PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by The Terminator Theme. 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
Yankee

179 cm
22
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
178 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Yankee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankee dodges the punch combination from Steele.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yankee!
Yankee lands with a slapping head kick.
Yankee is looking to score with low kicks.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele shoots for a double leg takedown but Yankee sprawls well. He's pushed Steele's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yankee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele slips under a jab from Yankee.
Steele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele blocks the body kick.
Steele moves out of range as Yankee throws a body kick.
Yankee misses with a head kick.
Steele avoids the head kick by Yankee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Yankee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yankee throws a leg kick but Steele moved away.
Yankee throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Steele moves out of range of the body kick from Yankee.
Yankee connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
Yankee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good leg kick by Yankee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yankee cracks the inside of Steele's front leg.
A slow jab from Yankee misses its intended target.
Yankee throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankee looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Yankee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steele checks a low kick from Yankee.
Yankee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steele misses with a hook. Yankee ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Steele blocks the leg kick.
Steele moves out of range of the body kick.
Yankee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steele.
Yankee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Steele closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yankee to the mat! Yankee manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yankee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Steele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steele is working hard here to advance position.
Yankee lands a big elbow.
Yankee with shots to the head and body - Steele looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yankee dominating with strikes here.
Steele is squirming around, avoiding Yankee's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Yankee.
Steele taking shots to the head.
Yankee working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yankee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steele taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yankee tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Yankee landing strikes from the mount and Steele is in trouble!
Steele is looking to get to half guard.
Steele slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yankee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yankee thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Steele to regain full guard.
Yankee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steele is keeping the position for now.
Yankee won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yankee's guard.
Yankee controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.
Yankee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Yankee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yankee misses with a low kick.
Steele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yankee. Yankee obviously looking to wear him down.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele blocks a head kick by Yankee.
Nice straight punches there by Yankee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yankee.
Yankee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele checks the leg kick.
Steele tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yankee swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yankee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yankee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yankee throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yankee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steele will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yankee.
Yankee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steele.
Good leg kick by Yankee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yankee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yankee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yankee tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Yankee.
Yankee misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yankee cracks Steele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yankee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Yankee throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Yankee blocks a jab.
Yankee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yankee.
Nice body kick there by Yankee.
Yankee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yankee. Yankee obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steele checks a leg kick.
Yankee throws a push kick but Steele slaps the foot to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steele.
Yankee misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yankee.
Yankee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steele blocks a head kick by Yankee.
Steele throws a right hand that Yankee ducks under and follows up with a left that Yankee also avoids with ease.
Yankee throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Jim Yankee seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steele misses with a two punch combination.
Steele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yankee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yankee tries to clinch up.
Yankee throws a push kick but Steele slaps the foot to one side.
Jim Yankee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yankee misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Steele blocks the leg kick.
Yankee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yankee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yankee wants to land a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
Yankee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Yankee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yankee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yankee throws a low kick but Steele avoids it.
Steele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yankee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Yankee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yankee wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Steele sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Steele has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yankee.
Yankee throws a nice head kick!
Yankee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
Steele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele moves out of range as Yankee throws a body kick.
Yankee scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee tried to score with a low kick but Steele checks it.
Yankee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steele is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yankee.
Yankee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yankee misses with a low kick as Steele jumps back.
Yankee wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yankee throws a chopping leg kick but Steele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yankee tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankee moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Yankee missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yankee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yankee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yankee. Yankee obviously looking to wear him down.
Yankee scoring well with a low kick there.
Yankee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Yankee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yankee circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankee scores with a spinning back kick!
Steele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yankee throws a low kick but Steele avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yankee.
Yankee misses with a low kick.
Yankee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yankee misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Yankee.
Yankee throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Steele checks the leg kick.
Jason Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yankee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yankee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steele is out of range and Yankee settles back down.
Yankee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yankee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Yankee.
Steele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yankee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Yankee connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yankee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yankee tries a low kick but Steele avoids it.
Yankee thuds his shin into the meat of Steele's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Yankee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yankee 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Yankee!