PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Junior Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen 'The Sparrow Looks Up At The Machine' by The Flaming Lips as his entrance music. Colt Steel has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jawo
vs
Steel

168 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

165 cm
24
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colt Steel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jawo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Jawo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steel.
Steel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steel moves out of range as Jawo strikes.
Jawo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Steel shoots in and bounces Jawo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steel pushes down on Jawo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jawo won't allow Steel to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is thwarting Jawo's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Jawo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jawo won't allow Steel to pass to mount.
Jawo is trying to get back to full guard.
Jawo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jawo is refusing to be controlled, as Steel sits in half guard.
Jawo is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to free his trapped foot but Jawo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jawo keeps working.
Jawo is trying to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Steel working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Steel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jawo to the ground. Steel is now in Jawo's guard.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jawo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo has Steel pulled in close to control his posture.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jawo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jawo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jawo controlling the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Colt Steel wasn't active enough on the ground.
Steel avoids the body shot from Jawo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Jawo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jawo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Jawo throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Jawo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Junior Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Steel.
Jawo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steel momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jawo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Colt Steel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel moves out of range as Jawo strikes.
A jab from Jawo does it's job there.
Jawo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Jawo.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jawo throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Jawo misses.
Jawo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jawo lands a jab to the head.
Jawo jabs Steel right on the nose. Steel blinks but takes it well.
Steel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jawo avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Jawo.
Junior Jawo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel avoids the body shot from Jawo.

Steel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steel showed some decent athleticism there.
Jawo is controlling Steel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Steel is stalling here. Jawo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Steel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jawo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo controlling the position.
Jawo is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Jawo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steel, who protects the arm well.
Steel is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo tries to advance to mount but Steel denies him.

Jawo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Jawo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jawo is trying to get an arm triangle but Steel is defending well.
Colt Steel has got the better of the ground game so far.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Jawo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steel has escaped the position, nice work there.

Jawo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jawo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Jawo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Jawo misses the shot to the body.
Steel takes a swing at Jawo's ribcage but misses.
Jawo misses the shot to the body.
Steel misses with a hook. Jawo ducked under it nicely.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jawo.
Jawo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jawo lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jawo throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
No luck for Steel with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jawo avoids it really well and circles away.
Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Jawo.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Jawo ducks down to avoid it.
Jawo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Jawo.
Jawo throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.

Steel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jawo misses with a punch to the body.
Jawo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jawo is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jawo lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jawo lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Jawo gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jawo tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jawo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jawo - that landed with a thud.
Jawo struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Jawo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jawo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jawo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jawo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Jawo lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jawo lands a shot to the body.
Jawo working aggressively here.
Jawo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Jawo.
Jawo throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Jawo gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steel prevents a body shot from Jawo.
Jawo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jawo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jawo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.

Steel is rocked!
Steel blocks a body shot from Jawo.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Jawo finish him?
Good body shot from Jawo.
A left hand lands to the body for Jawo.
A shot in the inside from Jawo.
Jawo works on Steel's body with a couple of short punches.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jawo throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Junior Jawo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jawo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jawo lands a right hand.
Jawo presses Steel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jawo struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Jawo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steels head.
Steel tries for a takedown but Jawo manages to get underhooks.
Junior Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Steel.
Jawo lands a nice uppercut.
Jawo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Jawo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jawo.
Jawo misses with a body punch.
Jawo struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Jawo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steel tries to pull guard but Jawo holds him up against the cage and eventually Steel drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jawo lands a big right hand that drops Steel! The killer instinct kicks in and Jawo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jawo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Jawo!
After winning the bout, Junior Jawo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.