PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Steffensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Judith by a Perfect Circle. Hannes Steffensen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Blaze's chin.

Blaze
vs
Steffensen

174 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Steffensen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steffensen lands a jab to the head.
Blaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steffensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Blaze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blaze lands in his opponent's guard.

Steffensen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blaze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steffensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steffensen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze stays in close to Steffensen's body and controls the position.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Steffensen keeps moving.
Blaze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steffensen is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze trying to control but Steffensen is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steffensen connects with a single shot there.

Blaze shoots in and bounces Steffensen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blaze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steffensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steffensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blaze preventing the sweep.
Blaze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blaze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steffensen's head.
Blaze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Steffensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blaze manages to get himself to full guard.
Steffensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze controls Steffensen momentarily but Steffensen frees himself.
Blaze wants to stand up but Steffensen is controlling him.
Blaze trying to control the position here.
Steffensen won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Blaze trying to control the position here.
Steffensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.
Blaze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steffensen punishes Blaze's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch but Steffensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hannes Steffensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Steffensen - just one landing.
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Steffensen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blaze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaze is breathing heavily.

Steffensen darts in and clinches Blaze up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Steffensen.
Steffensen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Steffensen breaks from the clinch.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Steffensen.
Steffensen tries to clinch there but Blaze circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Steffensen.
A shot to de liver by Steffensen. Beautiful body shot.
Steffensen throws a series of strikes that have Blaze backpedaling.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Steffensen has cracked Blaze with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Steffensen lands another huge swinging hook and Blaze tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Blaze, before Steffensen can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hannes Steffensen!