PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steele
vs
Hamilton

203 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hamilton rushes Steele and presses him up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Steele throws an elbow but misses.

Steele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Steele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamilton is fending him off so far but Steele persists. Nope, Hamilton circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamilton throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Hamilton is trying to maintain a safe position but Steele gets an underhook and turns Hamilton into the ropes.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
Hamilton throws a knee to the head but misses.

Steele pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steele is on top in guard.
Hamilton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Steele wants to control from the top but Hamilton keeps moving.

Steele is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hamilton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hamilton has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
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.
Hamilton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steele. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steele is working hard here to advance position.

Steele is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Steele looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Steele is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hamilton has his hands clasped together but Steele extends an breaks Hamilton's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Steele.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregory Steele!