PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Krisstus (ranked 5012 p4p, 57 weight class) and Sami Steele (ranked 6097 p4p, 63 weight class). Kurt Krisstus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Krisstus
vs
Steele

186 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Krisstus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Steele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krisstus swinging wildly here.
Steele replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krisstus blocks it well.
Krisstus misses with a looping left.
Krisstus takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Krisstus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Krisstus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krisstus misses with a series of wild punches.

Steele instigates a clinch.
Krisstus misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Steele breaks the clinch.
Steele walks into a stiff left hand from Krisstus.
A big right from Steele misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Krisstus misses the target.
Krisstus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
Krisstus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Krisstus moves out of range of the strikes.
Krisstus misses with an uppercut.
Krisstus misses with a wild body shot.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krisstus.
Krisstus misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Krisstus misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses the jab.
Krisstus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Krisstus moves out of range of the strikes.
Krisstus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Krisstus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krisstus catches Steele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steele looks to land a left hand but Krisstus moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Steele misses.
Krisstus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krisstus looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Krisstus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Krisstus misses.
Krisstus missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele misses with a low kick.
Krisstus looks to clinch
and Steele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steele takes a swing at Krisstus's ribcage but misses.
Krisstus misses with an uppercut.
Krisstus tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krisstus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steele.
Krisstus throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Krisstus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krisstus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krisstus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krisstus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Krisstus just misses with a punch to the body.
Krisstus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steele.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele scores with a body shot.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krisstus.
Krisstus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele throws out a counter right but Krisstus avoids it with no problem.
Krisstus blocks a jab.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krisstus moves out of range of the strikes.
Krisstus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krisstus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Krisstus is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Krisstus misses the target.
Krisstus scores with a hook.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krisstus throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws the left hand but Krisstus avoids the punch easily.
Krisstus throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Krisstus drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krisstuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krisstus.
Krisstus lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Krisstus throws a right hand that Steele ducks under and follows up with a left that Steele also avoids with ease.
A combination from Krisstus does no damage.
Krisstus throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Krisstus throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krisstus loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Krisstus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Steele.
A swing and a miss from Krisstus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Steele moves into the clinch.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Krisstus.
Krisstus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krisstus manages to break the clinch.
Steele cracks Krisstus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele with a hook.
Krisstus staying out of range there.
Steele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krisstus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krisstus has time to react.

Krisstus is rocked!
Steele is stalking Krisstus. Krisstus circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Steele, and it's lights out! Krisstus really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Steele!