PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macht Aua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stevenson
vs
Aua

180 cm
27
250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

181 cm
24
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kelly Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Macht Aua!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aua wants to clinch.
Aua moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Aua tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Aua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aua tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aua.
Aua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stevenson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aua.
Stevenson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Aua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aua is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stevenson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stevenson not doing much here.
Aua pushes Stevenson off looking to stand but Stevenson dives back in and keeps control.
Stevenson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aua trying to control from the bottom.
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 wants to stand up but Aua has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Aua trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from Stevenson.
Aua trying to control but Stevenson postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aua manages to get to full guard.
Stevenson prevents Aua from getting back to his feet.
Aua is trying to control the position but Stevenson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Aua keeps moving.
Aua working a defensive guard here.
Aua keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Stevenson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Stevenson has Aua up against the cage in a clinch.

Stevenson has picked Aua up - he's going for a ride! Stevenson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Aua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aua is looking for a sweep. Stevenson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson decides to return to a standing position.
Aua tries to clinch up.
Aua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aua moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Aua pushes him off.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aua as he jumps to the side.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aua tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson shoots in and drives through. Aua sprawls well.
Aua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stevenson back to the cage. Aua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Aua tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macht Aua dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aua wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Macht Aua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aua tries to clinch up.
Aua tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aua fails in his attempt to clinch.

Stevenson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aua to the mat! Aua manages to get full guard.
Stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Aua.

Aua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stevenson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stevenson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aua lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevenson!

Stevenson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Stevenson drives through and clinches with Aua against the cage.
Stevenson trying to land knees to the body.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Aua holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevenson drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aua is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevenson has double underhooks.
Aua being controlled against the cage.

Aua pulls guard successfully.
Aua working a defensive guard but Stevenson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aua tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aua is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stevenson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Aua missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aua works his way to full guard. Good work.

Aua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevenson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aua controls Stevenson momentarily but Stevenson frees himself.
Stevenson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aua on the ground.
Aua manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Aua tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stevenson is squirming around, avoiding Aua's attempts to control the action.
Kelly Stevenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Aua moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stevenson has worked his arm free - good work by Stevenson!
Stevenson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macht Aua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevenson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aua avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Aua slams his shin into Stevenson's torso.
Aua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Aua moves into the clinch.
Aua tries to circle away but Stevenson has him pinned against the cage.

Aua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevenson.

Aua darts in and clinches Stevenson up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aua has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stevenson uses from the top position.

Aua looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stevenson passes into half guard.
Stevenson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aua is pressing down on Stevenson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stevenson stops Aua from standing up.
Aua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aua might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stevenson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Aua has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stevenson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Aua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aua doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Aua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Macht Aua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Stevenson stands up.
Aua tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Aua jabs Stevenson to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Aua closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Aua.

Aua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aua - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson swings for the body but Aua moves out of range.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aua tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Aua closes the distance and clinches.
Aua is trying to pull guard but Stevenson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson is pressed up against the cage. Aua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stevenson down to the mat. Stevenson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aua blocks the body kick.
Kelly Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macht Aua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aua fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macht Aua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macht Aua!