stewart Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stewart Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart Jr pushes down on Charles's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is controlling Stewart Jr's trapped leg to prevent Stewart Jr from advancing to side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stewart Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Charles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stewart Jr wants to control the pace but Charles is squirming around nicely.
Stewart Jr unloads with some shots from mount but Charles bucks and avoids them well.
Charles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to escape the mount.
Stewart Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stewart Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stewart Jr wants to control the pace but Charles is squirming around nicely.
Charles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Payne Stewart Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles gets back to half guard.
Stewart Jr is just content to waste time from the top position. Charles takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles looking to control.
Stewart Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
Stewart Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stewart Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Stewart Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stewart Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Charles's legs - danger averted.

Charles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stewart Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick
and Stewart Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Charles.

Stewart Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Charles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart Jr is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Charles looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payne Stewart Jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stewart Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Stewart Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Charles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Charles.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart Jr goes for a double leg but Charles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Charles continues to drive forward.
Charles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stewart Jr smiles and moves away.
Stewart Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart Jr staying out of range there.
Stewart Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stewart Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stewart Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Payne Stewart Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart Jr tries to clinch there but Charles circles away.

Charles fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stewart Jr sprawls well initially but Charles persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stewart Jr is looking to improve his position.
Charles has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Charles with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles scoring with strikes but Stewart Jr is staying in there.
Charles dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Charles trying to control but Stewart Jr is having none of it.
Charles blocks Stewart Jr's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Charles trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles landing strikes from the mount.
Charles tries to control but Stewart Jr wriggling away.
Charles lands a nice shot to the head.
Charles is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Charles lands a nice shot to the head.
Charles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stewart Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Stewart Jr is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is landing with some decent strikes but Stewart Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Stewart Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart Jr takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Charles's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Charles!
Henry Charles seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.