PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckles Of Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles Of Steel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fatu
vs
Of Steel

192 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mustafa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knuckles Of Steel!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mustafa Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fatu has managed to clinch.
Fatu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Fatu. Those never looked like landing.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fatu.
Fatu tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Fatu fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fatu lands a left and a right that send Steel crashing to the mat, dazed. Fatu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Knuckles Of Steel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatu wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.

Fatu sends Steel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fatu is motioning to the referee to let Steel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Steel is rocked!
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fatu tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Fatu swinging wildly here.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Fatu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Fatu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fatu lunges at Steel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel's hand.
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel connects with a leg kick. Fatu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fatu is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.

Fatu lands a left and a right that send Steel crashing to the mat, dazed. Fatu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Fatu finish him?

That has opened up Knuckles Of Steel's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel tries to clinch there but Fatu circles away.

Fatu moves into the clinch.
Fatu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steel is defending well.
Fatu wants to break free but Steel has control.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Fatu lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Steel breaks the clinch.

Fatu has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.

Fatu pulls guard.
Fatu tries to strike from the bottom.

Steel stands up from Fatu's guard - Steel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fatu.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Steel has eaten all the pies!
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fatu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fatu scrambles back to his feet.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Fatu connects with a body shot.
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fatu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fatu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Fatu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steel throws a head kick but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Fatu.

The cut above Knuckles Of Steel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steel throws a leg kick which misses Fatu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fatu tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Steel misses.
Fatu is looking to clinch.
Fatu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Steel cracks Fatu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Fatu is out of range.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Fatu.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fatu.
Steel thuds his shin into the meat of Fatu's side.
Steel throws a series of punches but Fatu avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fatu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steel.
Fatu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Fatu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knuckles Of Steel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fatu moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fatu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Steel lands a big head kick that sends Fatu tumbling to the mat! Steel takes a step backwards and waves Fatu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fatu swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Fatu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fatu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fatu's knee momentarily.
Fatu is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Steel cracks the inside of Fatu's front leg.

Fatu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Steel sprawling to the canvas! Steel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fatu finish him?!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fatu.

Knuckles Of Steel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Steel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Steel gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Fatu gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Fatu!