PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Hammerfall-Last man standing. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Steel
vs
Horse

171 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephan Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Horse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Horse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Horse connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Steel is in a horrible position here. Horse smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Steel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Steel gets full guard.
Steel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Horse!
Horse really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Horse?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Horse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Horse is trying desperately to improve position.
Steel 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.
Horse wants to hold on but Steel pushes him away.
Steel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Horse looks a forlorn figure.
Horse working to try and regain half guard.
Steel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Horse's face.

Horse is rocked!
Steel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Horse is still in real trouble! Can Steel finish him?
Steel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Steel landing strikes from the mount and Horse is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horse looks gassed!
Steel landing strikes from the mount.
Steel cracks Horse with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Steel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Horse's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to control but Horse wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Steel.
Steel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Horse can't escape the position.
Steel landing punches.
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.
Steel cracks Horse with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Steel wants to finish this one by submission but Horse is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Steel.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Horse wants to control but Steel is having none of it.
Steel landing strikes from the mount and Horse is in trouble!
Steel with shots to the head and body - Horse looks very uncomfortable down there.
Horse is in a horrible position here. Steel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Horse keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.
Horse tries to hold on but Steel pushes him away.
Steel lands a big elbow.
Horse is trying desperately to improve position.
Steel scoring with strikes but Horse is staying in there.
Horse seems to have recovered his senses.
Horse working to try and regain half guard.
Steel cracks Horse with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Horse is trying desperately to improve position.
Horse regains half guard.
Horse is trying to stand.

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.
Horse is looking to improve his position.
Horse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Horse tries to kick Steel off but Steel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Steel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horse keeps working.
Horse tries to get to full guard but Steel has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horse shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steel tries for a takedown but Horse circles away easily
and Horse counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Horse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Horse lands in his opponent's guard.
Steel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Steel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Horse goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Horse doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Steel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Horse won't be happy with that.
Steel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Horse down.
You can see the frustration on Horse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Steel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Horse to see if he's OK.
Horse looks to move to half guard but instead Steel has passed into mount! Damn!
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!
Steel working the ground and pound effectively.
Steel working Horse over with strikes here.
Horse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Horse takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Steel working the ground and pound effectively.
Horse is breathing heavily.
Horse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is in all sorts of trouble here.

Steel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Steel lands a heavy elbow.
Steel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Horse hang on?
Steel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Horse's face.
Horse is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Steel lands a big elbow.
Steel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Horse really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Horse taking shots to the head.
Stephan Steel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel looking to control but Horse is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steel working Horse over with strikes here.
Steel looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Horse is looking to improve his position but Steel isn't that keen on the idea.

Steel working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Horse looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Steel! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stephan Steel!