PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Stevens
vs
Boxer

183 cm
28
198 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

172 cm
31
191 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
Stevens misses with a combination
and Boxer counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but Boxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevens lands a jab-cross combination.
Boxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevens.
Nice body punch from Boxer.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boxer as he avoids it easily.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Stevens's head coaches at SS Elite 15 ELITE Coaches **ALWAYS CLEAN**VENDING* that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxer is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer lands a jab to the nose.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Boxer slips under a jab from Stevens.
Stevens connects with a single shot there.
Boxer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stevens rather than just go for the knockout.
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevens scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Mike Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Stevens throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Mike Stevens has been cut.
Boxer lands a slapping body shot.
Stevens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boxer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boxer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a nice body shot.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Boxer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevens at a distance.
Stevens throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boxer.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Boxer catches Stevens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boxer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevens throws a low kick, looking for Boxer's leg but Boxer calmly moves out of range.
Boxer looks to land a combination. Stevens sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and Boxer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mark Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boxer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boxer.
Stevens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stevens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevens.
Stevens 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!
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer lands with a kick to the temple. Stevens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stevens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stevens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Boxer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Stevens's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stevens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stevens showed some decent athleticism there.
Stevens throws a strike but Boxer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Boxer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stevens won't allow Boxer to sweep him here.
Stevens postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stevens trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.
Boxer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boxer seems keen to control Stevens's posture.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Boxer has wrist control.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Brotherhood Gym inform us that Boxer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Stevens wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens misses with a hook.
Boxer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer jabs Stevens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Boxer dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer lands a jab to Stevens's midsection.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Mike Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxer swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens misses with a looping right.
Stevens lands a nice hook to Boxer's body. Boxer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevens at a distance.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
Stevens swinging wildly here.
Stevens lands a jab to the nose.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boxer in his tracks.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boxer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer walks into a jab.
Stevens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boxer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stevens.
Boxer feints a jab promting Stevens to slip. Boxer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stevens slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevens takes one on the button.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mark Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boxer takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Boxer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Stevens'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!

Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer thuds a left hand into Stevens's body.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Stevens misses
and Boxer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Boxer. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevens.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boxer.
Stevens throws an off balance right hand
and Boxer counters with a nice leg kick.
Boxer lands a slapping body shot.
Stevens missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boxer.
Boxer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stevens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Stevens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boxer scores with a body shot.
Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stevenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boxer digs a good body shot into Stevens's ribs.
Boxer lands with a shot to the body.
Stevens walks into a left hand.
Stevens throws an off balance right hand
and Boxer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boxer defends it nicely.
Boxer throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxer swinging wildly here.
Boxer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stevens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boxer.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Boxer lands with a nice body punch.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Boxer.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer misses with a double jab.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Mark Boxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevens throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Boxer finds it's way through Stevens's defenses.
A nice combination there by Boxer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Boxer moved away.
Mike Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Boxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boxer 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Boxer!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Boxer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.