PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bledge Stevenson (ranked 22887 p4p, 23656 weight class) and Ron Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson comes to the cage accompanied by Get The F Off My Lawn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stevenson
vs
Austin

200 cm
29
250
10 - 39 - 0

200 cm
29
223
9 - 24 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bledge Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Austin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Austin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stevenson somewhat.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.

Austin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stevenson's guard.
Austin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stevenson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Austin has his foot on Stevenson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stevenson works his way back into a safe position though.

Stevenson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Austin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stevenson is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Austin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stevenson has picked Austin up and slammed him! Austin can't keep hold of the triangle and Stevenson manages to pass to side control!
Austin tries to bench press Stevenson off him but Stevenson keeps the position.
Stevenson gets to mount! Austin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Austin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevenson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevenson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is trying desperately to improve position.
Austin regains half guard.
Stevenson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stevenson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Austin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Austin with the active half guard here but Stevenson passes nicely into side control.
Austin looks winded!
Austin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stevenson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Austin looking for subs from the bottom but Stevenson mounts him!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stevenson landing punches.
Stevenson prevents Austin from getting the reversal.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the head.
Austin can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Austin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Austin's face.
Stevenson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Austin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Austin keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is still trying to improve position.
Austin is in a horrible position here. Stevenson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stevenson landing strikes from the mount.
Austin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a couple of good shots and Austin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You can see the frustration on Austin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Stevenson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Stevenson punches Austin on the ear.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin tries to break free.
Stevenson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Austin!
Austin grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevenson lands a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bledge Stevenson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Austin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevenson but Stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ron Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Austin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevenson pinned against the cage. Stevenson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stevenson throwing a counter right hand but Austin manages to avoid it.
Stevenson shoots in but no luck this time.

Stevenson clinches with his opponent.

Austin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Austin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Austin moves to the back position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Austin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stevenson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Austin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stevenson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Austin gets his way!
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?

Austin has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Stevenson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Austin patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet.

Austin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stevenson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Stevenson manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Stevenson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bledge Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin shoots in but no luck this time.
Bledge Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Austin.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevenson pinned against the cage. Stevenson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Austin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Stevenson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stevenson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Austin is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Austin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Stevenson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Stevenson dominating with strikes here.
Stevenson landing strikes from the mount and Austin is in trouble!
Stevenson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Austin looks a forlorn figure.
Stevenson with good strikes from the mount here!
Austin is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Austin is in a horrible position here. Stevenson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin tries to reverse the position but Stevenson maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Austin is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bledge Stevenson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stevenson darts in looking for a takedown but Austin gets double underhooks and turns Stevenson into the cage.

Austin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Austin trying to move into half guard but instead Stevenson has managed to sweep!

Austin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stevenson stacks Austin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stevenson!
Austin is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin looks to move to half guard but instead Stevenson has passed into mount! Damn!
Austin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Austin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevenson with shots to the head and body - Austin looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is desperately trying to improve his position but Stevenson has a good base and remains in mount.
Stevenson with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevenson raining down shots from the mount!
Austin is working to get back to half guard.
Stevenson landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Austin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stevenson with a couple of short strikes.
Stevenson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevenson lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is looking to improve his position but Stevenson isn't that keen on the idea.
Stevenson lands a couple of good shots and Austin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Stevenson is hanging on to Austin's back as he tries to escape.
Austin is covering up but some of the strikes from Stevenson are getting through and doing damage.
Austin tries to roll but Stevenson sticks to his back.
Stevenson is punishing Austin with strikes - can he finish him?!
Austin tries to escape but Stevenson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Austin covers up after that shot from Stevenson.
Austin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands punches and elbows.
Austin rolls, trying to escape but Stevenson keeps control of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Stevenson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Stevenson is hanging on to Austin's back as he tries to escape.
Austin is covering up but some of the strikes from Stevenson are getting through and doing damage.
Ron Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bledge Stevenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevenson is hanging on to Austin's back as he tries to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bledge Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevenson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bledge Stevenson!
After winning the bout, Bledge Stevenson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.