PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Bock (ranked 4101 p4p, 407 weight class) and Roger Steele (ranked 6162 p4p, 557 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bock
vs
Steele

190 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Bock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Steele!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele connects with a right hand. Bock shakes it off.
Steele lands a nice shot that snaps Bock's head back.
Steele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Bock ducks down to avoid it.
Bock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bock just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bock misses with a right hand

and Steele counters by moving into the clinch.
Bock tries to pull guard but Steele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steele just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Bock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Steele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bock swings away with a body shot that misses

and Steele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steele.
Bock jumps guard but Steele stands there with Bock around his waist. Bock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steele is leaning against Bock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bock jumps guard but Steele stands there with Bock around his waist. Bock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bock is trying to pull guard but Steele turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steele will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bock up against the cage.
Bock jumps guard but Steele stands there with Bock around his waist. Bock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steele looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Steele to keep the fight standing.

Steele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Bock's head but Bock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bock slips a jab and a cross from Steele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bock looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Steele wants to slow Bock down by chopping away at his legs.
Steele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bock throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
Bock swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bock was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.

Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bock decides to pull guard.

Bock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steele doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steele manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws an elbow that misses. Bock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steele's guard. Nice move by Bock!

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steele can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steele keeping full guard, as Bock tries to pass.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.
Steele is adopting a defensive guard.
Bock looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Bock from controlling successfully.

Bock drops back, looking for a kneebar! Steele looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Steele looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Steele!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bock tries to improve position but can't.
Steele fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Steele dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bock throws a body shot but no joy.
Bock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Bock misses with a looping left.

Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Steele is stalling here.

Steele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bock lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Bock misses.
Steele throws out a counter right but Bock avoids it with no problem.
Bock throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Steele counters by moving into the clinch.
Steele content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bock fails to pull guard.
Steele manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele has Bock pressed against the cage.
Steele stalling against the cage.
Steele receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Steele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steele digs a right hand into Bock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bock's gas tank.
Steele taking a breather.
Steele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roger Steele.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bock went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice defenses there by Bock.
Bock looks to land a combination but Steele avoids it well.

Steele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bock is trying to pull guard but Steele turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Bock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Steele leaning his opponent against the cage.
Steele avoiding damage.
Steele taking a breather.
Bock tries to pull guard but Steele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Steele pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roger Steele.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bock.
Bock misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Steele misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele's corner calls for a 1-2. Steele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steele.
Bock throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Steele misses.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Bock throws a predictable looking body shot

and Steele counters by clinching up.

Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Bock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bock slips a straight right by Steele.
A counter left hand to the body from Bock misses its target.
Steele throws a hook but Bock blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Bock.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bock.
Bock misses with a wild body shot.
Steele steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bock.
Bock is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Steele's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Bock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bock throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele throws a body kick that misses.
Bock misses with a left hand
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.

Steele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steele is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Steele pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steele slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bock is trying to pull guard but Steele turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Steele dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steele pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roger Steele.
Steele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Bock misses.
A jab from Bock misses.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Bock counters with a nice body shot.
Steele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bock.
Bock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bock swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Bock misses with a straight left.
Bock misses with a hook.
Steele cracks Bock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!

Steele moves into the clinch.
Steele has Bock pressed against the cage.
Bock tries to pull guard but Steele holds him up against the cage and eventually Bock drops back down to his feet.
Steele gets through Bock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Steele on the inside.
Steele is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bock tries to pull guard but Steele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Bock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Steele - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bock being controlled against the cage.
Steele continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Steele digs a right hand underneath Bock's ribcage. Bock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Steele.
Roger Steele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bock jumps guard but Steele turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Steele slows down the pace here.
Bock being controlled against the cage.
Bock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steele walks away with a smile on his face. Bock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a jab to the head.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Bock moved out of range nicely.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Bock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Steele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bock, pushing him back against the cage.
Bock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steele smiles and moves away.
Steele scores with a sloppy right hand. Bock should have avoided that one.
Bruno Bock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Steele!