PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Terminator Theme. Shaw has chosen Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. 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?

Steele
vs
Shaw

179 cm
27
175 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

185 cm
26
178 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Steele.
A cross from Steele lands.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Steele fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shaw tries to avoid it but Steele manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shaw to the ground. Shaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Shaw scores with a four punch combination!
Steele throws a jab when Shaw was well out of range.
A big left from Shaw misses.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Shaw misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Steele scores with a hook to the body. Shaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Steele as he checks the leg kick.
Steele swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Steele both land. Nice combination.
Steele throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Shaw saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Steele there.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele with a poor takedown
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shaw throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shaw moves into the clinch.
Steele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaw is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Shaw blocks a jab.

Shaw closes the distance and pushes Steele back into the cage.

Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.

Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Steele.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Don Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steele under the eye.
Shaw throws a leg kick which misses Steele's front leg but catches the back leg as Steele tries to avoid it.
Steele misses with a hook.
Shaw motions for Steele to come forward. Shaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele shoots in for a takedown but Shaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shaw slips a jab from Steele.
Steele throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steele avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Shaw throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Shaw dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Steele throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Steele throws a series of punches but Shaw avoids them all with ease.
Steele doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Shaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shaw is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Shaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Steele.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
A head kick misses from Shaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Shaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Steele closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steele lands in his opponent's guard.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shaw has momentary wrist control but Steele slips an elbow through the middle.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Shaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shaw holds on and takes a little breather.
Steele throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Shaw is keeping the position.
Shaw looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Don Shaw has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Steele fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shaw to the ground. Steele is now in Shaw's guard.
Shaw controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is controlling Steele's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Shaw.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaw tried to score with a low kick but Steele checks it.
Shaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Shaw's ribs.
Shaw thumps Steele with a low kick.
Shaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shaw staying out of range there.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Shaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steele digs a good body shot into Shaw's ribs.

Steele darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steele has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steele wants to free his trapped foot but Shaw is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steele is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Steele dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shaw connects with a leg kick. Steele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Don Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Shaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steele stalks Shaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaw's face. Shaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shaw in his tracks.
Shaw throws a solid leg kick but Steele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaw.
Shaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steele.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele cracks Shaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shaw cracks Steele with a good jab.
Shaw needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Steele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Shaw.
Good shot there by Steele.
Shaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Shaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shaw takes one to the side of the head.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Shaw connects with a leg kick. Steele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steele shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shaw can pounce on him.
Shaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
A bone on bone clash there as Steele blocks the leg kick.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shaw's head backwards.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steele at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Shaw.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw jabs at Steele's body.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele closes the distance and clinches up with Shaw, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes Shaw against the cage but Shaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw lands a high kick!
Steele misses with a straight left.
Shaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steele misses with a hook
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Shaw really dominated that round.
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.

Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele shoots in but Shaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steele misses with a hook
and Shaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele works over Shaw's head and body with a nice combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shaw sprawls well. Shaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steele gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw lands with a hook. Steele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Shaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Shaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Shaw.
A cross from Shaw lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shaw's waist but Shaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steele off to one side.
Steele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaw misses with a double jab.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.

Steele feints and as Shaw raises his hands in defense, Steele changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shaw pulls Steele in to control the position.
Shaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaw is pulling down on Steele's head. It's preventing any offense from Steele, at least for the moment.
Shaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Don Shaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Steele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steele lands a jab to Shaw's midsection.
Steele throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shaw in his tracks.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele sizes up Shaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.

Steele looking to score a takedown here. Shaw is defending well but Steele drives through and ends up in Shaw's guard.
Steele lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaw is keeping the position for now.
Jason Steele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steele manages to get himself to full guard.
Shaw won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steele's guard.

Steele has an active guard here but Shaw has managed to pass into half guard.
Steele moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Steele had his way with Don Shaw in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Shaw.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Shaw saw that one coming.
Steele throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Shaw is looking to chop away at Steele's legs.
Good shot there by Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shaw lands a high kick!
Shaw wants to land a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaw off the cage and back into range.
Shaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Steele off the cage and back into range.
Shaw slips under a jab from Steele.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of Shaw's head.
No luck for Steele with that takedown attempt.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shaw circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Steele throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shaw sprawls well. Shaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steele gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shaw.
Shaw is looking to score with low kicks.
Shaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shaw misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.

Shaw clinches.

Shaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Steele throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shaw was covering up waiting for the punch and Steele finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaw controlling Steele's posture.
Steele stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shaw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steele throws a big right hand that misses.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Steele with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steele is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaw has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shaw's head.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.

Steele drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Steele jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Steele!
Jason Steele retains his welterweight title!
Jason Steele thanked the fans post fight for their support.