PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Randleman (ranked 1668 p4p, 168 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 1893 p4p, 192 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Randleman
vs
Steel

179 cm
24
228 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

196 cm
20
279 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
IniTech 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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a predictable looking body shot

and Randleman counters with a shoot takedown. Steel fights it but they end up in guard.
Randleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Randleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Randleman 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.

Steel working for a triangle but Randleman defends it easily.
Randleman content to stall in guard here.
Randleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel pulls Randleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Randleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Randleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman lands a couple of digs.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
Randleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Randleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Randleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Randleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Randleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Randleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Randleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Randleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Randleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Randleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Randleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steel is trying to hold Randleman in close to prevent damage but Randleman has managed to pass into half guard.
Steel is trying to maintain the position but Randleman is very close to passing his half guard.
Steel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Randleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steel is looking for a sweep. Randleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Randleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steel trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Randleman in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Steel is looking to improve his position.
Steel wants to get back to full guard but Randleman has passed into side control.
Steel tries to bench press Randleman off him but Randleman keeps the position.
Randleman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Randleman working the head with strikes.
Randleman taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here.
Randleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randleman taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Randleman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Steel takes a swing at Randleman's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Steel misses.
Randleman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Randleman moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.

Randleman rushes Steel and presses him up against the cage.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Randleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randleman lands a left hand.

Randleman manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Randleman.
Randleman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randleman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steel sprawls and moves away.
Steel throws a jab when Randleman was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Randleman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Steel!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Randleman working away.
Randleman working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Randleman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Randleman prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman working the ground and pound.
Randleman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Steel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Randleman controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman looks up at the clock and then as Steel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Randleman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Randleman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Steel is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Randleman lands some shots froms side control.
Steel tries to buck Randleman off but Randleman is having none of it.
Randleman lands an elbow.
Steel tries to improve position but can't.
Steel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Randleman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Steel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Randleman is staying tight to Steel's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman cracks Steel with a big elbow.
Steel seems a little lost for a moment, as Randleman dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randleman working the head and body with strikes.
Randleman landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Steel's face as Randleman controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Steel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Steel's face as Randleman controls the position.
Randleman moves into full mount!
Steel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel wants to hold on but Randleman pushes him away.
Steel is desperately trying to improve his position but Randleman has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Randleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Randleman is landing with some decent strikes but Steel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Steel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steel is still trying to improve position.
Randleman working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Steel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Randleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Randleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Randleman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Steel looks a forlorn figure.
Steel tries to hold on but Randleman postures up.
Randleman controlling from the full mount.
Randleman lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Randleman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Randleman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Randleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Steel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Randleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Steel misses with a jab to the body
enabling Randleman to counter with a crisp jab.

Randleman moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Randleman.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Randleman has double underhooks.
Randleman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Randleman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steel tries a body shot but Randleman blocks it.
Randleman lands an uppercut.
Randleman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randleman is leaning against Steel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Randleman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Randleman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Randleman is looking for a counter combo.
Randleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Randleman gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Randleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel misses the body punch
and Randleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Jerome Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Steel misses
and Randleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Randleman scores with a takedown into Steel's guard.
Randleman preventing the sweep.
Randleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel is retaining full guard.
Quinton Randleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randleman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Steel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Randleman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Randleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Randleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Steel controls Randleman momentarily but Randleman frees himself.
Randleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steel's head.
Randleman is stalling in the full guard.
Further stalling from Randleman.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Randleman.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randleman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Randleman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steel misses with a hook.
Steel throws a body punch but Randleman moves out of range.
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and Randleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Randleman rather than just go for the knockout.

Randleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Randleman sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman cracks Steel with a solid left hand.
Randleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Randleman won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Randleman controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Randleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Randleman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Randleman!
Quinton Randleman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.