PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fu Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manchu
vs
Steel

191 cm
33
250 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
260 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ultimate Fighting Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fu Manchu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Steel!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manchu throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Manchu throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Manchu throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel tries to clinch up but Manchu circles away and keeps his distance.
Manchu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fu Manchu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Manchu.
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manchu.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manchu.
A big right from Manchu misses.
Manchu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Manchu. Beautiful body shot.
Steel slips under a jab from Manchu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Manchu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel tries to clinch up but Manchu circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Manchu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Manchu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manchu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manchu misses with the combination.
Manchu wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Steel moves out of range as Manchu strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manchu.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Manchu blocks it.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manchu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steel misses with a knee to the head.

Manchu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Manchu misses with a body shot.
Manchu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel tries to clinch there but Manchu circles away.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Manchu pushes him off.
Manchu fails to land with a series of punches.
Manchu throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a thumping low kick.
A left and a right from Manchu both land. Nice combination.
Manchu scores with a nice body kick.
Manchu misses with a combination
and Steel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manchu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steel.
Manchu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Manchu ducks right into an uppercut from Steel.
Good exchange - Manchu coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchu swings widly with a right hand
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manchu lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel lands with a kick to the temple. Manchu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manchu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manchu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Manchu misses.
Manchu throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Manchu moves out of range of the strikes.
Manchu works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manchu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Fu Manchu has been cut.
Manchu misses the shot to the body.

Steel rushes Manchu and presses him up against the cage.
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 Fu Manchu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fu Manchu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Manchu cracks Steel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Manchu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Manchu throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Manchu throws a body kick that misses
and Steel counters with a head kick. That will keep Manchu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steel misses with a straight right.
Manchu misses with a few strikes there.
Steel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manchu throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Manchu circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel moves to clinch but Manchu breaks away
and Manchu counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manchu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Manchu misses.
Steel throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Manchu misses.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Manchu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manchu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fu Manchu is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel tries to bum rush Manchu with a series of wild strikes but Manchu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fu Manchu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Manchu misses.

Manchu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Steel crunches a lovely knee into Manchu's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel lands a good knee to the midsection. Manchu won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but Manchu blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Steel.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manchu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but Manchu blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manchu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steel landing knees to the body.
Steel crunches a lovely knee into Manchu's ribcage.
Manchu avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manchu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Manchu avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Steel.
Steel lands a knee to the head.
Steel crunches a lovely knee into Manchu's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Steel.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manchu is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steel.
Steel looking to throw knees to the head but Manchu is blocking nicely.
Steel keeps control of Manchu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steel misses with a knee to the head.
Manchu working hard to break the clinch.
Manchu takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Manchu avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Manchu avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fu Manchu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Manchu misses with a few strikes there.
Steel thuds a left hand into Manchu's body.
Manchu misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manchu misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel slips under a jab from Manchu.
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manchu misses the jab.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manchu misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu misses with a head kick.
Manchu misses with a combination
and Steel counters with a big head kick but Manchu shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manchu throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Manchu misses.
Manchu thows a body shot but no joy.

Steel closes the distance and pushes Manchu back into the cage.
Jim Steel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manchu is defending well for now.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manchu is defending well for now.
Steel with a knee to the head.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manchu avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Steel.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but Manchu blocks with his arms.
Manchu tries to circle away but Steel has him pinned against the cage.
Steel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manchu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manchu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manchu managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Manchu avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steel lands a good knee to the midsection. Manchu won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Manchu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manchu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Manchu blocks it.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manchu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manchu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manchu avoids it.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Manchu blocks it.
Steel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel misses with some punches.
Manchu tries to break the clinch but Steel is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchu managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Manchu takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Steel.
Manchu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Manchu is trying to push Steel away but Steel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manchu blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manchu.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manchu avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manchu is working for takedown but Steel is calmly controlling the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steel 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Steel!
Jim Steel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.