PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corleone
vs
Steel

181 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Steel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a shot from downtown. Corleone moves away and avoids it.
Corleone avoids a punch combination nicely.

Corleone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Steel tries to buck Corleone off but Corleone is having none of it.

Corleone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Steel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Corleone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Corleone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Corleone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Steel is looking for a sweep.
Steel is not content to let Corleone control the position.
Steel is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice combo by Steel! Oh, that's hurt him - Corleone falls to the canvas and Steel follows him into side control.

Corleone is rocked!
Corleone is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wants to stand but Corleone has his arm trapped.

Steel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Corleone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Corleone is trying to control Steel's posture but Steel avoids it.
Steel trying to control the action but Corleone is working from the bottom.
Corleone isn't going anywhere.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Corleone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Corleone wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Corleone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Corleone is breathing heavily.

Corleone tries for a kimura but Steel is defending well.
Steel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Corleone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Corleone's best efforts.
Steel moves into full guard.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone controlling from the top position.
Steel trying to control the position.
Steel is looking to stand up but Corleone isn't so interested in that idea.
Corleone trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Steel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corleone is looking to escape.
Corleone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steel is looking to stand but Steel has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Corleone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Corleone wants to control but Steel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steel prevents Corleone from improving his position.
Steel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Corleone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Corleone wants to get back to full guard.
Steel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Corleone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Corleone is looking to control Steel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Corleone avoid being mounted?
Steel wants to stand up but Corleone is controlling the position.
Corleone is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Steel misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Steel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
Corleone lands with a slapping head kick.

Corleone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Corleone wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Corleone taking a breather here.

Corleone tries for a kimura but Steel is defending well.
Corleone is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Corleone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Corleone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
Steel is trying to control Corleone's posture but Corleone avoids it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left and a right from Steel both land. Nice combination.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel.

Corleone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Corleone seems to be working for a kimura but Steel defends the submission attempt.
Corleone trying to control from half guard but Steel is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel wants to control but Corleone is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Steel is looking to control Corleone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steel avoid being mounted?
Corleone wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Steel wants to get back to full guard.
Steel is trying to maintain the position but Corleone is very close to passing his half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Steel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Steel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Corleone is stalling in the full guard.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel being controlled here, momentarily.
Corleone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steel is trying to keep Corleone in close.
Corleone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel looking to control.
Steel keeping full guard, as Corleone tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Corleone scores with a takedown into Steel's guard.
Steel is controlling Corleone's posture.
Corleone wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.

Steel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corleone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Corleone trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Corleone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Corleone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Steel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Corleone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corleone stops Steel from standing up.
Corleone tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel is retaining full guard.
Corleone wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel looking to control.
Corleone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corleone preventing the sweep.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corleone misses with a kick to the body.
Corleone staying out of range there.
Steel throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.

Corleone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Corleone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Corleone postures up.
Corleone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Corleone forces his way into half guard.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Corleone wants to pass the guard but Steel is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Corleone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Corleone trying to control from half guard but Steel is working away.
Steel is trying to maintain the position but Corleone is very close to passing his half guard.
Steel wants to get back to full guard.
Corleone slows the pace down in half guard.
Steel wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Corleone seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Corleone trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel trying to control the position.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corleone is one step ahead there.
Corleone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Steel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Michael Corleone just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Corleone walks into a left hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Corleone.
Corleone trying to control the position but Steel is working away.
Michael Corleone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel struggling a bit here.

Corleone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Steel manages to get back to half guard.

Corleone is working for a submission of some sort.
Corleone stalling away here and it's allowed Steel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Corleone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Corleone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Corleone!