PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and raven austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Steele
vs
austin

185 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, raven austin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
austin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
austin stalks Steele and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steele's face. Steele staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body kick from Steele.
Steele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
austin throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
austin tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
austin tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
austin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
austin tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
austin looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from austin.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steele blocks a head kick by austin.
austin sizes up Steele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
austin blocks a head kick by Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as austin sprawls well. austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steele gets slowly back to his feet.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from austin.
austin tries to clinch up.
austin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but austin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
austin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Steele counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steele misses with a knee strike.

austin breaks the clinch.
austin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick by austin misses
and Steele counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
austin tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
austin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Steele is rocked!
austin with a jab.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
raven austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
austin misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to move into range but austin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
austin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
austin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steele is looking to clinch but austin is avoiding it.
Steele tries to clinch but austin is having none of it.
austin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Steele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Steele.
austin is looking to clinch.
Steele closes this distance looking for a takedown but austin circles away.
Steele is breathing heavily.
austin scores with a three punch combo!

austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

austin manages to pull guard.
austin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
austin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Steele is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
austin tries to kick Steele off but Steele keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Steele is sneakily working for an arm triangle but austin sees it coming and defends easily.

Steele is working for a submission of some sort.
austin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Steele is working away from the top position though.
austin is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
austin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steele. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
austin is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steele missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
austin throws a strike from the bottom but Steele passes into side control!
Steele throws an elbow but austin slips to the side and avoids it well.
austin is trying to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
austin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Steele holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
austin has had enough of the clinch but Steele keeps him there for the moment.
austin cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from austin.
austin can't break the clinch.
austin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steele manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
austin lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

raven austin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

austin wants to clinch.

austin moves into range and clinches up with Steele.
austin has had enough of the clinch but Steele keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. austin is defending well for now.
austin blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but austin is blocking nicely.

austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

austin rushes Steele and presses him up against the cage.

Steele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

austin closes the distance and clinches.
austin tries to pull guard but Steele holds him up against the cage and eventually austin drops back down to his feet.
Steele prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steele looking for a takedown.

Steele breaks the clinch.
austin tests Steele's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
austin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Steele counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

austin is trying to trip Steele. He has hold of a leg but Steele is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. austin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Steele looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
austin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
austin throws a big right hand that misses.
austin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steele is keeping the position for now.
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steele keeping full guard, as austin tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from austin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele slips a jab and a cross from austin.

Steele moves into the clinch.
austin is trying to break the clinch but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite austin's efforts to push away.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by austin.

austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
austin looks to throw a body kick
and Steele counters with a head kick.
austin lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters circling a little - austin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
raven austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
austin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
austin is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick by austin misses
and Steele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele tries to clinch there but austin circles away.

austin tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by austin as Steele tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
austin tries to pull guard but Steele won't allow it.
Tiger Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of raven austin.
austin is pressed up against the cage. Steele has hold of a leg and is looking to drag austin down to the mat. austin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice jab there from austin.
Steele moves out of range as austin strikes.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
austin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - austin circles away.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but austin is just out of range.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before austin can pounce on him.
austin tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
austin misses with a two punch combination.
austin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steele counters with a body kick.
austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
austin misses with a double jab.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
raven austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
austin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Steele holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Steele has austin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. austin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Steele is trying to maintain a safe position but austin gets an underhook and turns Steele into the cage.
austin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steele gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from austin.
austin tries for a takedown but Steele manages to get underhooks.
austin tries to break the clinch but Steele is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from austin.
austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steele connects with a knee to the head.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but austin is keeping busy.
A short right from austin on the inside.
A shot in the inside from austin.
austin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, austin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

raven austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Steele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Steele throws a head kick that half lands.

austin darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.

austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele slips under a jab.
austin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
austin throws a low kick but Steele avoids it.
austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
austin lands a jab-cross combination.
austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
austin lands a two punch combo.
austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from austin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
austin throws a lazy head kick
and Steele counters with a big head kick but austin shrugs it off.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but austin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
austin thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
austin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
austin tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
austin swinging wildly here.
austin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
austin misses with a double jab
and Steele counters with a head kick.
Steele scores with a nice strike.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from austin.
austin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steele counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. austin is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele missing with a left hand there. austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
austin lands with a shot to the body.
austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
austin doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
austin misses with the combination.
austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steele tries to clinch there but austin circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
austin blocks a head kick by Steele.
austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
austin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
austin lands a really nice looking cross but Steele seems unphased.

austin moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

austin manages to pull guard.
austin is trying to control the position but Steele postures up.
Steele preventing the sweep.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Steele drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Steele seems to have locked his on tight now - austin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Steele, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tiger Steele!