PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Steve (ranked 575 p4p, 1090 weight class) and Daniel Steel (ranked 70 p4p, 129 weight class). Yago Steve could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Steel's chin.

Steve
vs
Steel

200 cm
38
270
33 - 11 - 0

225 cm
30
265
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Northern Zombie
New Standard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Steel!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Steve is predictable there
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
Steel digs a good body shot into Steve's ribs.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Steel avoids the body shot from Steve.
Daniel Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Steel clinches up with Steve and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.

It looks like Daniel Steel has been cut.
Steel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Steel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Steel looks winded!
Steve slips under a jab from Steel.
Steve looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Steve connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Steve swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses the body punch
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
Steel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steel staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Steel scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steel takes a step back to recover.
Steel blocks a jab.
Steve stuns Steel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
Steve misses with a hook.
A jab from Steve misses.
Steel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steel cracks Steve with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steel throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
It looked like Steve was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steel.
Steel tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel scores with a nice strike.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Good leg kick by Steve.
Steve takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Steel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Steel cracks Steve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steve misses with a leg kick
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
A big left from Steve misses.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Steve feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Steel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel has time to react.
Steel throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve throws a counter high kick but Steel was just alert enough to avoid it.
Steve drops Steel with a huge uppercut! Steel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Steve is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yago Steve!
Yago Steve is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Yago Steve made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.