PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Vincible (ranked 906 p4p, 307 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 21 p4p, 7 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Da Vincible
vs
Steele

205 cm
34
237
25 - 10 - 0

185 cm
37
234
36 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Core Combat

Altitude Clothing
Voodoo Nutrition

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Da Vincible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele throws a body punch but Da Vincible moves out of range.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Da Vincible pushes him off.
Da Vincible is looking to land body kicks.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Da Vincible bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Vincible looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Steele clinches up with Da Vincible and pushes him back against the cage.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele gets through Da Vincible's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Da Vincible can't break the clinch.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Da Vincible leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Da Vincible wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Vincible lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Da Vincible blocking some punches.

Da Vincible breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Da Vincible is looking to counter punch.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Vincible counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Vincible misses with a body kick.
Steele misses with a jab to the body
and Da Vincible counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Steele.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Da Vincible digs a good hook to Steele's body.
Da Vincible bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele misses with a body punch
enabling Da Vincible to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Da Vincible sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Vincible misses with a body shot.
Steele looks to clinch
and Da Vincible connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vincible.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele connects with a body shot.
Steele misses with a hook. Da Vincible ducked under it nicely.
Da Vincible tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Steele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible is looking to land body kicks.
Da Vincible takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Da Vincible rather than just go for the knockout.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Da Vincible was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steele.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele connects with a jab.
Da Vincible paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steele misses the body punch
and Da Vincible counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Da Vincible tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Da Vincible with a body shot.
Da Vincible misses with a body shot.
Da Vincible scores with the left hand. Steele knows he should have avoided that one.
Da Vincible throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.
Steele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Steele has managed to clinch.
A short right from Da Vincible on the inside.
Steele prevents Da Vincible from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Vincible backwards.
Da Vincible blocks an elbow strike from Steele.

Da Vincible breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Da Vincible scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steele takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Vincible fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
letting Da Vincible counter with a right hand.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Vincible is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Da Vincible slips the punch.
Da Vincible lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Da Vincible is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Vincible was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Da Vincible looks for the body kick but Steele saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele misses with a hook to the body
and Da Vincible counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Vincible cracks Steele with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Da Vincible. That snapped Steele's head back.
Da Vincible bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Da Vincible counters with a quick kick to the body but Steele blocks it.
Da Vincible scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele looks to clinch
and Da Vincible counters with a left and a right that stings Steele.
Steele tries to clinch
and Da Vincible counters with a straight right hand.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Vincible on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Da Vincible slips under a jab.
Steele avoids the head kick by Da Vincible.
Good exchange - Da Vincible coming out on top.
Steele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Leonardo Da Vincible has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steele dips to his left and cracks Da Vincible with an uppercut!
Steele steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Da Vincible. That one must have hurt.
Steele looks winded!
Da Vincible dips to his left and cracks Steele with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leonardo Da Vincible will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Vincible's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Steele wants to clinch
and Da Vincible counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele wants to clinch but Da Vincible slips to the side
and Da Vincible counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Da Vincible counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele misses with a right hand
letting Da Vincible counter with a right hand.
A cross from Steele lands.
Da Vincible throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Da Vincible counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele moves forwards but Da Vincible connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Da Vincible punishes Steele's body with a nice straight punch.
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 misses with a straight right.
Da Vincible throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Vincible counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Vincible is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Steele misses with a hook

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

Steele is rocked!
Steele is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vincible drops Steele with a naaaaasty hook - Steele is in real trouble here! Da Vincible dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Da Vincible!
After the fight, Leonardo Da Vincible was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.