PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knyto Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Steele
vs
Gruffo

195 cm
21
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
23
264 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knyto Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Gruffo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steele finds it's way round the side to connect with Gruffo's head.

It looks like Knyto Gruffo has been cut.
Gruffo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gruffo!

It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gruffo tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gruffo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gruffo works on Steele's body with a couple of short punches.
Steele tries to stall but Gruffo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Gruffo keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gruffo scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Gruffo pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Gruffo on the inside.
Gruffo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Gruffo.
Gruffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Gruffo lands a shot to the body.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Gruffo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gruffo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
A shot in the inside from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a body shot.
Gruffo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gruffo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gruffo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.

George Steele's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Gruffo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele is trying to break free.
Gruffo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gruffo digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Gruffo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
Gruffo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gruffo pushes Steele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gruffo misses with some punches.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruffo.
Gruffo digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gruffo scores with a hook to the body.
Gruffo lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gruffo fails to land.
Gruffo digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruffo digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Gruffo.
Gruffo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Gruffo.
Steele takes a shot to the head.

George Steele's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gruffo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Gruffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruffo. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruffo tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gruffo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Jeez, George Steele's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gruffo misses.
Gruffo misses with a straight left.
Gruffo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruffo throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Gruffo.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gruffo tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele blocks a jab.

Gruffo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Steele takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gruffo gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Knyto Gruffo!