PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 559 p4p, 22 weight class) and Tony O Rangers (ranked 951 p4p, 31 weight class). O Rangers has chosen Hold on to you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Steelers
vs
O Rangers

200 cm
26
290 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

195 cm
28
265 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony O Rangers!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by O Rangers - just one landing.
Steelers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Rangers.
Steelers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Rangers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Rangers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Rangers throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Pittsburgh Steelers has been cut.
Steelers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Rangers.
Steelers misses with a low kick.
O Rangers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

O Rangers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Steelers's guard.
O Rangers prevents Steelers from getting back to his feet.
O Rangers looking to sit in guard and control but Steelers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rangers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers has Steelers pulled in close to control his posture.

Steelers stands up from O Rangers's guard - Steelers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steelers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steelers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Rangers scores with a shot to the body.
O Rangers slips under a jab.
O Rangers has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
O Rangers looks to score with a jab to the body but Steelers is just out of range.
O Rangers scores with a jab.
Pittsburgh Steelers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as O Rangers blocks the leg kick.
O Rangers throws a right hand that misses
and Steelers counters with a low kick, right behind O Rangers 's knee.
O Rangers swings and misses with a hook to the body.

O Rangers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than O Rangers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Steelers explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Rangers slips a straight right by Steelers.
O Rangers throws out a counter right but Steelers avoids it with no problem.
Steelers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Rangers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steelers moves away.
O Rangers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steelers.
O Rangers lands a nice looking body shot.
Steelers stuffs the takedown.
O Rangers throws a body shot but no joy.
O Rangers blocks a low kick nicely.
O Rangers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Rangers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steelers counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steelers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steelers avoids the body shot from O Rangers.
O Rangers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steelers defends it nicely.
O Rangers takes a swing at Steelers's ribcage but misses.
O Rangers looks to score with a jab to the body but Steelers is just out of range.
O Rangers digs a good hook to Steelers's body.
We've been told by Steelers's head coaches at ICON TOP TEAM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from O Rangers.
O Rangers lands a nice looking body shot.
Steelers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steelers there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Rangers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steelers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from O Rangers misses.
O Rangers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steelers rather than just go for the knockout.
O Rangers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steelers at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steelers doesn't seem bothered though.
Steelers is breathing heavily.
O Rangers throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Rangers scores with a shot to the body.

O Rangers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Steelers's guard.
O Rangers stands up over Steelers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Rangers trying to control but Steelers is working from the bottom.
O Rangers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony O Rangers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pittsburgh Steelers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Rangers misses with a looping left.
O Rangers misses with the combination.
As O Rangers tries to get set, Steelers tries to push him back and clinch up but O Rangers manages to avoid the attempt.
Steelers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Rangers finds it's way round the side to connect with Steelers's head.
O Rangers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steelers's hands.
O Rangers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Rangers jabs at Steelers's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers just misses with a punch to the body.
O Rangers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Rangers lands a nice hook to Steelers's body. Steelers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steelers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steelers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from O Rangers finds it's way through Steelers's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers scores with a hook to the body. Steelers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Rangers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steelers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Rangers cracks a nice hook into Steelers's ribs.
O Rangers blocks a low kick nicely.
O Rangers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steelers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Steelers gets caught flat footed, as O Rangers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
O Rangers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Rangers is looking to work some ground and pound but Steelers has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Rangers throws a big elbow that misses.
O Rangers is pushing down on Steelers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steelers is fighting to maintain full guard but O Rangers has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers is keen to just control but Steelers is a slippery customer.
O Rangers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
O Rangers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steelers's head.
O Rangers controlling the action here.
Steelers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if O Rangers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Steelers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Rangers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
O Rangers thows a huge punch but Steelers dodges it nicely.
Steelers is refusing to be controlled, as O Rangers sits in half guard.
O Rangers is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
O Rangers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steelers moves away.

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.
O Rangers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Rangers thuds a left hand into Steelers's body.
O Rangers takes a swing at Steelers's ribcage but misses.
O Rangers throws a body punch but Steelers moves out of range.
O Rangers cracks a nice hook into Steelers's ribs.
Steelers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steelers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for O Rangers.
O Rangers scores with a body shot.
O Rangers lands a body shot.
O Rangers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steelers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steelers there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Rangers lands a jab to Steelers's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony O Rangers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pittsburgh Steelers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

O Rangers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from O Rangers lands.

Steelers is rocked!
O Rangers lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Steelers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Rangers lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Steelers up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs O Rangers from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Steelers's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony O Rangers!
Our winner, Tony O Rangers, 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.
Pittsburgh Steelers was interviewed post fight and said 'I can not believe he beat me. Fuck!'.