PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Kollegah - Bossaura. Jayne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Special Ed - I'm The Magnificent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steel
vs
Jayne

190 cm
33
215 lbs
27 - 14 - 1

189 cm
41
193 lbs
29 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Conquer

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Steel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Jayne.
Nice body kick there by Steel.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Jayne sees coming a mile off.
Steel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jayne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steel tries a low kick but Jayne avoids it.
Jayne wants to counter with a clinch but Steel pushes him away.
Nice defenses there by Jayne.
Steel lands a head kick. Jayne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Steel throws a hook but Jayne blocks it.
Jayne blocks a jab.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Jayne.
Steel lands a leg kick that knocks Jayne off balance momentarily.
Jayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Jayne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jayne scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jayne will feel that in the morning.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Jayne is out of range.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jayne scores with a nice head shot.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Jayne's shoulder, as Jayne tries to avoid the shot.
Jayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jayne. That did some damage!
Steel catches Jayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jayne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jayne. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jayne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
Jayne slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayne clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
David Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jayne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Steel misses with a right hand

and Jayne counters by moving into the clinch.
Jayne takes a shot to the head.
Jayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jayne lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Steel.
Jayne throws a head punch that misses.
Steel scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jayne manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Jayne slips a jab from Steel.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jayne has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Steel moves forwards but Jayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jayne throws a leg kick
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to move into range but Jayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Jayne does it's job there.
Jayne tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jayne. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jayne throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
David Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jayne.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Jayne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steel wants to slow Jayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel wants to slow Jayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Steel throws the left hand but Jayne avoids the punch easily.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss

so Jayne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel is pulling down on Jayne's head to control his posture.
Jayne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jayne slips nicely into half guard.
Jayne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jayne trying to pass the guard but Steel defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Jayne will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jayne.
Steel throws a solid leg kick but Jayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steel.
Jayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Jayne punishes Steel's body with a nice straight punch.
David Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Jayne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jayne lands with an overhand left.
Jayne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jayne is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Steel throws out a leg kick but Jayne moves out of range and Steel only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jayne lands with a straight right. Steel didn't see that one coming.
Jayne throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Jayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Jayne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jayne blocks a jab.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jayne counters by clinching up.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel slowing the pace effectively.
Jayne has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jayne's elbow.
Jayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Jayne.
Jayne lands a right hand.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Jayne misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jayne has picked Steel up - he's going for a ride! Jayne dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jayne is stalling here. Steel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jayne seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Steel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jayne is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Steel trying to control the action but Jayne is working from the bottom.
Jayne is trying to improve his position.
Steel just content to control the position.
Jayne is trying to control Steel's posture but Steel avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to take a break and control but Jayne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jayne gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jayne is looking to control Steel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jayne avoid being mounted?
Jayne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jayne wants to control but Steel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jayne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Jayne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steel stopping the sweep attempt from Jayne.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jayne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jayne is keeping the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Jayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jayne swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel staying out of range there.
Steel throwing a counter right hand but Jayne manages to avoid it.
Jayne lands a nice hook to Steel's body. Steel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jayne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steel counters with a body kick that stops Jayne in his tracks momentarily.
Jayne walks into a left hand.
Jayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jayne's sensitive parts.
Steel slips a straight right by Jayne.
Steel throws a low kick but Jayne moves out of range easily.

Jayne rushes Steel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steel misses with a body punch.
Jayne is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jayne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.

Steel breaks from the clinch.
Steel moves forwards but Jayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Steel needs to keep his hands up - Jayne had a free shot at his head there.
Jayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jayne lands with a right hand.
Steel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steel throws the left hand but Jayne avoids the punch easily.
Jayne is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jayne scores with a jab to the head.
Jayne swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jayne misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jayne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jayne.
Jayne tries to counter with a clinch but Steel shakes him off and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steel.
An inside leg kick lands from Steel.
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jayne. That did some damage!
Jayne tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Steel throws a head kick that Jayne semi-blocks.
Jayne slips under a jab from Steel.
Steel throws a body punch but Jayne moves out of range.
Jayne is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jayne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steel.
Jayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Jayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jayne scores with a hook to the body. Steel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jayne misses with a wild body shot.

Jayne gets a double leg takedown into Steel's guard.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayne trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Jayne cracks Steel with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jayne wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Jayne postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Jayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Patrick Jayne just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Steel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jayne throws a big shot that misses.
Steel slips under a jab from Jayne.
Jayne scores with a jab to the body.
Jayne misses with a left hand
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Jayne moves out of range of the body kick.

Jayne closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jayne backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Jayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jayne.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Patrick Jayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jayne trying to control the position but instead, Steel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jayne into the cage.
Jayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jayne.
Jayne pushes Steel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Jayne has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Jayne throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.

Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Jayne connects with a crisp jab.
Jayne misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Jayne misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jayne's calf.
Jayne scores with a three punch combo!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jayne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Steel - the referee stops the clock and Jayne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Steel. Jayne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Steel throws a leg kick but Jayne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jayne there.
Jayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel 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.
Steel with a jab.
Jayne avoids the head kick by Steel.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jayne digs a good hook to Steel's body.
Jayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jayne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steel stuns Jayne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Steel misses.
Jayne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steel defends it well.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Jayne backs away, Steel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Steel throws a push kick but Jayne slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steel tries to land a front kick but Jayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jayne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Jayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Steel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jayne works the jab nicely.
Steel tries to work over Jayne's front leg with a kick but Jayne checks it.
Steel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that David Steel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Steel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Steel.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jayne.
Jayne fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Steel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jayne.
A big left from Steel misses.
Jayne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jayne misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Steel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jayne lands a nice hook to Steel's body. Steel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jayne throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jayne throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jayne moves away.
A jab from Steel misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Steel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Jayne tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel motions for Jayne to come forward. Steel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jayne.
Steel throws out a leg kick but Jayne moves out of range and Steel only half commits.
Jayne changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jayne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
David Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Jayne 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.
Jayne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jayne stalks Steel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steel's face. Steel staggers backwards, shaken.
Steel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jayne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jayne checks a leg kick nicely.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Jayne tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jayne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Jayne dives in and scores a takedown into Steel's guard.
Jayne forces his way into half guard.
Steel is controlling Jayne's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jayne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jayne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Steel is controlling Jayne's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jayne is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steel throws a body kick that misses.
Steel throws a front kick aimed at Jayne's knee but Jayne avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Jayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jayne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Jayne!
Patrick Jayne is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Jayne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.