PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kronos Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LJ Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronos Fury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fury
vs
Stevens

203 cm
26
286 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kronos Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, LJ Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fury, right into the meat.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
and Fury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens keeps control of Fury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
Fury tries to circle away but Stevens has him pinned against the ropes.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
Fury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fury misses with a low kick.
Stevens tries to clinch
and Fury counters with an inside leg kick.
Stevens wants to clinch.
Stevens tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Stevens has eaten all the pies!
Stevens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fury counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens tries to clinch but Fury moves away
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like LJ Stevens has been cut.
Stevens wants to clinch
and Fury counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stevens misses with an uppercut.
LJ Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury feints a jab promting Stevens to slip. Fury then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stevens slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stevens takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Stevens. Those never looked like landing.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Fury circles away and keeps his distance.

Stevens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens has Fury pressed against the ropes, preventing Fury from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stevens has Fury pressed against the ropes, preventing Fury from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevens looks winded!
Fury wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevens won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Stevens misses
and Fury counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fury scores with a three punch combo!
Stevens tries to clinch but Fury moves out of range.
Stevens wants to clinch but Fury slips to the side
and Fury counters with a leg kick.
Fury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
Stevens walks into a jab.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fury.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevens tries to clinch but Fury moves away
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Fury.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fury. Fury obviously looking to wear him down.
Fury shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stevens eats them both and turns towards Fury to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fury lands a jab to the nose.
Fury lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
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.
Fury connects with a leg kick. Stevens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Stevens is rocked!
Stevens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevens is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fury.
Fury closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Stevens! Fury dives in looking to finish! Stevens is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kronos Fury!