PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Farell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gang Starr - Full Clip. 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.

Farell
vs
Stepp

193 cm
24
223 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
27
218 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Steel Penn's All 160
Reaper Combatwear

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Farell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Stepp!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farell throws a jab but it's blocked by Stepp.
Farell throws a big shot that misses.
Farell misses with a wild body shot.
Stepp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farell.
Farell lands a jab to the head.
Farell misses with a wild combination.

Stepp drives through with a takedown into Farell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stepp is working Farell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stepp.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Farell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stepp on the ground.
Stepp postures up in Farell's guard and throws a big left but Farell blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepp cracks Farell with a solid left hand.
Stepp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farell's head.
Stepp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stepp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stepp prevents Farell from getting back to his feet.
Stepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Farell has wrist control.
Stepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Farell has wrist control.
Stepp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stepp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stepp distracts Farell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Farell has wrist control.
Stepp throwing strikes from guard but Farell blocks nicely.
Stepp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stepp postures up in Farell's guard and throws a big left but Farell blocks it.
Farell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stepp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stepp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp throwing strikes but missing.
Stepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Farell has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stepp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Farell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stepp is controlling him.
Stepp looking to pass the guard.
Stepp won't allow Farell to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stepp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stepp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stepp connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepp wants to pass the guard but Farell is keeping the position.
Farell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stepp.
Stepp working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stepp prevents Farell from getting back to his feet.
Stepp throws a big elbow that misses.
Stepp wants to control from the top but Farell keeps moving.
Stepp might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Farell haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Stepp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stepp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Farell is fending him off so far but Stepp persists. Nope, Farell circles away and we're back to standing.
Farell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stepp checks it well.
Steve Farell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stepp 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.
Stepp stops Farell from standing up.
Stepp throws a big right hand that misses.
Stepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stepp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farell's head.
Stepp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stepp working some strikes from top position.
Stepp throwing strikes but missing.
Farell working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stepp trying to control but Farell is working from the bottom.
Stepp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stepp throwing strikes from guard but Farell blocks nicely.
Stepp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Farell has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stepp connects with a couple of short punches.
Stepp landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farell wants to get back to his feet but Stepp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farell keeping moving, preventing Stepp from controlling successfully.
Stepp scoring with some ground and pound.
Stepp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stepp is working Farell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Farell tries to get out of the position.
Stepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Farell has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp works over Farell with some ground and pound from guard.
Stepp with a nice head shot there.
Steven Stepp has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stepp works over Farell with some ground and pound from guard.
Stepp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stepp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stepp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stepp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farell looking to control.
Stepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Farell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stepp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Farell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stepp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stepp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Farell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stepp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stepp slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stepp is chipping away with strikes.
Stepp fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farell taking a bit of punishment here - Stepp scoring with strikes.

Farell is rocked!
Farell taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Stepp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Farell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Farell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stepp.
Farell throws a lazy uppercut
and Stepp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Farell.

Stepp shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Farell's guard.
Stepp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Farell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stepp stands up over Farell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stepp distracts Farell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stepp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stepp distracts Farell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stepp postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Farell covers up, he's hurt! Stepp keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Stepp and the ref steps in to end the fight! Stepp can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Stepp!
Steven Stepp decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.