PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Pluto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Fuel as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pluto
vs
Steel

195 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

187 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sawyer Pluto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Steel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pluto closes the distance and clinches.

Steel breaks from the clinch.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Pluto misses.
Sawyer Pluto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Steel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pluto keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Steel sitting in guard here, content to control.

Steel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pluto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pluto tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Pluto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Steel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steel showed some decent athleticism there.
Pluto is breathing heavily.
Steel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pluto tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Steel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Grant Steel!