PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davey Steeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey Prince acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Steeves
vs
Prince

195 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

200 cm
29
195 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davey Steeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Harvey Prince!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Steeves.
Steeves misses with a body kick.
Prince finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prince throws a body punch but Steeves moves out of range.
Steeves shoots in and drives through. Prince sprawls well.
Prince is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Steeves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prince to the mat! Prince manages to get full guard.
Steeves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Steeves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Prince keeping moving, preventing Steeves from controlling successfully.
Steeves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steeves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steeves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Steeves slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steeves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Steeves lands a decent elbow from side control.
Prince struggling a bit here.
Prince seems a little lost for a moment, as Steeves dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prince is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Prince is trying to escape the position but Steeves is controlling the position.
Prince is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Steeves is controlling him well.
Steeves lands a nice forearm strike.
Prince takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Prince's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steeves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
Steeves misses with the ground and pound.
Prince tries to bench press Steeves off him but Steeves keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steeves lands a nice forearm strike.
Steeves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Steeves working the ground and pound from side control.
Prince tries to buck Steeves off but Steeves is having none of it.
Steeves is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Prince's shoulder. That is not cool.

Steeves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Steeves 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.
Prince is trying to control Steeves's posture but Steeves avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steeves is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Prince will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Steeves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The referee asks Steeves politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Steeves prefers to stall for the moment though.
Prince is trying to control Steeves's posture but Steeves avoids it.
Steeves trying to control the action but Prince is working from the bottom.
Steeves controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Prince pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Steeves shoots in and gets a takedown into Prince's guard.
Steeves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince wants to control but Steeves passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steeves is taking a breather. Prince says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Steeves seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Prince for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davey Steeves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steeves defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steeves.
Prince is looking to score with low kicks.
Prince wants to land a leg kick but Steeves is out of range.
Steeves moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Prince lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steeves circles away quickly and effectively.
Prince chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Prince feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steevess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Steeves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steeves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steeves wants to pass the guard but Prince is defending well.
Steeves lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Steeves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steeves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Prince defends it well.
Steeves controlling the action here.
Steeves is trying to control. Prince wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steeves looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prince with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steeves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Prince trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Steeves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Prince is trying to stand up here but Steeves is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steeves controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Davey Steeves just wasn't active enough.
Prince stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prince wants it to stay on the feet.
Prince scores with a three punch combo!
Harvey Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prince misses with a double jab.
Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince scores with a jab. Steeves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Steeves drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Prince pushes Steeves away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Steeves gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Prince tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steeves scoring with punches from side control.
Prince manages to work his way to half guard, despite Steeves's best efforts.
Steeves with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prince is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prince controlling the position for now.
Prince keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steeves scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steeves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Steeves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steeves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Steeves slips a nice elbow through Prince's hands, connecting with Prince's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Steeves is looking for a kimura but Prince is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steeves to get the leverage.
Steeves is looking to take a break and control but Prince is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steeves slows the pace down in half guard.
Prince wants to control but Steeves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steeves is pressing down on Prince's thigh, looking to free his foot. Prince is holding on for now.
Prince tries to kick Steeves off but Steeves keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Steeves takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davey Steeves dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Prince throws a solid leg kick but Steeves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prince.
Prince throws a leg kick that misses.

Steeves throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Prince tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Steeves is in Prince's guard.
Steeves content to stall in guard here.
Steeves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Prince is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steeves defends well.
Steeves's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Prince trying to keep a closed guard but Steeves is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steeves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Prince misses with a double jab.
Prince scores with a hook.
Prince leaves Steeves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steeves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prince's waist but Prince gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steeves off to one side.
Steeves checks a leg kick.
A jab from Prince misses.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Steeves moved out of range.
Prince with a nice cross.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Steeves moved out of range nicely.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Steeves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steeves defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Prince misses with an uppercut. Steeves saw that one coming.
Harvey Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steeves circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Steeves.
Steeves cracks Prince with a right hand to the side of the head.
Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prince lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steeves circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Prince misses.
Prince does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Steeves or perhaps it was just good defense by Prince which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davey Steeves. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Prince gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steeves to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Steeves wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prince had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Steeves defends it easily.
Steeves passes into half guard.
Steeves is trying to control. Prince wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prince is controlling Steeves's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Prince wants to control but Steeves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steeves moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steeves scoring with punches and elbows.
Steeves scores with a couple of short elbows.
Steeves scores with a couple of short elbows.
Steeves content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Steeves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Prince defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steeves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
Harvey Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steeves cracks Prince with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davey Steeves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steeves, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davey Steeves!