PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Brent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brent is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by David Brent - 'Life on the Road'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stevens
vs
Brent

177 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

168 cm
19
148 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Brent!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens wants to clinch but Brent slips to the side

and Brent counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stevens looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stevens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brent on the ground.
Stevens wants to improve his position but Brent is controlling well.
Brent is controlling the pace.
Brent is pressing down on Stevens's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stevens is holding on for now.
Brent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevens trying to control here.
Brent stalling.
Brent is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Brent pushes him off.
Stevens is looking to slow Brent down with leg kicks.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Brent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brent swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.

Stevens takes the fight into the clinch.
Stevens landing knees to the head.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Brent avoids the damage to the body.
Brent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Brent won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brent avoids it.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brent wants a takedown but no success here.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brent avoids it.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brent takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Brent avoids the damage to the body.
Brent avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brent in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brent is defending well for now.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brent is defending well for now.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brent avoids it.
Brent wants a takedown but no success here.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brent is defending well for now.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brent.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brent avoids it.
Brent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brent avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Brent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Brent avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brent.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brent tries to work over Stevens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Brent tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Stevens dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brent shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stevens manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brent is stalling in the full guard.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Brent isn't so interested in that idea.
Brent slips nicely into half guard.
Brent passes to side control.
Stevens wants to control but Brent postures up.
Stevens takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brent lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brent is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent scoring with punches from side control.
Stevens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
David Brent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brent connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stevens some visible discomfort.
Stevens takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stevens gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Brent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brent tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
Stevens is trying to stand.
Stevens wants to control but Brent is having none of it.
Brent looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Kevin Stevens has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brent looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brent lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brent controlling the position easily from mount.
Brent can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevens is looking to escape.
Stevens wants to control but Brent is having none of it.
Stevens tries to reverse the position but Brent maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brent lands a couple of good shots and Stevens has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
Brent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brent controls the action.
Brent is punishing Stevens with strikes - can he finish him?!
Brent scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Stevens is looking for a way out.
Brent lands punches and elbows.

Kevin Stevens's cut is getting worse.
Brent connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Stevens to escape the position.
Brent scores with punches and elbows.

Stevens is rocked!
Stevens is trying to remain composed but Brent is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Oh Stevens is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brent loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Stevens hold on?
Stevens wants to escape the position.
Stevens seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brent lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Brent lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Brent.
Stevens looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Brent cracks Stevens with a big right hand from the back mount! Stevens immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Brent takes this one by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Brent!