PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen Ruff Riders By DMX as his entrance music. 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.

Omar
vs
Steele

184 cm
19
271 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

196 cm
20
272 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Rastafarii Clothing
Firebird Designs

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Omar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Steele!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Omar closes the distance and clinches.
Steele prevents a body shot from Omar.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Omar lands a knee to the body.
Steele drops down looking for an ankle pick but Omar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Omar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele shoots for a double leg takedown but Omar sprawls well. He's pushed Steele's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Omar lands with a kick to the temple. Steele shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jose Omar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Steele.
Omar is looking to clinch.

Omar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steele takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ricky Steele has been cut.
Omar gets underhooks to prevent Steele's takedown attempt.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Omar misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omar crunches a lovely knee into Steele's ribcage.
Omar lands a body punch.
Steele goes for a takedown in the clinch but Omar prevents it.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Steele takes an elbow to the temple.
Steele avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Steele avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Omar lands an elbow inside.
Omar lands a knee to the body.
Steele looks gassed!
Steele avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Omar lands a nice knee to the body.
Steele tries to pull guard but Omar holds him up against the cage and eventually Steele drops back down to his feet.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele prevents a body shot from Omar.
Omar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Omar.
Steele drops down looking for an ankle pick but Omar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Omar lands with a slapping head kick.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Omar can pounce on him.
Omar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Ricky Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Omar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Omar fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele shoots in but no luck this time.

Omar moves into the clinch successfully.
Steele prevents a body shot from Omar.
Omar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Omar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Omar can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Omar lands a damaging elbow.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Omar landing knees to the body.
Omar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Omar tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Omar lands a damaging elbow.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Steele goes for a takedown in the clinch but Omar prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Omar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar crunches a lovely knee into Steele's ribcage.
Steele avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Steele goes for a takedown attempt but Omar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Omar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steele takes a jab right on the kisser.

Steele tries to keep at a distance but Omar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Omar lands an elbow inside that Steele shrugs off.
Omar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele takes an elbow to the temple.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele has Omar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Omar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Omar is working Steele over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Omar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Steele's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Omar scores with a jab to the body.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Omar slips the punch.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Omar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steele's knee momentarily.
Steele misses with a hook to the body

and Omar counters by clinching up.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
Omar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Omar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steele blocks a body shot from Omar.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Omar tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Nice body punch from Omar - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Omar misses with a body punch.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Steele tries to score a body lock takedown but Omar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Steele wants a takedown but no success here.
Omar misses with an elbow over the top.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Steele drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jose Omar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Steele.
Omar tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.

Steele works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Omar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele prevents Omar from getting back to his feet.
Steele throwing strikes from guard but Omar blocks nicely.

Steele drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Omar dives on top into guard.
Steele doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Omar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steele struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Omar moves to the back.
Omar has good solid back control here.
Omar really is a fat lump.
Steele is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steele manages to reverse the position and now he's in Omar's guard. Nice work there by Steele.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Omar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Omar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Omar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Steele's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Omar gets a clinch.
Steele dodges an elbow strike from Omar.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omar lands a nice elbow.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Omar pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omar cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
Omar scores with a shoulder strike.
Omar gets underhooks to prevent Steele's takedown attempt.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Omar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steele avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omar tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Steele tries to score a body lock takedown but Omar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Omar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jose Omar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Steele.
Steele drops down looking for an ankle pick but Omar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Omar lands a head kick!
Steele tries for a takedown but Omar circles away easily
and Omar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Omar slips a jab from Steele.

Omar darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Omar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steele goes for a takedown in the clinch but Omar prevents it.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Omar lands a body punch.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Omar as the two fighters clinch.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Steele has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Omar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Steele fails to pull guard.
Steele is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Omar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steele has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Omar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Omar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Steele has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Omar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Omar lands an elbow inside.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omar cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
Omar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Steele.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Omar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele jumps guard but Omar stands there with Steele around his waist. Steele gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
Steele has Omar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Omar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Steele tries to score a body lock takedown but Omar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Omar crunches a lovely knee into Steele's ribcage.
Ricky Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omar lands a nice elbow.
Steele is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.

Steele ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Steele no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Omar stands up from Steele's guard - Omar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ricky Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele throws the left hand but Omar avoids the punch easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele throws a hook but Omar blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Omar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Omar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Omar!