PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krista Stuls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuls has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Paul Steele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Steele
vs
Stuls

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

168 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krista Stuls!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steele as he jumps to the side.
Steele looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nice takedown defense from Stuls. No joy for Steele on that attempt.

Stuls scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Stuls wants to work for an arm triangle but Steele is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Stuls.
Stuls working Steele over with strikes.
Stuls is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Stuls is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steele defends it well.
Stuls trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Stuls missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Stuls seems to be working for a kimura but Steele defends the submission attempt.
Stuls working Steele over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stuls stands up out of the half guard.
Stuls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stuls circles away.

Stuls darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.

Stuls lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stuls is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stuls pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stuls lands a nice shot to the head.
Steele is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stuls throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Steele swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Stuls has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stuls is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stuls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stuls tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Stuls lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Steele hang on?

Steele is rocked!
Stuls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stuls lands a big shot there that rocks Steele but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Steele is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuls controlling the pace for now.
Steele in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stuls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stuls lands a big shot there that rocks Steele but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuls lands with some strikes.
Stuls scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
BOOM! Stuls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stuls scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
Stuls controlling from the full mount.
Stuls cracks Steele with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stuls dominating with strikes here.
Stuls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stuls tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Stuls scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stuls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stuls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Steele wants to hold on but Stuls pushes him away.
Steele knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stuls on the ground.
Stuls tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stuls pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stuls avoids the attempt from Steele to control.
Stuls is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stuls is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stuls punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stuls looking to finish Steele with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steele!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stuls lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stuls dominating with strikes here.
Stuls connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stuls landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stuls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krista Stuls dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stuls takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.

Stuls closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stuls takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stuls works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stuls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stuls landing strikes from the mount and Steele is in trouble!

Stuls is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Steele has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stuls scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steele?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stuls wants to control the pace but Steele is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stuls unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuls scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stuls has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steele's face.
Stuls landing strikes from the mount.
Stuls working the ground and pound effectively.
Stuls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steele is looking to escape.
Stuls with good strikes from the mount here!
Stuls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steele is looking to escape.
Stuls landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stuls scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
Stuls raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuls unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Stuls.
Steele is squirming around, avoiding Stuls's attempts to control the action.
Stuls controlling the pace for now.

Stuls throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Steele has his hands clasped together but Stuls breaks the hold and Steele is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Stuls!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krista Stuls!