PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 3173 p4p, 323 weight class) and Jack Steel (ranked 4641 p4p, 437 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jones
vs
Steel

197 cm
26
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
26
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Steel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Steel takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Steel lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Steel scores with a jab to the head.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones moves to clinch but Steel breaks away
and Steel counters with a left to the body.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Jack Steel has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Steel.
Steel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Steel tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Steel.
Jack Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jones has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones has Steel pressed against the cage, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steel looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Steel is rocked!
Jones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Steel to his knees! Jones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Jones!
Post fight, Jim Jones stared into the camera and said 'Sorry to all theose people that drank the purple juice.'.