PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zacharia Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Davol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes into the arena with Rock You Like A Hurricane blaring out of the sound system. Davol is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rammstein - Links 2 3 4. On his way into the cage it seems that Zacharia Steele has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zacharia Steele seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Steele
vs
Davol

176 cm
26
182 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Stam/159 Rec

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zacharia Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Davol!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele misses with a low kick.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zacharia Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Davol moved out of range nicely.
Davol throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Davol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Davol.
Steele misses with a body punch
and Davol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Davol scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steele wants to get back to full guard but Davol has mounted him!
Steele wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Steele is in bad spot here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davol throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele just trying to survive but Davol is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Steele tries to escape the position.
Steele has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Davol.
Steele trying to control the action but Davol just sinks the hooks in.
Davol wants to control but Steele manages to buck him off and is now in Davol's guard! Nice work there by Steele!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Davol checks a low kick from Steele.
Davol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steele on the side of the head.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Steele has his takedown stuffed
and Davol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davol moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Davol checks a low kick from Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele slips under a jab.
Davol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davol thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Steele is looking to wear down Davol with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Davol.
Steele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davol will feel that in the morning.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Davol's defenses.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Steele tries for a takedown but Davol circles away easily
and Davol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davol blocks a jab.
Davol moves out of range of the strikes.
Davol checks the leg kick.
Steele slips under a jab from Davol.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Davol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davol lands a jab.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot

and Davol counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steele is keeping the position for now.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Davol dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davol thuds his right hand into Steele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davol is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davol ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davol tests Steele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Davol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steele at a distance.
Steele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele has his takedown stuffed
and Davol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steele lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Davol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele gets back to half guard.
Davol is trying to control the action in half guard but Steele is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davol is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Davol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steele is refusing to be controlled, as Davol sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davol passes to full mount!
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steele tries to hold on but Davol pushes him away.
Steele is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele has given up his back.
Davol gets his hands free as Steele looks to control.
Davol doesn't have the hooks in and Steele manages to turn into his guard.

Davol working for submissions but it's allowed Steele to get to half guard.
Davol is pressing down on Steele's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Steele pushing down on Davol's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Davol is looking to control Steele's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davol avoid being mounted?
Steele is trying to control. Davol wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davol is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Davol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Davol misses the jab.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws the kick towards the body but Davol avoids it.
Steele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davol lands a jab to the head.
Steele misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davol moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steele is looking to land body kicks.
Davol ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot

and Davol counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davol sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steele's guard.
Davol is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Steele reverses the position - he's now on top in Davol's guard.
Steele sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davol's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele trying to control from half guard but Davol is working away.
Steele is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zacharia Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele wants to pass the guard but Davol is defending well.
Davol is trying to maintain the position but Steele is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steele is working for a submission of some sort.
Davol is trying to get back to full guard.
Steele tries to pass to full mount but Davol defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Davol.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steele thows a leg kick but Davol checks it

and Davol counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Davol looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Davol is keen to just control but Steele is a slippery customer.
Davol has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Steele tries to hold on but Davol pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Davol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davol 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Davol!