PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serrano Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motley Crue - Wild Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lacey
vs
Steele

191 cm
22
201 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
21
222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serrano Steele!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Steele as Lacey shoots in.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lacey doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele slips a straight right by Lacey.
Steele jabs at Lacey's body.
Lacey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacey.
Lacey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacey misses the target.

Lacey tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Steele on the inside.
Lacey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steele just stands there and leans against the cage.
Steele pushes Lacey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lacey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lacey blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele stalls.
Lacey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steele pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacey wants a takedown but no success here.
Steele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Lacey has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Steele lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lacey goes for a takedown attempt but Steele pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Steele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steele is pressed up against the cage. Lacey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steele down to the mat. Steele avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Lacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lacey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lacey showed some decent athleticism there.
Steele tries to get to full guard but Lacey has control of the leg.
Lacey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lacey stands up from half guard.
Steele moves out of range as Lacey strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lacey shoots in but no luck this time.
Lacey is breathing heavily.
Lacey throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Steele displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steele is looking to slow Lacey down with leg kicks.
Steele feints and then cracks Lacey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lacey down.
Steele lands with a nice body kick.
Lacey walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
Steele scores with a spinning back kick!
Steele thumps Lacey with a low kick.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lacey circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steele connects with a high kick.
Steele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacey closes the distance and clinches up with Steele, looking for a takedown. Lacey pushes Steele against the cage but Steele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
Lacey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steele defends it nicely.
Lacey dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Lacey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steele counters with a good low kick that Lacey was not able to check.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lacey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Lacey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lacey can't get the takedown.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Lacey is blocking nicely.
Steele is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a knee to the head.
Lacey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steele pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lacey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Lacey wants a takedown but no success here.
Lacey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steele is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steele pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lacey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steele walks away with a smile on his face. Lacey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lacey darts in trying to clinch
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lacey has his takedown stuffed
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serrano Steele dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lacey shoots and misses
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lacey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steele throws a series of punches but Lacey avoids them all with ease.

Lacey shoots in and bounces Steele off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lacey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lacey throws and elbow that misses. Steele uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lacey's guard. Nice move by Steele!
Lacey throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lacey throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lacey trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Steele trying to control but Lacey is working from the bottom.
Lacey is striking from the bottom but Steele uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is looking to take a break and control but Lacey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Lacey moves into the clinch.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lacey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steele prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lacey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Steele uses from the top position.
Steele distracts Lacey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lacey wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Steele trying to control but Lacey is working from the bottom.
Lacey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacey trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele stops Lacey from standing up.

Steele decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lacey, up you get!
Lacey with a poor takedown
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Lacey misses with a takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Steele lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Lacey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steele lands a head kick. Lacey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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 throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lacey's head.
Serrano Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacey.
Steele stalks Lacey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lacey's face. Lacey staggers backwards, shaken.
Steele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lacey backs up against the cage.
Lacey scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lacey.
Steele wants to get back to his feet but Lacey drags him back down.
Steele wants to control but Lacey postures up.
Lacey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lacey scoring with punches and elbows.
Lacey working the ground and pound from side control.
Lacey working the ground and pound.
Steele is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lacey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lacey lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lacey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steele down.
Lacey lands an elbow.
Steele takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lacey connects with a decent elbow.
Lacey landing strikes.
Lacey is putting a hurting on Steele here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lacey scoring with punches and elbows.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele can't do much from the bottom here.
Lacey advances to full mount.
Steele takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lacey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lacey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steele's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lacey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Steele hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lacey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lacey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lacey shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele with a nice cross.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Lacey looks to clinch
and Steele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lacey really felt that one!
Lacey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick from Steele.
Steele looks to land a combination but Lacey avoids it well.
Lacey with a poor takedown
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Steele scores with a four punch combination!
Lacey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele scores with a hook to the body. Lacey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele throws a head kick but Lacey moves out of range.
Lacey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele stuffs the takedown attempt from Lacey. Lacey gets slowly back to his feet.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lacey, as that shot connected.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Lacey closes the distance but Steele moves to the side

and Steele holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lacey is trying to drag Steele to the mat but Steele just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Steele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lacey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lacey.
Lacey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lacey misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lacey lands a takedown into guard.
Steele manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lacey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Steele. What's that going to do exactly?
Lacey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Steele. What's that going to do exactly?
Steele looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mike Lacey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lacey is looking to improve his position but Steele isn't that keen on the idea.
Steele tries to control but Lacey wriggling away.
Steele blocks Lacey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lacey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey wants to get back to his feet.
Lacey is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Steele.
Lacey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lacey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Steele controlling his opponent.
Steele wants to control the pace but Lacey is squirming around nicely.
Lacey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lacey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lacey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Steele blocks Lacey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lacey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lacey is looking to escape.
Steele lands a big shot there that rocks Lacey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lacey trying desperately to get to his feet.
Steele fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steele controlling the position easily from mount.
Lacey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lacey can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Serrano Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serrano Steele!