PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between French Toast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toast comes to the cage accompanied by EAZY-E - Real Muthaphuckkin' G's. French Toast could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norman Steel's chin.

Toast
vs
Steel

195 cm
23
270 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, French Toast!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Norman Steel!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toast shoots in looking for a takedown but Steel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toast's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toast lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
Steel takes a swing at Toast's ribcage but misses.
Toast fails with a takedown attempt.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Steel rushes Toast and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toast tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for French Toast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toast goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steel prevents it.
Toast wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Toast gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steel can't break the clinch.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Toast lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steel stalling against the cage.
Toast goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steel prevents it.

Toast breaks the clinch.
Toast throws a big shot that misses.
Steel tries to clinch but Toast moves away
and Toast counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Toast.
Steel throws the kick towards the body but Toast avoids it.

Steel rushes Toast and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Toast stops a takedown attempt from Steel.
Steel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steel blocks a body shot from Toast.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toast is trying to pull guard but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Toast throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steels head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toast.
Toast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steel tries to break free but Toast pushes him back against the cage.
Toast pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steel can't get the takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel has Toast pushed against the cage.
Toast lands a shoulder strike.
Toast scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
A head punch on the inside from Toast fails to land.
Toast working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toast.
Toast lands a shoulder strike.
Steel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Toast is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Toast misses with a body punch.
Steel is trying to pull guard but Toast has him pressed against the cage.

Toast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Steel throws a combination that misses
letting Toast counter with a right hand.
Toast blocks the body kick.
Steel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toast momentarily.

It looks like French Toast has been cut.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Toast uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Steel tries to bum rush Toast with a series of wild strikes but Toast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toast lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toast throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel tries to clinch but Toast moves out of range.
Steel looks to land a body kick but Toast moved away.
Toast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Toast has time to react.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Steel lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Toast sprawling to the canvas. Steel follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Toast hang on?
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Steel is trying to control. Toast wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Toast gets full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel won't allow Toast to sweep him here.
Steel is looking to advance position but Toast has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Toast is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Steel is surviving well by controlling Toast's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on French Toast's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Toast looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel tries to clinch up but Toast circles away and keeps his distance.
Norman Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel tries to clinch up but Toast circles away and keeps his distance.
Toast ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Toast slips under a jab from Steel.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Toast sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Toast.
Toast scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toast looks for a takedown but Steel sprawls well.
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Toast.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Toast connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steel momentarily.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toast was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Toast lands a nice looking body shot.
Toast just misses with a punch to the body.

Toast looking to score a takedown here. Steel is defending well but Toast drives through and ends up in Steel's guard.
Steel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel lands a heavy elbow.
Toast just holding on.
Steel lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Steel connects with a massive shot to the dome!

French Toast's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel with good strikes from the mount here!

Toast is rocked!

French Toast's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Norman Steel!
Norman Steel is the new heavyweight champion!
Norman Steel made sure to mention his sponsor, Brute in his post fight interview.