PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Steiner (ranked 3098 p4p, 108 weight class) and Carlos Pavon (ranked 3657 p4p, 122 weight class). Carlos Pavon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dennis Steiner's chin.

Steiner
vs
Pavon

187 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Pavon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavon staying out of range there.
Carlos Pavon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavon tries to clinch but Steiner moves away
and Steiner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pavon tries to clinch there but Steiner circles away.
Pavon looks to clinch
and Steiner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pavon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pavon misses with a shot to the body
and Steiner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavon moves in looking to clinch but Steiner pushes him off.
Steiner walks into a stiff left hand from Pavon.

It looks like Dennis Steiner has been cut.
Pavon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavon throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavon walks into a stiff left hand from Steiner.
Steiner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavon misses with an uppercut
and Steiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pavon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Steiner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pavon moves out of range of the strikes.
Steiner throws a lazy right hand but Pavon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavon slips under a jab.
Pavon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steiner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steiner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pavon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Steiner backs off Pavon throws a huge counter combo but Steiner manages to avoid it all.
Steiner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steiner keeps the fight on the outside.
Steiner thuds a left hand into Pavon's body.

Steiner tries to keep at a distance but Pavon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Steiner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steiner throws a hook but Pavon avoids it easily.
Pavon tries to clinch
and Steiner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steiner misses with a straight right.
Steiner swings widly with a right hand

and Pavon counters by clinching up.
Pavon has a couple of punches blocked by Steiner.
Pavon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavon blocks a body shot from Steiner.
Pavon throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavon leaning against his opponent.
Steiner tries a body shot but Pavon blocks it.
Pavon misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavon lands a nice shot to the body.
Steiner is trying to stall.
Steiner presses Pavon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steiner blocking some punches.
Steiner being controlled against the cage.
Steiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavon scores with a shoulder strike.
Steiner prevents a body shot from Pavon.
Pavon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavon's elbow.
Pavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavon tries to throw a body punch but Steiner avoids it by throwing Pavon back against the cage.
Pavon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Steiner manages to break the clinch.

Pavon gets a clinch.
Pavon takes a shot to the head.
Pavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavon.
Pavon digs a right hand into Steiner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steiner's gas tank.
Pavon working aggressively here.
Pavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steiner blocks an uppercut.
Pavon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pavon swings wildly with an uppercut but Steiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steiner cracks Pavon with a nice body shot.
Steiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Steiner on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavon controls his hands.
Steiner lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavon backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavon.
Good body shot from Pavon.
A head punch on the inside from Pavon fails to land.
Pavon throws a punch but it's blocked by Steiner.
Pavon lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Steiner.
Steiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavons head.
Pavon swings wildly with an uppercut but Steiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavon struggles to land a body shot inside as Steiner controls his hands.
Steiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavon has a couple of punches blocked by Steiner.
Steiner tries to work over Pavon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steiner has a couple of punches blocked by Pavon.
Pavon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pavon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dennis Steiner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Steiner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pavon is looking to clinch but Steiner is avoiding it.
Pavon wants to clinch but Steiner slips to the side
and Steiner counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Pavon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steiner, pushing him back against the cage.
Pavon is struggling to control the position.
Pavon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steiner's elbow.
Pavon scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavon can't find room to land a body shot as Steiner controls the action.
Pavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Steiner scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pavon.
Steiner lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pavon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steiner takes a shot to the head.

Steiner is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavon pushes Steiner against the cage. Pavon is working some dirty boxing. Pavon pushes off with a quick right hook! Steiner goes down! Steiner tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pavon moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Pavon!