PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lei Wulong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wulong
vs
Steele

188 cm
33
197 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

178 cm
25
193 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Reaper Combatwear

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 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Wulong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Steele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele misses with a low kick.
Good work by Steele as he checks the leg kick.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Wulong's head but Wulong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wulong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wulong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wulong slips a jab from Steele.
Steele swings widly with a right hand

and Wulong counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Steele tries to escape but Wulong is in control.
Wulong controlling from side mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele is not content to let Wulong control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wulong just content to control the position.

Wulong tries for a kimura but Steele is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Steele sneaks out the side door and pushes Wulong away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Wulong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wulong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
Wulong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Nice cross by Wulong.
Wulong moves out of range of the leg kick from Steele.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Wulong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Tim Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wulong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wulong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steele pinned against the cage. Steele gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lei Wulong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Steele misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wulong avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Wulong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wulong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lei Wulong dominated that round.
That's time! Wulong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wulong.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Steele misses.
A low kick from Steele is predictable there
and Wulong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Steele scoring well with a low kick there.
Wulong blocks a jab.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wulong.
Wulong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele wants to slow Wulong down by chopping away at his legs.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wulong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steele in his tracks.
Steele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wulong lands a really nice looking cross but Steele seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Wulong.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Wulong is just out of range.
Wulong lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Wulong.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Wulong.
Steele swings widly with a right hand
and Wulong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Steele misses
and Wulong counters with a good low kick that Steele was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steele throws a leg kick but Wulong checks it.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of Wulong's head.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wulong doesn't seem bothered though.
Wulong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wulong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steele's head.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong slips under a jab.
Wulong tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele motions for Wulong to come forward. Steele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wulong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wulong lands a really nice looking cross but Steele seems unphased.
Wulong just misses with a punch to the body.
Wulong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wulong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steele but Steele pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wulong.
Wulong misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele throws a head kick but Wulong moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Wulong. No joy for Steele on that attempt.
Steele throws a jab when Wulong was well out of range.
Steele throws a hook but Wulong blocks it.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
Wulong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Wulong's shoulder, as Wulong tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wulong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lei Wulong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wulong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Steele misses with a hook. Wulong ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wulong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wulong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
A big left from Steele misses.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wulong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
Wulong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wulong moves away.
Wulong ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Wulong moved out of range.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wulong.
Steele works Wulong's body with a nice hook.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Wulong ducks down to avoid it.
Steele slips under a jab.
Wulong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong blocks a low kick nicely.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Wulong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Wulong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Wulong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tim Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wulong.
Steele moves out of range of the leg kick from Wulong.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Wulong counters with a left to the body.
Wulong with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulong throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele misses with a hook

and Wulong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Wulong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is not content to let Wulong control the position.
Tim Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wulong passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lei Wulong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele wants to hold on but Wulong pushes him away.
Wulong throwing strikes here but Steele is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Steele working to try and regain half guard.
Wulong controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lei Wulong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wulong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lei Wulong!