PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shields
vs
Steel

180 cm
26
171 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Steel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Shields counters with a big head kick but Steel shrugs it off.
Antoine Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel swings for the body but Shields moves out of range.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick
and Shields counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel misses with a right hand
and Shields counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Shields to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shields lands a head kick. Steel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Steel is predictable there
and Shields counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Steel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Antoine Steel has been cut.
Shields pushes Steel away with a front kick.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steel. That's going to slow Shields down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a hook but Shields blocks it.
Steel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shields counters with a head kick.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Steel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shields shoots for a takedown but Steel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antoine Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel swings for the body but Shields moves out of range.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Shields slips the punch.
Steel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shields is out of range.
Steel swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steel cracks Shields with an open hand slap.
Steel misses with a hook. Shields ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Steel misses.
A shot to the body from Steel misses
and Shields counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shields counters with a good, hard body kick but Steel shrugs it off.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel wants to slow Shields down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by Steel.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shields was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Shields avoids the head kick by Steel.
Steel looks gassed!
Shields takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shields throws a head kick that Steel semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shields getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shields tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Shields slips a straight right by Steel.
Shields shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shields.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel works Shields's body with a nice hook.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Shields.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Steel misses
and Shields counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Steel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shields.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shields.
Steel tries to land a front kick but Shields steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shields throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Shields moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shields dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shields.
Shields takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shields ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Shields checks the leg kick.
Shields moves away from the strike by Steel.
Nice defenses there by Shields.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel takes a swing at Shields's ribcage but misses.
Steel avoids the head kick by Shields.
Shields is looking to land body kicks.
Shields thumps Steel with a low kick.
Nick Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shields moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields lands a high kick!
Shields tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Shields.
Steel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shields counters with a head kick. That will keep Steel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shields slips under a jab.
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
Steel throws a body punch but Shields moves out of range.
Shields checks a low kick from Steel.
Steel misses with a hook. Shields ducked under it nicely.
Steel misses with a left hand
and Shields cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shields rather than just go for the knockout.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a leg kick but Shields moved away.
Shields avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nick Shields is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel throws a lazy body kick
and Shields counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Shields avoids the head kick by Steel.
Shields explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shields lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shields lands a head kick. Steel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shields avoids the body shot from Steel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shields throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Steel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shields.
A leg kick checked by Shields.
Shields moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shields throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Shields lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shields counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shields.
A solid body kick from Shields.
Shields lands a two punch combo.

Steel is rocked!

That has opened up Antoine Steel's cut even more.
Whack! Shields lands a heavy head kick that drops Steel. The ref tackles Shields to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Steel was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nick Shields!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nick Shields thanked -OVERDOSE Factory- for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).