PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Gerous will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Steel
vs
Gerous

170 cm
23
199 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

185 cm
33
202 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Steel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous misses with a wild body shot.
Gerous motions for Steel to come forward. Gerous throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gerous lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice shot lands for Gerous.
Gerous takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel throws a hook but Gerous avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Gerous misses.
Gerous shoots in but Steel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gerous throws a sloppy head kick
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Gerous.
Gerous is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gerous blocks a head kick by Steel.
Gerous misses with a combination
and Steel counters with a big head kick but Gerous shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Gerous fails to land the takedown.
Gerous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gerous tries a head kick but it misses.
Gerous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Gerous as Steel shoots in.
An inside leg kick from Steel misses.
A lazy left from Gerous finds it's target.
Gerous swinging wildly here.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous tries to land a front kick but Steel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gerous looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.

Gerous moves into the clinch successfully.
Steel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Gerous has him pressed against the cage.
Steel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gerous takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Dan Gerous has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gerous pulls guard successfully.

Gerous has his feet on Steel's thighs here. He's pushed Steel off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Steel screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Gerous!
Dan Gerous is the new middleweight champion!