PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nabo Steel (ranked 4162 p4p, 3541 weight class) and Judo Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judo Don has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nabo Steel's chin.

Steel
vs
Don

182 cm
24
200
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
220
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nabo Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Judo Don!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a takedown

and Don counters with a takedown into side control.
Steel tries to bench press Don off him but Don keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Don scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Steel to see if he's OK.
Don prevents Steel from escaping the position.
Steel is trying to control Don's posture but Don avoids it.
Don connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Steel some visible discomfort.
Don working the ground and pound.
Don cracks Steel with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don is working Steel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Don's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Steel is rocked!
Steel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Steel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Don in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Steel looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Don turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judo Don!