PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 643 p4p, 522 weight class) and Jeff Mma (ranked 99 p4p, 82 weight class). Steele comes into the arena with Manowar - Heart of Steel blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Steele
vs
Mma

179 cm
35
188
28 - 11 - 1

182 cm
38
190
35 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mma counters with a straight right hand.
Steele misses the jab.
Mma counters with a body kick.
Mma moves away from the strike by Steele.
Mma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steele's head.

It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
Mma lands a jab to the head.
Mma takes one on the button.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele takes one to the chin there.
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!
Mma lands the left hand.
Mma throws a poor cross that misses
and Mma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mma just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Steele moves into the clinch.

Mma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mma throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Mma manages to avoid it.
Mma scores with a jab to the body.
Mma throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jeff Mma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mma manages to avoid it.
Mma walks into a jab.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Mma.
Mma looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele lands with an uppercut that bounces Mma off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Mma.
Mma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mma misses with a hook
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mma misses with a looping right.
Steele appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steele scores with a jab to the head.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Mma looks winded!
Steele takes a swing at Mma's ribcage but misses.
Mma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steele's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Steele.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Mma's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Mma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mma takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Mma is predictable there
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele takes a swing at Mma's ribcage but misses.
Steele scores with a jab.

Mma is rocked!
Steele lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Mma head around and knocks him out cold! Steele hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanley Steele!
A relieved looking Stanley Steele thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.