PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsa Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rock
vs
Steele

210 cm
28
265 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

197 cm
26
254 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

•• 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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsa Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock lands a nice shot that snaps Steele's head back.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele cracks Rock with a good jab.

It looks like Tsa Rock has been cut.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
Rock staying out of range there.
Steele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
Tsa Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steele is able to avoid easily.
Steele drops his hands momentarily and Rock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rock finds it's way round the side to connect with Steele's head.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Rock counters with a good low kick that Steele was not able to check.
Steele blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock avoids the head kick by Steele.
A shot to the body from Rock misses
and Steele counters with a low kick, right behind Rock 's knee.
Steele lands with an overhand left.
Rock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Steele connects with a high kick.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Steele lands a front kick.
Rock misses with a double jab
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a body kick that stops Steele in his tracks momentarily.
Good shot there by Steele.
Steele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
Steele misses with a leg kick.
Steele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steele blocks a head kick by Rock.
Steele takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rock punishes Steele's body with a nice straight punch.
Rock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rock throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Steele stuns Rock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rock slips under a jab from Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Steele.
Steele misses with a kick to the body.
Rock throws a poor cross that misses
and Steele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Steele tenderised Rock's leg. Rock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Steele tried to score with a low kick but Rock checks it.
Steele punishes Rock's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Steele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tsa Rock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rock misses with an uppercut
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Rock throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.
A punch lands to the side of Steele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rock misses with a kick to the body.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick
and Steele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Rock's front leg but catches the back leg as Rock tries to avoid it.
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 works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a hook.
Steele slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Steele lands a high kick!
Steele defending well as Rock loads up on a big left hand.
Steele lands with a hook. Rock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steele avoids the head kick by Rock.
Rock throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Rock throws a leg kick
and Steele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rock swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steele pushes Rock away with a front kick.
Steele scores with a nice right hand.

Tsa Rock's cut is getting worse.
Dan Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Rock throws a leg kick but Steele checks it.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steele throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Steele.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Rock looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Rock misses the body punch
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Steele scores with a kick to the body.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Rock needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steele. Rock shrugs it off though.
Steele throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Rock moves out of range as Steele throws a body kick.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Rock's ribs.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Rock looks for the body kick but Steele saw that one coming.
Rock avoids the head kick by Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tsa Rock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Steele misses with a straight left.
Rock blocks a low kick nicely.
Steele blocks a head kick by Rock.
Nice defenses there by Rock.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Rock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steele misses with a hook.
Rock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Rock drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rock misses with a left hand
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock avoids the head kick by Steele.
Steele takes one to the chin there.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Rock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steele counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Steele avoids the head kick by Rock.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Steele.

Tsa Rock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Rock misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rock looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steele. Rock shrugs it off though.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Rock's ribs.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with the left hand. Rock knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Steele misses.
Steele throws a low kick but Rock avoids it.
Rock throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Rock tries to work over Steele's front leg with a kick but Steele checks it.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
Steele throws a lazy head kick
and Rock counters with a low kick, right behind Steele 's knee.
Rock thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele misses the jab.
Rock misses with a looping right.
Steele lunges at Rock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rock's hand.
Rock throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Rock swinging wildly here.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Rock misses
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Tsa Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Steele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele lands with a nice combination. Rock backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Steele!
After the fight, Dan Steele was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.