PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Ibanez Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ibanez Santos
vs
Steller

191 cm
21
266 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 London, Alvaro Ibanez Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Steller!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Steller ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Steller.
Santos throws the left hand but Steller avoids the punch easily.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steller finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Steller just misses with a punch to the body.
Steller cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steller.
Steller misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Steller misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steller.
Santos throws a body punch but Steller moves out of range.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Steller misses with a body punch
and Steller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steller misses with a straight right.
Steller walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Santos misses the jab.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Steller misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steller!
Steller misses with a combination

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Steller tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.

Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steller defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos thows a huge punch but Steller dodges it nicely.
Santos prevents Steller from standing back up.
Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Steller is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santos is trying to control. Steller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller wants to stand back up but Santos manages to pass into side control.

Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos with the ground and pound but Steller regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Santos is working for a kimura but Steller is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Steller is defending well.
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 Alvaro Ibanez Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Steller throws out a powerful jab.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steller scores with a jab to the body.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Steller does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steller with a jab.
Steller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steller punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Steller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steller jabs at Santos's body.
Albert Steller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Steller.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot by Steller.
Steller lands a nice shot to the body.
Steller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steller scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Steller works Santos's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Santos is rocked!
Steller measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Santos! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Albert Steller!