PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabian Cameron is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Steele
vs
Cameron

203 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabian Cameron!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steele shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steele showed some decent athleticism there.
Cameron makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cameron.
Cameron is pulling down on Steele's head to control his posture.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cameron lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Steele!
Cameron with the ground and pound from mount.
Cameron looking to control but Steele is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cameron working Steele over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is squirming around, avoiding Cameron's attempts to control the action.
Cameron landing shots from mount.
Cameron landing shots from mount.
Steele sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cameron is just content to waste time from the top position. Steele takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cameronis looking to pass into half guard but Steele pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Steele is in guard.
Cameron controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.

Steele drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cameron dives on top into guard.

Cameron drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Steele dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron trying to control the position here.
Cameron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cameron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele trying to control but Cameron is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cameron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cameron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cameron is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cameron scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Steele looking for submissions off his back.
Steele tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cameron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
Cameron passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Steele!
Cameron raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steele flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Steele is looking to improve his position but Cameron isn't that keen on the idea.

Cameron is working for a guillotine from mount but Steele frees his head quite easily.

Cameron with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Steele keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Cameron dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cameron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Cameron lands.
Cameron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cameron lands a jab-cross combination.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Cameron.
Nice shot lands for Cameron.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cameron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cameron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steele fails with the takedown

and Cameron counters with a shoot takedown. Steele fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steele's guard.
Cameron trying to control from half guard but Steele is working away.
Cameron wants to pass to mount but Steele is defending the position.
Steele tries to get to full guard but Cameron has control of the leg.
Steele is in trouble now - Cameron has advanced to mount!
Fabian Cameron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steele flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Steele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steele is working hard here to advance position.
Cameron tries to control but Steele wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cameron raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cameron lands a heavy elbow.
Steele tries to reverse the position but Cameron maintains control.
Steele is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cameron prevents Steele from getting the reversal.
Cameron is landing with some decent strikes but Steele is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Steele manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cameron lands a nice short elbow.
Cameron is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steele is trying to control but Cameron passes into side control!
Steele is trying to escape the position but Cameron is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cameron tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cameron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
Check out the look on Cameron's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Steele regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cameron's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Steele looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steele has hold of Cameron's hands but Cameron slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Cameron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steele wants to control but Cameron is keeping busy.
Steele on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cameron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cameron connects with a nice short shot to Steele's temple.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Cameron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Cameron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Steele has his takedown stuffed
and Cameron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
Cameron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregory Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele moves forwards but Cameron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steele shoots and misses

and Cameron counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cameron.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Cameron from controlling successfully.
Cameron preventing the sweep.
Cameron wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Cameron looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cameron lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Steele!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
Cameron dominating with strikes here.
Cameron landing shots from mount.
Cameron raining down shots from the mount!
Cameron with a couple of short strikes.
Cameron with good strikes from the mount here!
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.
Cameron wants to control the pace but Steele is squirming around nicely.
Cameron is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cameron scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
Steele is trying desperately to improve position.
Cameron trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cameron cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cameron landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steele is squirming around, avoiding Cameron's attempts to control the action.
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron with a couple of short strikes.
Cameron dominating with strikes here.
Cameron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steele is looking to escape.
Cameron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele taking shots to the head.
Cameron unloading with bombs!
Cameron has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steele's face.
Steele is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cameron is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cameron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gregory Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cameron landing strikes from the mount.
Cameron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cameron is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cameron working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Cameron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cameron 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Cameron!