PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Its a Fight as his entrance music. Mo Frazier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Frazier
vs
Steel

180 cm
30
170 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

190 cm
44
181 lbs
30 - 25 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julius Steel!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Steel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Steel throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
As Steel looks to move away, Frazier throws a big counter combo but Steel just gets out of the way.
Steel lands with a hook. Frazier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.

Frazier drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steel is trying to stand up here but Frazier is controlling him well.
Frazier is controlling the pace.
Frazier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier working the head and body with strikes.
Steel is trying to stand.
Frazier wants to take a breather but Steel is having none of it.
Frazier sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Frazier connects with a nice short shot to Steel's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Frazier decides to stand and escape the position.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel misses with a hook. Frazier ducked under it nicely.
Frazier throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Julius Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Frazier looks to land a combination. Steel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Frazier.
Frazier lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Frazier 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.
Frazier trying to control the position but Steel is working away.
Frazier works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Steel tries to bench press Frazier off him but Frazier keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Steel to see if he's OK.
Steel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frazier wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel wants to get back to his feet but Frazier drags him back down.
Steel tries to bench press Frazier off him but Frazier keeps the position.

Frazier is trying to get an arm triangle but Steel is defending well.

Frazier decides to stand back up. Frazier steps back and let's Steel get back to his feet.
Frazier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Julius Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel thows a leg kick but Frazier checks it
and Frazier counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steel tried to score with a low kick but Frazier checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Frazier stalks Steel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steel's face. Steel staggers backwards, shaken.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steel checks a leg kick.
Steel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Steel misses.
Steel lands a head shot.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frazier counters with a one-two to the body.
Frazier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
Steel wants to land a leg kick but Frazier is out of range.
Frazier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frazier clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Frazier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frazier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steel.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Frazier throws a wild body kick that Steel sees coming a mile off.
Mo Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frazier.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.

Frazier scores with a takedown into Steel's guard.
Steel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Frazier manages to pass to side control.
Steel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frazier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frazier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steel trying to control but Frazier postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frazier winds up and cracks Steel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frazier working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Frazier lands with a punch from half guard.
Frazier is trying to control. Steel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frazier content to control rather than advance.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Frazier connects with a nice short shot to Steel's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frazier scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steel is not content to let Frazier control the position.
Frazier is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Steel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frazier is working away from the top position though.
Frazier seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel is staying active underneath Frazier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Frazier slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier working Steel over with strikes.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
Frazier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frazier working Steel over with strikes.
Frazier working over Steel with some ground and pound. Steel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frazier scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frazier is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frazier seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frazier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steel sees it coming and defends easily.
Steel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frazier not doing much here.

Frazier decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Frazier gets a double leg takedown into Steel's guard.

Steel is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Frazier presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Frazier dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick from Frazier lands but Steel takes it in his stride.
Frazier moves out of range of the strikes.
Frazier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Frazier.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Frazier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Frazier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Steel scores with the left hand. Frazier knows he should have avoided that one.
Frazier shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Frazier is looking to counter with a body kick.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frazier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Frazier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Frazier looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Frazier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frazier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Frazier from controlling successfully.

Steel looking for a guillotine here but Frazier defends easily.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mo Frazier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frazier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Frazier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Frazier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Steel, up you get!

Frazier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frazier showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Frazier wants to work for an arm triangle but Steel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel has hold of Frazier's hands but Frazier slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Frazier controlling the pace.
Frazier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Frazier is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steel!
Frazier with good strikes from the mount here!
Frazier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Frazier.
Frazier landing strikes from the mount.
Frazier unloading with bombs!
Frazier looking to finish Steel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steel!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier working Steel over with strikes here.

Steel is rocked!
Steel is in a horrible position here. Frazier smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Julius Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel is still in real trouble! Can Frazier finish him?
Frazier connects with a bit shot that sees Steel covering up! More strikes from Frazier and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Frazier is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mo Frazier!
During a confident post fight interview, Mo Frazier thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.