PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TBone Steak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermann Edelgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TBone Steak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hermann Edelgard's chin.

Steak
vs
Edelgard

200 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TBone Steak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hermann Edelgard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steak tries to bum rush Edelgard with a series of wild strikes but Edelgard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edelgard has time to react.
Edelgard walks into a straight right hand from Steak.
Steak throws a jab when Edelgard was well out of range.
Edelgard tries to clinch but Steak moves out of range.
Steak swats away the attempt to clinch by Edelgard.
Steak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edelgard.
Steak misses with a wild combination.
Edelgard wants to clinch up but Steak keeps it at a distance.
Edelgard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steak circles away.
Steak lands the left hand.
A big right from Steak misses.
Steak keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edelgard.
Edelgard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steak sizes up Edelgard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steak throws a good cross that connects.
Steak misses with an uppercut.
Steak connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edelgard tries to clinch up but Steak circles away and keeps his distance.
Steak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Steak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Steak.
Steak loads up on a big right hand but Edelgard slips the punch.
Steak throws a series of strikes that have Edelgard backpedaling.
Steak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edelgard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edelgard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steak as he jumps to the side.
TBone Steak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermann Edelgard.
Edelgard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edelgard slips under a jab from Steak.
Steak swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Edelgard clinches up with Steak and pushes him back against the cage.
Steak swings wildly with an uppercut but Edelgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edelgard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edelgard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steak has him pressed against the cage.

Edelgard manages to break the clinch.
Edelgard tries for a takedown but Steak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hermann Edelgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edelgard thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Steak.
No luck for Edelgard with that takedown attempt.
TBone Steak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steak fails to land with a series of punches.

Edelgard rushes Steak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steak lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Steak as the two fighters clinch.
Steak is pressed up against the cage. Edelgard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steak down to the mat. Steak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edelgard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Steak.
Edelgard is looking to clinch.
Steak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steak misses with a double jab.
Steak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steak is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steak lands with a nice body punch.
Edelgard tries to clinch up.
Edelgard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steak swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edelgard on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Edelgard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Edelgard stops Steak from getting back to his feet.
Edelgard wants to pass to mount but Steak is defending the position.
Edelgard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steak pushes Edelgard off looking to stand but Edelgard dives back in and keeps control.
Steak is breathing heavily.

Edelgard is looking for a kimura here.

Edelgard is looking for a kimura but Steak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Edelgard to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edelgard seems to be looking for submissions.
Edelgard is looking to advance position but Steak won't allow it.

Edelgard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Edelgard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Steak wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TBone Steak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Steak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edelgard.
TBone Steak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Steak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Steak.
Steak throws a series of strikes that have Edelgard backpedaling.
Steak scores with a jab. Edelgard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Edelgard.
Edelgard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steak catches Edelgard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Edelgard misses.

Edelgard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steak, pushing him back against the cage.
Steak misses with the head strike.
Edelgard is trying to stall.
Steak prevents Edelgard from breaking the clinch.
Edelgard is trying to maintain a safe position but Steak gets an underhook and turns Edelgard into the cage.
Steak has a couple of punches blocked by Edelgard.
A shot in the inside from Steak.
Edelgard is trying to break the clinch but Steak has him pressed against the cage.
Edelgard wants to get back to striking at distance but Steak won't allow it.
Edelgard can't break the clinch.
Edelgard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steak has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steak.
Edelgard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steak prevents Edelgard from breaking the clinch.
Steak keeps control of Edelgard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steak swings wildly with an uppercut but Edelgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edelgard.
Steak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edelgard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edelgard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edelgard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steak has him pressed against the cage.
Steak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steak.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steak.
Edelgard is trying to break free.
Edelgard looking for a takedown.
Edelgard tries to break the clinch but Steak is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edelgard.
Edelgard blocking some punches.
Steak has a couple of punches blocked by Edelgard.
Edelgard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Steak fails to land.
Edelgard wants to break free but Steak has control.
Edelgard tries to break the clinch but Steak is controlling the position.
Steak misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Steak.
Steak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edelgard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Steak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Edelgard is trying to break free.
Edelgard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steak scores with a shoulder strike.
Steak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edelgard is trying to stall.
Edelgard wants to get back to striking at distance but Steak won't allow it.
Edelgard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steak has him pressed against the cage.
Steak prevents Edelgard from breaking the clinch.
Steak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steak working aggressively here.
Edelgard has had enough of the clinch but Steak keeps him there for the moment.
Edelgard is trying to break free.
Steak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edelgard's elbow.
Steak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steak misses with the head strike.
Steak throws a punch but it's blocked by Edelgard.
Steak gets through Edelgard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steak misses with the head strike.
Edelgard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edelgard blocks an uppercut.
Edelgard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edelgard looking for a takedown.
TBone Steak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermann Edelgard.
Edelgard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Steak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edelgard is looking to break free of the clinch but Steak has double underhooks.
Steak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steak keeps control of Edelgard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steak misses with some punches.
Edelgard trying to stall but Steak improves his position.
Edelgard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Steak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Edelgard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steak keeps control of Edelgard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edelgard is trying to break free.
Edelgard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edelgard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edelgard blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Steak fails to land.
Steak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steak lands a nice uppercut.
Steak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edelgard wants to break free but Steak has control.
Edelgard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edelgard momentarily.
Edelgard misses with a body shot
and Steak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edelgard is looking to clinch but Steak is avoiding it.
Edelgard blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edelgard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edelgard looks to clinch
and Steak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edelgard tries to clinch
and Steak counters with a nice body shot.

Edelgard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Edelgard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steak wants to get back to his feet.
Steak trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Steak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steak tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Edelgard is working for a submission of some sort.
Edelgard stops Steak from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TBone Steak dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Edelgard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edelgard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Steak.
Steak scores with a sloppy right hand. Edelgard should have avoided that one.
Steak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edelgard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steak counters with a nice body shot.
Steak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Edelgard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steak counters with a three punch combo that has Edelgard backing up. Edelgard nods at Steak to acknowledge the strikes.
Edelgard throws out a loose jab but Steak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Steak coming out on top.

Edelgard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steak wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edelgard in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Steak tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Edelgard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hermann Edelgard!