PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anya Oley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickey Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anya Oley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rickey Steamboat's chin.

Oley
vs
Steamboat

176 cm
26
185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anya Oley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickey Steamboat!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oley misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Steamboat - just one landing.
Oley throws a low kick but Steamboat avoids it.
Steamboat ducks under a wild hook from Oley.
Oley ducks under a wild hook from Steamboat.
Steamboat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A left and a right from Steamboat both land. Nice combination.
Steamboat connects with a body shot that sends Oley's belly button to the back.
Steamboat looks to throw the jab but Oley is out of range.
Rickey Steamboat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Steamboat gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Oley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oley trying to control but Steamboat is working from the bottom.
Steamboat wants to sweep here but Oley controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oley wants to control from the top but Steamboat keeps moving.
Steamboat is adopting a defensive guard.
Oley trying to control the position from guard on top but Steamboat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anya Oley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steamboat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steamboat.
Oley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oley misses with a low kick.
Steamboat swinging wildly here.
Oley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steamboat tests Oley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steamboat scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Oley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steamboat misses with a wild combination.
Steamboat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steamboat is able to avoid easily.
Steamboat throws a series of strikes that have Oley backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oley misses with a low kick.
Steamboat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steamboat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oley throws out the jab.
Steamboat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steamboat misses the shot to the body.
Steamboat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice uppercut lands for Steamboat. That snapped Oley's head back.
Steamboat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steamboat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steamboat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Steamboat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oley has time to react.
Oley avoids the body shot from Steamboat.
Steamboat avoids the body shot from Oley.
Oley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steamboat connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Steamboat misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Oley is rocked!
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!
Steamboat feints with a jab and clips Oley right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Oley is sent crashing into the canvas and Steamboat leaps in for the kill! Oley tries to get to his feet but Steamboat is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Oley is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickey Steamboat!