PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Amade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steele
vs
Amade

197 cm
20
254 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Amade!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amade throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amade.
Andre Amade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Steele works the jab nicely.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Steele coming out on top.
A head kick by Steele misses
letting Amade counter with a right hand.

It looks like Dan Steele has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick
and Amade counters with a stiff right hand.
Amade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Steele.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amade throws a head kick that misses
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amade looks gassed!
Steele scores with a jab.
Amade throws a lazy head kick
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Amade counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws the left hand but Amade avoids the punch easily.
Steele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick by Amade misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No joy there for Amade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amade misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Amade moves out of range easily.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Amade walks into a left hand.
Amade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amade.
Steele stuns Amade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele scores with a one two! Amade had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele throws a head kick but Amade moves out of range.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Amade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steele counters with a thumping low kick.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele throws the left hand but Amade avoids the punch easily.
Amade misses with a kick to the body
and Steele counters with a left and a right that stings Amade.
Steele pushes Amade away with a front kick.
Steele lands with a nice combination. Amade backs away looking to recover.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Amade down.
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele looks to land a combination but Amade avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Steele scores with a nice strike.
Amade blocks a head kick by Steele.
Amade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steele scores with a head kick.
Steele with a jab.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amade misses with a leg kick
and Steele counters with a head kick. That will keep Amade thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele throws a lazy head kick
and Amade counters with a big head kick but Steele shrugs it off.
Amade throws a nice head kick!
Amade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
Amade throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Steele scores with a hook.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amade takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Amade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Steele.
Steele lands a nice hook to Amade's body. Amade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Steele.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steele. Amade shrugs it off though.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Steele's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Amade moves out of range easily.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Steele scores with a head kick. Amade tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Amade ducks down to avoid it.
Amade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Amade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele throws a body punch but Amade moves out of range.
Amade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amade tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amade misses with a combination
and Steele counters with an inside leg kick.
Amade gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steele lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steele.
Amade is breathing heavily.
Amade misses with an uppercut
and Steele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steele here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Steele throws a head kick but Amade moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele throws a nice head kick!
Amade throws a sloppy head kick
and Steele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amade can do to turn this around?
Steele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Steele.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Amade looks to throw a body kick
letting Steele counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Amade there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Amade throws a sloppy head kick
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele throws a head kick that misses
letting Amade counter with a right hand.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Amade moved out of range nicely.
Amade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick by Amade misses
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele throws a head kick but Amade moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steele lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Amade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Amade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steele lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
A low kick from Amade is predictable there
and Steele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele works the jab nicely.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Amade moves out of range easily.
Steele looks for the body kick but Amade saw that one coming.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Amade slips the punch.
Amade throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amade has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from Amade.
Steele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amade dodges the punch combination from Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amade throws a head kick that misses
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Steele throws a head kick that Amade semi-blocks.
Amade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Dan Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Amade misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Amade saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Amade throws a leg kick
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Steele explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Amade blocks a head kick by Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Steele's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amade walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Amade moves out of range easily.
Amade misses with a right hand
and Steele counters with a big head kick but Amade shrugs it off.
Amade throws a sloppy head kick
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amade slips a jab and a cross from Steele.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Amade moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Amade might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Steele has got the better of the exchanges.
Amade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Amade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Andre Amade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Steele.
Amade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steele throws a head kick but Amade moves out of range.
Amade throws a head kick that misses
and Steele counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Amade is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jab by Steele.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amade looks to throw a body kick
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amade. That did some damage!
Steele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Amade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick by Steele misses
and Amade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Amade misses with a body kick.
Steele avoids the head kick by Amade.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Amade moves out of range easily.
Amade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele throws a hook but Amade avoids it easily.
Steele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Amade back to the cage. Steele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Steele moves out of range as Amade throws a body kick.
Amade throws a combination that misses
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amade throws a push kick but Steele slaps the foot to one side.
Amade throws a combination that misses
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele throws a body punch but Amade moves out of range.
Amade throws a lazy head kick
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Amade throws a sloppy head kick
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele lands the left hand.
Amade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Steele.
Steele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amade.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele throws a head kick but Amade moves out of range.
Amade ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Amade throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a right hand. Amade shakes it off.
Steele swings for the body but Amade moves out of range.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amade.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Amade misses with a kick to the body
and Steele counters with a thumping low kick.
Amade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steele tests Amade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amade blocks a head kick by Steele.
Amade throws a head kick that misses.
Amade throws an off balance right hand
and Steele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amade delivers a nice body kick.
Amade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Amade misses with a combination
and Steele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Amade thinking.
Steele throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steele lands a head kick. Amade smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Amade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Amade misses with a hook to the body
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
Steele thumps Amade with a low kick.
Amade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Amade ducks right into an uppercut from Steele.
Andre Amade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele throws a head kick but Amade moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Steele!