PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatus Muminka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muminka comes to the cage accompanied by The Moomins music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Muminka
vs
Steele

191 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
22
290 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatus Muminka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steele drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steele scoring with some ground and pound.
Steele stopping the sweep attempt from Muminka.
Steele stands up over Muminka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Muminka is looking for a triangle but Steele pushes his legs off easily.

Muminka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Steele is aware though and is defending well.
Steele wants to control from the top but Muminka keeps moving.
Steele scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
Steele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Steele's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Steele drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Steele jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Steele postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Muminka is trying to keep Steele in close.
Steele controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Muminka keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Muminka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Steele!
Steele is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Muminka is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Steele has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Steele!

Steele is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muminka will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steele scoring with some ground and pound.
Muminka controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.
Steele wants to control from the top but Muminka keeps moving.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steele shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Steele feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Steele looks gassed!
Muminka keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Steele thows a big elbow that misses.
Muminka keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.
Steele stopping the sweep attempt from Muminka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muminka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Muminka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele looking to sit in guard and control but Muminka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Muminka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Steele gets a takedown into half guard.
Steele controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steele is looking for a kimura but Muminka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steele to get the leverage.
Muminka misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Muminka throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Steele manages to pass to side control.
Steele is working Muminka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Muminka is trying to control Steele's posture but Steele avoids it.
Muminka looks to move to half guard but instead Steele has passed into mount! Damn!
Muminka working to try and regain half guard.
Steele landing strikes, looking to finish!
Muminka is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steele cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Steele dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Muminka is looking to clinch.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muminka.

Muminka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Steele lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Muminka missing with punches from the bottom.

Steele seems to be working for a kimura but Muminka defends the submission attempt.
Steele is looking to take a break and control but Muminka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Steele throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Muminka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Steele pulls his head out easily.
Steele working over Muminka with some ground and pound. Muminka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muminka is looking to improve his position.
Steele takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steele stalling.
Steele lands strikes from half guard.
Muminka wants to get back to full guard but Steele has mounted him!
Muminka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muminka tries to get out of the position.
Muminka tries to reverse the position but Steele maintains control.
Steele landing strikes, looking to finish!
Muminka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steele lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Muminka hang on?
Muminka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Muminka throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Muminka is in a horrible position here. Steele smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a nice shot to the head.
Steele unloading with bombs!
Muminka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Steele working for a submission but Muminka is keeping him at bay.
Steele looking to control but Muminka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steele with the ground and pound from mount.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muminka is looking to escape.
Muminka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele with a couple of short strikes.
Muminka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steele is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Muminka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Muminka taking shots to the head.

Steele is going olschool here, as he tries to force Muminka to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Muminka shrugs it off.
Steele tries to control but Muminka wriggling away.
Steele scoring with strikes but Muminka is staying in there.
Steele tries to control but Muminka wriggling away.
Muminka is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele working the ground and pound effectively.
Muminka can't escape the position.
Muminka is squirming around, avoiding Steele's attempts to control the action.
Muminka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Muminka wants to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muminka is in a horrible position here. Steele smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Muminka tries to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
Steele lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Steele is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Muminka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Steele with shots to the head and body - Muminka looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Steele shoots for a takedown but Muminka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Muminka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Steele trying to hold on to Muminka's head to control him but Muminka postures up.
Muminka tries to pass to full mount but Steele defends it.

Steele looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele gets full guard.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Muminka from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Muminka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Steele uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muminka misses with a takedown attempt

and Steele counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Steele wants to control from the top but Muminka keeps moving.
Muminka throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Steele working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muminka's head.

Steele drops back looking for a leg! Muminka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Muminka manages to kick Steele off! Steele jumps back into Muminka's guard.
Steele wants to control from the top but Muminka keeps moving.

Muminka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Muminka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steele doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steele manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tatus Muminka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele landing some decent shots from guard.
Steele throws a big right hand that misses.
Steele scoring with punches to the head and body.
Muminka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.

Muminka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steele can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Muminka wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Muminka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Steele controls the pace.
Steele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muminka swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Muminka wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Ben Steele has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Muminka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele is working Muminka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Muminka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Steele avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steele passes Muminka's left leg - he's now in half guard.

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.
Muminka is staying active underneath Steele, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steele lands with a punch from half guard.
Muminka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steele.
Steele working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Muminka is trying to get back to full guard.
Steele working Muminka over with strikes.
Muminka wants to get back to full guard.
Muminka is not content to let Steele control the position.

Steele is looking for a kimura here.
Steele throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steele 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Steele!