PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Badal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badal comes to the cage accompanied by Massacre. Steiner has chosen LIKE A STORM - Love the way you hate me as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Badal
vs
Steiner

190 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jordan Badal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Steiner as Badal shoots in.

Badal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Badal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Badal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Steiner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Badal looking to pass the guard.

Badal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Badal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steiner keeping full guard, as Badal tries to pass.

Badal drops back looking for a leg! Steiner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steiner manages to kick Badal off! Badal jumps back into Steiner's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Badal drops back looking for a leg! Steiner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steiner manages to kick Badal off! Badal jumps back into Steiner's guard.

Badal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Badal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Badal drops back looking for a leg! Steiner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steiner manages to kick Badal off! Badal jumps back into Steiner's guard.

Badal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Badal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steiner trying to control the position.
Badal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steiner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Badal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Badal tries for a kimura but Steiner is defending well.

Badal is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Steiner looks calm but he's in trouble here. Badal gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Steiner is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Badal lets go of the hold and Steiner can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Badal!
Our winner, Jordan Badal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Thomas Steiner stepped up to the mic, saying 'F#ck it! '.