PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jetmir Foj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DBrickashaw Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that DBrickashaw Stevens was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Foj
vs
Stevens

180 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jetmir Foj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DBrickashaw Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foj closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foj in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Stevens breaks the clinch.
Stevens thows a leg kick but Foj checks it
and Foj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Foj counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Foj takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Foj, as that shot connected.
Stevens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens misses with a hook
and Foj counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foj.
Foj throwing a counter right hand but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Stevens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Foj.
We've been informed that Stevens has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stevens throws a leg kick but Foj sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens misses with a body punch
and Foj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foj looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foj.
It looked like Foj was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stevens.
Foj has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Foj clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stevens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stevens is pushing Foj up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Foj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens defending well as Foj loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Foj fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Stevens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Foj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Foj.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Foj moves away and avoids it.
Stevens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stevens misses the jab.
Foj swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Foj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevens to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Foj.
Foj lands a jab to Stevens's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but DBrickashaw Stevens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Foj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stevens can pounce on him.
Stevens throws an off balance right hand
and Foj counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Foj tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens slips a straight right by Foj.
Stevens throws a right hand that misses
and Foj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foj misses with a looping left.
Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and Foj counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Foj moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Foj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foj tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foj misses with a straight left.
Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foj.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stevens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foj's sensitive parts.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
letting Foj counter with a right hand.
Stevens misses with an uppercut.
Foj went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stevens is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevens scores with a nice right hand.
Stevens lands a high kick!
DBrickashaw Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foj throws a hook but Stevens blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foj throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foj ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foj slips a jab from Stevens.
Foj connects with a single shot there.
Foj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens throws the left hand but Foj avoids the punch easily.
Stevens throws a solid leg kick but Foj takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stevens.
Stevens misses with a leg kick
and Foj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Foj. That snapped Stevens's head back.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foj appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stevens takes a swing at Foj's ribcage but misses.
Foj is looking to counter the offense by Stevens and move into the clinch.
Stevens scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jetmir Foj dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stevens throws a leg kick that misses.
Stevens scores with a jab to the head.
Foj looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
Foj slips a jab from Stevens.
Stevens motions for Foj to come forward. Stevens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens feints and then cracks Foj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foj down.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Foj there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Foj is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Foj takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foj.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stevens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Foj misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Foj misses the target.
Foj throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevens.
Foj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Foj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Foj throwing a counter right hand but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Foj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Foj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a lovely overhand right.
Stevens moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stevens tries to land a front kick but Foj steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stevens wants to slow Foj down by chopping away at his legs.
Foj seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens throws out a counter right but Foj avoids it with no problem.
DBrickashaw Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevens misses with a hook
and Foj counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foj.
Foj swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stevens can pounce on him.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DBrickashaw Stevens really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens misses with a looping left.
Foj was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Foj blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Foj tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Foj has closed the distance and engaged Stevens in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stevens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foj backwards.
Stevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Foj has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foj.
Foj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foj swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foj is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foj.
Foj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Foj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foj has Stevens pressed against the ropes, preventing Stevens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stevens tries to circle away but Foj has him pinned against the ropes.
Foj has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
Foj misses with a punch to the body.

Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stevens, right into the meat.
Foj staying out of range there.
Foj scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a hook but Foj blocks it.
Stevens throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Foj counter with a right hand.
Stevens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foj swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Stevens.
Foj swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foj swinging wildly here.
Stevens lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jetmir Foj will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Stevens throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Foj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foj throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foj lands a lovely overhand right.

Foj clinches.
Stevens takes a shot to the head.
Stevens misses with some punches.
Foj throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like DBrickashaw Stevens has been cut.
Foj lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stevens or not.
Foj lands a right hand.
Foj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foj.
Stevens is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Foj.
Foj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foj cracks Stevens with a nice body shot.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foj throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
letting Foj counter with a right hand.
Foj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
Foj is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stevens.

Foj fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the ropes.

Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foj misses with a looping left.
Stevens feints a counter leg kick.
Foj connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foj throws out a powerful jab.
Stevens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foj to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foj throws a right and a left that Stevens avoids nicely.
Stevens throws the left hand but Foj avoids the punch easily.
Foj seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stevens throws a head kick but Foj moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Foj misses the target.
Foj checks a low kick from Stevens.
Foj moves forwards but Stevens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stevens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Foj lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foj.

Stevens is rocked!
Foj is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
BAM! Foj delivers a spinning backfist that drops Stevens like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jetmir Foj!