PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Steam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chins Gone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson Steam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Steam
vs
Gone

183 cm
28
198 lbs
22 - 5 - 1

183 cm
33
195 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Sully's Bar & Grill

Aspire Clothing
Voodoo Nutrition

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 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Steam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gone throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gone.
Gone throws a big shot that misses.
Gone loads up on a big right hand but Steam slips the punch.
Gone slips a jab and a cross from Steam.
Gone cracks Steam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gone misses with a hook. Steam ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gone.

Gone darts in and clinches Steam up against the cage.
Steam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gone presses Steam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gone misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gone fails to land.
Steam tries to work over Gone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Steam's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Steam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gone gets underhooks to prevent Steam's takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Steam.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gone tries to throw a body punch but Steam avoids it by throwing Gone back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Bronson Steam has been cut.
A short right from Gone on the inside.
Steam throws a punch but it's blocked by Gone.
Gone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steam tries to throw a body punch but Gone avoids it by throwing Steam back against the cage.
Steam takes a knee to the side of the body.

Gone breaks from the clinch.
Gone throws a head kick that misses.
Steam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gone.
Gone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steam cracks a nice hook into Gone's ribs.
Steam checks a low kick from Gone.
Steam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gone throws out the jab.
Steam tries to score with a low kick but Gone moves his leg out of the way.
Gone flicks out a counter leg kick but Steam steps away.
Gone throws a body punch but Steam moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steam throws a series of punches but Gone avoids them all with ease.
Steam takes one to the side of the head.
Steam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gone moves into the clinch successfully.
Steam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gone backwards.
Gone prevents a body shot from Steam.
Gone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Gone.

Gone breaks the clinch.
Gone throws a body kick that misses.
Steam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steam.
Steam blocks a jab.
Steam moves away from the strike by Gone.
Gone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam fails to land with a series of punches.
Gone misses with a hook. Steam ducked under it nicely.
Gone 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.
Gone lands a jab to the nose.
Steam throws a body shot but no joy.
Steam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gone.
Gone misses with an uppercut. Steam saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Steam misses the target.
Gone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steam's sensitive parts.
Nice shot by Gone.
Gone scores with a jab.
Gone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gone.
Gone throws a hook but Steam avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gone with a jab.
Steam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gone.
Steam slips a jab from Gone.
Gone scores with a jab.
Steam throws a sloppy body shot
and Gone counters with a head kick.
Steam throws a sloppy head kick and Gone moves out of range easily.
Gone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gone throws a combination. Steam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gone checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gone misses with a series of wild punches.
Gone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chins Gone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronson Steam's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Steam blocks a jab.
Gone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steam throws a good cross that connects.
Gone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chins Gone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steam scores with a jab to the body.
Steam looks to land a right hand but Gone moved out of range.
Steam punishes Gone's body with a nice straight punch.
Gone lands with a cross.
Gone throws a hook to the side of Steam's head but Steam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Steam lands a left and a right that send Gone crashing to the mat, dazed. Steam thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gone is rocked!

It looks like Chins Gone has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steam is stalking Gone. Gone circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Steam, and it's lights out! Gone really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bronson Steam!
Our winner, Bronson Steam, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.