PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Hubbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Steel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hubbard
vs
Steel

183 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Hubbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Steel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubbard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, jab by Hubbard - just one landing.
Hubbard tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Hubbard wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Hubbard throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Hubbard lands an overhand right.
Hubbard tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Hubbard fails with a takedown attempt.
Hubbard wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubbard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hubbard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hubbard shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Hubbard.
Hubbard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Kenny Hubbard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hubbard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hubbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hubbard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hubbard is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Hubbard throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hubbard is looking to clinch.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hubbard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hubbard tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Hubbard moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
Hubbard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steel but Steel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Hubbard with that takedown attempt.
Steel staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Steel as Hubbard shoots in.
Hubbard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steel as he avoids it easily.
Hubbard is breathing heavily.
Steel slips a jab from Hubbard.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel tries to avoid it but Hubbard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel to the ground. Steel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hubbard shoots in for a double leg but Steel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hubbard manages to avoid it.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel takes a swing at Hubbard's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Steel as Hubbard shoots in.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hubbard is just out of range.
Hubbard shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel sprawls well. He's pushed Hubbard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hubbard avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Hubbard avoids the body shot from Steel.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hubbard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hubbard tries for a takedown but Steel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steel throws a body punch but Hubbard moves out of range.
Hubbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hubbard tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.

Hubbard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hubbard lands in his opponent's guard.
Hubbard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hubbard drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Hubbard off! Hubbard jumps back into Steel's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jan Steel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hubbard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horrible takedown by Hubbard or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel which made him look bad.
Nice shot lands for Hubbard.
Steel takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubbard fails with a takedown attempt.
Steel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hubbard rather than just go for the knockout.
Hubbard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steel pinned against the cage. Steel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Hubbard.
Hubbard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel's waist but Steel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hubbard off to one side.
Steel tries to move into range but Hubbard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hubbard.
Jan Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hubbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hubbard is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Hubbard throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hubbard, as that shot connected.

Hubbard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hubbard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Steel really wants to buck Hubbard off and get back to his feet.
Hubbard looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hubbard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Hubbard dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Hubbard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hubbard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steel but Steel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hubbard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steel but Steel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hubbard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubbard misses with a head kick.
Hubbard shoots for a takedown but Steel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Hubbard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hubbard scores with a three punch combo!
Hubbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hubbard moves away.
Hubbard fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hubbard misses with a looping right.
Steel lands a jab to Hubbard's midsection.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel digs a good body shot into Hubbard's ribs.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hubbard is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hubbard misses.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Hubbard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hubbard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hubbard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hubbard misses with a jab to the body
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.

Hubbard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hubbard showed some decent athleticism there.
Hubbard trying to control the action but Steel is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hubbard escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hubbard shoots in looking for a takedown. Steel tries to sprawl out of it but Hubbard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hubbard misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hubbard.
Hubbard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four 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.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Hubbard.
Hubbard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Hubbard misses
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hubbard tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
Steel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hubbard tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hubbard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steel.
Hubbard misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Steel!