PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dameon steal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). steal has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Dragon Slayer looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

steal
vs
Slayer

190 cm
21
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

S.W.A.T.

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, dameon steal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

steal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slayer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but steal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Slayer wants to get back to his feet.

steal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Slayer is trying to stand up here but steal is controlling him well.
steal is breathing heavily.
Slayer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Slayer wants to control but steal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
steal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

steal is working for a submission of some sort.
Slayer is not content to let steal control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
steal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slayer scores with a push kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Slayer!
Dragon Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
steal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
steal moves out of range of the body kick.
Slayer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
steal misses with a takedown attempt - Slayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to steal's calf.
Slayer tries to land a front kick but steal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

steal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
steal content just to control the position here.
Slayer is trying desperately to improve position.
steal with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Slayer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
steal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by steal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
steal cracks Slayer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
steal throwing strikes here but Slayer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Slayer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Slayer tries to reverse the position but steal maintains control.
steal thowing shots but they're missing.
Slayer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slayer wants to try and get back to his feet.

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.
Slayer can't escape the position.
Slayer avoids a series of strikes thrown by steal.
Slayer tries to hold on but steal pushes him away.
steal tries to control but Slayer wriggling away.
steal content just to control the position here.
steal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slayer?
steal controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slayer.

steal has taken the fight to the clinch.
steal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slayer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Slayer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
steal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
steal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slayer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from steal.
Slayer letting steal take a breather here.
Slayer wants to stall.
steal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slayer is keeping busy.
steal prevents Slayer from breaking the clinch.
Slayer goes for a takedown in the clinch but steal prevents it.
steal scores with a nice hook to the head.
steal avoiding damage.
Slayer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but steal is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
steal avoiding damage as Slayer throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. steal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Slayer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slayer tries to land knees in the clinch but steal avoids the damage to the body.
Slayer tries to break the clinch but steal is controlling the position.
steal prevents the takedown attempt.
dameon steal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragon Slayer.
Slayer is trying to stall.

Slayer is fighting off a takedown attempt but steal is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Slayer to the mat. Slayer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

steal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Slayer misses with an attempted mid kick.

steal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slayer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. steal fights it off and pushes away nicely.

steal clinches with his opponent.
Slayer wants to break free but steal has control.
Slayer lands a knee to the head.
Slayer scores with a knee to the head.
Slayer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slayer tries to pull guard but steal holds him up against the cage and eventually Slayer drops back down to his feet.
Slayer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
steal taking a breather.
Slayer throws a knee to the head but misses.

steal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slayer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
steal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slayer. That one must have hurt.
steal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Slayer avoids the head kick by steal.
steal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
steal throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
steal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slayer is fending him off so far but steal persists. Nope, Slayer circles away and we're back to standing.
steal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slayer as he avoids it easily.
A left lands for Slayer.
Slayer throws a leg kick which misses steal's front leg but catches the back leg as steal tries to avoid it.
Slayer thuds his shin into the meat of steal's side.
Slayer jabs at steal's body.
Slayer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
steal misses with a head kick.
steal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slayer is fending him off so far but steal persists. Nope, Slayer circles away and we're back to standing.
Slayer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer misses with a body kick.
steal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slayer pinned against the cage. Slayer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Slayer.
steal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
steal tries for a takedown but Slayer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slayer lands a nice looking body kick.
steal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slayer.
Slayer misses the shot to the body.

steal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

steal stands up and beckons Slayer to his feet.
steal has a takedown stuffed.
Slayer throws a leg kick which misses steal's front leg but catches the back leg as steal tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

steal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
steal is pressing down on Slayer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slayer is holding on for now.
steal is looking to take a break and control but Slayer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slayer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slayer trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dameon steal dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

steal takes a jab right on the kisser.
steal misses with a takedown attempt - Slayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slayer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and steal counters with a shoot takedown. Slayer fights it but they end up in guard.
steal throwing strikes from guard but Slayer blocks nicely.
steal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

steal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Slayer, up you get!
Slayer looks to land a body kick but steal moved away.
steal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
steal closes the distance and clinches up with Slayer, looking for a takedown. steal pushes Slayer against the cage but Slayer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dameon steal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slayer, as that shot connected.

steal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
steal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Slayer pushes steal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, steal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
steal controlling the position from side mount.
Sloppy strikes there by steal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
steal controlling the position.
steal is looking to take a break and control but Slayer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
steal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
steal lands a nice forearm strike.

Slayer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
steal tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Slayer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
steal lands with some strikes.
Slayer is still in real trouble! Can steal finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer is looking to get to half guard.
Slayer seems to have recovered his senses.
steal dominating with strikes here.
steal scoring with strikes but Slayer is staying in there.

Slayer is rocked!
steal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Slayer is still in real trouble! Can steal finish him?
steal wants to stand but steal is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slayer seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
steal content just to control the position here.

steal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Slayer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Slayer tries to lock up and control but steal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dragon Slayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
steal with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
dameon steal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for steal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dameon steal!