PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Steele
vs
Blaze

195 cm
30
255 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

205 cm
30
277 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Steele.
Blaze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Blaze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A low kick from Steele is predictable there
and Blaze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steele's knee momentarily.

Blaze looking to score a takedown here. Steele is defending well but Blaze drives through and ends up in Steele's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blaze trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Blaze postures up.
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Blaze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steele is keeping the position for now.
Blaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steele has his hands on Blaze's head, controlling the position.
Blaze trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steele as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a lazy body kick
and Blaze counters with a nice body shot.
Blaze dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Blaze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blaze tries for a takedown but Steele sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
George Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Blaze.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Blaze closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Steele quickly recovers to half guard.
Blaze working Steele over with strikes.
Steele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blaze.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a strike but Steele avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaze is pushing down on Steele's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steele is fighting to maintain full guard but Blaze has managed to sneak the leg through.
Steele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blaze.
Blaze throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
Blaze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaze lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steele defending well though.
Blaze is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blaze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Blaze is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blaze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steele on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Blaze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blaze misses with a takedown attempt - Steele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele checks a leg kick.

Blaze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses. Steele uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blaze's guard. Nice move by Steele!
Blaze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blaze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blaze looks to land a strike but Steele avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Blaze postures up in Steele's guard and throws a big left but Steele blocks it.
Blaze is looking to work some ground and pound but Steele has wrist control.
Blaze scoring with some ground and pound.
Steele 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.
Blaze scoring with some ground and pound.
Blaze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blaze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blaze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blaze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Blaze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buck Blaze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blaze throws a big elbow that misses.
Blaze postures up in Steele's guard and throws a big left but Steele blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele trying to keep a closed guard but Blaze is proving a slippery customer.
Steele utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaze cracks Steele with a solid left hand.
Blaze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blaze stands up over Steele, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blaze is looking to work some ground and pound but Steele has wrist control.
Blaze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a big elbow that misses.
Blaze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze stays in close to Steele's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Blaze 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!

Blaze tries for a takedown but Steele sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blaze slips under a jab.
Blaze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blaze scoring well with a low kick there.
Steele lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
George Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
George Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like George Steele has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaze.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele lands a nice hook to Blaze's body. Blaze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Blaze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blaze is looking to score with low kicks.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Steele misses the shot to the body.

Nice combo by Blaze! Oh, that's hurt him - Steele falls to the canvas and Blaze follows him into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blaze cracks Steele with a big right hand but Steele just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
George Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Steele is rocked!

George Steele's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Steele is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaze in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Blaze trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele wants to control but Blaze postures up.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Steele taking a bit of punishment here - Blaze scoring with strikes.
Blaze controlling from side mount.
Steele managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blaze.
Blaze fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Steele is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blaze connects with a decent elbow.

George Steele's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Steele parries the strikes from Blaze easily there. Blaze is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steele to escape.
Blaze cracks Steele with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Jeez, George Steele's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buck Blaze!
Buck Blaze bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.