PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 38 p4p, 4 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 71 p4p, 7 weight class). Delsarte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ah Non Cest Terrible. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jason Steele enters the cage!

Delsarte
vs
Steele

225 cm
29
300 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
234 lbs
23 - 7 - 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delsarte.
Delsarte lunges at Steele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steele's hand.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Steele instigates a clinch.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Delsarte is defending well for now.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delsarte misses with some punches.
Delsarte wants to break the clinch but can't.

Delsarte manages to break the clinch.
Steele lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
A left and a right from Steele both land. Nice combination.
Steele feints a jab promting Delsarte to slip. Steele then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Delsarte slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Steele has Delsarte up against the cage in a clinch.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with some punches.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delsarte avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Delsarte lands a right hand.
Steele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Steele.
Delsarte lands an uppercut.

Delsarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delsarte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Delsarte with a body shot.
Delsarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Delsarte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Delsarte 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.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delsarte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
A telegraphed right hand from Delsarte misses the target.
Delsarte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele tries to clinch but Delsarte is having none of it.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Steele thuds a left hand into Delsarte's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele misses with a double jab.
Steele misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delsarte scores with a hook.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Delsarte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delsarte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
It looked like Delsarte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Delsarte misses the jab.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delsarte.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Delsarte circles away.
Delsarte throws a big shot that misses.
Delsarte throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Delsarte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delsarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele misses the jab.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele lands with a right hand.
Steele wants to clinch.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Delsarte moves away and avoids it.
Delsarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele tries to clinch up but Delsarte circles away and keeps his distance.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Delsarte avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Delsarte counters with a straight right hand.
Steele misses with a straight right.

Steele clinches with his opponent.
Delsarte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delsarte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Steele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Steele is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Delsarte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
A left lands for Steele.
Delsarte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele tries to clinch but Delsarte moves out of range.
Steele wants to clinch.
As Steele looks to move away, Delsarte throws a big counter combo but Steele just gets out of the way.
Steele connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Steele moves into the clinch.
Delsarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delsarte blocks a body shot from Steele.
Delsarte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
A short left from Delsarte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Steele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele needs to keep his hands up - Delsarte had a free shot at his head there.
Steele misses with a body shot
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delsarte takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Steele moves out of range as Delsarte strikes.
Steele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele takes a swing at Delsarte's ribcage but misses.
Delsarte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Delsarte misses its intended target.
Steele's corner calls for a 1-2. Steele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delsarte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delsarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Steele misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele tries to clinch but Delsarte moves out of range.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delsarte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.

Steele has Delsarte up against the cage in a clinch.
Delsarte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.

Delsarte breaks the clinch.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
Delsarte walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.
Delsarte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Delsarte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Delsarte is out of range.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delsarte manages to avoid it.
Delsarte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steele goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Steele catches Delsarte right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Steele gets a clinch.
Steele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delsarte throws a head punch that misses.
Delsarte lands an uppercut.

Delsarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delsarte manages to avoid it.
Delsarte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steele lands a jab.
Delsarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Delsarte looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Delsarte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Delsarte duly obliges.
Delsarte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Delsarte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steele on the side of the head.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Delsarte misses.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Delsarte's defenses.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a big shot that misses.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delsarte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele takes a swing at Delsarte's ribcage but misses.
Steele works the jab nicely.
Delsarte swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Sloppy strikes from Delsarte. Those never looked like landing.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Delsarte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Delsarte counters with a one-two to the body.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele misses with a body punch

and Delsarte counters with a head kick that drops Steele to the mat! Steele scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Delsarte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Delsarte pushes him off.

Steele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steele working aggressively here.
Steele works on Delsarte's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delsarte.
Delsarte blocking some punches.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Delsarte manages to break the clinch.
Delsarte is looking to slow Steele down with leg kicks.
Delsarte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steele wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Steele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delsarte manages to avoid it.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delsarte dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Steele with a jab.
Steele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delsarte.
Delsarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Delsarte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delsarte looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele connects with a body shot that sends Delsarte's belly button to the back.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delsarte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Delsarte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Delsarte counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delsarte.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
letting Delsarte counter with a right hand.
Steele scores with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Steele.
Delsarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Delsarte stuns Steele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Delsarte is looking for a counter combo.
A solid body kick from Delsarte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Delsarte there.
Delsarte scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Delsarte.
Nice defenses there by Delsarte.
Delsarte lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Steele swinging wildly here.

Delsarte lands a big head kick that sends Steele tumbling to the mat! Delsarte takes a step backwards and waves Steele back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Delsarte to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Delsarte counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steele! Delsarte lets Steele back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Steele is rocked!
Delsarte throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steele is still on wobbly legs! Can Delsarte finish him?
A bone on bone clash there as Steele blocks the leg kick.
Steele tries to clinch but Delsarte is having none of it.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Delsarte jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Steele clinches up against the cage.
Delsarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delsarte lands with a right to the head.
Delsarte works on Steele's body with a couple of short punches.

Delsarte breaks the clinch.
Steele tries to clinch up but Delsarte circles away and keeps his distance.
Delsarte lands with a good body shot.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delsarte.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a head kick that misses.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delsarte circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
and Delsarte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Delsarte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Steele just manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele stalks Delsarte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Delsarte's face. Delsarte staggers backwards, shaken.
Delsarte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jason Steele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Oooooh!!! Delsarte has knocked Steele down with a huge combo! Delsarte steps away and waves a wobbly Steele back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Delsarte walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
Nice shot by Steele.
Steele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele tries to clinch there but Delsarte circles away.
Delsarte is looking for a counter combo.
Delsarte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steele scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Steele finds it's target.
Gauthier Delsarte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Delsarte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier Delsarte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steele 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!