PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Stewart
vs
Cleary

183 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Victory Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleary scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stewart in his tracks.
A big right from Cleary misses.
Cleary misses with a looping left.
Stewart seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Stewart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cleary is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stewart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stewart's back!
Cleary has the hooks in. Stewart is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Stewart is keeping busy.

Cleary is persistently looking for the submission but Stewart is defending it well.
Cleary is not going to allow Stewart to sit and survive in this position.
Cleary wants to control but Stewart is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cleary controlling the positon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is in bad spot here.
Our spies down at at The Axis of Evil inform us that Cleary has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cleary controlling the position well here. Stewart rolled but Cleary kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Cleary patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cleary trying to control momentarily.
Stewart looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cleary keeps control of the position as Stewart tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary tries to get the hooks in deep but Stewart pushed the leg off.

Stewart is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cleary has the hooks in. Stewart is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stewart moves into full guard.
Stewart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cleary trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Stewart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stewart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cleary defends well.
Cleary passes Stewart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stewart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stewart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cleary looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cleary trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stewart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cleary defends it easily.
Stewart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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 looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cleary passes into half guard.
Stewart is looking to get back to full guard here but Cleary has managed to pass to side control instead.
Stewart is looking to reverse the position.
Cleary is looking to take a break and control but Stewart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stewart regains half guard, as Cleary was trying to land strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cleary is looking to advance position but Stewart won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Cleary dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cleary scores with a hook.

Stewart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cleary is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cleary is still trying to improve position.
Cleary wants to control but Stewart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stewart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cleary on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart is controlling the pace.
Cleary wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary gets back to full guard.
Stewart wants to pass the guard but Cleary is keeping the position.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Cleary keeps moving.
Cleary working a defensive guard here.
Stewart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cleary swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cleary keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
Cleary is trying to keep Stewart in close.
Cleary wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two 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 is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stewart looking to pass the guard.
Cleary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stewart is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Cleary finds it's way through Stewart's defenses.
Cleary throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Stewart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cleary to the mat! Cleary manages to get full guard.
Stewart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stewart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cleary's head.
Cleary is trying to control the position but Stewart postures up.
Stewart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cleary controlling Stewart's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a couple of digs.

Cleary throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stewart pushes down on Cleary's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cleary gets full guard.
Cleary looking for a sweep. Not yet Cleary, not yet.
Stewart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stewart stands up over Cleary, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cleary looking to control.
Cleary is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cleary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stewart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stewart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is pulling down on Stewart's head to control his posture.
Stewart postures up.
Cleary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stewart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stewart being controlled here momentarily.
Stewart with a nice head shot there.
Cleary keeping full guard, as Stewart tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cleary working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stewart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stewart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cleary pulls Stewart in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Stewart dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cleary fails to land the takedown.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Stewart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stewart showed some decent athleticism there.
Stewart is looking to advance position but Cleary won't allow it.
Cleary is staying active underneath Stewart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stewart lands with a punch from half guard.
Cleary is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cleary looking for submissions off his back.
Cleary is trying to get back to full guard.
Stewart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cleary does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary is trying to get back to full guard.
Cleary is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stewart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stewart's back!
Stewart trying to control the hands but Cleary breaks the grip.
Stewart tries to roll but Cleary sticks to his back.
Stewart staying busy and making it hard for Cleary to control.
Stewart trying to control the hands but Cleary breaks the grip.
Stewart can't escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
I really don't envy Stewart right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart prevents Cleary from getting a body triangle.
Stewart wants to escape the position.
Stewart trying to control the hands but Cleary breaks the grip.
A lull in the action here.

Cleary looking for the RNC.
Cleary struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cleary is trying to stick to Stewart's back but Stewart is turning into Cleary. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cleary's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Stewart.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cleary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stewart is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cleary lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cleary wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Cleary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stewart controls Cleary momentarily but Cleary frees himself.
Cleary looking to pass the guard.
Stewart looking to control.
Cleary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Stewart wants to sweep here but Cleary controlling him for the moment.
Stewart can't keep his opponent in guard - Cleary advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stewart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cleary is working away from the top position though.
Cleary controlling the action here.

Stewart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cleary wants to control but Stewart is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Cleary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cleary has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Cleary!