PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knyto Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Steele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gruffo
vs
Steele

189 cm
24
264 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knyto Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gruffo.
Steele looks to land a combination. Gruffo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Knyto Gruffo has been cut.
Gruffo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruffo.
Gruffo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Steele shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steele showed some decent athleticism there.
Gruffo gets back to full guard.
Steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gruffo is keeping the position for now.
Gruffo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gruffo being controlled here, momentarily.
Steele wants to control from the top but Gruffo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steele thows a big elbow that misses.
Steele looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gruffo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gruffo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruffo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruffo just misses with a punch to the body.
Knyto Gruffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruffo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Steele counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steele.
Gruffo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gruffo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gruffo's back!
Steele tries to get the hooks in deep but Gruffo pushed the leg off.

Gruffo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Steele's arms.
Gruffo covering up well under a series of strikes from Steele.
Steele struggling to keep hold of the position.
Steele avoiding Gruffo 's attempts to control his hands.
Steele is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Gruffo. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Steele lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Gruffo is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gruffo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gruffo trying to control the action but Steele just sinks the hooks in.
Well, with Steele on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gruffo is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Steele doesn't have the hooks in and Gruffo manages to turn into his guard.
Steele trying to keep a closed guard but Gruffo is proving a slippery customer.
Gruffo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gruffo wants to get up but he can't break Steele's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Steele trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gruffo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruffo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Steele is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Steele lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gruffo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gruffo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knyto Gruffo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gruffo.
Gruffo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Gruffo misses.
Steele slips a jab from Gruffo.
Steele throws a leg kick but Gruffo moved away.
A punch combination from Gruffo misses.

Steele shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gruffo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gruffo tries to get out of the position.
Gruffo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steele controlling from the top position.
Gruffo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gruffo keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Steele not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Steele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steele preventing the sweep.
Steele is looking to work some ground and pound but Gruffo has wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gruffo takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Knyto Gruffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele tests Gruffo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gruffo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gruffo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steele.
Steele jabs Gruffo right on the nose. Gruffo blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gruffo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Gruffo.

It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Gruffo wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gruffo.
Gruffo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steele slips under a jab from Gruffo.
Gruffo digs a good body shot into Steele's ribs.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Gruffo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steele counters with a three punch combo that has Gruffo backing up. Gruffo nods at Steele to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruffo misses the target.
Gruffo tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gruffo wants to clinch.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Gruffo.
Knyto Gruffo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruffo tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
Gruffo swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Gruffo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gruffo walks into a jab.
Gruffo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Gruffo down.
Gruffo throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Steele connects with a jab.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gruffo circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele looks for the body kick but Gruffo saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gruffo takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Gruffo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knyto Gruffo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gruffo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gruffo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Gruffo looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Steele scoring well with a low kick there.
Steele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gruffo fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Steele moves away from the strike by Gruffo.
A cross from Gruffo lands.
Steele lands with an uppercut that bounces Gruffo off the cage and back into rage.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Knyto Gruffo's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Gruffo.
Gruffo misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Steele there.
Gruffo wants to clinch but Steele slips to the side
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Gruffo misses with a jab to the body
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruffo.
Gruffo misses with a wild combination.
Steele slips a jab from Gruffo.
Gruffo throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo misses with a body shot
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
A jab from Steele does it's job there.
Steele scores with a three punch combo!
A slow jab from Gruffo misses its intended target.
Gruffo takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Gruffo misses the jab.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Gruffo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steele!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele moves out of range as Gruffo strikes.
Steele throws a hook but Gruffo avoids it easily.
Gruffo throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele cracks Gruffo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Knyto Gruffo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Steele is looking to slow Gruffo down with leg kicks.
Steele is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Steele closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gruffo to the mat! Gruffo manages to get full guard.
Steele is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steele is in close to Gruffo's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to control from the top but Gruffo keeps moving.
Gruffo controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruffo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele postures up and lands a big shot to Gruffo's brow.
Steele lands a couple of digs.
Gruffo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Steele!