PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 879 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Sami Steele (ranked 53 p4p, 99 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Overhaul. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Rram
vs
Steele

164 cm
25
146
15 - 7 - 0

173 cm
25
142
12 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Steele!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rram throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Rram throws a good cross that connects.
Rram uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steele has time to react.
Rram definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rram lands with an uppercut that bounces Steele off the cage and back into range.
Rram throws a leg kick
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Rram.

Rram rushes Steele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rram lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.

Steele breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steele. That did some damage!
Rram takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Rram moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Rram's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steele under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rram.
Rram swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rram lands a leg kick that knocks Steele off balance momentarily.
Rram scoring well with a low kick there.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with a one-two to the body.
Rram uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.

Rram has closed the distance and engaged Steele in a clinch.
Rram lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to break the clinch but Rram is controlling the position.
Rram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram misses with the head strike.
Rram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Rram misses with a hook to the ribs.

Steele breaks from the clinch.
Rram doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws a body kick that misses.
Steele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Rram lands.
Rram wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
As Rram backs off Steele throws a huge counter combo but Rram manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rram.
Rram lands a nice shot that snaps Steele's head back.
Rram connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steele misses with the combination.

Rram has closed the distance and engaged Steele in a clinch.
Rram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Rram catches Steele right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele avoids the body shot from Rram.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele tries to land a leg kick but Rram saw it coming and moves away.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Rram wants to clinch
and Steele counters with a three punch combo that has Rram backing up. Rram nods at Steele to acknowledge the strikes.
Steele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram looks to land a combination. Steele sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steele slips under a jab.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rram tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.

Rram moves into the clinch.
Rram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele avoids the body shot from Rram.
Steele unleashes a big counter combination but Rram bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rram lands a jab to Steele's midsection.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
Rram cracks Steele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rram throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rram darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Steele throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Steele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram scores with a jab.
Rram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele checks a leg kick.
Steele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rram can pounce on him.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
Rram lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Rram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram misses with a looping left.
Steele appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rram throws a series of strikes that have Steele backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Rram takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rram back to the cage. Steele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
Steele is looking for the big counter here.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele unleashes a big counter combination but Rram bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rram to score with a decent uppercut.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Steele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocks a leg kick.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rram tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Steele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Rram works Steele's body with a nice hook.
Rram tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Rram gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele blocking some punches.

Rram manages to break the clinch.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele lands with a hook. Rram tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses the jab.
Steele throws a series of punches but Rram moves out of range.
Rram fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Steele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body punch from Rram.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram throws a leg kick
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Rram wants to clinch
and Steele counters with a one-two to the body.

Rram is rocked!
Steele cracks Rram with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Rram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Rram falls backwards - clearly groggy! Steele dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Steele!
Sami Steele bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.