PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carson
vs
Steele

182 cm
30
190 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

178 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Steele!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Steele.
Carson missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carson moves away from the strike by Steele.
Carson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carson slips a jab from Steele.
Carson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carson misses the shot to the body.
Carson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt
and Carson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bill Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Steele quickly recovers to half guard.

Carson stands up and beckons Steele to join him on the feet.
Steele lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Steele decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Steele.
Carson is looking to stand up but Steele isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Steele trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Carson is keeping the position.
Steele showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Carson is keeping the position.

Carson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Carson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Carson misses with a double jab.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Steele.
A big right from Carson misses.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Carson ducks down to avoid it.
Steele misses with a hook.
A combination from Carson does no damage.

Steele fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carson to the ground. Steele is now in Carson's guard.
Steele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to control from the top but Carson keeps moving.
Steele controls from within his opponent's guard.
Steele trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tim Steele wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Steele counters with a takedown into side control.
Steele working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Steele misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Carson trying to remain calm as Steele controls from the top position.
Steele lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Steele stalls from top position.
Carson wants to get back to his feet but Steele drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Steele dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Carson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steele cracks Carson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carson is out of range.
Steele misses the jab.
Carson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steele sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carson somewhat.

Steele drops Carson with a nice combination! Steele dives into Carson's guard, looking to finish!

Carson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Steele with a nice head shot there.
Carson keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steele is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Steele lands a couple of elbows.

Carson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Carson scores with a four punch combination!
Steele throws a low kick but Carson moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Carson. That snapped Steele's head back.
Steele changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carson tries to avoid it but Steele manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carson to the ground. Carson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steele scores with a nice head shot.
Carson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steele clobbers Carson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carson misses with a double jab
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tim Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele throws a big shot that misses.

Carson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steele moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Steele seems keen to control Carson's posture.
Steele trying to keep a closed guard but Carson is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to stand up but Carson isn't so interested in that idea.
Carson wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.

Steele uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Steele.

Steele closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carson quickly recovers to half guard.
Steele performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Carson pushes Steele off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bill Carson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt.
Carson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carson.
Carson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steele swings for the body but Carson moves out of range.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Carson moves away and avoids it.
Steele misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steele shoots in and drives through. Carson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Steele 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carson misses with the combination.
Carson misses with a combination
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carson throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Jab from Steele.

Steele closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carson's guard.
Steele sitting in guard here, content to control.
Steele scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Steele wants to control from the top but Carson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carson wants to stand and escape but Steele is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steele advances to half guard.
Steele frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Steele with good strikes from the mount here!
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carson is looking to escape.
Steele with shots to the head and body - Carson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steele dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steele cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steele landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Steele looking for a guillotine from mount but Carson is having none of it.
Steele looking to ground and pound but Carson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carson is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steele cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele controlling from the full mount.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bill Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Steele scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Carson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Steele's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Steele!