PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Wendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Steckel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wendell comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Five. Steckel has chosen Re-education as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Wendell
vs
Steckel

189 cm
18
223 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
207 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clint Wendell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Steckel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steckel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steckel closes the distance and clinches up with Wendell, looking for a takedown. Steckel pushes Wendell against the cage but Wendell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steckel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wendell as he jumps to the side.
Clint Wendell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Steckel.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steckel.
Wendell misses with a hook.
Steckel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wendell but Wendell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wendell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wendell moves into range and clinches up with Steckel.
Wendell misses with a knee to the head.
Wendell crunches a lovely knee into Steckel's ribcage.
Steckel can't get the takedown.
Wendell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steckel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steckel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wendell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steckel wants a takedown.
Steckel looks gassed!
Wendell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Wendell.
Wendell lands an elbow just above Steckel 's eye.

Steckel is rocked!
Wendell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wendell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steckel is still on wobbly legs! Can Wendell finish him?
Wendell lands an elbow inside.
Wendell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steckel.
Wendell missing with knees to the body.
Steckel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steckel seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wendell gets underhooks to prevent Steckel's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Wendell.
Wendell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steckel goes for a takedown attempt but Wendell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wendell moves out of range as Steckel throws a body kick.
Steckel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wendell swivels and escapes.
Steckel throws a head kick but Wendell moves out of range.
Wendell digs a good body shot into Steckel's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Wendell as Steckel shoots in.
Wendell lands an overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Wendell. No joy for Steckel on that attempt.
Steckel takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Steckel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wendell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steckel in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wendell is looking to regain half guard here but Steckel keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steckel trying to control the action but Wendell is working from the bottom.
Wendell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wendell is trying to control Steckel's posture but Steckel avoids it.
Wendell wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Steckel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wendell sneaks back into half guard.
Wendell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wendell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Steckel trying to control but Wendell is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wendell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steckel's guard.
Steckel wants to stand but Wendell is controlling the position.
Wendell landing some decent shots from guard.
Steckel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wendell!
Steckel landing strikes from the mount and Wendell is in trouble!
Steckel dominating with strikes here.
Steckel controlling from mount.
Steckel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Steckel with shots to the head and body - Wendell looks very uncomfortable down there.

Steckel wants to finish this one by submission but Wendell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Steckel.
Steckel trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steckel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steckel controlling the pace for now.
Steckel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wendell is looking to escape.
Steckel controlling from the full mount.
Wendell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steckel with good strikes from the mount here!
Steckel cracks Wendell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wendell regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wendell tries to get to full guard but Steckel has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Clint Wendell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wendell scoring well with a low kick there.
Wendell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steckel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steckel shoots in for a double leg but Wendell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steckel shoots for a double leg takedown but Wendell sprawls well. He's pushed Steckel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wendell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wendell lands with a shot to the body.
Wendell thuds his right hand into Steckel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clint Wendell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Steckel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steckel showed some decent athleticism there.
Wendell gets back to full guard.
Wendell trying to keep a closed guard but Steckel is proving a slippery customer.
Steckel stopping the sweep attempt from Wendell.
Steckel lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steckel preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wendell working for submissions but it's allowed Steckel to get to half guard.
Wendell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wendell tries to get to full guard but Steckel has control of the leg.
Wendell gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wendell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Steckel taking shots to the head.
Wendell is landing with some decent strikes but Steckel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wendell with a couple of short strikes.
Wendell 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.
Wendell is landing with some decent strikes but Steckel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Steckel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Steckel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A big strike lands for Wendell! That's really hurt Steckel and he's turned his back - Wendell keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Wendell Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Wendell!