PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molina comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboys from Hell. Dick Steele will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Molina
vs
Steele

196 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Steele!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Molina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Molina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Molina has him pressed against the cage.
Steele tries to break the clinch but Molina is controlling the position.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Molina keeps him there for the moment.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Molina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molina fails to pull guard.
A short right from Molina.
Molina lands with a left to the head.

Molina lands a takedown into guard.
Molina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Molina 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.

Molina is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Steele can't keep his opponent in guard - Molina advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Steele tries to get to full guard but Molina has control of the leg.
Molina passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Steele!
Molina blocks Steele's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Molina unloading with bombs!
Steele slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Molina seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina 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.
Steele tries to roll over but Molina keeps him under control.
Molina is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele wants to improve his position but Molina is controlling well.
Molina is pressing down on Steele's thigh, looking to free his foot. Steele is holding on for now.

Molina is working for a kimura but Steele is defending it quite comfortably.
Molina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steele throws a right hand that Molina ducks under and follows up with a left that Molina also avoids with ease.

Molina shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Molina is breathing heavily.
Molina preventing the sweep.
Molina throwing strikes but missing.
Steele is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steele is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Molina content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Molina is one step ahead there.
Molina wants to pass the guard but Steele is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Molina drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Molina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Molina would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Molina preventing the sweep.
Steele throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Steele lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Steele throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Steele doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Steele tries to bum rush Molina with a series of wild strikes but Molina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dick Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Molina shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Molina was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steele bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Steele postures up and lands a big shot to Molina's brow.
Steele keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Molina's head.
Steele scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steele lands a couple of elbows.
Steele working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Molina's head.
Molina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steele is one step ahead there.
Steele slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steele lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Molina down.
Molina is trying to get back to half guard.
Molina wants to control but Steele postures up.
Molina tries to bench press Steele off him but Steele keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina manages to get back to half guard.
Molina trying to control here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Molina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.

Molina looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Steele!
Steele is desperately trying to improve his position but Molina has a good base and remains in mount.
Steele sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Steele tries to get to full guard but Molina has control of the leg.
Molina controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele wants to improve his position but Molina is controlling well.

Molina is trying to work for a kimura but Steele is defending well.
Steele is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Molina dominated that round.
That's time! Molina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

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

Molina looking to secure an arm triangle but Steele defends it well.
Steele is looking to improve his position but Molina isn't that keen on the idea.

Molina has control of Steele's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Steele regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Molina fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Molina prevents Steele from getting the reversal.
Molina trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
Steele throwing hammer fists to the chest of Molina. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Molina is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Steele is surviving well by controlling Molina's body position as best he can.
Steele working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina looking to control but Steele is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Molina tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Molina prevents Steele from getting the reversal.
Molina lands a big shot there that rocks Steele but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Molina lands a heavy elbow.

Molina wants to finish this one by submission but Steele is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Molina.
Steele is in a horrible position here. Molina smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Molina takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Molina lands a big shot there that rocks Steele but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Molina lands a heavy elbow.
Molina breaks from Steele's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Steele is squirming around, avoiding Molina's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.

Molina looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Steele taking shots to the head.

Molina looking to secure an arm triangle but Steele defends it well.
Molina landing shots from mount.
Steele throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Molina lands a big elbow.
Molina with a couple of short strikes.
Molina controlling the position easily from mount.
Steele has given up his back.

Molina tightening his grip on Steele, looking for the choke.
Steele manages to reverse the position and now he's in Molina's guard. Nice work there by Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steele avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Molina lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Steele!
BOOM! Molina connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Molina working the ground and pound effectively.

Molina working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Molina works his way to his opponent's back.
Molina is working the ground and pound. Can Steele escape?

Molina is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Steele defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Molina controlling well, preventing Steele from escaping the position.

Molina is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Steele has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Molina has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Steele taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Molina doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Molina!