PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Kruger (ranked 18 p4p, 1 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 41 p4p, 2 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kruger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter The Spingbok Ninja. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kruger
vs
Steele

193 cm
32
243 lbs
32 - 9 - 1

185 cm
28
234 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele lands a slapping body shot.
Steele has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kruger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele wants to clinch.
Steele misses with a combination
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.

Steele clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Kruger in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dustin Kruger has been cut.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Kruger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.

Kruger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele tries to clinch but Kruger is having none of it.
Kruger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Kruger is looking to counter punch.
Kruger slips a straight right by Steele.
Kruger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
Steele misses with a two punch combination.
Steele wants to clinch.
Kruger throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steele takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kruger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Steele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele wants to clinch
and Kruger counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Kruger misses.
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!
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele misses with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruger cracks Steele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.

Steele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Kruger controls the action.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Steele landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kruger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruger slips a jab and a cross from Steele.
Kruger throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kruger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele lands a body shot.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Kruger's defenses.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Kruger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steele takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Kruger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele wants to clinch up but Kruger keeps it at a distance.
Kruger is looking to counter punch.
Steele slips under a jab from Kruger.
Steele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruger circles away.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kruger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
A big left from Steele misses.
Kruger thinks about countering with a body kick.
A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target.
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!
Steele connects with a body shot that sends Kruger's belly button to the back.
Steele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruger. Kruger obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
Steele wants to clinch but Kruger slips to the side
and Kruger counters with a left to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot
and Kruger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Steele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Steele works on Kruger's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Steele.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Kruger won't want to take too many of those.
Kruger lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Kruger'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.

Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kruger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kruger scores with a kick to the body.
A big right from Steele misses.
Steele tries to clinch
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Kruger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruger jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruger.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Kruger takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kruger.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Kruger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steele tries to clinch but Kruger moves out of range.
Steele defending well as Kruger loads up on a big left hand.
Steele throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruger walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a jab to the head.
Jason Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steele checks it well.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kruger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steele misses with a right hand
and Kruger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Kruger is looking to land body kicks.
Kruger throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
Steele scores with a shot to the body.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away.
Kruger swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steele scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Steele does it's job there.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kruger rather than just go for the knockout.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
As Steele backs away, Kruger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Kruger there.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Kruger digs a good body shot into Steele's ribs.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Kruger throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Steele crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kruger - the referee stops the clock and Steele gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kruger. Steele manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Kruger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Steele misses the body punch
and Kruger counters with an inside leg kick.
Kruger connects with a jab.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kruger scores with a punch to the head.

Steele is rocked!
Steele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Steele pushes Kruger up against the cage in a clinch.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele blocks a body shot from Kruger.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Kruger controls the action.
Kruger managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Kruger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruger.
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 Dustin Kruger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dustin Kruger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruger throws a quick counter kick to the body but Steele avoids it.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruger.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.

Steele clinches up against the cage.
Kruger lands an uppercut.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Steele.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Jason Steele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Kruger pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kruger throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Kruger lands a left hand.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Kruger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruger is defending well for now.
Steele blocking some punches.
Kruger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kruger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kruger lands a shoulder strike.
Kruger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Kruger.
Kruger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Kruger drops Steele onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Steele is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Steele is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruger finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Kruger creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Steele's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Steele drops to his knees and Kruger pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Kruger!
Dustin Kruger retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Dustin Kruger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.