PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zvonimir Stelian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart's entrance music is Momma Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. Stelian has chosen Poison (The Prodigy) as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stewart
vs
Stelian

181 cm
27
163 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

178 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

[CBK] AJFC Smashwear clothing
Core Tokyo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jebediah Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zvonimir Stelian!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stelian clinches up with Stewart and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stelian.
Stelian throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Stewart blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stelian throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart struggles to land a body shot inside as Stelian controls his hands.
Stewart tries to land knees in the clinch but Stelian avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Stelian keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Stelian.

It looks like Jebediah Stewart has been cut.
Stelian wants to stall.
Stelian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Stelian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Stelian has him pressed against the cage.
Stelian throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Stelian is working for takedown but Stewart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stelian scores with a hook to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stelian.
A nice left hand lands by Stelian.
Stelian tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Stelian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stelian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stewart pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stelian throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart avoiding damage as Stelian throws knees to the body.
Stelian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stelian looking to slow down the pace here.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stelian tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stelian's face.

Stewart manages to break the clinch.
Stelian is looking to clinch but Stewart is avoiding it.
Jebediah Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stelian throws a solid leg kick but Stewart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stelian.
Zvonimir Stelian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart throws a leg kick which misses Stelian's front leg but catches the back leg as Stelian tries to avoid it.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stewart tries a head kick but it misses.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stelian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stelian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stelian throws a nice looking combination but Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stewart slips under a jab.
Stelian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stelian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stewart counters with a good, hard body kick but Stelian shrugs it off.
Stelian drops his hands momentarily and Stewart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stelian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelian throws a hook but Stewart blocks it.
Stelian thows a leg kick but Stewart checks it
letting Stewart counter with a right hand.
Stewart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stewart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stelian manages to avoid it.

Stelian rushes Stewart and presses him up against the cage.
Stewart avoids a wild elbow strike from Stelian.
Stelian managing to block the knees to the body from Stewart.
Stewart scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart controlling the action here for a moment.
Stewart seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Stelian misses with the head strike.
Stewart cracks Stelian with a nice body shot.
Stewart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stelian is keeping busy.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stelian avoids it.
Stelian misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelian lands a nice knee to the body.
Stelian misses with a punch to the body.
Stelian goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stewart prevents it.
Jebediah Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zvonimir Stelian.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stelian up against the cage.
A short right from Stelian on the inside.
Stelian trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Stewart.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Stewart for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Stewart is leaning against Stelian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stelian tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
Stewart stalls.
Stewart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stelian is defending well for now.
A short right from Stelian on the inside.
Stewart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stelian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stelian throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Stewart.
Stelian avoiding damage as Stewart throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelian pushes off an throws an elbow but Stewart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stewart presses Stelian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stewart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stelian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.

Stewart breaks the clinch.
Stelian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Stewart. Beautiful body shot.
Stewart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A cross from Stelian lands.
Stelian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart.
Stelian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stewart to score with a decent uppercut.
Stelian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stelian fails with the takedown.
Stelian looks gassed!

Stelian darts in and clinches Stewart up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stelian.
Stelian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stelian managing to block the knees to the body from Stewart.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stewart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jebediah Stewart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jebediah Stewart's cut.
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.

Stewart throws a sloppy head kick and Stelian moves out of range easily.
Stewart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stelian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stelian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Stewart.
Stewart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That kick from Stelian tenderised Stewart's leg. Stewart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stelian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stelian throws a leg kick
letting Stewart counter with a right hand.
Stewart defending well as Stelian loads up on a big left hand.
Stelian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stelian tries for a takedown but Stewart circles away easily
and Stewart counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Stelian scores with a takedown into Stewart's guard.
Stelian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stelian passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Stelian is trying to get an arm triangle but Stewart is defending well.
Stelian fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stelian working the ground and pound.
Stelian working the ground and pound.
Stewart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stewart tries to get out of the position.
Stelian misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stewart dodges the ground and pound from Stelian.
Stelian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Stelian decides to stand back up. Stelian steps back and let's Stewart get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelian throws a low kick but Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart throws a hook but Stelian blocks it.
Stelian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stelian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stewart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stelian.
Stelian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stelian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stewart finds it's way round the side to connect with Stelian's head.
Stelian works Stewart's body with a nice hook.
Stelian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stelian throws a sloppy body shot
and Stewart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stelian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Stewart blocks the leg kick.
Stelian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stewart.
Stelian shoots for a double leg takedown but Stewart sprawls well. He's pushed Stelian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stelian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stelian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stewart. Stewart obviously looking to wear him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stewart, as that shot connected.
Stelian takes one to the chin there.
Stewart with a hook.
Stelian misses with a leg kick
and Stewart counters with a nice leg kick.
Stewart tries a head kick but it misses.
Stewart lands a leg kick that knocks Stelian off balance momentarily.
Stelian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stewart throws a front kick that sends Stelian stumbling back into the cage.
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Stewart with a nice cross.
Stelian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Stewart.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stewart here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stewart pushes Stelian away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart cracks Stelian with a good jab.

Stelian is rocked!
Stewart throws a powerful right kick. Stelian tried to block low but the kick was high! Stelian was taken right off of his feet! Stewart jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jebediah Stewart!