PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Si Pitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Steel
vs
Pitung

195 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Steel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Si Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitung scores with a hook.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitung manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Pitung.
Nice body punch from Pitung.
Pitung fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steel on the side of the head.
Pitung connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitung circles away.
Steel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Pitung.
Pitung misses with a looping right.
Pitung lands with a straight right. Steel didn't see that one coming.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Steel gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Steel lands a damaging elbow.
Pitung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Steel misses with an elbow strike.
Steel lands an elbow just above Pitung 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitung misses with some punches.
Steel pushes off an throws an elbow but Pitung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Steel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pitung's brow.
Pitung throws a head punch that misses.

Pitung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Pitung - just one landing.

Steel clinches with his opponent.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitung is defending well for now.
Steel lands a left hand.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pitung.
Nice body punch from Pitung.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pitung fails to land.
Pitung avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Steel pushes off an throws an elbow but Pitung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pitung misses with the head strike.
Pitung avoids a wild elbow strike from Steel .
Steel blocking some punches.

Pitung breaks the clinch.
Pitung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pitung has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitung lunges at Steel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel 's hand.

Steel moves into the clinch successfully.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Pitung dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pitung moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pitung scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steel doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Pitung.

Steel is rocked!
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitung misses the shot to the body.
Steel throws a counter high kick but Pitung was just alert enough to avoid it.
Steel walks into a left hand.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Pitung. Those never looked like landing.
Pitung just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSteel .
Steel walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Steel is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Si Pitung!
Si Pitung thanked the fans post fight for their support.