PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Steve (ranked 200 p4p, 32 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 876 p4p, 115 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Tarantela. Lobo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hayden James - Embrace kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Steve
vs
Lobo

184 cm
29
196 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
33
195 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Arcticus University: London
RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steve is out of range and Lobo settles back down.
Steve checks the leg kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Steve sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Steve blocks the leg kick.
Steve throws a body kick that misses.
Steve fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****AXE PACK***** in the buildup to the fight.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lobo.
Steve moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobo.
Lobo throws a solid leg kick but Steve takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lobo.
A punch lands to the side of Lobo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steve checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lobo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lobo misses with a leg kick

and Steve counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lobo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to work over Lobo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Steve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lobo.
Steve prevents a body shot from Lobo.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Lobo misses with the head strike.
Lobo misses with some punches.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Lobo struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Lobo misses with the head strike.
Lobo misses with the head strike.
Lobo throws a head punch that misses.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Lobo swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lobo tries to score with a low kick but Steve moves his leg out of the way.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Lobo saw that one coming.
Lobo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lobo tried to score with a low kick but Steve checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lobo, right into the meat.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Steve sizes up Lobo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lobo motions for Steve to come forward. Lobo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Steve moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
Lobo throws a leg kick

and Steve counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lobo won't be happy with that.
Lobo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Steve is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lobo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steve wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is letting Steve control him for a moment.
Lobo is looking for a sweep.
Lobo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lobo wants to get back to full guard.
Steve sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lobo trying to control but Steve postures up.
Steve performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lobo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lobo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Steve controlling the action here.
Steve prevents Lobo from improving his position.
Steve content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lobo wants to get back to full guard.
Steve controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Steve checks the leg kick.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steve is able to avoid easily.
Lobo tries to score with a low kick but Steve moves his leg out of the way.
Steve tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lobo can do to turn this around?
Lobo feints and then cracks Steve's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steve down.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lobo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Lobo gets tackled into the cage by Steve. Steve maintains the clinch.
Lobo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lobo.
Steve blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo prevents a body shot from Steve.
Lobo has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Lobo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve blocking some punches.
Lobo misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lobo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lobo.
Antonio Lobo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steve tries to work over Lobo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lobo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lobo misses with the head strike.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Lobo controls his hands.
Lobo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lobo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lobo.
Lobo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lobo fails to land.
Lobo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lobo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lobo fails to pull guard.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lobo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lobo can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Lobo misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lobo.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.

Lobo pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve preventing the sweep.
Steve looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Steve preventing the sweep.
Steve engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lobo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lobo keeping full guard, as Steve tries to pass.
Lobo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steve is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lobo keeping full guard, as Steve tries to pass.
Steve controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lobo wants to sweep here but Steve controlling him for the moment.
Steve trying to control the position from guard on top but Lobo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steve throws the kick towards the body but Lobo avoids it.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steve.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Lobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Lobo's shoulder, as Lobo tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there

and Steve decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lobo's guard.
Steve slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lobo keeping full guard, as Steve tries to pass.
Lobo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobo is pulling down on Steve's head. It's preventing any offense from Steve, at least for the moment.

Lobo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steve defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bruno Steve overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steve postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve trying to control the position from guard on top but Lobo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steve controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steve trying to control the position from guard on top but Lobo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobo being controlled here, momentarily.
Steve continues to stall.
Steve wants to control from the top but Lobo keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bruno Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve tries to land a leg kick but Lobo saw it coming and moves away.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Steve's knee but Steve avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a hook but Lobo avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lobo, right into the meat.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steve looks to land a body kick but Lobo moved away.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Lobo circles away.
Lobo flicks out a counter leg kick but Steve steps away.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Steve sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steve stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lobo.
Steve scores with a nice head shot.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steve.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Lobo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lobo.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Lobo slips a straight right by Steve.
No joy there for Steve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a nice leg kick.
Steve swings for the body but Lobo moves out of range.
Steve checks a low kick from Lobo.
Lobo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Steve misses with a body kick.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Lobo feints a counter leg kick.
Lobo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lobo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Lobo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Lobo slips a straight right by Steve.
Lobo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steve checks it well.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steve.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Steve moved away.
Steve misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lobo, right into the meat.

Steve darts in and clinches Lobo up against the cage.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Steve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Steve won't allow it.
Steve gets through Lobo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Steve manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Steve clearly takes that round.
That's time! Steve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Steve catches Lobo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lobo throws a solid leg kick but Steve takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lobo.
Steve misses with a hook. Lobo ducked under it nicely.
Steve blocks a leg kick.
Steve avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lobo moves away.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Steve's knee but Steve avoids it well.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lobo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lobo is out of range.
Steve backing away here, and Lobo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lobo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steve keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lobo.
Lobo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lobo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lobo lands a leg kick that knocks Steve off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo misses with a low kick as Steve jumps back.
Steve works Lobo's body with a nice hook.
Lobo keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steve checks a leg kick.
A left and a right from Steve both land. Nice combination.
Lobo is looking to clinch.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Lobo seems unphased.
Lobo moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Steve saw it coming and moves away.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve lands with a straight right. Lobo didn't see that one coming.
Steve digs a good body shot into Lobo's ribs.
Steve avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steve lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lobo backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Steve there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Steve manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steve. Lobo shrugs it off though.
Lobo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steve punishes Lobo's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Steve blocks the low kick.
Lobo scores with a leg kick.
Steve lands a jab to the nose.
Steve is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lobo.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a three punch combo that has Lobo backing up. Lobo nods at Steve to acknowledge the strikes.
Lobo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steve.
Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steve is able to avoid easily.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Lobo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lobo.
Steve feints a jab promting Lobo to slip. Steve then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lobo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lobo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lobo tried to score with a low kick but Steve checks it.
Lobo throws a leg kick

and Steve counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lobo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lobo being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lobo wants to sweep here but Steve controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
More hug and hope from Steve.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lobo is on top in guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lobo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lobo trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Lobo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steve pulls Lobo in to control the position.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Lobo from controlling successfully.
Steve trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Steve had his way with Antonio Lobo in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Lobo.
Lobo tries to counter by closing the distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lobo. That's going to slow Steve down.
Steve throws a right and a left that Lobo avoids nicely.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lobo.
Steve throws a hook but Lobo blocks it.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. Steve looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steve keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steve is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Steve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve looks to throw a body kick
and Lobo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo tries to score with a low kick but Steve moves his leg out of the way.
Lobo connects with an inside leg kick.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Lobo moved out of range.
Steve backing away here, and Lobo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lobo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steve. Steve obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
Lobo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lobo thows a leg kick but Steve checks it
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lobo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steve has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steve and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Steve checks the leg kick.
Steve throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lobo on the side of the head.
Steve checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Steve throws a body punch but Lobo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobo.
Lobo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steve throws a hook but Lobo avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lobo tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Steve checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lobo ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
Steve blocks a leg kick.
Lobo throws a low kick, looking for Steve's leg but Steve calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Steve misses.
A good leg kick by Lobo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve scores with a jab. Lobo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Steve.
Steve lands a jab to the head.
Bruno Steve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steve dips to his left and cracks Lobo with an uppercut!
Steve will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lobo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Steve there.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Lobo saw that one coming.
Lobo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steve is out of range and Lobo settles back down.
Lobo tried to score with a low kick but Steve checks it.
Lobo walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Lobo's shoulder, as Lobo tries to avoid the shot.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Lobo saw that one coming.
Lobo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Steve closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Lobo working aggressively here.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lobo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lobo can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Lobo has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Steve showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steve has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Steve!
Bruno Steve retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Bruno Steve thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.