PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Brown
vs
Stevens

178 cm
27
164 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
169 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevens tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.

Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens misses with a knee strike.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Stevens into the cage.
Stevens tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevens is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stevens tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ian Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Stevens.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevens.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown swings widly with a right hand

and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stevens looks gassed!
Brown tries to circle away but Stevens has him pinned against the cage.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling him.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Stevens seems unphased.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Stevens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stevens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stevens looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Brown is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stevens.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stevens punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brown taking shots to the head.
Stevens lands with some strikes.
Brown really wants to buck Stevens off and get back to his feet.
Stevens controlling his opponent.
Brown tries to buck Stevens off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a big elbow.
Stevens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Stevens loaded up on that one.
Stevens controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stevens punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Stevens raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stevens breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Stevens looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body kick there by Stevens.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevens dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Stevens's head and hops out.
Brown throws a jab when Stevens was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Ian Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Stevens.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown misses the jab.
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ian Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A solid body kick from Stevens.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevens.
Stevens shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Stevens slips the punch.
Stevens with a poor takedown
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevens looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown thuds his right hand into Stevens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Stevens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
Stevens won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Stevens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Brown wriggles free and stands up.
Stevens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stevens.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brown tests Stevens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown misses with a hook

and Stevens counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stevens on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Stevens thows a big elbow that misses.
Brown wants to stand up but Stevens is controlling him.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Brown uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
A big right from Brown misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevens is defended easily by Brown.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevens. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Ian Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Stevens.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevens's hands.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Stevens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Stevens slips a jab from Brown.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ian Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown thuds a left hand into Stevens's body.
Stevens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevens tries to clinch up.
Stevens needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.

Stevens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Stevens getting side control.
Dean Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is taking a breather. Brown says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Stevens controlling the action here.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dean Stevens.
Stevens takes one to the chin there.
Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A shot to the body from Stevens misses
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ian Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stevens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown connects with a right hand. Stevens shakes it off.
Stevens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Stevens had a free shot at his head there.

Stevens throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brown tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stevens is in Brown's guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown wants to stand but Stevens is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ian Brown.
I think Stevens 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Stevens!