PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Slavten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Slavten
vs
Steel

183 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erwin Slavten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Steel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel tries to clinch there but Slavten circles away.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slavten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Steel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slavten, pushing him back against the cage.
Steel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slavten.
Slavten is breathing heavily.
Steel pushes off an throws an elbow but Slavten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slavten really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Steel.

It looks like Erwin Slavten has been cut.
Steel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steel lands a knee to the head.

Slavten is rocked!
Slavten wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Slavten. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Slavten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel landing knees to the head.
Steel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steel working the clinch nicely. Slavten is working for position but Steel cracks him with a big knee to the head! Slavten crumples up against the cage and Steel lands two more shots before the ref can save Slavten! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mr Steel!
After winning the bout, Mr Steel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.