PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 1108 p4p, 654 weight class) and Henry Lancaster (ranked 154 p4p, 91 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Manowar - Heart of Steel. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Steele
vs
Lancaster

179 cm
40
188
36 - 18 - 1

183 cm
36
185
30 - 22 - 0

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World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 36 - 18 - 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 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
Steele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster walks into a jab.
Steele scores with a sloppy right hand. Lancaster should have avoided that one.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lancaster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele misses the body punch
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Lancaster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lancaster misses with a looping right.
Steele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lancaster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steele, as that shot connected.
Lancaster checks a low kick from Steele.
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Lancaster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lancaster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Lancaster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Stanley Steele's cut is getting worse.
Lancaster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lancaster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele cracks Lancaster with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster scores with a jab.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele catches Lancaster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Steele has Lancaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Steele prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.

Lancaster breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
Lancaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lancaster counters with a crisp one two that drops Steele! Lancaster thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steele to his feet! Steele is in big trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steele closes the distance and clinches.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steele wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lancaster.
A frustrated look appears on Steele's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.

Steele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steele throws out a leg kick but Lancaster moves out of range and Steele only half commits.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steele throws a leg kick but Lancaster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stanley Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lancaster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steele scores with a head kick. Lancaster tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
Lancaster throws a right and a left that Steele avoids nicely.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lancaster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele thuds a left hand into Lancaster's body.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancaster circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lancaster. That did some damage!
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Steele with a jab.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Lancaster moves out of range of the body kick.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Lancaster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Steele.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster throws out a counter right but Steele avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lancaster counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Lancaster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lancaster in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster connects with a looping right hand.
Steele moves out of range as Lancaster throws a body kick.
Lancaster lands an overhand right.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lancaster sizes up Steele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Stanley Steele's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Lancaster fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lancaster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jeez, Stanley Steele's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Lancaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steele misses with the combination.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Lancaster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lancaster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lancaster scores with a hook.
Steele throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster. Beautiful body shot.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lancaster counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steele! Lancaster lets Steele back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Steele is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanley Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Lancaster!
A relieved looking Henry Lancaster thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.