PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Steel (ranked 2949 p4p, 323 weight class) and Bill Watson (ranked 2567 p4p, 293 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Steel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Steel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Steel
vs
Watson

196 cm
27
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
27
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Watson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Steel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Steel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Steel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
Steel throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
Watson drops his hands momentarily and Steel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Bill Watson has been cut.
Watson throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
A big right from Watson misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Steel misses its target.
Watson throws a combination that misses
letting Steel counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Jack Steel has been cut.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steel defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Steel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Watson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Bill Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steel jabs at Watson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Watson lands a jab to Steel's midsection.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel thuds a left hand into Watson's body.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Steel throws a body kick that misses.
Watson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steel defends it well.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Watson misses with a left hand
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
Steel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Watson just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Watson's defenses.
Steel throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel.
Steel blocks a jab.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steel misses with a leg kick.
Watson tries to counter by closing the distance.
A left lands for Steel.
Watson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watson is out of range and Steel settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Steel as he connects with a hook.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Steel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Watson connects with a looping right hand.
Watson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Steel misses its target.
Watson scores with a hook.
Watson swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Steel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Steel is looking to counter punch.
Steel lands with a straight right. Watson didn't see that one coming.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steel.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Watson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steel misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steel lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Watson throws out a counter right but Steel avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Steel misses with a low kick as Watson jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Steel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Steel digs a good body shot into Watson's ribs.
A cross from Steel lands.
Steel lands a jab to the head.
Watson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Watson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Steel is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Watson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Watson!! Watson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Steel throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Steel!
A victorious Jack Steel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.