PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne comes to the cage accompanied by When Angels Cry. Kinte comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu Tang Clan- Shame On A Nigga kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Francois Van Steyne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Steyne
vs
Kinte

187 cm
27
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

187 cm
33
194 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinte thuds a left hand into Van Steyne's body.
Van Steyne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kinte lands a body shot.
Kinte tries to land a body kick
and Van Steyne counters with a head kick. That will keep Kinte thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kinte thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
Kinte throws a low kick but Van Steyne avoids it.
Van Steyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinte throws out the jab.
Kinte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Steyne moves away.
Nice defenses there by Van Steyne.
Kinte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Steyne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kinte. Van Steyne shrugs it off though.
Kunta Kinte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Steyne blocks the body kick.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the side of Kinte's head but Kinte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinte throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Steyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kinte lands a nice hook to Van Steyne's body. Van Steyne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne slips a jab from Kinte.
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinte misses with a leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kinte misses with a wild body shot.
Kinte misses the shot to the body.
Kinte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kinte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kinte avoids the body shot from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a lazy right hand but Kinte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kinte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kinte.
Van Steyne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Kinte misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a hook.
Kinte throws a lazy right hand but Van Steyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kinte throws out a leg kick but Van Steyne moves out of range and Kinte only half commits.
Kinte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
Jab from Kinte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinte scores with a hook.
Kinte throws the kick towards the body but Van Steyne avoids it.
Kinte misses with a hook. Van Steyne ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kinte.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Steyne lands a jab.

It looks like Kunta Kinte has been cut.
Van Steyne throws a shot to the body.
Kinte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kinte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Steyne - that will leave a mark!
Kinte cracks the inside of Van Steyne's front leg.
Kinte looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
Van Steyne moves away from the strike by Kinte.
Van Steyne works Kinte's body with a nice hook.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kinte 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 Van Steyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Steyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Steyne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Kinte misses.
Kinte lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinte connects with the punch.
Van Steyne scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kinte slips a jab from Van Steyne.
Kinte misses with a jab to the body
and Van Steyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Steyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinte.
Kinte throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Van Steyne misses.
Van Steyne throws a shot from downtown. Kinte moves away and avoids it.
Van Steyne tries to land a front kick but Kinte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut lands for Kinte. That snapped Van Steyne's head back.
Nice defenses there by Kinte.
Kinte loads up on a big right hand but Van Steyne slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Steyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Steyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinte is just out of range.
Van Steyne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kunta Kinte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kunta Kinte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van Steyne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kinte blocks a jab.
Kinte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kinte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Steyne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kinte.
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Steyne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kinte.
Kinte cracks Van Steyne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kinte throws a wild body kick that Van Steyne sees coming a mile off.
Kinte misses with an uppercut.
Kinte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kinte throws a hook to the side of Van Steyne's head but Van Steyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Steyne moves away from the strike by Kinte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne looks to land a right hand but Kinte moved out of range.
Kinte misses with a hook. Van Steyne ducked under it nicely.
Kinte moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kinte.
Kinte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kinte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinte looks for the body kick but Van Steyne saw that one coming.
Kunta Kinte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinte looks to land a left hand but Van Steyne moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Steyne as he connects with a hook.
Van Steyne defending well as Kinte loads up on a big left hand.
Kinte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kinte throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Van Steyne to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Kinte lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinte's corner calls for a 1-2. Kinte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Steyne throws out the jab.
Kinte takes a swing at Van Steyne's ribcage but misses.
Van Steyne scores with a jab to the head.
Kinte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kinte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kinte throws a body punch but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Kinte jabs Van Steyne right on the nose. Van Steyne blinks but takes it well.
Kinte misses with a straight right.
Van Steyne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kinte misses with a straight right.
Kinte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
Kinte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Steyne thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Steyne misses with a body kick.
Kinte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte throws a jab when Van Steyne was well out of range.
Kinte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Steyne misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Van Steyne misses.
Van Steyne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinte, right into the meat.
Kinte lands a front kick.
Kinte jabs Van Steyne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kinte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.
Kinte lands with a right hand.
Kinte thows a leg kick but Van Steyne checks it
and Van Steyne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kinte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the side of Kinte's head but Kinte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a left hand
and Kinte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Steyne misses with a right hand
and Kinte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kinte throws a nice head kick!
Nice shot by Kinte.
Kinte throws the left hand but Van Steyne avoids the punch easily.
Kinte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kinte misses the target.
Kinte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kinte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinte with a nice cross.
Kinte lands with a hook. Van Steyne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kinte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunta Kinte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kunta Kinte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Van Steyne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kinte with a nice cross.
Van Steyne misses with a hook.
Van Steyne connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Steyne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinte.
Van Steyne needs to keep his hands up - Kinte had a free shot at his head there.
Van Steyne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Kinte misses.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
Kinte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Steyne's calf.
Van Steyne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Steyne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kinte backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Steyne misses with a looping right.
Kinte slips a jab from Van Steyne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Steyne momentarily.
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinte lands a jab.
Kinte throws a leg kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Kinte swings widly with a right hand
and Van Steyne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Kinte avoids it easily.
Van Steyne looks to land a left hand but Kinte moved out of range nicely.
Van Steyne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kinte is looking to land body kicks.
Van Steyne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kintes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kinte throws a head kick that misses
and Van Steyne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Van Steyne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinte thumps Van Steyne with a low kick.
Kunta Kinte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne pushes Kinte away with a front kick.
Kinte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Steyne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Steyne misses with an uppercut. Kinte saw that one coming.
Kinte misses the jab.
Van Steyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Kinte lands.
Kinte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinte misses with the combination.
Kinte blocks a head kick by Van Steyne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Steyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinte sizes up Van Steyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Francois Van Steyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kinte misses the jab.
Van Steyne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kinte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Steyne.
Nice defenses there by Van Steyne.
Kinte throws a wild body kick that Van Steyne sees coming a mile off.
Kinte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kinte throws a right hand that misses
enabling Van Steyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Kinte misses with a looping left.
Kinte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kinte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kinte catches Van Steyne right on the button with a cross.
Van Steyne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Steyne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kinte slips a jab from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Kinte.
Kinte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kinte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kinte checks it well.
Van Steyne throws a lazy uppercut
and Kinte counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Steyne misses with an uppercut.
Van Steyne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kinte. That one must have hurt.
Kinte moves into range and connects with a jab.

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 Francois Van Steyne.
Well Kinte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Francois Van Steyne!
An out of breath Francois Van Steyne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Kunta Kinte spoke after the fight, saying 'You mothafuckaz!'.