PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 138 p4p, 22 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 647 p4p, 91 weight class). Steele comes to the ring accompanied by Manowar - Heart of Steel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Steele
vs
Peterson

179 cm
23
185 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steele defends it nicely.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steele circles away.
Steele cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Steele didn't see that one coming.

Steele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Steele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peterson's face.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Steele has him pressed against the ropes.
Stanley Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Steele digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Peterson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steele is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Steele.
Steele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Peterson trying to stall but Steele improves his position.
Peterson wants a takedown.
Peterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steele pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Steele forces Peterson back against the ropes and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Steele.
Peterson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Steele.
Peterson tries to break free but Steele pushes him back against the ropes.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Steele as the two fighters clinch.
Peterson 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. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele looks to clinch

and Peterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.

Steele looking for a guillotine here but Peterson defends easily.
Steele is controlling Peterson's posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.

Steele working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Steele's brow.
Steele seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peterson is fighting to break Steele's control of his arms but Steele is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Steele has wrist control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peterson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Peterson trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steele's head.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterson is putting a hurting on Steele here, landing some big shots from side control.
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Steele controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Steele sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peterson cracks Steele with a big elbow.
Steele tries to improve position but can't.
Peterson wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Steele to see if he's OK.
Steele is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Steele on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Steele tries to improve position but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Steele with the active half guard here but Peterson passes nicely into side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steele sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steele is trying to control but can't.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Steele is working away.
Steele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.

Peterson is looking for a kimura but Steele is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peterson to get the leverage.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steele is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson 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.
Peterson throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
Steele taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Steele is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steele bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.

Steele trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Steele won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
Peterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Steele is keeping the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steele is on top in guard.

Peterson working a defensive guard here.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steele manages to get himself to full guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Steele trying to control the position.

Steele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele with a jab.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson dives in and grabs Steele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Steele closes the distance and pushes Peterson back into the ropes.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Steele is controlling the position.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Peterson is trying to break free.
Steele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterson or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
Steele presses Peterson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Peterson is breathing heavily.

Peterson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
Steele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steele is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steele is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Steele blocks nicely.
Steele is trying to keep Peterson in close.
Steele has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele working a defensive guard here.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Steele manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Peterson wants to hit a switch here but Steele passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peterson there!
Peterson is working to get back to half guard.

Steele looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to control but Peterson wriggling away.
Peterson is trying desperately to improve position.
Steele looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steele looking to control but Peterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Steele is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Peterson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Peterson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peterson is trying to escape the mount.
Peterson tries to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
Peterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steele throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Peterson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Steele tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Peterson is looking to get to half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steele throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Steele thowing shots but they're missing.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Steele throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson can't escape the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stanley Steele!
Stanley Steele retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Stanley Steele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.