PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Uno dos tres, Cinco seis siete... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scott
vs
Stevenson

188 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

KAISER

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teofilo Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
Stevenson cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Stevenson looks to land a combination. Scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scott works over Stevenson's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott misses with a body shot.
Stevenson connects with a right hand. Scott shakes it off.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stevenson loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stevenson throws a series of strikes that have Scott backpedaling.
Stevenson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stevenson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scott tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scott swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott throws a series of punches but Stevenson moves out of range.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Stevenson's corner calls for a 1-2. Stevenson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stevenson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scott scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stevenson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scott momentarily.
Scott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stevenson lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the cage and back into range.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Scott does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
Scott defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body. Scott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson with a nice cross.
Stevenson throws out a powerful jab.
Stevenson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scott.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stevenson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Good shot there by Stevenson.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevenson scores with a hook.
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevenson, as that shot connected.
Stevenson lands a right hook to the body.
Stevenson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Scott had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stevenson lands a nice hook to Scott's body. Scott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Scott.
Scott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Scott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevenson lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Scott drops his hands momentarily and Stevenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stevenson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scott scrambles back to his feet.
Stevenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevenson lands with an overhand left.
Scott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson swinging wildly here.
Stevenson thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevenson takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teofilo Stevenson 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.

Scott digs a good hook to Stevenson's body.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Stevenson lands with a good body shot.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Stevenson does it's job there.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Scott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevenson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scott on the side of the head.
Teofilo Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Stevenson cracks Scott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stevenson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scott momentarily.
Nate Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson throws a big shot that misses.
Stevenson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott tests Stevenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevenson connects with a body shot.
Stevenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Scott ducked under it nicely.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
Scott slips a straight right by Stevenson.
Scott walks into a stiff left hand from Stevenson.
Scott lands with a right hand.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
A shot to the liver by Stevenson. Beautiful body shot.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott walks into a jab.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Scott.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Scott tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson with a jab.
Stevenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands with an overhand left.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevenson lands a nice hook to Scott's body. Scott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stevenson lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
Stevenson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevenson lands a right hook to the body.
Stevenson cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
Stevenson's corner calls for a 1-2. Stevenson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Stevenson.
Scott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stevenson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scott scrambles back to his feet.
Stevenson catches Scott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevenson finds it's way round the side to connect with Scott's head.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Stevenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevenson lands a jab to Scott's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Scott staying out of range there.
Stevenson scores with a nice head shot.
Scott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good standup being displayed there by Stevenson as he connects with a hook.
Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stevenson lands a head shot.
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!
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Stevenson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson connects with a body shot.
Teofilo Stevenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott looks to land a combination but Stevenson avoids it well.
Scott slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teofilo Stevenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
Stevenson lands an overhand right.
Stevenson lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
Stevenson connects with a nice looking jab.
Stevenson with a jab.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
A jab lands there for Stevenson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scott. Scott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Scott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Scott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott throws a series of punches but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scott's hands.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevenson lands a right hook to the body.
Scott misses with the combination.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Stevenson connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Stevenson there.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevenson lands a right hook to the body.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevenson throws out a powerful jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stevenson.
Stevenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevenson digs a good hook to Scott's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Stevenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scott misses with the combination.
Stevenson scores with a nice right hand.
Stevenson lands with an overhand left.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevenson, as that shot connected.
Scott lands a jab-cross combination.
Stevenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stevenson connects with the punch.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Scott ducked under it nicely.
Scott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stevenson moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stevenson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Stevenson.
Scott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Stevenson tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevenson lands a really nice looking cross but Scott seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson connects with a body shot that sends Scott's belly button to the back.
Stevenson stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nate Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevenson to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teofilo Stevenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevenson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teofilo Stevenson!
Teofilo Stevenson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.