PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Ronson (ranked 3638 p4p, 380 weight class) and Dale Steyn (ranked 3750 p4p, 390 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ronson
vs
Steyn

175 cm
26
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

179 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Condemned
Sportivité

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikey Ronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dale Steyn!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronson throws a poor cross that misses
and Steyn counters with a straight right hand.
Ronson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ronson thinking.
Ronson throws a sloppy head kick
and Steyn counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Ronson. That snapped Steyn's head back.
Steyn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mikey Ronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steyns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ronson throws a wild body kick that Steyn sees coming a mile off.
Ronson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steyn avoids it really well and circles away.
Ronson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Ronson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Steyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronson throws a lazy uppercut
and Steyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Mikey Ronson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronson dives in for a single leg takedown but Steyn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head kick misses from Ronson.
It seemed like Steyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steyn defends it nicely.
It seemed like Steyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronson is breathing heavily.
Steyn circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ronson to the canvas! Ronson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Steyn keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Steyn!
Our winner, Dale Steyn, 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.