PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Boone (ranked 997 p4p, 119 weight class) and Stanley Steele (ranked 947 p4p, 111 weight class). Steele has chosen Manowar - Heart of Steel as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Boone
vs
Steele

187 cm
21
187 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

179 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Boone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele misses with a body shot
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
Steele tries to clinch
and Boone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele wants to clinch up but Boone keeps it at a distance.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steele blocks a jab.
Boone throws a right hand that misses

and Steele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boone is defending well for now.
Boone misses with some punches.
Steele landing knees to the head.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boone manages to break the clinch.
Steele tries to clinch up but Boone circles away and keeps his distance.
Steele tests Boone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boone throws a shot to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boone.
It looked like Boone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Boone both land. Nice combination.

Steele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Boone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Boone controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boone is defending well for now.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Boone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Boone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Boone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boone blocks a body shot from Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone lands with a left to the head.
Boone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Steele.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Boone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Boone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Boone lands a body punch.
Boone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Boone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boone misses with a hook to the ribs.

Boone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele misses with a body punch
and Boone counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Stanley Steele's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Boone.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Boone circles away.
Nice jab there from Steele.
Steele ducks right into an uppercut from Boone.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boone throws out the jab.
Boone looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Steele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boone, pushing him back against the ropes.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Boone blocks it.
Boone lands an uppercut.
Boone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele tries a body shot but Boone blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boone.
Steele misses with some punches.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Boone avoids it by throwing Steele back against the ropes.
Boone working aggressively here.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boone prevents a body shot from Steele.

Boone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boone is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boone.

The cut above Stanley Steele's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boone lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Boone is rocked!
Boone lands an uppercut.
Oh Boone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele working aggressively here.
Boone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boone throws a head punch that misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Boone blocks with his arms.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boone seems to have got his legs back now.
Boone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Boone.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boone blocks an uppercut.
Boone lands a right hand.
Boone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boone lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Steele lands a shoulder strike.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boone's efforts to push away.
Boone blocking some punches.
Boone prevents a body shot from Steele.
Boone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele pushes Boone back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele working aggressively here.
Boone lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.

Boone breaks from the clinch.
Boone misses with a straight right.
Steele only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steele walks into a jab.

Stanley Steele's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Good shot there by Boone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Boone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Boone rushes Steele and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boone or not.
Steele lands an uppercut.
Boone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Boone controls the action.
A short right from Boone.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Boone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boone backwards.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Boone.
Boone lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boone misses with the head strike.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Boone backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Boone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Steele looks to land a right hand but Boone moved out of range.
Boone throws a combination that misses
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boone.

Boone takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Boone.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Boone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Boone.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Boone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boone lands a right hand.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
A knee to the head by Steele.
Steele tries a body shot but Boone blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Boone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boone misses with some punches.
Boone tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Boone back against the ropes.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boone.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele working Boone over with knees to the body.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Boone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boone blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Boone misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Boone.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boone's elbow.
Boone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone lands a shoulder strike.
Boone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boone tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boone.
Boone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
Steele prevents a body shot from Boone.
Steele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boone.
Steele gets through Boone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from Steele.
Steele misses with a body punch.

Boone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boone counters with a nice uppercut.
Boone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
Boone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele takes a swing at Boone's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Boone misses the target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Boone's ribs.
Steele swings for the body but Boone moves out of range.
Boone throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Boone thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Steele misses
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanley Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jackson Boone!
Jackson Boone retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Jackson Boone started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.