PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 125 p4p, 501 weight class) and Roy Roach (ranked 18 p4p, 68 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Manowar - Heart of Steel. A fine choice. Roach has chosen Jump Around, House of Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Steele
vs
Roach

179 cm
28
185
20 - 6 - 0

183 cm
27
193
11 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Altitude Clothing

Groove Gear
Hot Spunk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Roach!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roach told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Roach takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steele prevents a body shot from Roach.
Steele pushes Roach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roach.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Roach blocks with his arms.
Steele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Steele.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roach looks winded!
Steele scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele works on Roach's body with a couple of short punches.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Our sources have told us that Steele has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Roach blocks with his arms.
Roach misses with the head strike.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roach tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.

Steele pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Steele holds on and takes a little breather.
Roach must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.

Steele is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Roach has his hands clasped together but Steele extends and breaks Roach's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Steele.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stanley Steele!
Stanley Steele retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Stanley Steele thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.