PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blue Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Steel
vs
Black

178 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

175 cm
19
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Global Empire MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blue Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Black!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Steel.
Steel throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.

Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Black throws an elbow but misses.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Black just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel's brow.

Steel breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Steel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Steel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steel wants it to stay on the feet.
Black misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked

and Steel counters with a takedown into side control.

Steel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Steel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Steel has hold of Black's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Black seems comfortable defending it but Steel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Black is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Black is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Steel couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blue Steel!
Blue Steel tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.