PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xristian Deadly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Deadly
vs
Stewart

165 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

EFC Clothing

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xristian Deadly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Stewart!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Deadly.

Stewart closes the distance and pushes Deadly back into the cage.
Stewart trying to control the position but instead, Deadly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stewart into the cage.

Deadly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deadly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deadly misses with a wild body shot.
Deadly just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart misses with a wild combination.
Stewart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Deadly.
Stewart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stewart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Deadly circles away from the clinch attempt.

Stewart instigates a clinch.
Stewart lands a nice elbow.
Deadly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Deadly is controlling the position.
Stewart stalls.

Deadly breaks from the clinch.
Stewart is looking to clinch.
Xristian Deadly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xristian Deadly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stewart rushes Deadly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deadly prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stewart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stewart stalling.
Deadly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stewart prevents it.
Deadly has had enough of the clinch but Stewart keeps him there for the moment.

Deadly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deadly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Deadly throws a nice looking combination but Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deadly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deadly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stewart stalks Deadly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Deadly's face. Deadly staggers backwards, shaken.
A big right from Deadly misses.

Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart slowing the pace effectively.
Deadly keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deadly.

Deadly breaks from the clinch.
Stewart lands with a shot to the body.
Stewart digs a good body shot into Deadly's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stewart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Stewart pushes Deadly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart wants a takedown.
Stewart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Deadly is trying to break free.
Stewart is stalling here.
Stewart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stewart lands a right hand.
Deadly swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stewart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Deadly is looking to break free of the clinch but Stewart has double underhooks.
Stewart trying to land knees to the body.
Stewart stalling the fight.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Deadly keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart taking a breather.

Deadly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Deadly keeps moving.
Stewart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deadly keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.

Deadly has his foot on Stewart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stewart works his way back into a safe position though.
Deadly trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stewart thows a big elbow that misses.
Deadly keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
Stewart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Deadly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deadly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stewart throwing strikes from guard but Deadly blocks nicely.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deadly punching from the bottom.
Deadly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stewart.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Deadly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!

Stewart gets a clinch.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Deadly has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart wants to break free but Deadly has control.
Stewart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Deadly backwards.
Deadly is looking to break free of the clinch but Stewart has double underhooks.

Deadly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deadly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Stewart dominated that round.
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.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Stewart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stewart lands a slapping body shot.
Deadly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deadly shoots in but no luck this time.
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Deadly. Deadly gets slowly back to his feet.

Stewart moves into range and clinches up with Deadly.

Stewart is trying to trip Deadly. He has hold of a leg but Deadly is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stewart persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Deadly 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 wanted to stand there but Deadly had control of the position.

Stewart gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Deadly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stewart but Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xristian Deadly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deadly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stewart staying out of range there.
Stewart scores with a one two! Deadly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart moves out of range of the body kick from Deadly.
Deadly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stewart duly obliges.

Stewart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deadly, pushing him back against the cage.
Stewart lands with a right to the head.
Stewart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Deadly blocks an elbow strike.
Stewart keeps control of Deadly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Stewart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deadly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Stewart instigates a clinch.
Deadly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Stewart has Deadly pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart can't get the takedown.
Stewart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deadly.
Deadly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stewart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Deadly takes a shot to the head.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Deadly up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nathan Stewart.
Stewart keeps the fight on the outside.
Stewart tries to clinch there but Deadly circles away.

Stewart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deadly, pushing him back against the cage.

Deadly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Stewart.
Xristian Deadly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deadly tries for a takedown but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Deadly thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadly takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart stalls.
Deadly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Deadly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Deadly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stewart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stewart closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Stewart.
Deadly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Deadly is controlling the position.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Deadly won't allow it.
Deadly being controlled against the cage.

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

Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Deadly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stewart has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Deadly has double underhooks.
Stewart avoiding damage.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Deadly has double underhooks.
Stewart effectively controlling the action here.
Deadly is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stewart.

Deadly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Stewart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Deadly manages to break the clinch.
Stewart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stewart tries to clinch but Deadly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stewart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stewart throws an elbow that misses.

Deadly breaks the clinch.
Deadly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stewart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Deadly throws a left and a right that both miss

and Stewart moves into the clinch.
Deadly is looking to break free of the clinch but Stewart has double underhooks.
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Deadly's head.
Deadly can't get the takedown.

Deadly jumps into guard, dragging Stewart to the mat.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deadly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deadly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Deadly keeps moving.
Deadly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deadly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Deadly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Deadly keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Stewart moves into the clinch.
Deadly wants to break free but Stewart has control.
Deadly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Deadly up against the cage.
Deadly wants to get back to striking at distance but Stewart won't allow it.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Deadly has him pressed against the cage.
Deadly blocks an elbow strike.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deadly is trying to break free.
Stewart keeps control of Deadly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deadly lands a shot to the body.
Stewart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Deadly is looking to break free of the clinch but Stewart has double underhooks.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Deadly keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Deadly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.

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.

Deadly breaks from the clinch.
Stewart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Deadly momentarily.
Deadly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stewart is fending him off so far but Deadly persists. Nope, Stewart circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab from Stewart.

Deadly is rocked!
Nathan Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Stewart moves into the clinch.
Stewart works on Deadly's body with a couple of short punches.
Stewart just leaning against Deadly, taking a breather.
Stewart lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Deadly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Deadly backwards.
Stewart lands an elbow inside.
Stewart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stewart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stewart.
Stewart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stewart lands a big right hand! Deadly is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Stewart!