PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Driello Touredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen Lil Wayne-Drop the World as his entrance music. 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.

Touredo
vs
Steele

187 cm
27
242 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

194 cm
34
288 lbs
24 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Driello Touredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Touredo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Touredo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steele wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Touredo is trying to stall.
Touredo misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Steele's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Touredo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Touredo tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.

Steele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Touredo has managed to clinch.
Touredo tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.

Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Steele misses.
Steele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Touredo counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele throws a jab when Touredo was well out of range.
Steele misses with a hook.
Touredo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touredo looks to land a combination but Steele avoids it well.
Touredo lands with an overhand left.
Touredo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Driello Touredo has been cut.
Touredo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.

Touredo drives through with a takedown into Steele's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Touredo throws a strike but Steele rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele wants to pass the guard but Touredo is keeping the position.
Touredo keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Steele looking to sit in guard and control but Touredo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to get back to his feet but Touredo passes into half guard.
Steele is trying to stand up here but Touredo is controlling him well.
Steele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Touredo.

Touredo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Touredo is looking to take a break and control but Steele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steele pushes Touredo off looking to stand but Touredo dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Touredo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steele wants to get back to his feet.
Touredo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Steele reverses the position - he's now on top in Touredo's guard.
Steele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Touredo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steele is controlling him.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steele wants to control from the top but Touredo keeps moving.
Steele is looking to work some ground and pound but Touredo has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele postures up in Touredo's guard and throws a big left but Touredo blocks it.
Steele looking to sit in guard and control but Touredo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Touredo is looking to pass into half guard but Steele pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Steele is in guard.
Touredo keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Steele pushing down on Touredo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steele thows a huge punch but Touredo dodges it nicely.
Steele working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Touredo kicks Steele off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Touredo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a series of strikes that have Touredo backpedaling.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Touredo lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Steele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Driello Touredo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Touredo.

It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Steele displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Steele throws a right and a left that Touredo avoids nicely.
Touredo lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele dips to his left and cracks Touredo with an uppercut!
Touredo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Touredo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steele looks to land a combination. Touredo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Touredo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Touredo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Touredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Touredo lands with a slapping head kick.
Steele throws a series of punches but Touredo avoids them all with ease.
Touredo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Touredo closes the distance and pushes Steele back into the ropes.
Touredo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Touredo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.

Steele breaks from the clinch.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
Steele misses with a hook. Touredo ducked under it nicely.
Steele throws a right hand that Touredo ducks under and follows up with a left that Touredo also avoids with ease.
Touredo throws a head kick that misses.
Touredo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That has opened up Ben Steele's cut even more.
Touredo looks to land a combination. Steele sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Touredo rushes Steele and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touredo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Steele breaks from the clinch.
Touredo scores with a one two! Steele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Touredo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steele under the eye.
Touredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Touredo cracks the inside of Steele's front leg.
Steele misses with the combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Touredo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Touredo staying out of range there.

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

Touredo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steele is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steele has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Touredo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Touredo slips the punch.
Driello Touredo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Touredo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Touredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Touredo saw that one coming.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Touredo throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Touredo or perhaps it was just good defense by Steele which made him look bad.
Touredo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touredo misses with a body shot.
Touredo ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Touredo tries to clinch up.
Touredo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Driello Touredo is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele throws a combination that misses
and Touredo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Touredo ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Touredo moves away.
Steele misses with the combination.
Touredo throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Touredo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steele.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Touredo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Touredo moves into range and clinches up with Steele.
Steele is trying to push Touredo away but Touredo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Touredo tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Driello Touredo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Touredo.
Touredo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Touredo.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Touredo.
Steele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Steele.
Touredo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Touredo throws a right hand that Steele ducks under and follows up with a left that Steele also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touredo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Touredo.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Touredo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Touredo connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Touredo saw that one coming.
Touredo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.

Touredo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Steele's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Touredo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touredo wants to pass the guard but Steele is keeping the position.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Touredo from controlling successfully.
Touredo advances to half guard.
Touredo wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.

Touredo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steele sees it coming and defends easily.
Touredo wants to take a breather but Steele is having none of it.
Touredo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Touredo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steele defends it well.
Touredo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Touredo wants to work for an arm triangle but Steele is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Touredo prevents Steele from standing back up.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Touredo.
Steele pushes Touredo off looking to stand but Touredo dives back in and keeps control.

Steele is defending against the submission attempts here by Touredo.
Steele is trying to stand back up but Touredo is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Touredo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Steele is just riding it out for now. Touredo eventually gives up the hold.

Steele manages to escape and get back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele lands with a right hand.
Touredo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Steele.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Driello Touredo!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Driello Touredo!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Driello Touredo!

Driello Touredo wins by unanimous decision!