PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winston Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Steel
vs
Howe

180 cm
27
175 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

178 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Howe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a combination that misses
and Howe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Steel.

It looks like Tim Howe has been cut.
Steel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steel counters with an inside leg kick.
Howe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Steel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Howe looks to land a combination. Steel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howe looks gassed!
Howe shoots and misses

and Steel counters with a beautiful punch that sends Howe to the canvas!
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howe has momentary wrist control but Steel slips an elbow through the middle.
Howe keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Steel passes Howe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel is looking for a kimura but Howe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steel to get the leverage.
Steel 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.
Howe wants to improve his position but Steel is controlling well.
Steel is pressing down on Howe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Howe is holding on for now.
Steel moves nicely into side control.
Steel advances to mount.
Howe is trying to escape the mount.
Steel fails to move to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Steel has hold of Howe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Howe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Steel trying to control but Howe is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel scoring with strikes but Howe is staying in there.
Howe prevents Steel from taking his back.
Steel with a couple of short strikes.
Howe has given up his back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Steel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howe tries to break free.
Steel lands shots from the back.
Steel scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Howe is rocked!
Steel lands a good shot there. Howe covers up! Steel smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Howe to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Steel jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Steel!