PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen Freak On A Leash as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Damato
vs
Steele

190 cm
26
217 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

184 cm
33
211 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damato.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damato checks a leg kick.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damato.
Nice uppercut there from Damato.
Steele blocks the body kick.
George Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damato jabs at Steele's body.
Damato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damato throws a head kick that misses.
Steele scores with a jab to the head.
Steele throws a hook but Damato blocks it.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damato was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Damato ducks right into an uppercut from Steele.
Steele throws out a leg kick but Damato moves out of range and Steele only half commits.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damato.
Steele throws out a leg kick but Damato moves out of range and Steele only half commits.
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!
Damato throws a head kick that misses.
Steele checks a low kick from Damato.
Damato misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Steele 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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Damato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Damato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steele. That did some damage!
Steele throws a leg kick but Damato checks it.
Steele's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steele scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Damato lands a leg kick that knocks Steele off balance momentarily.

Damato closes the distance and clinches.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Damato is blocking nicely.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Damato controls his hands.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damato has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Damato.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damato misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Damato tries to stall but Steele uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Damato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Damato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damato working aggressively here.
Damato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele scores a nice knee to the body.
Damato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Damato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damato is looking to control Steele's arms but Steele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Damato has his back to the cage.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Damato controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damato has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Damato controls the action.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Damato avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damato leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
Damato throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Damato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Damato lands a left hand.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damato is defending well for now.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Damato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Damato avoids the damage to the body.
Damato blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damato's elbow.
Damato blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Damato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele blocks a low kick nicely.
Damato misses with a head kick.
Damato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Damato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steele checks a low kick from Damato.
Damato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele tried to score with a low kick but Damato checks it.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele throws a leg kick but Damato checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pete Damato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Steele's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Damato missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damato scores with a punch to the head.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Damato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Damato misses with a kick to the body.
Steele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steele is able to avoid easily.
Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damato lands with a kick to the temple. Steele shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Damato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steele is able to avoid easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Damato - that will leave a mark!
Steele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Damato rather than just go for the knockout.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Damato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Damato moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Damato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steele scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele moves out of range of the body kick from Damato.
Damato looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Damato misses with a low kick.
Damato is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Steele.
Pete Damato is winning the standup battle so far.
Damato blocks a head kick by Steele.
Good leg kick by Damato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Damato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Damato.
Damato misses with a head kick.
Damato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damato.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele tries to bum rush Damato with a series of wild strikes but Damato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Steele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Damato misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
Damato has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele motions for Damato to come forward. Steele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Steele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steele misses with a leg kick
and Damato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Damato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Damato throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Damato avoids the head kick by Steele.
Steele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damato connects with a single shot there.
Damato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steele scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Steele misses.
Damato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damato throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steele.
Damato tries to work over Steele's front leg with a kick but Steele checks it.
Damato blocks a low kick nicely.
Steele misses with a low kick.
Damato lands a high kick!
Steele misses with a jab to the body
and Damato counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Steele is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Damato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damato moves out of range as Steele throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Damato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele lands with a hook. Damato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Steele rushes Damato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
George Steele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steele presses Damato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damato's elbow.
Steele lands an elbow just above Damato 's eye.
Damato throws a head punch that misses.
Damato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Damato blocks with his arms.
Damato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Damato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Damato pushes Steele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damato stalling in the clinch but Steele improves position.
Damato blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Damato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Steele's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Damato jabs at Steele's body.
Steele looks for the body kick but Damato saw that one coming.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Damato is just out of range.
Damato throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steele tries to land a leg kick but Damato saw it coming and moves away.
Damato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Damato blocks the low kick.
Steele tried to score with a low kick but Damato checks it.
Steele jabs Damato to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Steele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damato misses with a punch to the body.
Damato blocks the elbow strike.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Damato.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Damato scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damato backwards.
Damato blocks an uppercut.
Steele with a knee to the head.
Steele tries a body shot but Damato blocks it.
Damato is struggling to control the position.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Damato blocks it.
Damato stalling against the cage.
Damato has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Damato blocks an uppercut.
Damato takes a shot to the head.
Damato tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Damato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele misses with a body punch.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Steele.
Steele pushes Damato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Steele pushes Damato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pete Damato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Steele.
Damato can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Steele as the two fighters clinch.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
Steele lands an elbow just above Damato 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
Steele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Damato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damato backwards.
Still in the clinch, Steele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele prevents a body shot from Damato.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele tries to work over Damato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Damato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steele cracks Damato with a nice body shot.
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 lands a good knee to the midsection. Damato won't want to take too many of those.
Steele presses Damato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele cracks Damato with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele pushes Damato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Steele pushes Damato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Damato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Damato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damato takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steele is working Damato over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Damato controls his hands.
Steele tries a body shot but Damato blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for George Steele!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for George Steele!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for George Steele!

George Steele wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking George Steele thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.