PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Steggman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Keller
vs
Steggman

175 cm
20
189 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Steggman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keller misses with a head kick.
Keller throws a right hand that Steggman ducks under and follows up with a left that Steggman also avoids with ease.
Keller throws a leg kick but Steggman moved away.

Steggman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Steggman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Steggman punching from mount but Keller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Steggman.

Steggman looking for a guillotine from mount but Keller is having none of it.
Steggman thowing shots but they're missing.
Steggman misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steggman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Keller is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Keller and Steggman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Keller is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Steggman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Keller works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Steggman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steggman thows a huge punch but Keller dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steggman throwing shots but Keller is blocking nicely.
Steggman not doing much here.
Steggman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steggman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steggman throwing shots but Keller is blocking nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keller scores with a leg kick.
Keller drops Steggman with a right and a left! Keller comes rushing in but Steggman regains his composure and manages to keep Keller in guard.

It looks like Christian Steggman has been cut.
Steggman looks gassed!

Keller gets to his feet - Steggman follows without any prompting.
Keller wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steggman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Keller tries to clinch but Steggman is having none of it.
Keller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keller looks to score with a jab to the body but Steggman is just out of range.
Keller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keller throws a sloppy head kick and Steggman moves out of range easily.
Steggman moves out of range of the body kick from Keller.
Keller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keller misses with a looping left.
Keller stuffs the takedown attempt from Steggman. Steggman gets slowly back to his feet.
Keller avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steggman shoots for a double leg takedown but Keller sprawls well. He's pushed Steggman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steggman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keller misses with a leg kick

and Steggman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steggman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steggman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Keller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Steggman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Keller wants to clinch

and Steggman counters with a single leg into guard. Keller didn't expect that.
Steggman throws and elbow that misses. Keller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steggman's guard. Nice move by Keller!
Steggman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Steggman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Steggman controlling Keller's posture.
Keller won't allow Steggman to sweep him here.
Steggman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Keller!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Keller wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Steggman.
Steggman misses with a head shot.
Steggman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Steggman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Steggman thowing shots but they're missing.
Steggman landing strikes from the mount.
Steggman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Keller is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Steggman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Keller is on top in guard.
Steggman is breathing heavily.
Steggman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller stopping the sweep attempt from Steggman.

Steggman looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Keller has picked Steggman up and slammed him! Steggman can't keep hold of the triangle and Keller manages to pass to side control!

Keller stands up and beckons Steggman to his feet.
Keller darts in trying to clinch

and Steggman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steggman.
Steggman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Keller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steggman throwing strikes but missing.
Steggman lands a couple of elbows.
Steggman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steggman looking to sit in guard and control but Keller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steggman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Steggman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christian Steggman'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. This is the final round!

Keller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keller throws a head kick that misses.
Keller connects with a high kick.
Steggman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keller was well out of range. Poor timing from Steggman.
Steggman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steggman drops his hands momentarily and Keller needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Steggman just on the top of the head. Steggman drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Steggman - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dwayne Keller!