PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Marianos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by whiskey in the jar. Marianos has chosen Duran Duran - Wildboys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Steele
vs
Marianos

182 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Marianos!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marianos keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele drops Marianos with a nice combination! Steele dives into Marianos's guard, looking to finish!
Steele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marianos has momentary wrist control but Steele slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marianos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marianos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steele pushes down on Marianos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steele looks to land a strike but Marianos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throwing strikes but missing.
Steele has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steele lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steele throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marianos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steele forces his way into half guard.
Marianos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Steele there.
Steele not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steele not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steele thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steele looks to land a strike but Marianos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Steele gets to his feet - Marianos follows without any prompting.
Nice shot lands for Steele.
Steele misses with a body shot.

Marianos gets caught flat footed, as Steele shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marianos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steele postures up in Marianos's guard and throws a big left but Marianos blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steele accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marianos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Steele stands up from Marianos's guard - Steele perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marianos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marianos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Marianos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Marianos throws a front kick that sends Steele stumbling back into the cage.
Marianos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marianos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steele.

It looks like Rex Steele has been cut.
Rex Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marianos thumps Steele with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele throws a right hand that Marianos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marianos also avoids with ease.
Marianos throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marianos is looking to slow Steele down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Steele misses
and Marianos counters with an inside leg kick.
Marianos throws a nice head kick!
Arturo Marianos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marianos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marianos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Marianos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele shoots for a takedown but Marianos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marianos feints and then cracks Steele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steele down.
Steele tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Marianos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marianos throws a head kick that Steele semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Marianos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marianos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arturo Marianos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rex Steele's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Steele or perhaps it was just good defense by Marianos which made him look bad.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marianos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Marianos.
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marianos counters with an inside leg kick.
Steele has a takedown stuffed.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Marianos connects with a solid leg kick.
Marianos throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marianos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marianos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Marianos.
Steele shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marianos thumps Steele with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marianos, right into the meat.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marianos can pounce on him.
Arturo Marianos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marianos scoring well with a low kick there.
Marianos connects with a jab.

Rex Steele's cut is getting worse.
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!
Marianos lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marianos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marianos, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marianos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marianos throws a leg kick which misses Steele's front leg but catches the back leg as Steele tries to avoid it.
Steele looks for a takedown but Marianos sprawls well.
Rex Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marianos.
Marianos throws a combination that misses

and Steele counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steele is nestled in close to Marianos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Steele wants to take a breather but Marianos is having none of it.
Marianos is trying to stand up here but Steele is controlling him well.
Marianos taking some punishment here, with Steele in his half guard.
Marianos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steele thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marianos's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marianos wants to get back to his feet.
Steele throwing shots but Marianos is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marianos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.
Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marianos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marianos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marianos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt - Marianos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steele looks for a takedown but Marianos sprawls well.
Marianos swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steele throws a series of strikes that have Marianos backpedaling.
Steele lands the left hand.
Steele fails with the takedown.
Marianos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steele avoids the head kick by Marianos.
Marianos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marianos doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Marianos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rex Steele's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marianos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Steele scores with a takedown into Marianos's guard.
Steele lands a couple of elbows.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steele throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele won't allow Marianos to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marianos, right into the meat.
Marianos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steele. That did some damage!
Steele fails to land the takedown.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Marianos's shoulder, as Marianos tries to avoid the shot.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marianos.
A lazy body kick from Steele
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marianos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Marianos.
A left and a right from Marianos both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Marianos does it's job there.
Marianos throws a nice head kick!
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marianos can pounce on him.
Steele scores with a one two! Marianos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marianos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steele.
Steele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marianos counters with a series of strikes. Steele will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marianos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marianos.
A right-left combo lands from Marianos.
Arturo Marianos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marianos misses with a series of wild punches.
Steele shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marianos but Marianos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marianos.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Steele closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marianos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Steele tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marianos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marianos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marianos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marianos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steele.
Marianos is trying to stand up here but Steele is controlling him well.
Steele drops an elbow to the side of Marianos's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marianos is trying to stand up here but Steele is controlling him well.
Rex Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele lands with a punch from half guard.
Steele sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marianos defending well though.
Steele missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arturo Marianos.
I've got Marianos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Marianos!