PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedrick Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dark Soul has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dark Soul seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Soul
vs
Stevenson

185 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
222 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Soul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedrick Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson wants to clinch
enabling Soul to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevenson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soul works Stevenson's body with a nice hook.
Soul feints a jab promting Stevenson to slip. Soul then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stevenson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Soul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Soul lands with an uppercut that bounces Stevenson off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Cedrick Stevenson has been cut.
Soul misses with a lunging right hand
and Stevenson counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soul counters with a straight right hand.
Soul throws a right and a left that Stevenson avoids nicely.
Soul lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Stevenson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soul counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Soul is having none of it.
Soul throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Soul throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soul looks to land a combination but Stevenson avoids it well.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soul misses with an uppercut. Stevenson saw that one coming.
Stevenson wants to clinch but Soul slips to the side
and Soul counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Soul is avoiding it.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Soul.
A big left from Soul misses.
Dark Soul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Soul there.
Soul misses with a double jab.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Soul is avoiding it.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Soul is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stevenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevenson closes the distance but Soul moves to the side
and Soul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Soul lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soul misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soul counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Stevenson! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Soul!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Soul!
Dark Soul thanked the fans post fight for their support.