PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Burt Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharia Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock You Like A Hurricane. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Reynolds
vs
Steele

181 cm
22
184 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

176 cm
24
178 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zacharia Steele!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Reynolds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steele.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Reynolds gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele avoids a wild elbow strike from Reynolds.
Steele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Burt Reynolds has been cut.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Reynolds in his tracks for a moment.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Steele scores with a knee to the head.
Steele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steele cracks Reynolds with a nice body shot.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Steele in his tracks for a moment.
Steele blocks the elbow strike.
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele lands an elbow just above Reynolds 's eye.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Reynolds is rocked!
Steele crunches a lovely knee into Reynolds's ribcage.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Steele avoids the elbow strike from Reynolds, against the ropes.
clinched against the ropes, Steele lands a big elbow that drops Reynolds! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Reynolds is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zacharia Steele!