PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 470 p4p, 651 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 71 p4p, 103 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ira Wright was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Steve
vs
Wright

185 cm
33
177
21 - 16 - 0

185 cm
37
175
32 - 10 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve misses with a straight right.
That kick from Wright tenderised Steve's leg. Steve is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steve throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Steve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
Steve is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve lands the left hand.
Wright connects with a right hand. Steve shakes it off.
Steve tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Steve misses with a body punch
and Wright counters with an inside leg kick.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve needs to keep his hands up - Wright had a free shot at his head there.
Steve misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Steve checks a leg kick.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Steve avoids it.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
Wright moves away from the strike by Steve.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Steve off balance momentarily.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
Wright takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Steve tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Wright finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Steve swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wright throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Wright tries a low kick but Steve avoids it.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve slips under a jab from Wright.
Steve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Steve punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright throws a low kick but Steve avoids it.
Steve scores with a hook.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a body kick.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steve takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Steve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses.
A lazy body kick from Wright

and Steve counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Steve.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
Wright appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve lands with a right hand.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Donk. Steve catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Steve avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Wright tries to get set, Steve tries to push him back and clinch up but Wright manages to avoid the attempt.
Wright with a nice cross.
Wright avoids the body shot from Steve.
Wright tries a quick counter leg kick but Steve is wise to it.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve moves away from the strike by Wright.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jay Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright moves forwards but Steve connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steve is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright misses with the body kick
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steve momentarily.
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!
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve jabs at Wright's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Steve misses.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steve jabs Wright right on the nose. Wright blinks but takes it well.
Steve throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Steve swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
A lazy body kick from Wright
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright slips a jab from Steve.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Steve was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wright.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Steve throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright with the inside leg kick.
Steve chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Steve misses.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright throws a leg kick but Steve moved away.
Steve smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Steve moved away.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Steve pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steve will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Steve avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Steve dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Steve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Wright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Steve swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Steve stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Steve misses
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Steve catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Wright tries to work over Steve's front leg with a kick but Steve checks it.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Wright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright with a jab.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Wright is looking to slow Steve down with leg kicks.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Steve's leg but Steve calmly moves out of range.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steve swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright blocks a jab.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Wright lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Steve checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Steve's corner calls for a 1-2. Steve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Wright avoids the body shot from Steve.
Ira Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Steve steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Wright misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Steve steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steve throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Steve checks it.
Wright misses with a left hand
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Steve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Steve misses.
Steve takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steve with a body shot.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Steve moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jay Steve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steve lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve checks a low kick from Wright.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steve moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Steve needs to keep his hands up - Wright had a free shot at his head there.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ira Wright.
Well Steve has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Steve!
A very excited looking Jay Steve rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.