PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jared Hudson - Metal Gear May Cry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Steele
vs
Washington

178 cm
24
193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
193 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Washington !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Washington defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington .
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington .
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Washington saw that one coming.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington .
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Washington staying out of range there.
Washington misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands with a cross.
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Washington .
Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
A cross from Washington lands.
Washington looks to clinch
and Steele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Washington thinking.
Washington misses with a hook
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele misses with the combination.
Washington throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Samuel Washington has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Washington slips the punch.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samuel Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Washington blocks a jab.
Washington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Washington misses.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Steele looking to score a takedown here. Washington is defending well but Steele drives through and ends up in Washington 's guard.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steele trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
Steele controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Washington manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Washington .
Steele moves away from the strike by Washington .
Washington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Washington takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.

Steele shoots in and bounces Washington off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Washington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Steele trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

We're going to have a standup here because Tim Steele wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Washington 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Washington wants to clinch.
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Washington 's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
Tim Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington checks a low kick from Steele.
Steele throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington scores with a sloppy right hand. Steele should have avoided that one.
Washington misses with a looping right.
Washington jabs Steele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Washington moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Washington misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.

Steele shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Washington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Washington stops Steele from passing to mount.
Washington trying to control but Steele flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Steele. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Steele gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Steele trying to control.
Washington rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Washington is trying to get back to full guard.
Washington wants to control but Steele is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington tries to roll over but Steele keeps him under control.
Steele landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Washington gets full guard.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Steele is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steele throws a big elbow that misses.
Steele connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Washington wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Steele distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steele wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Steele tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
Steele pushing down on Washington 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steele is trying to control. Washington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Steele seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Washington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
Steele is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Steele wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Washington misses.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steele misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Washington blocks the low kick.
A big left from Steele misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Washington 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Washington dips to his left and cracks Steele with an uppercut!
Steele throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Steele moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Washington avoids the body shot from Steele.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.

Steele shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Steele was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Washington tries to hold on but Steele postures up.
Steele with shots to the head and body - Washington looks very uncomfortable down there.
Washington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steele looking to finish Washington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Washington !
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele landing strikes from the mount.
Washington is squirming around, avoiding Steele's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Washington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Steele trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steele working Washington over with strikes here.
Steele tries to control but Washington wriggling away.
Steele pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That has opened up Samuel Washington 's cut even more.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Washington is looking to escape.
Steele avoids the attempt from Washington to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele controlling the position easily from mount.
Washington working to try and regain half guard.
Washington is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Steele lands with some strikes.

The cut above Samuel Washington 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steele looking to control but Washington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steele wants to control the action but instead Washington gets a body lock and reverses into Steele's guard! Nice work!

Steele has his feet on Washington 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses the jab.
Steele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Washington throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Washington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tim Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Samuel Washington 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Steele cracks Washington with an open hand slap.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samuel Washington 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Steele!