PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raykuza Maui (ranked 2097 p4p, 2373 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 111 p4p, 121 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Maui
vs
Steel

195 cm
34
300
21 - 15 - 0

196 cm
42
279
30 - 34 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel connects with a leg kick.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Maui slips the punch.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Maui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Raykuza Maui has been cut.
Maui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steel throws a lazy body kick
and Maui counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Maui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maui's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maui scrambles back to his feet.
Maui is looking to clinch.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maui staying out of range there.
Maui takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Steel scores with a jab. Maui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a shot to the body
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maui manages to avoid it.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Maui's head but Maui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Maui shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Steel gets back to full guard.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel is still trying to improve position.
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Steel holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to control the position but Maui postures up.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maui tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel is retaining full guard.
Steel working a defensive guard here.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maui puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Steel is doing well to control the position and prevent Maui from advancing to side control.
Maui tries to stand and escape but Steel is controlling the position.
Maui prevents Steel from improving his position.
Maui tries to pass to full mount but Steel defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to get to full guard but Maui has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maui performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maui manages to avoid it.
Steel connects with the punch.
Maui throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Steel scores with a body shot.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Steel throws a leg kick but Maui moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maui.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Steel misses with a leg kick.
Maui ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Maui was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Maui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maui counters with a nice body shot.
Steel looks winded!

Maui clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maui.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
Maui prevents a body shot from Steel.
Maui lands with a short shot to the head.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maui misses with the head strike.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maui misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerome Steel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raykuza Maui's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maui tries to clinch up.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel throws out a counter right but Maui avoids it with no problem.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a head kick but Maui moves out of range.
Steel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maui.
Maui is looking to counter punch.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maui takes one to the chin there.
Maui takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maui blocks a leg kick.
Maui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maui's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel throws a chopping leg kick but Maui manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Steel misses.
Maui tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Maui saw that one coming.
Maui is looking to counter punch.
Jerome Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maui slips under a jab from Steel.
An attempted straight right counter from Maui misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maui avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maui staying out of range there.
Maui throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steel's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Maui slips the punch.
Maui was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Steel.
A jab lands there for Steel.
Steel throws a sloppy body shot
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maui takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maui doesn't seem bothered though.

Maui closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maui swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Steel pulls guard successfully.
Maui controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maui is one step ahead there.
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel is on top in guard.

Maui manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries a body shot but Maui blocks it.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maui's elbow.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Maui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steel is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Maui.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raykuza Maui has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maui lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maui.

Maui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maui has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maui lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Maui scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
Maui misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Maui.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maui throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steels head.

Steel is rocked!
Maui stalling.
Maui lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Maui finish him?

Maui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Maui wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Maui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel misses the shot to the body.

Maui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maui stalling against the cage.
Maui prevents a body shot from Steel.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raykuza Maui will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raykuza Maui'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. This is the final round!

Steel looks to throw the jab but Maui is out of range.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel throws a sloppy body shot

and Maui counters with a crisp one two that drops Steel! Maui thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steel to his feet! Steel is in big trouble!
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maui manages to avoid it.
Maui was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steel throws a leg kick that is checked

and Maui counters with a nice right hand that sends Steel toppling to the canvas! Steel scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Maui finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Maui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Maui checks the leg kick.
Steel jabs Maui to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Maui gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maui is keeping busy.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maui lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Steel.
Maui is leaning against Steel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Maui drops Steel onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Steel is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Maui avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.

Maui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel scores with a hook.
Steel leaves his chin hanging out and Maui seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Steel crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raykuza Maui!
A relieved looking Raykuza Maui thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.