PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy King (ranked 1461 p4p, 1970 weight class) and Daniel Steel (ranked 213 p4p, 271 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

King
vs
Steel

196 cm
24
245
10 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
265
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Steel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
Steel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deep waters in the buildup to the fight.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Nice cross by Steel.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Steel blocks a jab.
Steel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
King moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Steel misses.
King misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Steel moves out of range as King strikes.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Steel misses.
King defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
Steel throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Daniel Steel has been cut.
King slips a straight right by Steel.
King misses with a straight left.
King looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
King missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Steel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
King throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Steel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Steel lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Steel looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Steel scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Steel lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steel takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Steel jabs at King's body.
King works the jab nicely.
Steel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from King misses.
Steel looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Steel.
Steel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King throws a lazy body kick
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Steel missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.
Steel thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Steel lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King misses the shot to the body.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a body punch
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Steel slips a jab from King.
Steel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steel swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Steel catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steel scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

King closes the distance and clinches.

Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
King misses the jab.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
Steel misses the jab.
King is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
King misses with a looping right.
Steel tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Steel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

King swings widly with a right hand
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Steel lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
Daniel Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Steel.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Steel misses.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Nice shot by King.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King avoids the body shot from Steel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel jabs at King's body.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
King is looking to clinch.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Steel finds it's target.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King walks into a left hand.
Daniel Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King misses with an uppercut
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
King slips a straight right by Steel.
King misses with a left hand
letting Steel counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel connects with a single shot there.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Steel.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Steel misses.
Steel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Steel misses.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King staying out of range there.
King slips a jab from Steel.
Steel looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steel.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
A jab from King misses.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
King lands an overhand right.
Steel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Steel as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by King.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steel clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
King throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Steel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
King jabs at Steel's body.
Nice jab there from Steel.
Steel misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Steel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Steel digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Nice shot by Steel.
Steel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steel misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steel works the jab nicely.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Steel misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Steel swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a body kick.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King misses with a straight left.
Steel digs a good hook to King's body.
Steel missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steel to score with a decent uppercut.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Steel does it's job there.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Ziggy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from King misses
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steel slips under a jab.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
King misses with a hook
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
King misses with a looping right.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped King's head back.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well,King is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Steel lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Steel coming out on top.
Steel throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
King misses with a body shot
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
King misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
King tries to land a front kick but Steel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steel connects with a jab.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel lands a jab to the nose.
Steel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a nice body shot.
Steel cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by King.
Steel lands an overhand right.
Steel lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Steel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steel lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King throws a lazy body kick
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King throws a push kick but Steel slaps the foot to one side.
King throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel moves away from the strike by King.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Daniel Steel!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Daniel Steel!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Daniel Steel!

Daniel Steel wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Steel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ziggy King was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh well...back to the gym.'.