PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Steffani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sierra
vs
Steffani

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Steffani!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Steffani or perhaps it was just good defense by Sierra which made him look bad.
Sierra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Sierra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sierra throws a big right hand that misses.
Sierra thows a big elbow that misses.
Sierra tries to free his leg and advance position but Steffani is retaining full guard.
Sierra controlling from the top position.
Steffani looking to control.
Sierra 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.
Steffani is pulling down on Sierra's head to control his posture.
Steffani is trying to control the position but Sierra postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sierra wants to pass the guard but Steffani is keeping the position.
Steffani trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steffani manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Steffani goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sierra turns into him and now he's in Steffani's guard.
Sierra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sierra looking to pass the guard.
Sierra wants to control from the top but Steffani keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steffani looking for subs off his back but Sierra has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steffani wants to improve his position but Sierra is controlling well.
Sierra content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Steffani keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steffani is trying to maintain the position but Sierra is very close to passing his half guard.
Sierra perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sierra has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sierra is looking to pass Steffani's guard but actually Steffani recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sierra dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Steffani misses.
Steffani throws a head kick that misses.
Sierra misses with a takedown attempt

and Steffani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sierra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steffani manages to get himself to full guard.
Sierra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Steffani keeping moving, preventing Sierra from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steffani is trying to keep Sierra in close.
Steffani keeping moving, preventing Sierra from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Sierra just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Steffani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sierra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steffani is breathing heavily.
Sierra digs a good hook to Steffani's body.

Sierra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sierra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sierra in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sierra is looking for a kimura here.
Sierra passes to side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra wants to control but Steffani is keeping him busy.
Steffani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sierra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sierra looks up at the clock and then as Steffani takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sierra smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Sierra decides to stand back up. Sierra steps back and let's Steffani get back to his feet.
A head kick from Sierra lands but Steffani takes it in his stride.
Sierra tries for a takedown but Steffani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steffani tries for a takedown but Sierra circles away easily

and Sierra counters with a takedown into side control.
Sierra in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sierra trying to control the action but Steffani is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sierra works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sierra dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Sierra clinches with his opponent.

Sierra has hold of one of Steffani's legs. Steffani is fighting the takedown attempt but Sierra gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sierra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steffani is keeping the position for now.
Steffani has his hands on Sierra's head, controlling the position.
Sierra controls from within his opponent's guard.

Steffani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sierra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra controlling from the top position.
Steffani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steffani manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Steffani wants to take Sierra's back but he can't do it this time.
Steffani tries to push Sierra's head away but Sierra is holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sierra sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Steffani wants to free his trapped foot but Sierra is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sierra desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sierra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra trying to control the position here.
Steffani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sierra controlling the position.
Sierra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steffani is one step ahead there.

Steffani decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Frank Sierra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steffani throws a head kick but Sierra moves out of range.
Steffani throws a sloppy head kick

and Sierra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sierra is looking to work some ground and pound but Steffani has wrist control.
Sierra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alex Steffani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sierra seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Steffani for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sierra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sierra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sierra!