PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Bonzela Franco (ranked 2840 p4p, 3055 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 109 p4p, 139 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bonzela Franco
vs
Steel

160 cm
27
255
7 - 7 - 0

196 cm
42
279
30 - 35 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

NARCOS
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Bonzela Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bonzela Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Steel is refusing to be controlled, as Bonzela Franco sits in half guard.
Bonzela Franco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonzela Franco.
Steel is concentrating on defense, preventing Bonzela Franco from advancing position.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonzela Franco.
Steel trying to control but Bonzela Franco postures up.
Steel wants to get back to full guard.
Bonzela Franco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steel desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bonzela Franco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bonzela Franco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel controlling the position for now.
Bonzela Franco trying to control from half guard but Steel is working away.
Bonzela Franco throwing shots but Steel is blocking nicely.
Steel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bonzela Franco lands a nice short elbow.
Bonzela Franco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel is trying to control but Bonzela Franco passes into side control!
Steel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bonzela Franco off and has taken his back!
Steel wants to control but Bonzela Franco manages to buck him off and is now in Steel's guard! Nice work there by Bonzela Franco!
Bonzela Franco lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steel has control of Bonzela Franco's left arm, preventing Bonzela Franco from doing any damage.
Bonzela Franco stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
Bonzela Franco postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel has his hands on Bonzela Franco's head, controlling the position.
Bonzela Franco postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel keeping full guard, as Bonzela Franco tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bonzela Franco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel is keeping the position for now.
Bonzela Franco stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Bonzela Franco from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Steel holds on and takes a little breather.
Bonzela Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonzela Franco staying out of range there.
Bonzela Franco fails with the takedown.
Bonzela Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Bonzela Franco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Bonzela Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel scores with a leg kick.
Bonzela Franco 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.
Steel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonzela Franco walks into a straight right hand from Steel.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel throws the kick towards the body but Bonzela Franco avoids it.
Steel misses with a hook. Bonzela Franco ducked under it nicely.
Steel with a hook.

It looks like Ezio Bonzela Franco has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonzela Franco dives in and grabs Steel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes down on Bonzela Franco's head and hops out.
Steel lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonzela Franco's head.
Steel scores with a kick to the body.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerome Steel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bonzela Franco looks for a takedown but Steel sprawls well.
Bonzela Franco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Bonzela Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonzela Franco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steel sprawls and moves away.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Bonzela Franco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steel manages to circle out of the way.
Steel's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bonzela Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Bonzela Franco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steel scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonzela Franco misses the target.
Bonzela Franco checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Steel.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Bonzela Franco counters with an outside leg kick.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Bonzela Franco sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonzela Franco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Jerome Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonzela Franco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonzela Franco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonzela Franco.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezio Bonzela Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel connects with a nice looking jab.

Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut is getting worse.
Steel throws a body punch but Bonzela Franco moves out of range.
Bonzela Franco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steel throws a hook but Bonzela Franco avoids it easily.
Jerome Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonzela Franco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Bonzela Franco's belly button to the back.
Ezio Bonzela Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonzela Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonzela Franco slips a jab from Steel.
Bonzela Franco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Steel throws out a leg kick but Bonzela Franco moves out of range and Steel only half commits.
Bonzela Franco lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Steel connects with the punch.
Steel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bonzela Franco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steel sprawls and moves away.
Bonzela Franco ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
A shot to the body from Steel misses

and Bonzela Franco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonzela Franco trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Bonzela Franco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonzela Franco is one step ahead there.
Steel keeps trying to improve his position.
Bonzela Franco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bonzela Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bonzela Franco trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
Steel trying to keep a closed guard but Bonzela Franco is proving a slippery customer.
Bonzela Franco wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Bonzela Franco from controlling successfully.
Bonzela Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

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.
Bonzela Franco being controlled here momentarily.
Steel wants to sweep here but Bonzela Franco controlling him for the moment.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Bonzela Franco from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Good work by Bonzela Franco as he checks the leg kick.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Bonzela Franco closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Bonzela Franco pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezio Bonzela Franco'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. This is the final round!

Bonzela Franco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonzela Franco.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Bonzela Franco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonzela Franco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bonzela Franco slips a jab from Steel.
Nice defenses there by Bonzela Franco.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Bonzela Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steel.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Bonzela Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Bonzela Franco moves out of range easily.
Bonzela Franco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steel digs a good body shot into Bonzela Franco's ribs.
Steel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bonzela Franco.
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Bonzela Franco moves out of range easily.
Steel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bonzela Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Bonzela Franco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steel throws a body punch but Bonzela Franco moves out of range.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonzela Franco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel's waist but Steel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bonzela Franco off to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steel, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheers as Steel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonzela Franco doesn't seem phased though.
Steel feints and then cracks Bonzela Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonzela Franco down.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonzela Franco moves away.
Bonzela Franco shoots for a takedown but Steel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezio Bonzela Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel throws a low kick but Bonzela Franco avoids it.

Bonzela Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel is pulling down on Bonzela Franco's head to control his posture.
Bonzela Franco postures up and lands a big shot to Steel's brow.
Steel wants to sweep here but Bonzela Franco controlling him for the moment.
Bonzela Franco wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Ezio Bonzela Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonzela Franco preventing the sweep.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bonzela Franco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Bonzela Franco from controlling successfully.
Bonzela Franco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonzela Franco stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
Steel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bonzela Franco manages to get himself to full guard.

Bonzela Franco has his hands on Steel's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonzela Franco, not yet.
Steel landing with the ground and pound.
Steel scoring with punches to the head and body.

Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Steel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bonzela Franco is looking to stand up but Steel isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonzela Franco looking to control.
Steel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steel landing with the ground and pound.

Jeez, Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jerome Steel!
Our winner, Jerome Steel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.