PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradly Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Steel
vs
Danielson

183 cm
20
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradly Danielson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danielson misses with a wild combination.

Steel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danielson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danielson circles away quickly and effectively.

Steel darts in and clinches Danielson up against the cage.
Danielson is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.

Danielson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Danielson feints and as Steel raises his hands in defense, Danielson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Danielson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Danielson preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Steel is proving hard to escape from.
Danielson wants to stand and escape but instead Steel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Danielson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to stand up but Danielson won't let him.
Steel throwing strikes from guard but Danielson blocks nicely.
Steel is looking to stand up but Danielson won't let him.
Steel throws a big elbow that misses.
Steel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danielson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steel stops Danielson from standing up.
Steel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steel tries to free his leg and advance position but Danielson is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danielson has Steel pulled in close to control his posture.
Danielson trying to keep a closed guard but Steel is proving a slippery customer.
Danielson wants to stand up but Steel is controlling him.
Steel is looking to work some ground and pound but Danielson has wrist control.
Steel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throwing strikes but missing.
Danielson wants to get back to his feet but Steel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Danielson keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steel shoots in but no luck this time.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.

Danielson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steel on his heels. He'll look to pass Steel's guard now, I'm sure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danielson is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danielson wants to stand but Steel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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 Alex Steel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Steel fails to land the takedown.
Steel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Danielson circles away.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danielson misses with a few strikes there.
Steel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Danielson.
Danielson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alex Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel throws a front kick aimed at Danielson's knee but Danielson avoids it well.
Alex Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Steel moves into the clinch successfully.
Danielson tries to break free but Steel pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danielson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Steel regains guard immediately.

Steel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Danielson passes into side control.

Danielson decides to stand back up. Danielson steps back and let's Steel get back to his feet.
Danielson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danielson lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson digs a good body shot into Steel's ribs.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danielson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Danielson drives through and clinches with Steel against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Steel.
Steel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Danielson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danielson stalling the fight.

Danielson breaks the clinch.
Steel tries to clinch but Danielson moves out of range.
Danielson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danielson tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danielson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danielson throws a front kick aimed at Steel's knee but Steel avoids it well.
Danielson scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel should have avoided that one.
Danielson scores with a three punch combo!
Danielson misses with a leg kick.
Danielson lands with a nice combination. Steel backs away looking to recover.
Steel wants to clinch.
Steel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danielson's waist but Danielson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steel off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danielson throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Danielson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danielson.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown. Danielson tries to sprawl out of it but Steel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danielson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danielson misses with a wild combination.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danielson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradly Danielson 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. 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.

Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Danielson.
Danielson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel tries to clinch but Danielson moves out of range.
Danielson ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Danielson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Danielson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Bradly Danielson has been cut.
Danielson tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danielson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel throws a right and a left that Danielson avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a right and a left that Danielson avoids nicely.
Steel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danielson is fending him off so far but Steel persists. Nope, Danielson circles away and we're back to standing.
Danielson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Danielson. Beautiful body shot.
Danielson throws a leg kick but Steel sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Danielson darts in and clinches Steel up against the cage.

Steel is fighting off a takedown attempt but Danielson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Steel to the mat. Steel regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Danielson trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bradly Danielson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from Danielson.
Danga de danga de dang - Danielson scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Alex Steel has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Danielson.
Danielson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Danielson is looking to chop away at Steel's legs.
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danielson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Steel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steel.
Danielson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Steel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Danielson wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danielson.
Steel blocking some punches.
Danielson stalling in the clinch but Steel improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Danielson fails to land.
Danielson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Danielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Danielson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel tries to clinch up but Danielson circles away and keeps his distance.
Danielson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steel.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danielson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danielson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielson throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Steel. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Danielson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Danielson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danielson not doing much here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Danielson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Steel to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradly Danielson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danielson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradly Danielson!