PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saletisti Natsaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natsaa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tech N9ne - Stress Relief. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Steele
vs
Natsaa

180 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Crashforce Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saletisti Natsaa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsaa thuds his right hand into Steele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steele avoids the body shot from Natsaa.
Natsaa is looking to clinch.
Natsaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Steele misses.
A big left from Natsaa misses.
Natsaa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Natsaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natsaa looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.

Natsaa drives through and clinches with Steele against the ropes.
Steele stalling in the clinch.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele is stalling here.
Steele can't break the clinch.
Natsaa missing with knees to the body.
Natsaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Steele avoids the elbow strike from Natsaa, against the ropes.
Steele avoids a wild elbow strike from Natsaa.

Steele breaks from the clinch.
Natsaa lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natsaa. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Natsaa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Natsaa misses with the combination.
Natsaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Natsaa throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Natsaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele lands a jab.
Steele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Natsaa throws a good cross that connects.
Natsaa looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Natsaa defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele moves out of range as Natsaa strikes.
Saletisti Natsaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natsaa moves out of range as Steele throws a body kick.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele with a hook.
Steele defending well as Natsaa loads up on a big left hand.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Natsaa is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Natsaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steele lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steele looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Natsaa moves out of range easily.
Natsaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele moves out of range of the leg kick from Natsaa.
Natsaa throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Saletisti Natsaa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Steele lands a high kick!
Natsaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steele counters with a head kick. That will keep Natsaa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Natsaa misses with a straight left.
Natsaa tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
Natsaa throws a leg kick
and Steele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Natsaa connects with a looping right hand.
Natsaa moves to clinch but Steele breaks away
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natsaa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steele.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Natsaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Steele scores with the left hand. Natsaa knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Natsaa's sensitive parts.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Natsaa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steele.
Dick Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natsaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Natsaa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Natsaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Natsaa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steele. That one must have hurt.
Steele lands a head shot.
Steele keeps Natsaa at a distance using the push kick.
Natsaa blocks a head kick by Steele.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Natsaa needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natsaa wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Steele scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Steele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Natsaa doesn't seem phased though.
Natsaa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steele thows a body kick. Natsaa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Natsaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele lands with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Natsaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele connects with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Steele.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steele!
Steele throws a front kick that sends Natsaa stumbling back into the ropes.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Natsaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steele.
Natsaa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Steele lands with a kick to the temple. Natsaa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele lands a nice looking body kick.
Natsaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
A punch lands to the side of Natsaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Natsaa wants to clinch
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Steele dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Steele lands with a shot to the body.
Saletisti Natsaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Natsaa swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Natsaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Natsaa lands with a shot to the body.
Natsaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Natsaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Natsaa's knee momentarily.
Natsaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steele's head.
Natsaa blocks a head kick by Steele.
Natsaa throws a big shot that misses.
Natsaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steele.
Natsaa walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
Natsaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Natsaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natsaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele thows a body kick. Natsaa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Natsaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natsaa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele lands with a straight right. Natsaa didn't see that one coming.
Steele scores with a kick to the body.
Steele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Natsaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A left lands for Steele.
Dick Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele lands with a shot to the body.
Steele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Natsaa.
Steele thows a body kick. Natsaa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Natsaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Natsaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Natsaa walks into a left hand.
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!
Natsaa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsaa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steele lands with a kick to the temple. Natsaa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Natsaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Natsaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele throws a nice head kick!

Natsaa instigates a clinch.
Steele avoids a wild elbow strike from Natsaa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Natsaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Steele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele's corner calls for a 1-2. Steele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Dick Steele!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Dick Steele!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Dick Steele!

Dick Steele wins by unanimous decision!