PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kappa Knox (ranked 939 p4p, 50 weight class) and Stanley Steele (ranked 131 p4p, 9 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by 'Til I Collapse | Eminem. Steele has chosen Manowar - Heart of Steel as his entrance music. Stanley Steele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Knox
vs
Steele

189 cm
27
195
12 - 8 - 0

179 cm
29
188
23 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steele, as that shot connected.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
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?
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Steele misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Steele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knox misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Stanley Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox 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.
Steele wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox moves away from the strike by Steele.
Knox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steele is able to avoid easily.
Steele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Knox takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Steele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knox back to the cage. Steele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Steele moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Steele cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox scores with a jab. Steele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Steele works Knox's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knox tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steele lands an uppercut.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Steele throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Steele misses the shot to the body.

Steele moves into the clinch successfully.

Knox breaks the clinch.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Steele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knox checks it well.
Knox misses with a kick to the body.
Knox throws a head kick that misses
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele scores with a punch to the head.

Knox is rocked!
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Steele misses.
Knox walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
Steele moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Steele dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knox misses with a few strikes there.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Steele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
Knox throws a nice head kick!
Knox avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox tried to counter with a leg kick but Steele avoided it.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox looks for the body kick but Steele saw that one coming.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy body kick from Knox
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele jabs at Knox's body.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A cross from Knox lands.

It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Knox half committed to a counter leg kick.
Steele misses the jab.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
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 moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Steele.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steele misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Knox avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Steele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanley Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox slips under a jab.
A jab from Steele misses.
Knox staying out of range there.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steele misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Steele.
Knox is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox is looking to counter with a body kick.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Steele works the jab nicely.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Knox moves away from the strike by Steele.
Knox walks into a jab.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox blocks a jab.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knox throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox fakes the leg kick and cracks Steele in the body.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Steele.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Steele's belly button to the back.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Knox.
Steele takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Steele checks a leg kick.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Knox with a nice calf kick.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Steele pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Knox was looking to counter with a kick there.
Steele swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Knox's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steele finds it's way round the side to connect with Knox's head.
Steele scores with a nice right hand.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
and Knox makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Steele really felt that one!
Knox throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Knox moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Steele's head.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Knox tried to score with a low kick but Steele checks it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Steele scores with a shot to the body.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
And Knox counters with a quick kick to the body but Steele blocks it.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Steele really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knox slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele wants to clinch.
Knox misses the body punch
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox takes one on the button.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Steele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
And Knox counters with a quick kick to the body but Steele blocks it.
Steele throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Steele.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steele slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox looks to throw a body kick
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steele. Steele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Steele throws a hook but Knox blocks it.

Steele gets a clinch.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Steele jumps into guard, dragging Knox to the mat.
Steele being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steele escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Steele trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steele is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Steele dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A cross from Steele lands.
Steele tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Steele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele scores with a shot to the body.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox slips a straight right by Steele.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele misses the body punch
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steele misses with a left hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Steele misses.
Steele tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Steele scores with a nice right hand.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Knox looks for the body kick but Steele saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Steele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Knox walks into a left hand.
Steele throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Steele blocks a jab.
Steele misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele connects with a nice looking jab.
Kappa Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knox.
Knox avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Stanley Steele's cut even more.
Knox lands a jab to Steele's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Steele scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Steele! Stanley Steele retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Stanley Steele thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Kappa Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.