PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gatot Kaca (ranked 1363 p4p, 6321 weight class) and Cole Steel (ranked 210 p4p, 588 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kaca
vs
Steel

195 cm
21
215
8 - 3 - 0

193 cm
19
218
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gatot Kaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Steel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaca moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Kaca is looking to counter punch.
Kaca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaca loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaca tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
Steel throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaca scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Kaca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel throws out a counter right but Kaca avoids it with no problem.
Steel throws the left hand but Kaca avoids the punch easily.
Kaca throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Kaca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaca misses with a straight right.
Steel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steel throws a right hand that Kaca ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaca also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel takes a swing at Kaca's ribcage but misses.
Kaca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaca.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaca.
Kaca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kaca takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steel slips under a jab from Kaca.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaca misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Kaca.
We've been told by Kaca's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaca misses with a wild body 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!
Nice shot by Kaca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a body punch but Kaca moves out of range.
Steel slips a straight right by Kaca.
Steel scores with a hook.
Kaca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Kaca ducks down to avoid it.
Steel misses with a hook. Kaca ducked under it nicely.
Kaca swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Kaca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Steel throws a right and a left that Kaca avoids nicely.
Kaca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Kaca is out of range.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Steel connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel throws a right hand that Kaca ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaca also avoids with ease.
Kaca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kaca.
Kaca slips a straight right by Steel.
Steel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Steel throws a jab when Kaca was well out of range.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Kaca counters with a left to the body.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Kaca.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaca looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel lands a jab to the head.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaca to score with a decent uppercut.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaca misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaca.
Steel scores with a jab.
Kaca throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Kaca's head but Kaca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaca connects with the punch.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Kaca counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Kaca misses with a straight left.
Kaca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaca throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Kaca lands with a shot to the body.
Kaca throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Steel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Steel connects with a jab.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaca.
It looked like Kaca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steel.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kaca looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Kaca takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steel defending well as Kaca loads up on a big left hand.
Steel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaca is out of range.
Kaca blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Kaca missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Kaca saw that one coming.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Steel blocks a jab.
Steel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaca's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaca sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaca ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Kaca misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel throws a shot from downtown. Kaca moves away and avoids it.
Steel misses with a hook. Kaca ducked under it nicely.
Steel misses the jab.
A jab from Steel does it's job there.
Kaca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kaca swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kaca there.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaca.
Steel throws out a counter right but Kaca avoids it with no problem.
Steel lands an overhand right.
Steel punishes Kaca's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kaca with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaca throws a shot to the body.
Cole Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaca takes one to the side of the head.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaca missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaca throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaca misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Kaca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaca throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Steel catches Kaca right on the button with a cross.
Kaca throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Kaca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kaca loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Steel scores with a three punch combo!
Steel tests Kaca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Kaca misses.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaca cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Kaca throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Kaca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel scores with a nice head shot.
Kaca stalks Steel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steel's face. Steel staggers backwards, shaken.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Steel misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaca. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Kaca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaca scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Steel.
Steel misses with a jab to the body
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Steel is rocked!
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaca tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Kaca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaca checks it well.
Kaca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Kaca misses its intended target.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Kaca's belly button to the back.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kaca makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steel blocks a jab.
Kaca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaca finds it's way round the side to connect with Steel's head.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaca finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Kaca blocks a jab.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cole Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Steel lands a jab-cross combination.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaca counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kaca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steel doesn't seem phased though.
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steel defending well as Kaca loads up on a big left hand.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaca counters with a nice body shot.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kaca cracks Steel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kaca has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Steel to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Kaca does it's job there.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Kaca moved out of range nicely.
Kaca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaca.
Kaca throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaca.

Kaca lands a big uppercut and Steel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Steel looks OK. Kaca waves Steel back to his feet!
Kaca moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel staying out of range there.
Kaca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaca doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Kaca misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaca cracks Steel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Kaca.
Kaca cracks Steel with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Steel tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kaca pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Steel is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gatot Kaca!
Gatot Kaca tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.