PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Redondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelvin Redondo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Redondo
vs
Stevens

190 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 17 - 0

180 cm
25
202 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Redondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Stevens!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Redondo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Redondo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stevens tries to hold on but Redondo pushes him away.
Redondo throws a strike there. Stevens manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Redondo wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.

Redondo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stevens dives on top into guard.
Redondo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stevens wants to stand but Redondo is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redondo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevens is in close to Redondo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Redondo won't let him.
Redondo keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Redondo looking for a sweep. Not yet Redondo, not yet.

Stevens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stevens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Redondo defends it nicely.

Redondo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens striking off his back but it's not causing Redondo any problems.
Redondo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Redondo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stevens on the ground.
Redondo wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Stevens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Redondo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redondo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Redondo lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to stand up but Redondo is controlling him.
Redondo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redondo wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kelvin Redondo wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Redondo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stevens to the ground. Redondo is now in Stevens's guard.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Redondo isn't so interested in that idea.
Stevens looks gassed!
Redondo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redondo looking to pass the guard.
Redondo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redondo wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Redondo from controlling successfully.

Redondo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stevens, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Redondo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redondo is looking to stand up but Stevens won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Redondo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Stevens or perhaps it was just good defense by Redondo which made him look bad.
Redondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Stevens misses with a low kick as Redondo jumps back.

Redondo scores a takedown into full mount!

Redondo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stevens has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stevens!
Stevens is pushing down on Redondo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Redondo is fighting to maintain full guard but Stevens has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stevens slips a nice elbow through Redondo's hands, connecting with Redondo's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to stand up but Redondo is controlling the position.
Redondo tries to get to full guard but Stevens has control of the leg.

Stevens is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Redondo is trying to get back to full guard.

Stevens is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Redondo is just riding it out for now. Stevens eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redondo tries to kick Stevens off but Stevens keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Redondo tries to get to full guard but Stevens has control of the leg.
Redondo wants to control but Stevens is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Redondo is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Redondo wants to control but Stevens is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kelvin Redondo.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Redondo as he avoids it easily.

Redondo scores a takedown into full mount!
Redondo looking to finish Stevens with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stevens!
Redondo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Redondo scoring with strikes but Stevens is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens is squirming around, avoiding Redondo's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redondo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stevens's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Redondo working for a guillotine from mount but Stevens is in no mood to give up.

Redondo working for a guillotine from mount but Stevens is in no mood to give up.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Redondo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Redondo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Redondo shoots in but no luck this time.
Stevens shoots for a takedown but Redondo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Redondo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stevens quickly recovers to half guard.
Redondo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stevens trying to control here.

Redondo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stevens sees it coming and defends easily.
Stevens is trying to maintain the position but Redondo is very close to passing his half guard.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Redondo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stevens has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Redondo is looking for submissions but instead, Stevens has regained full guard.

Redondo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stevens dives on top into guard.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Redondo won't let him.

Stevens decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Redondo, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redondo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stevens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Redondo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Redondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Redondo with that takedown attempt.
Stevens fails with the takedown.

Redondo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Redondo slips a nice elbow through Stevens's hands, connecting with Stevens's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redondo wants to take a breather but Stevens is having none of it.
Redondo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redondo stalling.

Redondo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Redondo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Redondo shoots for a double leg takedown but Stevens sprawls well. He's pushed Redondo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stevens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Redondo defends it nicely.

Stevens gets caught flat footed, as Redondo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redondo throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens trying to keep a closed guard but Redondo is proving a slippery customer.
Redondo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Redondo wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Redondo postures up.
Redondo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stevens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Randall Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Redondo from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Redondo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redondo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Redondo!