PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raffer Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rach Trask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trask has chosen "Inner Light" by Schocking Lemon as his entrance music. Raffer Steele could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rach Trask's chin.

Steele
vs
Trask

198 cm
23
260 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raffer Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rach Trask!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trask stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steele.
Trask tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steele throws a push kick but Trask slaps the foot to one side.
Steele swings for the body but Trask moves out of range.
Good work by Steele as he checks the leg kick.
Trask ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele scores with a push kick.
Trask looks gassed!
Trask blocks a head kick by Steele.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
Trask is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele scores with a spinning back kick!
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trask misses with a hook.
Steele looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rach Trask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.

Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Trask is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Trask's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Steele to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trask managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rach Trask has been cut.
Trask looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Steele.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Trask blocks it.
Steele stalling in the clinch.
Steele works on Trask's body with a couple of short punches.
Steele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trask in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trask.
Trask using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steele stalling.
A short right from Steele.
Trask has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steele stalling against the cage.
Trask misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Steele.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trask blocks it with crossed arms.
Trask is trying to break the clinch but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Steele lands a nice knee to the body.
Steele leaning against his opponent.
Steele lands a body punch.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trask backwards.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trask's efforts to push away.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Trask working hard to break the clinch.
Trask is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele has Trask pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trask breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Trask, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trask misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trask misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Steele.
A low kick from Trask misses
and Steele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trask's sensitive parts.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trask throws a head kick that misses.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trask will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Trask.
Steele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trask.
Steele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trask's calf.
Steele feints and then cracks Trask's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trask down.
Trask tries a head kick but it misses.
Trask throws a leg kick
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele scores with a nice right hand.
Trask throws a head kick that misses
and Steele counters with an inside leg kick.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steele moves away from the strike by Trask.
A low kick from Trask misses
and Steele counters with a body kick that stops Trask in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trask throws a lazy head kick
and Steele counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick from Steele.
Trask checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raffer Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rach Trask's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Trask throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele throws the kick towards the body but Trask avoids it.
Trask's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trask takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele tried to score with a low kick but Trask checks it.
Trask misses with a wild combination.
Crunch! Steele slams his shin into Trask's torso.
Steele explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Raffer Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Trask takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trask throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Trask moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steele.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trask's sensitive parts.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Trask tries to clinch up.

Steele pushes Trask up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Steele - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trask tries to circle away but Steele has him pinned against the cage.
Steele working Trask over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Steele takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trask tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Steele effectively controlling the action here.
Steele with a knee to the head.
Steele stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steele obliges.
Steele lands a body punch.

Trask breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Trask.
Steele throws out a leg kick but Trask moves out of range and Steele only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trask moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.
A lazy body kick from Trask
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trask checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trask throws a head kick that misses.
Steele wants to slow Trask down by chopping away at his legs.
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steele throws a front kick that sends Trask stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Trask moves out of range of the body kick.
Steele throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trask's head.
A low kick from Trask misses
and Steele counters with an inside leg kick.
Steele throws a low kick, looking for Trask's leg but Trask calmly moves out of range.
Trask lunges at Steele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steele's hand.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with a good low kick that Trask was not able to check.
Trask has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steele!
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick from Trask lands but Steele takes it in his stride.

Steele has managed to clinch.
Trask is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
Trask wants to break free but Steele has control.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trask lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele stalling the fight.
Trask is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
Steele taking a breather.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trask's efforts to push away.
Trask tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trask wants to get back to striking at distance but Steele won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trask pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Steele misses.
Trask throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trask throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Trask's front leg but catches the back leg as Trask tries to avoid it.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steele throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele throws a front kick that sends Trask stumbling back into the cage.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Trask is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trask blocks a low kick nicely.
Trask checks a low kick from Steele.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Trask's front leg but catches the back leg as Trask tries to avoid it.
Trask throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raffer Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rach Trask's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Steele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trask throws a leg kick
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Trask falls off balance throwing a combination

and Steele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steele.
Steele is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.

Trask escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trask throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trask's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trask takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Trask misses its intended target.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Trask.
Trask misses with a head kick.
Steele tries to land a front kick but Trask steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Trask throws a lazy head kick
and Steele counters with a nice kick to the body.
Trask throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trask takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trask takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steele throws a head kick but Trask moves out of range.
Trask tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trask throws a head kick that Steele semi-blocks.
Rach Trask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trask swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trask misses with a looping right.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trask is out of range.
Trask misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele throws a low kick but Trask avoids it.
Trask throws a head kick that misses.
Trask looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Steele clinches up with Trask and pushes him back against the cage.
Steele slowing the pace effectively.
Steele dodges an elbow strike from Trask.
Steele avoiding damage as Trask throws knees to the body.
Trask wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Trask blocks it.
Trask tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Steele with a knee to the head.
Steele stalling the fight.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trask lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Steele landing knees to the body.
Steele is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Steele for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Trask avoids the damage to the body.
Trask is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Steele.
Steele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trask working hard to break the clinch.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trask wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steele taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Steele prevents Trask from breaking the clinch.
Trask tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.

Trask breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trask throws a right hand that Steele ducks under and follows up with a left that Steele also avoids with ease.

Trask tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trask lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trask on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trask tries a knee to the head but Steele blocks it.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Trask backwards.
Steele stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trask is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raffer Steele clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rach Trask's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Trask down.
A head kick misses from Trask.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trask can do to turn this around?
Trask swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
A bone on bone clash there as Trask blocks the leg kick.
Trask throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trask lands with a kick to the temple. Steele shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Raffer Steele has been cut.
Trask sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trask avoids a kick to the body.
Trask with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
Steele lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele keeps Trask at a distance using the push kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Trask defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.

Steele forces Trask back against the cage and clinches.
Steele is struggling to control the position.
Trask can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trask tries to break the clinch but Steele is controlling the position.
Trask throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Trask avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Trask blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Steele.
Steele pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trask throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele has Trask pressed against the cage.
Steele trying to stall but Trask improves his position.
Raffer Steele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trask avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trask's efforts to push away.
Steele works on Trask's body with a couple of short punches.

Trask breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steele throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steele tries to clinch but Trask is having none of it.
Trask throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele throws a head kick that half lands.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Trask's front leg but catches the back leg as Trask tries to avoid it.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Trask moves out of range easily.
Trask throws a head kick that misses
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steele.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Steele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trask will feel that in the morning.
Trask slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Trask misses.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Trask moves out of range easily.
Trask misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steele.
A head kick by Trask misses
and Steele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Trask really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trask throws a body kick the misses
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trask throws a lazy head kick
and Steele counters with a head kick. That will keep Trask thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steele avoids the head kick by Trask.
Steele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trask scores with a one two! Steele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Trask tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steele is looking to slow Trask down with leg kicks.
Steele lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Steele.
Steele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steele slips a jab and a cross from Trask.
Steele throws a low kick but Trask avoids it.
Trask throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Trask avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trask throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trask is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.
Steele lands a nice uppercut.
Steele will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trask up against the cage.
Steele trying to stall but Trask improves his position.

Trask breaks from the clinch.
Trask misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trask stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steele.
Steele cracks Trask with a good jab.
Steele lands with a kick to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele is looking to land body kicks.
Trask throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steele counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trask swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Trask misses
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raffer Steele had his way with Rach Trask in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Trask tries a head kick but it misses.
Trask tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trask keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Steele is looking to score with low kicks.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Steele moves into range and clinches up with Trask.
Trask tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Steele leaning his opponent against the cage.
Steele gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Trask blocks it.
Trask has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trask is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
Trask wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Trask blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trask avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele has Trask pressed against the cage, preventing Trask from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steele lands a nice uppercut.
Trask has had enough of the clinch but Steele keeps him there for the moment.
Trask on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trask up against the cage.
Trask wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trask is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steele is defending well for now.
Trask on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Steele.
Trask being controlled against the cage.

Trask breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trask checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A leg kick checked by Steele.
Steele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trask chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.

Steele moves into the clinch.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele connects with a knee to the head.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Trask is blocking nicely.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Steele has Trask pressed against the cage.
Trask with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Trask won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trask throws an elbow but misses.
Steele working Trask over with knees to the body.
Steele's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trask blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trask can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Steele.
Trask looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trask being controlled against the cage.
Trask wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trask tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Steele.
Steele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steele scores with a shot to the side of Trask's head.
Trask is trying to break the clinch but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Trask pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trask working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Steele.
Trask wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Trask breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele looks for the body kick but Trask saw that one coming.
Steele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trask keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.

Trask instigates a clinch.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trask has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trask throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Steele.
The referee calls for Steele to work.
Trask working hard to break the clinch.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Trask backwards.
Steele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trask in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steele obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rach Trask has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raffer Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trask throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raffer Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:42
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:42
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raffer Steele!
Raffer Steele is the new super heavyweight champion!