PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pain
vs
Steel

180 cm
23
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Steel!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel has a takedown stuffed.
Steel avoids the body shot from Pain.
Pain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Pain wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.

Steel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pain is trying to defend but Steel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pain is looking to escape.
Steel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
Steel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steel throwing shots but Pain is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel looking for a submission but Pain manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Steel won't allow Pain to get back to his feet.

Pain pushes Steel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pain.
Nice sprawl there from Pain as Steel shoots in.
Pain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steel.
Max Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Steel.
Pain walks into a jab.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Pain as he checks the leg kick.
Pain connects with a single shot there.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
Pain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel moves forwards but Pain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steel throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
Pain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel has his takedown stuffed
and Pain counters with a straight right hand.
Steel looks gassed!
Steel tries for a takedown but Pain circles away easily
and Pain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steel on the side of the head.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Pain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shane Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steel has his takedown stuffed
and Pain counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain lands a really nice looking cross but Steel seems unphased.
Pain's corner calls for a 1-2. Pain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pain looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pain scores with a shot to the body.
Pain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel has his takedown stuffed
and Pain counters with a stiff right hand.
Pain tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pain misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Pain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steel misses with a takedown
and Pain counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Pain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Steel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Steel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pain throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Steel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Steel.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Steel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pain pushes Steel off looking to stand but Steel dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Steel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pain is defending against the submission attempts here by Steel.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
Steel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

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.
Pain wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Steel tries to clinch there but Pain circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steel.
Steel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Pain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel shoots and misses
and Pain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Steel.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel fails with the takedown
and Pain counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steel fails with the takedown
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Steel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pain counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Pain to acknowledge the strikes.
Pain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pain duly obliges.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.

That's four 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.
Pain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Pain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel misses with a takedown
and Pain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Pain connects with the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Steel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pain was covering up waiting for the punch and Steel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Steel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max Pain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Steel tries to clinch
and Pain counters with a one-two to the body.
Steel misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pain counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Pain to acknowledge the strikes.
Pain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pain is looking to clinch.
Pain cracks Steel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Max Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Steel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pain counters with a stiff right hand.
Max Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Steel.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pain!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wants to clinch.
Pain tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Pain.
Steel misses with a takedown attempt
and Pain counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pain throws a left and a right that both miss

and Steel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Steel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Pain makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands with a kick to the temple. Pain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steel tries for a takedown but Pain circles away easily
and Pain counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pain falls off balance throwing a combination

and Steel counters with a shoot takedown. Pain fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steel throws a big right hand that misses.

Pain uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Max Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Pain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pain misses.
Pain moves out of range of the leg kick from Steel.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pain counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Steel misses with a takedown attempt
and Pain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shane Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pain is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steel.

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.
Pain wants to clinch.
Pain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel misses with a takedown attempt
and Pain counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Pain to acknowledge the strikes.
Steel misses with the combination.

Pain pushes Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pain is trying to drag Steel to the mat but Steel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Steel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pain gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Pain.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pain!