PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Capone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Steele
vs
Capone

182 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Capone tries to avoid it but Steele manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Capone to the ground. Capone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Capone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steele's sensitive parts.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Capone. That's going to slow Steele down.
Capone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Capone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele is trying desperately to improve position.
Capone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Capone controlling his opponent.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steele?
Capone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steele. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Capone prevents Steele from getting the reversal.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Steele takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Capone looking to finish Steele with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steele!
Capone with shots to the head and body - Steele looks very uncomfortable down there.
Capone looking to control but Steele is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Capone.
Capone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Capone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to 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!
Steele is trying desperately to improve position.
Capone working Steele over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone breaks from Steele's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capone lands a big shot there that rocks Steele but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Capone scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
Capone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Steele is rocked!
Capone controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Steele is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Capone.
Steele is trying to escape the mount.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Capone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steele?
Capone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Capone landing strikes from the mount.
Capone landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone with a couple of short strikes.
Capone tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Capone lands a big shot there that rocks Steele but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Capone content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Capone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steele is bucking up trying to escape but Capone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Steele keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Capone lands a nice shot to the head.

Capone is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Steele has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Capone landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Capone.
Capone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Capone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capone looking to control but Steele is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Capone unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Capone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Steele hang on?
Capone tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Capone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Capone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele has his takedown stuffed
and Capone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steele tries for a takedown but Capone circles away easily
and Capone counters with a two punch combo.
Capone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Steele tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crack! A monster head kick from Capone and Steele falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Capone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Al Capone!