PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caz Deane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Steeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caz Deane looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Deane
vs
Steeves

177 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caz Deane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Steeves!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deane misses with a double jab

and Steeves moves into the clinch.
Steeves tries to break free but Deane pushes him back against the cage.
Deane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steeves tries to pull guard but Deane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Deane is trying to force a seperation but Steeves has the dominant position.
Deane is trying to break the clinch but Steeves is controlling him.
Deane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deane gets underhooks to prevent Steeves's takedown attempt.
Steeves pushes Deane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Deane breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steeves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steeves dives in and grabs Deane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Deane pushes down on Steeves's head and hops out.
Caz Deane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Steeves.
A combination from Steeves does no damage.
Deane lands a two punch combo.

Steeves rushes Deane and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steeves is looking to take this one to the mat.

Deane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deane is breathing heavily.
Steeves shoots in for a takedown but Deane shows good takedown defense.
Steeves shoots in but no luck this time.
Deane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steeves takes a swing at Deane's ribcage but misses.
Deane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steeves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Deane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steeves avoids a punch combination nicely.

Steeves closes the distance and clinches.
Steeves wants to take the fight to the mat but Deane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Deane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Steeves does it's job there.
Steeves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deane circles away.
Steeves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deane.
Caz Deane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deane misses with a few strikes there.
Steeves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steeves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deane misses with a combination
and Steeves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Steeves has Deane up against the cage in a clinch.
Deane has had enough of the clinch but Steeves keeps him there for the moment.
Deane tries to break free but Steeves pushes him back against the cage.
Steeves tries for a takedown but Deane manages to get underhooks.

Deane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deane tries to bum rush Steeves with a series of wild strikes but Steeves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steeves fails with a takedown attempt.
Steeves looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deane misses with a double jab

and Steeves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Deane can't break the clinch.
Deane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steeves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Deane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Deane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steeves tries to pull guard but Deane won't allow it.

Deane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Steeves has Deane up against the cage in a clinch.

Steeves jumps guard and drags Deane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deane throws a big right hand that misses.
Deane throws a big right hand that misses.

Deane stands up from Steeves's guard - Deane perhaps looking for a knockout.
Deane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steeves shoots for a double leg takedown but Deane sprawls well. He's pushed Steeves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Deane misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steeves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deane as he jumps to the side.
Deane misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Steeves clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Caz Deane will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Deane throws a combination that misses
and Steeves counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Steeves gets a clinch.
Deane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steeves has Deane pressed against the cage, preventing Deane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deane wants to get back to striking at distance but Steeves won't allow it.
Deane tries to break the clinch but Steeves is controlling the position.

Deane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caz Deane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deane misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steeves is defended easily by Deane.
Steeves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Deane rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Steeves rushes Deane and presses him up against the cage.
Steeves tries to pull guard but Deane holds him up against the cage and eventually Steeves drops back down to his feet.
Caz Deane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Steeves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steeves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steeves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deane swivels and escapes.
Steeves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deane swivels and escapes.
Deane throws a series of punches but Steeves avoids them all with ease.

Steeves takes the fight into the clinch.

Deane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deane throws a right and a left that Steeves avoids nicely.
Deane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steeves.
Deane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steeves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deane throws a series of punches but Steeves moves out of range.
Deane misses with a double jab.
Deane leaves Steeves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deane throws a series of punches but Steeves moves out of range.
Deane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steeves.
Deane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Deane does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Deane!

Steeves clinches up with Deane and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Deane is trying to push Steeves away but Steeves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steeves tries to break the clinch but Deane is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deane working hard to break the clinch.
Steeves tries to stall but Deane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Deane is trying to push Steeves away but Steeves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steeves trying to control the position but instead, Deane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steeves into the cage.
Steeves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deane's efforts to push away.
Steeves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Deane manages to break the clinch.

Steeves rushes Deane and presses him up against the cage.

Deane breaks from the clinch.
Steeves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deane.
A combination from Deane does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steeves rushes Deane and presses him up against the cage.
Deane prevents Steeves from breaking the clinch.
Deane is trying to break free.
Deane tries to break the clinch but Steeves is controlling the position.
Steeves wants to get back to striking at distance but Deane won't allow it.
Deane wants to get back to striking at distance but Steeves won't allow it.
Steeves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Deane walks away with a smile on his face. Steeves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Deane does no damage.
A head kick misses from Steeves.
Steeves lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steeves shoots in looking for a takedown but Deane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steeves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Deane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steeves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deane moves out of range of the body kick from Steeves.
Deane throws a series of punches but Steeves avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Caz Deane will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steeves is defended easily by Deane.

Steeves moves into range and clinches up with Deane.
Deane wants to break free but Steeves has control.
Steeves is trying to break free.
Deane is trying to force a seperation but Steeves has the dominant position.
Steeves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deane has him pressed against the cage.

Deane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steeves has a takedown stuffed.

Steeves moves into range and clinches up with Deane.

Deane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steeves tries for a takedown but Deane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caz Deane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Steeves.
Deane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steeves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deane misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steeves clinches up with Deane and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Deane's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Deane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Steeves forces Deane back against the cage and clinches.
Steeves is trying to pull guard but Deane turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steeves is trying to pull guard but Deane turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steeves has Deane pressed against the cage, preventing Deane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Deane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deane misses with a wild combination.
Steeves shoots for a takedown but Deane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Deane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Steeves pushes Deane up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deane is trying to break free.
Deane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steeves looking to slow down the pace here.

Deane breaks from the clinch.
Caz Deane is winning the standup battle so far.
Deane avoids the head kick by Steeves.
Deane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steeves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deane is fending him off so far but Steeves persists. Nope, Deane circles away and we're back to standing.
Deane throws a series of punches but Steeves moves out of range.
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!
Deane misses with a double jab
and Steeves counters with a nice uppercut.
Deane misses with a few strikes there.
Steeves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Deane.
No luck for Steeves with that takedown attempt.
Steeves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steeves somewhat.
Caz Deane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steeves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deane.
Deane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steeves slows down the pace here.
Steeves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deane slaps away a takedown attempt from Steeves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Deane fails to land with a series of punches.

Steeves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steeves is trying to push Deane away but Deane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Deane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zack Steeves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Caz Deane.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Caz Deane!