PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sixten Sason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Steering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sason
vs
Steering

192 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sixten Sason !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocco Steering!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sason throws a body punch but Steering moves out of range.
Steering looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sason closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sason looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sason lands a right hand.
Sason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sason stalling in the clinch.

Sason has hold of one of Steering's legs. Steering is fighting the takedown attempt but Sason gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Steering manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sason gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Steering wants to control but Sason is keeping busy.
Steering works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sason with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steering working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sason .
Sason throws a big elbow that misses.
Sason has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sason trying to control but Steering is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sason got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steering has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sason has managed to get both his arms back between Steering's legs - danger averted.
Sason throwing strikes from guard but Steering blocks nicely.
Steering really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sason . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Steering is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sason defends well.
Sason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sason postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sason is looking to work some ground and pound but Steering has wrist control.
Steering preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steering utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steering looks winded!
Steering preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sason controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sason throwing strikes but missing.
Sason distracts Steering with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sason keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steering's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sason accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steering wants to stand but Sason is controlling the position.
Sason scoring with some ground and pound.
Sason passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sason is trying to ground and pound but Steering uses the momentary lack of control by Sason to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sason throwing shots but Steering is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steering has hold of Sason 's hands but Sason slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sason sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steering defending well though.
Sason not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steering blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sason .
Sason throwing shots but Steering is blocking nicely.
Sason thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steering's head.
Steering avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sason .
Sason throwing shots but Steering is blocking nicely.
Steering avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sason .
Sason thows a huge punch but Steering dodges it nicely.
Sason sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steering defending well though.
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. Sason connects with a nice short shot to Steering's temple.
Sason throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sason throwing shots but Steering is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steering is refusing to be controlled, as Sason sits in half guard.
Sason not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Sason is looking for a kimura here.
Sason throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sason wants to pass to mount but Steering is defending the position.
Steering avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sason .
Sason 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.
Steering avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sason .
Sason seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sason looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sixten Sason dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Steering moves out of range of the body kick from Sason .
Steering tries a quick counter leg kick but Sason is wise to it.

Steering rushes Sason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sason lands with a right to the head.
Sason trying to land knees to the body.
Steering is trying to break the clinch but Sason is controlling him.
Steering wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steering is looking to break free of the clinch but Sason has double underhooks.
Steering wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sason has him pressed against the cage.

Sason gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Steering is looking for a sweep. Sason is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sason tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steering knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sason sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steering defending well though.
Steering is breathing heavily.
Sason throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sason wants to control but Steering is keeping him busy.
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. Sason connects with a nice short shot to Steering's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steering regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sason .
Sason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sason trying to control but Steering is working from the bottom.
Sason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steering working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sason .
Sason throws a big right hand that misses.
Sason postures up and lands a big shot to Steering's brow.
Sason advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Sason seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Sason tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sason has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sason misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Sason crashes against the mat.
Sason tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Steering tries to bench press Sason off him but Sason keeps the position.

Sason tries for a kimura but Steering is defending well.
Sason is staying tight to Steering's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Sason is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steering knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sason throws a strike aimed at the side of Steering's head but Steering avoids it well.
Sason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steering can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sason tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sason fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steering dodges the ground and pound from Sason .
The strikes coming from Sason are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sason misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sason advances nicely into full mount.
Sason can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steering is looking to escape.
Sason raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steering blocking the ground and pound.
Steering blocking the ground and pound.
Sason punching from mount but Steering doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sixten Sason overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steering blocking the ground and pound.

Sason is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Steering is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sixten Sason !