PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pitt Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Sabian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steel
vs
Sabian

155 cm
18
146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q
Machine Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pitt Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roni Sabian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sabian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sabian misses with a looping right.
Sabian throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Sabian misses with a straight left.
Sabian blocks a head kick by Steel.
Roni Sabian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabian.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabian.
Sabian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Sabian.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sabian.
Steel looks for the body kick but Sabian saw that one coming.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabian.
Steel throws a lazy uppercut
and Sabian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabian throws out the jab.
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Steel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Steel won't allow Sabian to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel passes Sabian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steel stops Sabian from getting back to his feet.
Steel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Steel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Steel landing strikes from the mount and Sabian is in trouble!
Steel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sabian is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Steel lands a nice shot to the head.
Steel controlling from the full mount.
Steel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sabian looks a forlorn figure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sabian is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Sabian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Sabian really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Steel content just to control the position here.
Sabian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sabian wants to try and get back to his feet.
Steel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Steel controlling from mount.
Steel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Steel.
Steel controlling from mount.
Sabian is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Steel with shots to the head and body - Sabian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sabian wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel scoring with strikes but Sabian is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sabian in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sabian is trying to stand up.
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Steel with shots to the head and body - Sabian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steel raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Sabian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Steel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sabian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sabian is trying to stand up.
Steel lands a big shot there that rocks Sabian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel landing strikes from the mount and Sabian is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Steel.
Sabian taking shots to the head.
Steel landing strikes from the mount and Sabian is in trouble!
Steel lands a big elbow.

Sabian is rocked!
You get the feeling that Sabian really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sabian is still in real trouble! Can Steel finish him?
Steel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.
Steel dominating with strikes here.
Sabian in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.
Steel controlling the position easily from mount.
Steel wants to control the pace but Sabian is squirming around nicely.
Steel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sabian seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel with shots to the head and body - Sabian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sabian wants to get back to his feet.
Steel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabian wants to try and get back to his feet.
Steel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sabian?
Steel lands a nice shot to the head.
Steel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sabian looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pitt Steel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sabian misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a body kick.
Steel throws a head kick but Sabian moves out of range.
Sabian tries to move into range but Steel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sabian throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Steel throws a big counter combination but Sabian scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sabian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Sabian misses.
Sabian throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Sabian misses with an uppercut.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Steel misses
and Sabian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Sabian misses its intended target.
Sabian misses with an uppercut. Steel saw that one coming.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabian misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sabian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sabian loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a head kick but Sabian moves out of range.
Sabian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sabian loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Sabian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Sabian looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Sabian.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabian throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Steel lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabian with the counter takedown but Steel avoids it easily.
Roni Sabian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sabian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Steel misses
and Sabian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sabian throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.

Steel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sabian quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel working over Sabian with some ground and pound. Sabian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sabian wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel winds up and cracks Sabian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steel working over Sabian with some ground and pound. Sabian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sabian is looking to escape.
Steel controlling the action here.
Steel working over Sabian with some ground and pound. Sabian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sabian taking some punishment here, with Steel in his half guard.
Steel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steel slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steel lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel controlling the action here.
Steel scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabian is trying to stand up here but Steel is controlling him well.
Steel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Steel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sabian is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Steel with good strikes from the mount here!
Steel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sabian is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Steel landing punches.
Sabian is trying to stand up.
Steel landing shots from mount.
Sabian's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sabian looks a forlorn figure.
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sabian is looking to escape.
Steel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Steel controlling from the full mount.
Steel landing punches.
Sabian is trying to stand.
Steel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Steel dominating with strikes here.
Steel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Steel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sabian is looking to escape.
Pitt Steel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sabian is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pitt Steel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sabian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabian.
A big left from Sabian misses.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Sabian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabian can do to turn this around?
Sabian misses with a looping left.

Steel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sabian sprawls well initially but Steel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Steel controlling the action here.
Sabian is trying to stand up here but Steel is controlling him well.
Steel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steel controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steel lands a nice short elbow.
Steel wants to pass to mount but Sabian is defending the position.
Steel trying to control the action but Sabian is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabian is trying to stand up here but Steel is controlling him well.
Sabian is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Steel stalling.

Sabian is kicking away at Steel from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Steel grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Sabian trying to push Steel off... Sabian taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Pitt Steel!