PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 2589 p4p, 259 weight class) and Beef Stew (ranked 1118 p4p, 127 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liu
vs
Stew

173 cm
19
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beef Stew!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stew misses with a straight right.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stew, as that shot connected.
Stew takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Liu is predictable there
and Stew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stew can pounce on him.
Stew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beef Stew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stew.
Liu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stew. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stew has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liu finds it's way round the side to connect with Stew's head.
Stew tries to bum rush Liu with a series of wild strikes but Liu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stew takes one on the button.
Liu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liu lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Master Chai's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Stew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stew lands with a shot to the body.
Liu lands a lovely overhand right.
Stew takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stew throws a nice looking combination but Liu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stew scores with a leg kick.
Stew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stew is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
Liu is looking to land body kicks.
Liu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stew moves away.
Stew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a nice shot that snaps Stew's head back.
Stew ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Stew throws a big shot that misses.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Stew missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Stew moved out of range nicely.
Stew moves out of range of the strikes.
Stew misses the shot to the body.
Stew lands with a shot to the body.
Stew moves out of range of the body kick from Liu.
A leg kick checked by Stew.
Stew flicks out a counter leg kick but Liu steps away.
A jab from Liu misses.
Stew appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stew.
Good leg kick by Stew there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stew is looking for the big counter here.
Liu misses with a low kick as Stew jumps back.
Stew shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stew. That one must have hurt.
Stew throws a sloppy head kick
and Liu counters with a straight right hand.
Stew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
A combination from Stew does no damage.
Stew misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liu counters with a series of strikes. Stew will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stew on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Liu moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu throws a body punch but Stew moves out of range.
Stew is looking for the big counter here.
Stew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Liu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liu ducks right into an uppercut from Stew.
Stew lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stew scoring well with a low kick there.
Stew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Liu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Stew blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stew works the jab nicely.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Liu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stew swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Liu lands a big head kick that sends Stew tumbling to the mat! Liu takes a step backwards and waves Stew back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Stew is rocked!
Liu misses with a wild combination.
Stew is still on wobbly legs! Can Liu finish him?
Liu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stew seems to have recovered his senses.
Stew misses with a series of wild punches.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Stew's shoulder, as Stew tries to avoid the shot.
Stew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Liu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stew is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
Stew slips under a jab from Liu.
A big right from Liu misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balagot Liu 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.

A big right from Liu misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Liu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stew thuds his right hand into Liu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stew lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Stew is just out of range.
Liu blocks a leg kick.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stew.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stew might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Liu has got the better of the exchanges.
Stew pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liu is out of range and Stew settles back down.
Stew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stew dips to his left and cracks Liu with an uppercut!
Stew misses with a few strikes there.
Stew throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liu.
Stew lands a glancing blow to the side of Liu's head.
Liu catches Stew with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stew is looking to score with low kicks.
Stew throws a head kick that misses.
Stew walks into a left hand.
Liu misses the body punch
and Stew makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stew fails to land with a series of punches.
Liu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stew defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Stew tries a head kick but it misses.
Stew looks to land a combination but Liu avoids it well.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Stew will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Stew misses with a head kick.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Stew manages to avoid it.
Stew blocks a leg kick.
Stew avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stew lands a high kick!
Liu feints and then cracks Stew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stew down.
Stew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Stew looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Stew looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liu slips under a jab from Stew.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stew throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu lands an overhand right.
Stew misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
Liu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stew. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stew. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu moves out of range of the leg kick from Stew.
Liu avoids the head kick by Stew.
Stew scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stew in his tracks.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
Liu misses with a hook.
Stew swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Stew avoids the body shot from Liu.
Stew throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Stew lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stew.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liu checks a leg kick.
Stew misses with a hook.
It looked like Liu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Stew's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stew doesn't seem bothered though.
Liu throws a front kick aimed at Stew's knee but Stew avoids it well.
Stew throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
Liu blocks a head kick by Stew.
Liu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Stew swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Liu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stew.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
Liu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stew connects with a body shot that sends Liu's belly button to the back.
Stew pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stew slips a straight right by Liu.
Liu throws a body punch but Stew moves out of range.
Stew misses the shot to the body.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stew slips under a jab.
Liu tries to work over Stew's front leg with a kick but Stew checks it.
It seemed like Stew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stew missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Stew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Liu. Beautiful body shot.
Stew misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Stew.
Stew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu lands a leg kick that knocks Stew off balance momentarily.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stew.
Stew throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beef Stew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stew misses with a kick to the body.
Stew misses with a hook.
Liu misses with the combination.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Stew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stew thuds his right hand into Liu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stew scores with a spinning back kick!
Liu misses the body punch
and Stew counters with a right hand to the body.
Liu throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Stew misses.
A big left from Liu misses.
Liu looks to land a combination. Stew sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stew.
A head kick misses from Stew.
Stew clobbers Liu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stew walks into a stiff left hand from Liu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stew is able to avoid easily.
Stew walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Stew is predictable there
and Liu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Liu.
Liu throws a front kick aimed at Stew's knee but Stew avoids it well.
Stew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stew moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
Stew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Stew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Stew misses.
Stew walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stew checks a low kick from Liu.
Stew on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stew throws a lazy uppercut
and Liu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stew thinking.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Stew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stew throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liu counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu looks to land a combination but Stew avoids it well.
Stew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stew.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stew tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stew thuds his right hand into Liu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
Stew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stew moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu checks the leg kick.
Stew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liu at a distance.
Stew tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Liu connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Stew blocks the leg kick.
Stew just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stew takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stew misses with a jab to the body
and Liu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Liu.
Stew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Stew scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stew avoids the head kick by Liu.
Liu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Liu misses with a right hand
and Stew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stew, right into the meat.
Liu lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stew misses the jab.
Liu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stew throws a sloppy head kick and Liu moves out of range easily.
Liu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stew. Stew obviously looking to wear him down.
Stew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stew throws a wild body kick that Liu sees coming a mile off.
Liu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stew.
Stew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stew throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Stew throws a leg kick but Liu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Liu throws a leg kick but Stew moved away.
Liu thumps Stew with a low kick.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Stew moves away and avoids it.
Liu fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Liu lands but Stew takes it in his stride.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Stew looks to land a body kick but Liu moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stew.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liu 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
Balagot Liu thanked the fans post fight for their support.