PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said. Steele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Freak On A Leash. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that George Steele was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Harris
vs
Steele

195 cm
20
218 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
218 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Fightwear
White Gorilla Nutrition

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Harris avoids the head kick by Steele.
Steele misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
Steele throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steele throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steele.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
George Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Steele instigates a clinch.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Steele tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Steele misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Steele throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Steele is looking to land body kicks.
Harris digs a good body shot into Steele's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Steele misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris works Steele's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele wants to clinch
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steele. Harris shrugs it off though.
Harris throws a series of strikes that have Steele backpedaling.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele clinches but Harris breaks the clinch
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele looks to clinch
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Steele finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Steele.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Steele counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Steele looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele looks to clinch
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steele checks a leg kick.
A big right from Harris misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steele tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Steele backing up. Steele nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
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 Dominic Harris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steele tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Dominic Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris jabs at Steele's body.
Steele misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Harris scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Harris looks to land a combination. Steele sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harris blocks a head kick by Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele clinches but Harris breaks the clinch
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris misses with a hook.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot by Harris.
A lazy body kick from Steele
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Steele misses with a kick to the body.
Steele throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a body shot.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris punishes Steele's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steele. Steele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a combination. Steele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dominic Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Steele looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Steele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Harris sizes up Steele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steele throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris stuns Steele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.

Steele gets a clinch.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
Steele misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Steele is controlling the position.
Steele keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Steele's cut.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steele scores with a decent looking hook.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris lands a two punch combo.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harris.
Steele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Steele misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Steele.
A nice combination there by Harris.
Steele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to de liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick by Steele misses
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris with a jab.
Steele throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Steele wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by Harris.
Steele walks into a jab.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
A lazy body kick from Steele
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele takes one to the chin there.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steele's hands.
Harris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Harris connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Steele's leg but Steele calmly moves out of range.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Steele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
George Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Harris lands a with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a combination but Steele avoids it well.
Steele walks into a left hand.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steele.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele tries to clinch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.
Harris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harris.
Harris moves out of range as Steele strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Harris!