PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Trumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes into the arena with Ironman blaring out of the sound system. Trumble has chosen Trumble loves To Kick it as his entrance music. Derek Trumble will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Steele
vs
Trumble

170 cm
25
157 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

188 cm
22
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Trumble!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trumble connects with a high kick.
Steele will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trumble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trumble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derek Trumble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trumble is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele lands a head shot.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trumble staying out of range there.
Trumble is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Trumble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Trumble gets a clinch.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Trumble uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with some punches.
Trumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trumble is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trumble lands a body punch.
Trumble manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trumble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trumble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Trumble.
Steele misses with some punches.
Trumble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trumble tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Trumble back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Trumble.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trumble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trumble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Trumble is pushing Steele up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trumble missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumble throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trumble cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Trumble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Trumble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trumble lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trumble pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trumble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trumble landing knees to the body.
Trumble gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trumble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Trumble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele takes a shot to the head.

Steele is rocked!

Trumble pulls guard successfully.
Oh Steele is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Trumble wants to stand but Steele is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumble has control of Steele's left arm, preventing Steele from doing any damage.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Trumble 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.
Trumble wants to stand and escape but Steele is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Trumble was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Trumble is looking to clinch.
Trumble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Trumble has closed the distance and engaged Steele in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumble lands with a right to the head.
Trumble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele working aggressively here.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Steele scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Trumble.
Steele working aggressively here.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trumble backwards.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trumble is working Steele over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trumble lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Trumble.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trumble obliges.

Trumble breaks from the clinch.
Trumble misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Trumble dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight stays on the outside here - Trumble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trumble is looking to clinch.
Trumble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trumble tries to clinch up.
Trumble wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Trumble moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Steele tries to bum rush Trumble with a series of wild strikes but Trumble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Trumble forces Steele back against the cage and clinches.
Trumble lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Cedric Steele has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Trumble lands an elbow inside.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trumble lands a knee to the head.
Steele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trumble stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Derek Trumble seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Nice body punch from Trumble.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trumble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Trumble breaks from the clinch.
Trumble throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Derek Trumble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trumble tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trumble closes the distance and clinches.
Trumble stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trumble lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steele is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trumble pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trumble lands an elbow inside.
Trumble misses with a body punch.
Trumble misses with a knee to the head.
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Trumble.
Trumble digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trumble lands a damaging elbow.
Trumble digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Trumble - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumble lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Trumble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Trumble scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Trumble.

Trumble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trumble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Trumble! Steele is out on his feet! Trumble rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Steele is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Steele is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Trumble!