PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart Jr has chosen YC feat. Future - Racks as his entrance music. Jean Sibelius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Payne Stewart Jr's chin.

Sibelius
vs
Stewart Jr

175 cm
29
165 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

178 cm
27
164 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Next Level Nutrition
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart Jr as he jumps to the side.
Sibelius lands with a nice body punch.
Stewart Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart Jr throws the left hand but Sibelius avoids the punch easily.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart Jr moves away.
Stewart Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sibelius swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a left to the body.
Sibelius misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart Jr misses with a body kick.
Stewart Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sibelius.
Sibelius throws a looping overhand right but Stewart Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sibelius throws a series of punches but Stewart Jr avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart Jr lands a head shot.
Stewart Jr lands a jab.
Sibelius lands a jab to Stewart Jr's midsection.
Stewart Jr looks to land a right hand but Sibelius moved out of range.
Stewart Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Stewart Jr finds it's target.
Stewart Jr scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Stewart Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sibelius.
Stewart Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sibelius manages to avoid it.
Stewart Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sibelius manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stewart Jr misses.
Payne Stewart Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart Jr swings for the body but Sibelius moves out of range.
Stewart Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Sibelius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sibelius shoots in but Stewart Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sibelius.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sibelius digs a good hook to Stewart Jr's body.
Sibelius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart Jr.

Sibelius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stewart Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Stewart Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sibelius.
Sibelius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stewart Jr has a hand on Sibelius's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sibelius takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Stewart Jr wants to hold on but Sibelius pushes him away.
Stewart Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sibelius.
Sibelius wants to control the pace but Stewart Jr is squirming around nicely.
Sibelius throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sibelius throwing strikes here but Stewart Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sibelius 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.
Sibelius throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stewart Jr tries to reverse the position but Sibelius maintains control.
Sibelius lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sibelius postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Stewart Jr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sibelius around the waist but Sibelius pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sibelius is the winner by TKO! Sibelius jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Sibelius!
Jean Sibelius retains his lightweight title!
Jean Sibelius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.