PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer comes to the ring accompanied by MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sawyer
vs
Steele

178 cm
20
142 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

185 cm
26
135 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyrus Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Steele!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sawyer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sawyer lands in his opponent's guard.
Sawyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sawyer is pushing down on Steele's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steele is fighting to maintain full guard but Sawyer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Steele regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sawyer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sawyer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sawyer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sawyer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sawyer lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sawyer trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Sawyer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Steele working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sawyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sawyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Steele is trying to control the position but Sawyer postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer lands a couple of elbows.
Sawyer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steele's head.
Sawyer chips away with some ground and pound.
Sawyer slips nicely into half guard.
Sawyer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sawyer winds up and cracks Steele with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steele is not content to let Sawyer control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sawyer connects with a nice short shot to Steele's temple.
Sawyer throws a strike but Steele avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer is in close to Steele's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sawyer trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Sawyer throws a strike but Steele rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sawyer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sawyer tries to get out of the position.
Sawyer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sawyer keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.
Sawyer is striking from the bottom but Steele uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

Sawyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Sawyer looking for submissions off his back.
Steele throwing shots but Sawyer is blocking nicely.
Sawyer tries to get to full guard but Steele has control of the leg.
Sawyer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Steele works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes Sawyer's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Sawyer turns into Steele and is now in his guard.
Steele will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sawyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steele is keeping the position for now.

Steele is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Steele had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sawyer defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Steele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Sawyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steele trying to keep a closed guard but Sawyer is proving a slippery customer.
Steele will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sawyer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sawyer is pushing down on Steele's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steele is fighting to maintain full guard but Sawyer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Steele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sawyer thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Steele to regain full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steele blocks the strikes from Sawyer.
Sawyer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steele is trying to control. Sawyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steele blocks the strikes from Sawyer.

Steele is looking for a kimura here.
Sawyer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steele.
Steele has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sawyer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Steele. What's that going to do exactly?
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steele throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Steele dominating with strikes here.
Sawyer is working to get back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sawyer is trying to escape the mount.
Steele unloads with some shots from mount but Sawyer bucks and avoids them well.
Sawyer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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!

Sawyer looking for submissions off his back.
Sawyer is looking to improve his position.
Sawyer works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele throwing strikes but missing.

Sawyer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steele passes into half guard.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.
Steele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sawyer keeps working.
Steele has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sawyer is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Sawyer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steele slips a jab and a cross from Sawyer.
Cyrus Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele lands a nice shot that snaps Sawyer's head back.

Sawyer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Steele is trying to defend but Sawyer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Steele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steele has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sawyer is working away from the top position though.
Sawyer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sawyer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steele defending well though.
Sawyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sawyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Steele looking for submissions off his back.
Steele gets back to full guard.
Sawyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sawyer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Steele is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sawyer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Steele has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sawyer is working away from the top position though.
Cyrus Sawyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sawyer there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sawyer lands a nice short elbow.
Steele tries to roll over but Sawyer keeps him under control.
Sawyer is nestled in close to Steele, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele is refusing to be controlled, as Sawyer sits in half guard.
Steele makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steele.
Sawyer looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steele is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sawyer defends well.
Sawyer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Sawyer has gone for a leg lock! Steele slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sawyer's guard.

Sawyer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele thows a big elbow that misses.

Steele thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Sawyer is keeping the position.
Sawyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Sawyer, not yet.

Sawyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sawyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steele defends well.
Sawyer keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Sawyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sawyer has his foot on Steele's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steele works his way back into a safe position though.

Sawyer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steele passes into side control.

Steele tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sawyer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Sawyer is defending well.
Steele is trying to control. Sawyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steele is thwarting Sawyer's attempts to control the position.

Sawyer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sawyer manages to get to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steele advances position into side control!
Steele fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steele working the head and body with strikes.
Steele tries to move to mount but Sawyer blocks the move with his legs.

Steele tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sawyer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer gets back to half guard.

Steele in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sawyer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Steele!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tiger Steele!