PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Columbus Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Richard
vs
Steiner

180 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Columbus Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steiner to the mat! Steiner manages to get full guard.
Steiner has momentary wrist control but Richard slips an elbow through the middle.

Richard gets to his feet - Steiner follows without any prompting.
Steiner avoids a kick to the body.
Richard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steiner shoots in for a takedown but Richard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steiner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richard shoots for a takedown but Steiner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steiner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richard thows a body shot but no joy.

Richard has closed the distance and engaged Steiner in a clinch.
Steiner is trying to push Richard away but Richard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard lands a nice uppercut.
Steiner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richard's efforts to push away.

Steiner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steiner looks to clinch

and Richard moves into the clinch.
Steiner tries to pull guard but Richard holds him up against the cage and eventually Steiner drops back down to his feet.
Steiner fails to pull guard.
Matt Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Columbus Steiner.
Steiner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Steiner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Richard regains guard.

Richard looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Steiner is defending well. Richard quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Steiner has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Richard celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Richard!