PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorm Leifsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat's entrance music is Sirus. A fine choice. Leifsson has chosen Iceland's National Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steamboat
vs
Leifsson

187 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Rocha 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gorm Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamboat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leifsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricky Steamboat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steamboat shoots in and drives through. Leifsson sprawls well.

Leifsson shoots in and bounces Steamboat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Leifsson stays in close to Steamboat's body and controls the position.
Leifsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Leifsson is working Steamboat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steamboat trying to strike off his back.
Steamboat could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Steamboat wants to stand and escape but Leifsson is having none of it.
Leifsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leifsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leifsson is controlling him.
Steamboat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leifsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steamboat's head.
Leifsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steamboat's head.
Leifsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Steamboat thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Steamboat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leifsson is controlling him.
Steamboat is trying to keep Leifsson in close.
Steamboat wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Leifsson is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Leifsson.
Steamboat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leifsson is working away from the top position though.
Steamboat is looking to get back to full guard here but Leifsson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Leifsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Ricky Steamboat has been cut.
Steamboat is breathing heavily.
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!
Leifsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steamboat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leifsson controlling the pace for now.
Steamboat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ricky Steamboat's cut is getting worse.
Leifsson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson landing strikes from the mount and Steamboat is in trouble!
Steamboat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leifsson breaks from Steamboat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Leifsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Leifsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steamboat wants to get back to his feet.
Leifsson with shots to the head and body - Steamboat looks very uncomfortable down there.

Ricky Steamboat's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Leifsson content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat is trying to escape the mount.
Leifsson landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leifsson controlling the pace for now.
Leifsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gorm Leifsson!