PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Stefanovic (ranked 23247 p4p, 1629 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 699 p4p, 235 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Stefanovic
vs
Wearmouth

180 cm
34
180
18 - 12 - 4

183 cm
35
186
29 - 16 - 0

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Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wearmouth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wearmouth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stefanovic throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Stefanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Wearmouth as he checks the leg kick.
Stefanovic lands a head kick. Wearmouth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Stefanovic lands with a cross.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Wearmouth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stefanovic. Stefanovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wearmouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws a lazy right hand but Wearmouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Stefanovic misses its intended target.
Wearmouth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stefanovic defending well as Wearmouth loads up on a big left hand.
Stefanovic throws a leg kick but Wearmouth checks it.
Wearmouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wearmouth looks to land a left hand but Stefanovic moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Wearmouth.
Stefanovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stefanovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stefanovic throws a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head but Wearmouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wearmouth tries a quick counter leg kick but Stefanovic is wise to it.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stefanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Wearmouth throws a looping overhand right but Stefanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Stefanovic blocks a leg kick.
Stefanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Wearmouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Stefanovic misses.
Wearmouth avoids the head kick by Stefanovic.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stefanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stefanovic with a nice calf kick.
Stefanovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stefanovic's head backwards.
Stefanovic connects with a jab.
A big left from Stefanovic misses.
Wearmouth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stefanovic tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth moves in looking to clinch but Stefanovic pushes him off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wearmouth!
Stefanovic stuns Wearmouth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wearmouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stefanovic counters with a straight right hand.
Wearmouth misses with a straight right.
Stefanovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Wearmouth avoided it.
Wearmouth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefanovic manages to avoid it.
Stefanovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stefanovic misses with an uppercut. Wearmouth saw that one coming.
Wearmouth swings for the body but Stefanovic moves out of range.
Stefanovic looks to throw the jab but Wearmouth is out of range.
Wearmouth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stefanovic connects with a high kick.
Wearmouth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wearmouth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stefanovic with a nice calf kick.
Stefanovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
As Wearmouth looks to move away, Stefanovic throws a big counter combo but Wearmouth just gets out of the way.
Wearmouth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws an overhand right that lands on Wearmouth's shoulder, as Wearmouth tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Stefanovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wearmouth jabs Stefanovic right on the nose. Stefanovic blinks but takes it well.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Stefanovic checks it.
Wearmouth staying out of range there.
A combination from Stefanovic does no damage.
Stefanovic misses with an uppercut. Wearmouth saw that one coming.
Stefanovic throws the left hand but Wearmouth avoids the punch easily.
Wearmouth needs to keep his hands up - Stefanovic had a free shot at his head there.
Stefanovic misses with a body shot.
Stefanovic misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wearmouth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stefanovic tries to move into range but Wearmouth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Wearmouth closes the distance but Stefanovic moves to the side
and Stefanovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stefanovic lands a high kick!
Wearmouth misses with a hook.
Stefanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Stefanovic is having none of it.
Stefanovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wearmouth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stefanovic's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stefanovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Alex Stefanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Stefanovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wearmouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefanovic.
Wearmouth cracks Stefanovic with a good jab.
Stefanovic misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws a big shot that misses.
Stefanovic dodges the punch combination from Wearmouth.
Stefanovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stefanovic punishes Wearmouth's body with a nice straight punch.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefanovic throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth connects with a high kick.
Wearmouth throws out a loose jab but Stefanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Wearmouth blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefanovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Stefanovic connects with a leg kick.
Stefanovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wearmouth can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic throws a lazy head kick
and Wearmouth counters with a series of strikes. Stefanovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stefanovic cracks Wearmouth with an open hand slap.
Stefanovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wearmouth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wearmouth there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Wearmouth.
Stefanovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wearmouth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stefanovic throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
Wearmouth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wearmouth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stefanovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wearmouth scrambles back to his feet.
Stefanovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Alex Stefanovic is winning the standup battle so far.

Wearmouth clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stefanovic prevents a body shot from Wearmouth.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wearmouth's brow.
Stefanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stefanovic avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
Wearmouth lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wearmouth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stefanovic prevents a body shot from Wearmouth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Stefanovic.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
Stefanovic lands with a right to the head.
Stefanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stefanovic blocks an uppercut.
Stefanovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth scores a nice knee to the body.
Stefanovic avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
Wearmouth misses with a knee strike.
Stefanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wearmouth tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefanovic avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stefanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stefanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stefanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stefanovic lands with a right to the head.
Stefanovic blocks a body shot from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Stefanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Stefanovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wearmouth avoids the elbow strike from Stefanovic, against the ropes.
Stefanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Wearmouth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefanovic takes a shot to the head.
Stefanovic blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
Stefanovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
A short uppercut from Wearmouth.
Stefanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stefanovic lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Stefanovic.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Stefanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stefanovic misses with the head strike.
Stefanovic tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stefanovic misses with a looping right.
Stefanovic scores with a nice strike.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Stefanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stefanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Stefanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Stefanovic moves out of range easily.
Wearmouth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wearmouth connects with a single shot there.
Stefanovic wants to land a leg kick but Wearmouth is out of range.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefanovic lands a leg kick that knocks Wearmouth off balance momentarily.
Stefanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stefanovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wearmouths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wearmouth lands with an uppercut that bounces Stefanovic off the ropes and back into range.
Wearmouth avoids the body shot from Stefanovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth looks to land a combination but Stefanovic avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stefanovic does it's job there.
Wearmouth throws a looping overhand right but Stefanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Stefanovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wearmouth looks to land a body kick but Stefanovic moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Stefanovic misses the target.
Wearmouth misses with a straight left.
Wearmouth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth misses with the combination.
Wearmouth looks to land a right hand but Stefanovic moved out of range.
Stefanovic lands with an overhand left.
Wearmouth wants to land a leg kick but Stefanovic is out of range.
Stefanovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wearmouth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wearmouth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wearmouth scores with a jab.
Stefanovic cracks Wearmouth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wearmouth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth misses with a hook. Stefanovic ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth lands a right hook to the body.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Stefanovic.
It seemed like Wearmouth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Wearmouth misses.
Wearmouth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefanovic manages to avoid it.
Stefanovic works Wearmouth's body with a nice hook.
Stefanovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wearmouth throws an overhand right that lands on Stefanovic's shoulder, as Stefanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Wearmouth throws a hook but Stefanovic avoids it easily.
Stefanovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wearmouth's head backwards.
Stefanovic dips to his left and cracks Wearmouth with an uppercut!
Wearmouth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wearmouth throws a series of punches but Stefanovic avoids them all with ease.
Wearmouth throws out a leg kick but Stefanovic moves out of range and Wearmouth only half commits.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the body
and Wearmouth counters with a one-two to the body.
Wearmouth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a lazy uppercut
and Stefanovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wearmouth thinking.
Stefanovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stefanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Stefanovic.
Wearmouth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stefanovic scores with a punch to the head.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stefanovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wearmouth throws a big shot that misses.
Stefanovic throws out a loose jab but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth looks to clinch
and Stefanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Stefanovic.
Wearmouth throws a right and a left that Stefanovic avoids nicely.
Wearmouth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stefanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefanovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wearmouth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stefanovic throws a leg kick but Wearmouth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stefanovic throws an off balance right hand
and Wearmouth counters with a low kick, right behind Stefanovic 's knee.
Stefanovic throws a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head but Wearmouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick from Stefanovic lands but Wearmouth takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Stefanovic counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth is looking to slow Stefanovic down with leg kicks.
Stefanovic throws a lazy head kick
and Wearmouth counters with a stiff right hand.
Wearmouth blocks a head kick by Stefanovic.
Wearmouth is looking to slow Stefanovic down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Stefanovic.
I think Stefanovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Stefanovic!