PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grand Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mad Sin / Rusty Nails kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steel
vs
Speed

190 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

210 cm
29
270 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Norman Steel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Grand Speed!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norman Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
Speed checks a leg kick nicely.
Steel has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Speed. No joy for Steel on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Steel clinches up against the cage.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed lands an uppercut.
Steel wants to take the fight to the mat but Speed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Steel prevents a body shot from Speed.
Steel tries to pull guard but Speed holds him up against the cage and eventually Steel drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel fails to pull guard.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
Speed is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Speed working aggressively here.
Steel prevents a body shot from Speed.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
A short left from Speed.
Steel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Speed just stands there and leans against the cage.

Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel fails with the takedown.
Speed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Speed lands a nice shot that snaps Steel's head back.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.

Steel drives through and clinches with Speed against the cage.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Speed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Speed lands with a right to the head.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Speed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Speed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Speed misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel tries to break the clinch but Speed is controlling the position.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Speed slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed is struggling to control the position.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Speed has him pressed against the cage.
Steel is working for takedown but Speed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Steel looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grand Speed dominated that round.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Steel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Speed defends it nicely.
Speed scores with a hook to the body. Steel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norman Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Speed avoids it really well and circles away.
Steel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Speed avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel has a takedown stuffed.
Steel has a takedown stuffed.
Steel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Speed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Speed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Speed leaves Steel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Speed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Steel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Speed to the ground. Steel is now in Speed's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Speed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Speed has his feet on Steel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Steel throws a right hand that Speed ducks under and follows up with a left that Speed also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Speed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grand Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Speed scores with a body shot.
Speed scores with a shot to the body.
Speed lands with an overhand left.
Steel shoots in and drives through. Speed sprawls well.
Speed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Speed sprawls well. Speed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
Speed clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Steel moves into range and clinches up with Speed.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Speed.
Steel prevents a body shot from Speed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
Speed misses with the head strike.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Grand Speed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
Steel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Speed is keeping busy.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
Speed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Speed gets underhooks to prevent Steel's takedown attempt.
Speed presses Steel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed is leaning against Steel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Speed - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Speed.
Speed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Steel is rocked!
Speed lands a shot to the body.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speed digs a right hand into Steel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steel's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Speed scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Speed.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grand Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Speed cracks Steel with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Steel tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Speed pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Steel is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grand Speed!
Grand Speed is the new heavyweight champion!
Grand Speed made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.