PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius has chosen Requiem For A Dream as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steele
vs
Aurelius

197 cm
26
254 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

195 cm
28
275 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

•• Beast Mode ••

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Aurelius. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelius misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Steele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aurelius checks it well.
Nice takedown defense from Steele. No joy for Aurelius on that attempt.
Aurelius misses the shot to the body.
Aurelius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steele.
Aurelius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aurelius with a nice cross.

It looks like Dan Steele has been cut.
Steele blocks a jab.
Aurelius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele 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.
Steele ducks right into an uppercut from Aurelius.
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!
Aurelius misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele takes one to the side of the head.
Steele leaves Aurelius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dan Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Aurelius.
Horrible takedown by Aurelius or perhaps it was just good defense by Steele which made him look bad.
Aurelius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of Aurelius's head.
Aurelius misses with a wild body shot.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
and Aurelius counters with a left to the body.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Steele.
Aurelius throws a poor cross that misses
and Steele counters with a leg kick.
Aurelius takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
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!
Steele digs a good hook to Aurelius's body.
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Dan Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Aurelius throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Aurelius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele scoring well with a low kick there.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aurelius throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aurelius looks gassed!
Steele lands with a straight right. Aurelius didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Marcus Aurelius has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Steele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aurelius doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele looks to land a combination. Aurelius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aurelius misses the jab.
Aurelius moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Steele there.
Marcus Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Aurelius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Steele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Steele throws a head kick that half lands.
Aurelius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelius scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele slips under a jab.
Aurelius loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Aurelius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aurelius moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aurelius.
Aurelius avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelius.
Steele slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Steele dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aurelius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aurelius misses with a series of wild punches.
Aurelius scores with a sloppy right hand. Steele should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Steele.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aurelius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Aurelius's ribs.
Dan Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele throws a series of strikes that have Aurelius backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele leaves Aurelius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aurelius throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Steele there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aurelius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aurelius might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Steele has got the better of the exchanges.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Steele scoring well with a low kick there.
Aurelius is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Steele as Aurelius shoots in.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Steele tries to sprawl out of it but Aurelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steele manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Aurelius.
Aurelius misses with the combination.
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aurelius is trying desperately to land a takedown but Steele is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Aurelius.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele blocks a jab.
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steele connects with a jab.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Aurelius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelius moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelius can do to turn this around?
Aurelius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Steele throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a nice looking jab.
Aurelius misses with a double jab
and Steele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steele lands with a kick to the temple. Aurelius shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aurelius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steele. That one must have hurt.
Aurelius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steele.
Aurelius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Steele.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aurelius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steele here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Steele lands a nice looking body kick.
Steele scores with a spinning back kick!
Aurelius needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Steele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aurelius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aurelius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele throws a head kick but Aurelius moves out of range.
Steele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Steele scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Steele dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Aurelius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aurelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aurelius.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steele.
Aurelius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele scores with a jab.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Aurelius's ribs.
Nice cross by Steele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aurelius throws an off balance right hand
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Aurelius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Aurelius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aurelius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelius scrambles back to his feet.
Aurelius looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Steele scores with a four punch combination!
Aurelius misses with a hook
and Steele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aurelius throws an off balance right hand
and Steele counters with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Steele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelius. That did some damage!
Aurelius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aurelius.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aurelius throws a poor cross that misses
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelius blocks a head kick by Steele.
Aurelius takes one on the button.
Aurelius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Steele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marcus Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurelius misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steele counters with a leg kick.
Steele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aurelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelius scrambles back to his feet.
Steele connects with a leg kick. Aurelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steele throws a body punch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steele as he avoids it easily.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurelius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele cracks Aurelius with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Steele connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aurelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Steele feints and then cracks Aurelius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aurelius down.
Aurelius walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steele.
A jab from Steele does it's job there.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelius. That did some damage!
Steele blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aurelius lands with a nice body punch.
Dan Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Steele tries to sprawl out of it but Aurelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steele manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Steele!
Dan Steele decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.