PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Ronald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and keith steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). steele has chosen "Can't Be Touched" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ronald
vs
steele

200 cm
24
230 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

199 cm
21
275 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Ronald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, keith steele!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from steele misses.
Ronald misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronald throws a big shot that misses.
steele goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ronald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ronald just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronald keeps steele at a distance using the push kick.
Ronald lands a with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ronald throws a left and a right that both miss

and steele counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ronald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ronald 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

steele drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and steele jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ronald is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

steele is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ronald is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ronald has escaped and now he's on top!
steele looks gassed!
Ronald tries to free his leg and advance position but steele is retaining full guard.
Ronald trying to control the position from guard on top but steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
steele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ronald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. steele is keeping the position for now.
Ronald wants to stand and escape but instead steele has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
steele stopping the sweep attempt from Ronald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ronald keeping moving, preventing steele from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Ronald. No joy for steele on that attempt.
steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ronald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Ronald does no damage.
steele misses with an uppercut. Ronald saw that one coming.
Brad Ronald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronald defending well as steele loads up on a big left hand.
steele lands with a nice body punch.
Ronald lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald tries to clinch but steele moves out of range.
Ronald looks to land a combination. steele sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ronald throws a head kick but steele moves out of range.

steele is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ronald's half guard.
Ronald has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. steele is working away from the top position though.
Ronald is pressing down on steele's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ronald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ronald keeping full guard, as steele tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
steele landing with the ground and pound.
steele tries to free his leg and advance position but Ronald is retaining full guard.
Ronald 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.
steele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ronald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ronald is pulling down on steele's head. It's preventing any offense from steele, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronald looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brad Ronald will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

steele dives in and grabs Ronald's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ronald pushes down on steele's head and hops out.
steele goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
steele misses with a straight right.
Ronald throws a low kick, looking for steele's leg but steele calmly moves out of range.
steele goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ronald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ronald clinches with his opponent.
Ronald is trying to stall.
Ronald misses with a hook from the clinch.
steele blocks an elbow strike.
steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronald tries to throw a body punch but steele avoids it by throwing Ronald back against the cage.
Ronald has a couple of punches blocked by steele.
Ronald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ronald looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

steele manages to break the clinch.
Ronald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
steele scores with a sloppy right hand. Ronald should have avoided that one.
Brad Ronald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronald tries to bum rush steele with a series of wild strikes but steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronald tries to clinch up
and steele counters with a nice uppercut.
keith steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ronald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronald.
Ronald takes one to the chin there.
steele dodges the punch combination from Ronald.
Ronald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronald blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Ronald 's head but he takes it in his stride.
steele lands with a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronald tries to bum rush steele with a series of wild strikes but steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronald lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as steele backs up against the cage.
Ronald throws a right and a left that both miss.
steele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ronald.
steele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ronald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
steele shoots in but Ronald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good standup being displayed there by steele as he connects with a hook.
steele might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

steele shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
steele landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
steele scoring with strikes but Ronald is staying in there.
Ronald is controlling an arm, preventing steele from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

steele is going olschool here, as he tries to force Ronald to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ronald shrugs it off.
steele wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ronald is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ronald takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ronald is looking to escape.
steele misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
steele trying to control but Ronald is having none of it.
Ronald tries to hold on but steele postures up.
Ronald keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ronald sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

steele is looking for a kimura but Ronald is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for steele to get the leverage.
Ronald is not content to let steele control the position.
steele is pressing down on Ronald's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ronald is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

keith steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ronald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but steele manages to avoid it.
steele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ronald is fending him off so far but steele persists. Nope, Ronald circles away and we're back to standing.
Ronald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from steele.
Ronald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ronald blocks a jab.
steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Ronald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
steele staying out of range there.
Ronald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
steele blocks a jab.
steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ronald misses with a hook. steele ducked under it nicely.
Ronald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronald is looking to clinch but steele is avoiding it.
Ronald lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like keith steele has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by steele.
Ronald is looking to wear down steele with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ronald misses with the combination.
Ronald looks to score with a jab to the body but steele is just out of range.
No joy there for Ronald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronald tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and steele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ronald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from steele.
Ronald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ronald misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to de liver by Ronald. Beautiful body shot.
Ronald misses with a combination
and steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald wants to clinch up but steele keeps it at a distance.
Ronald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Ronald.
steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
steele lands with an overhand left.
steele lands with an overhand left.
Ronald tries to clinch but steele moves out of range.
Ronald misses with a jab to the body
and steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronald lands an overhand right.
steele moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
steele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
steele lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
steele dodges the punch combination from Ronald.
Ronald looks to land a body kick but steele moved away.
steele throws a series of strikes that have Ronald backpedaling.
Jab from steele.
steele tests Ronald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ronald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
steele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

steele is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ronald's half guard.

steele is working for a kimura but Ronald is defending it quite comfortably.
Ronald is pressing down on steele's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
steele passes into half guard.
steele passes the guard and advances to mount!
keith steele has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ronald wants to control but steele is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
steele working Ronald over with strikes here.
Ronald is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
keith steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... keith steele!