PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibesi Aymeric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Aymeric
vs
Stewart

189 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

199 cm
22
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gibesi Aymeric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aymeric is out of range.
Aymeric will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stewart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice takedown defense from Stewart. No joy for Aymeric on that attempt.
Aymeric fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibesi Aymeric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aymeric is breathing heavily.
A jab-cross combination lands for Stewart and sends Aymeric crashing to the mat! Stewart follows him down to the mat - Aymeric regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Gibesi Aymeric has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart controlling the action here.
Stewart passes to full mount!

Stewart with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stewart controlling the pace for now.
Stewart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aymeric. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tony Stewart just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aymeric shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl out of it but Aymeric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stewart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aymeric misses with a takedown attempt - Stewart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gibesi Aymeric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aymeric at a distance.
Stewart throws a head kick but Aymeric moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric dodges the punch combination from Stewart.
Stewart lands a nice hook to Aymeric's body. Aymeric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stewart scores with a one two! Aymeric had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aymeric checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A combination from Stewart does no damage.
Aymeric blocks a low kick nicely.
Stewart throws a combination. Aymeric tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tony Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart lands a two punch combo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stewart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Stewart looks for the body kick but Aymeric saw that one coming.
Stewart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aymeric. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aymeric.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a series of strikes that have Aymeric backpedaling.
Aymeric fails with a takedown attempt.
Stewart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stewart swinging wilding here.
Stewart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stewart stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Aymeric misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Stewart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gibesi Aymeric's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aymeric needs to keep his hands up - Stewart had a free shot at his head there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aymeric.
Stewart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aymeric in his tracks.
Stewart throws a low kick but Aymeric avoids it.
Stewart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aymeric takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stewart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stewart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stewart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stewart duly obliges.
Stewart throws a wild body kick that Aymeric sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aymeric shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl out of it but Aymeric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stewart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibesi Aymeric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart throws a right hand that Aymeric ducks under and follows up with a left that Aymeric also avoids with ease.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aymeric shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl out of it but Aymeric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stewart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aymeric fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aymeric throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aymeric off to one side.
Stewart looks to land a combination. Aymeric sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aymeric fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aymeric throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aymeric off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Aymeric. Aymeric gets slowly back to his feet.
Aymeric takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stewart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab by Stewart.
Aymeric shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl out of it but Aymeric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stewart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric fails to land the takedown.
Aymeric misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aymeric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stewart to score with a decent uppercut.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stewart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Aymeric. Aymeric gets slowly back to his feet.
Gibesi Aymeric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aymeric will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aymeric shoots for a takedown but Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aymeric looks for a takedown but Stewart sprawls well.
Aymeric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stewart.
Aymeric shoots in for a takedown but Stewart shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aymeric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Aymeric with that takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart.
Stewart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aymeric closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stewart circles away.
Stewart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aymeric looks for a takedown but Stewart sprawls well.
Aymeric fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aymeric shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gibesi Aymeric's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aymeric needs to keep his hands up - Stewart had a free shot at his head there.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aymeric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart scores with a three punch combo!
Stewart scores with a nice head shot.
Stewart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stewart.
Aymeric shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aymeric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aymeric fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart misses with a wild combination.
Stewart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aymeric backs up against the cage.
No luck for Aymeric with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibesi Aymeric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aymeric closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stewart circles away.
Stewart lands a right hook to the body.
Stewart throws a right hand that Aymeric ducks under and follows up with a left that Aymeric also avoids with ease.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aymeric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as Aymeric shoots in.
Stewart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aymeric at a distance.
Stewart misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aymeric.
Tony Stewart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aymeric looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to score with a low kick but Aymeric moves his leg out of the way.
Stewart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aymeric closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stewart circles away.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stewart duly obliges.
Aymeric looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice combination there by Stewart.
Aymeric blocks a head kick by Stewart.
Aymeric shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stewart as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aymeric.
Stewart throws a head kick but Aymeric moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Aymeric or perhaps it was just good defense by Stewart which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Aymeric. Aymeric gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gibesi Aymeric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as Aymeric shoots in.
Stewart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stewart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Aymeric with that takedown attempt.
Aymeric shoots in and drives through. Stewart sprawls well.
A left and a right from Stewart both land. Nice combination.
Stewart misses with a body kick.
Aymeric shoots for a double leg takedown but Stewart sprawls well. He's pushed Aymeric's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aymeric closes the distance and clinches up with Stewart, looking for a takedown. Aymeric pushes Stewart against the cage but Stewart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aymeric tries for a takedown but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aymeric shoots for a double leg takedown but Stewart sprawls well. He's pushed Aymeric's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aymeric tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stewart swivels and escapes.
Stewart cracks a nice hook into Aymeric's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as Aymeric shoots in.
Aymeric fails with a takedown attempt.
Tony Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stewart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aymeric stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aymeric on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stewart throws a solid leg kick but Aymeric takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stewart.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stewart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stewart!