PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tad Sellers (ranked 7114 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Steel (ranked 5228 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sellers
vs
Steel

173 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tad Sellers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Steel!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sellers misses with a takedown attempt - Steel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice side step and Steel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sellers shoots for a takedown but Steel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Steel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sellers to the mat! Sellers manages to get full guard.
Steel distracts Sellers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steel throwing strikes from guard but Sellers blocks nicely.
Sellers is adopting a defensive guard.
Steel trying to control but Sellers is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sellers haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Steel looking to sit in guard and control but Sellers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sellers throws a big right hand that misses.

Sellers gets to his feet. Steel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Steel shoots in but no luck this time.
Sellers attempts a counter takedown but Steel avoids it well and moves away.
Steel throws a leg kick

and Sellers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steel's guard.
Steel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sellers throws a big right hand that misses.
Sellers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sellers wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Sellers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steel's guard.
Sellers prevents Steel from getting back to his feet.
Sellers looking to sit in guard and control but Steel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Steel is posturing up here but Sellers has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Steel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Steel has to tap! Slick submission there by Sellers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tad Sellers!