PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert E Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by American Trilogy. Steel has chosen Lay Low - Snoop Dogg as his entrance music. Robert E Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julian Steel's chin.

E Lee
vs
Steel

175 cm
26
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
173 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert E Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Steel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Steel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steel's guard.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steel is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Steel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Steel!
Lee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steel wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee controls Steel momentarily but Steel frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Steel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee is trying to keep Steel in close.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Steel is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Steel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.

Lee has managed to clinch.
Steel takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Julian Steel has been cut.
Steel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel's brow.
Steel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Steel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Steel.
Lee gets full guard.
Steel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee is looking to sweep but instead, Steel has passed into half guard.
Steel trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Steel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steel is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee trying to hold on to Steel's head to control him but Steel postures up.
Steel is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Steel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steel lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lee tries to push Steel's head away but Steel is holding on tight.
Lee breaks from Steel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Steel can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Steel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lee landing punches.
Steel manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee throwing shots but Steel is blocking nicely.

Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee prevents Steel from improving his position.
Lee is looking to advance position but Steel won't allow it.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steel.
Steel connects with a couple of short punches.
Steel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steel connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Steel throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steel.
Lee 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.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julian Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julian Steel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Steel.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Steel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lee down.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Steel wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee trying to control here.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee wants to control but Steel is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Steel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Steel working away.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Steel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lee!
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Steel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Steel with good strikes from the mount here!
Steel prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Steel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Steel's attempts to control the action.
Robert E Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee can't escape the position.
Steel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Steel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Steel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Steel!
Steel advances to half guard.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee wants to control but Steel is keeping busy.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Julian Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Steel is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lee tries to roll over but Steel keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.

Steel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steel not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steel 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Steel!