PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Sylva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylva has chosen Bulletproof as his entrance music. Scott Sylva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tiger Steele's chin.

Steele
vs
Sylva

185 cm
25
135 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
135 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Sylva!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Steele moves out of range as Sylva strikes.
Sylva blocks a head kick by Steele.
Steele staying out of range there.
Steele misses with a hook
and Sylva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele throws the left hand but Sylva avoids the punch easily.
Steele throws a lazy head kick
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sylva misses with a right hand
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele connects with a leg kick. Sylva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Steele is predictable there
and Sylva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sylva counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sylva misses with a hook.
Sylva with a jab.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sylva's sensitive parts.
Steele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sylva counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylva misses with an uppercut
and Steele counters with a body kick that stops Sylva in his tracks momentarily.
Sylva misses with an uppercut
and Steele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sylva's knee momentarily.
Steele moves away from the strike by Sylva.
Steele throws a leg kick
enabling Sylva to counter with a crisp jab.
Sylva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Steele is predictable there
and Sylva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiger Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele digs a good hook to Sylva's body.
A low kick from Steele is predictable there
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sylva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steele misses the body punch
enabling Sylva to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sylva moves away.
Sylva loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Steele misses with a takedown
and Sylva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a head kick that misses
and Sylva counters with a left to the body.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Sylva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele scores with a kick to the body.
Sylva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sylva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sylva counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An inside leg kick lands from Sylva.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sylva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sylva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sylva throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
A low kick from Steele is predictable there
and Sylva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Steele is rocked!
Sylva throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sylva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Steele is predictable there
and Sylva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sylva misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sylva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Sylva dominated that round.
That's time! Steele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Sylva swinging wildly here.
Scott Sylva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele fails with the takedown
and Sylva counters with a good low kick that Steele was not able to check.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steele.
Sylva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sylva misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Sylva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a hook but Sylva avoids it easily.
Sylva throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Sylva misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Scott Sylva has been cut.
Steele misses with a leg kick
and Sylva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Sylva.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a takedown
and Sylva counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Sylva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steele doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sylva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sylva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sylva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Sylva avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Sylva lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sylva as the two fighters clinch.
Sylva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Sylva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele misses with a leg kick
letting Sylva counter with a right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a leg kick that is checked

and Sylva counters with a crisp one two that drops Steele! Sylva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steele to his feet! Steele is in big trouble!
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sylva closes the distance and pushes Steele back into the ropes.
Steele tries to stall but Sylva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Sylva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
Sylva lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sylva.
Steele is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sylva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sylva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sylva scores with a shoulder strike.
Sylva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sylva.
Sylva gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sylva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Sylva.
Steele tries to score a body lock takedown but Sylva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sylva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sylva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sylva.
A body shot lands from Sylva.
Nice body punch from Sylva - that landed with a thud.
Sylva avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sylva cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
A short right from Sylva on the inside.
Sylva effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Sylva.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sylva.
Sylva gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sylva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sylva lands a body punch.
Sylva gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sylva effectively controlling the action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Sylva blocks with his arms.
Sylva digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Sylva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Sylva is blocking nicely.
Sylva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Come on Sylva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Sylva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sylva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Scott Sylva!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Scott Sylva!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Scott Sylva!

Scott Sylva wins by unanimous decision!