PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Steve Henshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Henshaw and Dean Stevens. Dean Stevens has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cpl. Steve Henshaw's chin.

Steve Henshaw
vs
Stevens

176 cm
26
165 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

176 cm
24
169 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*
[EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*

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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cpl. Steve Henshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henshaw misses with a body kick.
Stevens lands a jab.
Good shot there by Stevens.
Stevens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henshaw.
Henshaw feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.

Henshaw gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stevens to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Henshaw working for a triangle but Stevens defends it easily.
Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Henshaw is retaining full guard.
Stevens looking to sit in guard and control but Henshaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henshaw content to stall in guard here.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Henshaw from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henshaw is looking to advance position but Stevens has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Henshaw in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stevens controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stevens looking to finish Henshaw with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henshaw!
Stevens landing strikes from the mount and Henshaw is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens trying to control but Henshaw is having none of it.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henshaw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens content just to control the position here.
Henshaw is trying to escape the mount.
Stevens controlling his opponent.
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stevens lands a big elbow.
Stevens trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens controlling the pace for now.
Stevens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Stevens 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.

Stevens misses with a body punch
and Henshaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Stevens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henshaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henshaw tries to land a leg kick but Stevens saw it coming and moves away.
Stevens scores with a jab to the body.

Stevens closes the distance and pushes Henshaw back into the cage.
Henshaw trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stevens looking to stall.
Stevens leaning against his opponent.
Henshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henshaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Henshaw is trying to pull guard but Stevens turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stevens can't find room to land a body shot as Henshaw controls the action.
A short left from Stevens.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens tries a knee to the head but Henshaw blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens working hard to break the clinch.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevens.
Stevens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Henshaw gets control of Stevens's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henshaw will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stevens looking to sit in guard and control but Henshaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stevens looking to control.

Stevens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henshaw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stevens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henshaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevens is retaining full guard.
Henshaw won't allow Stevens to get back to his feet.
Henshaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
Henshaw trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henshaw is one step ahead there.
Stevens managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henshaw lands with a nice body kick.
Stevens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Henshaw with that takedown attempt.
Stevens 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stevens darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stevens looks to land a strike but Henshaw avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Henshaw misses with a low kick.
Stevens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stevens throws a leg kick but Henshaw moved away.
Henshaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Stevens drives through and clinches with Henshaw against the cage.
Henshaw fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Henshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens tries a body shot but Henshaw blocks it.
Stevens is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henshaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henshaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stevens - that landed with a thud.
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Henshaw controls his hands.
Stevens has Henshaw pressed against the cage.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henshaw fails to pull guard.
Stevens tries to work over Henshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Stevens works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stevens works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stevens thows a huge punch but Henshaw dodges it nicely.
Stevens is just content to waste time from the top position. Henshaw takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Henshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cpl. Steve Henshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Henshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevens!
Stevens slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henshaw connects with a nice short shot to Stevens's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw trying to control from Stevens's half guard. Stevens has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Henshaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevens is keeping the position for now.
Stevens is pulling down on Henshaw's head. It's preventing any offense from Henshaw, at least for the moment.
Stevens wants to stand up but Henshaw is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henshaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Stevens!
Dean Stevens took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* for their support in the buildup to the fight.