PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sting Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush has chosen Tom Sawyer - Rush as his entrance music. Sting Steiner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Steiner
vs
Rush

185 cm
21
200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
188 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sting Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner loads up on a big right hand but Rush slips the punch.
Steiner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rush misses with a looping right.
Steiner throws a series of punches but Rush moves out of range.
Steiner 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.
Rush checks a leg kick.
Rush staying out of range there.
Steiner throws a jab when Rush was well out of range.
Steiner throws a looping overhand right but Rush ducks down to avoid it.
Steiner tries a head kick but it misses.
Rush shoots in for a takedown but Steiner shows good takedown defense.
Rush slips a straight right by Steiner.
Rush staying out of range there.
Rush slips a straight right by Steiner.
Steiner throws a leg kick but Rush sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Steiner misses.
Sting Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush tries to land a leg kick but Steiner saw it coming and moves away.
Steiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rush thows a leg kick but Steiner checks it
and Steiner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rush looks for the body kick but Steiner saw that one coming.
Steiner throws a nice looking combination but Rush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rush.
Rush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sting Steiner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steiner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rush was well out of range. Poor timing from Steiner.
Steiner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Steiner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two 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.
No joy there for Steiner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rush takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steiner throws a looping overhand right but Rush ducks down to avoid it.
Steiner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rush thumps Steiner with a low kick.
Steiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steiner throws a series of punches but Rush avoids them all with ease.
Steiner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rush. Steiner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steiner.
A cross from Steiner lands.
Steiner thows a leg kick but Rush checks it
and Rush counters with a good low kick that Steiner was not able to check.
Rush takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steiner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rush counters with a big head kick but Steiner shrugs it off.
Steiner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steiner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Rush.
Steiner misses with a wild body shot.
Steiner loads up on a big right hand but Rush slips the punch.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steiner.
Steiner throws a lazy head kick
and Rush counters with a leg kick.
Rush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steiner.
Rush throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steiner's waist but Steiner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rush off to one side.
Sting Steiner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesper Rush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner loads up on a big right hand but Rush slips the punch.
Rush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rush fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steiner checks it well.
Rush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steiner.
Steiner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steiner. Rush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rush shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Steiner.
A leg kick checked by Steiner.
Rush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steiner.
Rush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steiner misses with an uppercut. Rush saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sting Steiner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steiner misses with a looping right.
Steiner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rush avoids the body shot from Steiner.
Rush ducks under a wild hook from Steiner.
Rush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steiner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rush throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick by Steiner misses
and Rush counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rush moves out of range of the strikes.
Steiner throws a nice looking combination but Rush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steiner swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Rush counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Steiner.
Steiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steiner working aggressively here.
Rush is trying to maintain a safe position but Steiner gets an underhook and turns Rush into the cage.
Steiner misses with the head strike.
Steiner wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rush lands a right hand.
Steiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steiner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rush connects with a knee to the head.
Rush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steiner is keeping busy.
Rush lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rush digs a right hand into Steiner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steiner's gas tank.
Steiner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rush is defending well for now.
Steiner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steiner misses with a body punch.
Rush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rush lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steiner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steiner.
Rush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rush obliges.
Steiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rush with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rush using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steiner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rush blocks it with crossed arms.
Rush with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rush trying to land knees to the body.
Rush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steiner.
Steiner tries to break the clinch but Rush is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steiner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rush.
Steiner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
Steiner misses with the head strike.
Steiner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rush avoids it.
Rush lands a nice knee to the body.
Rush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steiner backwards.
Rush blocks a body shot from Steiner.
Rush avoiding damage as Steiner throws knees to the body.
Rush misses with a knee strike.
Steiner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steiner misses with a punch to the body.
Rush is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rush tries to land knees in the clinch but Steiner avoids the damage to the body.
Rush lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steiner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rush connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steiner's face.
Nice body punch from Rush.
Rush with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Rush pulls guard effortlessly.
Rush throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Rush manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rush sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Rush looking to secure an arm triangle but Steiner defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Steiner because Rush loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rush lands a big shot there that rocks Steiner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steiner is squirming around, avoiding Rush's attempts to control the action.
Rush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rush tries to control but Steiner wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesper Rush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Steiner missing with a left hand there. Rush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
Steiner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steiner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steiner with a jab.
Steiner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rush backs up against the cage.
Steiner throws the left hand but Rush avoids the punch easily.
Rush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steiner. Steiner obviously looking to wear him down.
A right-left combo lands from Steiner.
Rush changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steiner tries to avoid it but Rush manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steiner to the ground. Steiner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steiner misses with a body punch
and Rush counters with an outside leg kick.
Rush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rush counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steiner won't be happy with that.
Rush advances to mount.
Rush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steiner is squirming around, avoiding Rush's attempts to control the action.
Steiner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rush is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Steiner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Steiner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rush thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rush.
Rush landing strikes from the mount.
Rush controlling from the full mount.
Rush looking to finish with strikes here!

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.
Rush looking to finish Steiner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steiner!
Rush scoring with strikes but Steiner is staying in there.
Rush punching from mount but Steiner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rush controlling his opponent.
Rush trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesper Rush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rush has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesper Rush!