PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Steel has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Hjalmar Klason is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Klason
vs
Steel

190 cm
35
216 lbs
32 - 16 - 0

185 cm
31
204 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Klason lands.
Klason scores with a head kick. Steel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Max Steel has been cut.
Steel throws a leg kick but Klason sees it coming and moves out of range.
Klason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Klason with a hook.
Klason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Klason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel jabs Klason to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Steel misses with a body shot.

Steel forces Klason back against the cage and clinches.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Steel breaks the clinch.
Klason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel misses with the combination.
Klason takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
Klason has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steel.
Steel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Klason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Klason throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Klason.
Klason misses with a leg kick.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel wants to clinch but Klason slips to the side
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel takes one on the button.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Klason looks to land a body kick but Steel moved away.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Max Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Steel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klason misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Klason fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steel is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Klason. That one must have hurt.
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Max Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel swings for the body but Klason moves out of range.
Steel looks for the body kick but Klason saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Klason.
Klason misses with a head kick.
Jab from Klason.
Klason lands a jab to the nose.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Klason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klason misses with a jab to the body
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steel jabs at Klason's body.
Steel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Steel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to slow Klason down with leg kicks.
Steel tries a low kick but Klason avoids it.
Klason shoots for a takedown but Steel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steel cracks the inside of Klason's front leg.
Klason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Klason scores with a shot to the body.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Klason moved out of range.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Klason throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Klason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steel. Steel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Klason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Klason moves forwards but Steel connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steel.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel takes one to the chin there.
Klason dives in and grabs Steel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes down on Klason's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Klason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klason misses with a low kick.
Steel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klason is breathing heavily.
Steel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Klason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klason doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel lands a jab-cross combination.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klason looks for the body kick but Steel saw that one coming.
Klason throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Steel's cut.
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.

Steel scores with a head kick. Klason tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Klason misses with a hook to the body
and Steel counters with a two punch combo.
Steel stuns Klason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel cracks the inside of Klason's front leg.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Klason is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Steel.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Klason moved out of range nicely.
Klason connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klason.
Klason ducks right into an uppercut from Steel.
Max Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Steel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Klason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel throws a leg kick but Klason checks it.
Klason moves out of range of the leg kick from Steel.
Klason lands with an overhand left.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klason missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klason takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Steel misses
and Klason counters with a nice body kick.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klason slips a jab from Steel.
Klason is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klason thumps Steel with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Klason.

That's two 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!

Steel gets caught napping as Klason dives in and scores a takedown. Steel manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Klason postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klason throws an elbow that misses. Steel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Klason's guard. Nice move by Steel!
Klason 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.
Steel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Klason is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Klason.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Steel kicks Klason off and gets to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Steel motions for Klason to come forward. Steel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klason buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
Steel works the jab nicely.
Klason misses with a head kick.
Klason throws an off balance right hand
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel throws a head kick that misses
and Klason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klason doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steel. That's going to slow Klason down.
Steel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Steel connects with the punch.
Steel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel throws a leg kick which misses Klason's front leg but catches the back leg as Klason tries to avoid it.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klason has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steel misses with a left hand

and Klason counters by clinching up.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Steel.
Klason prevents a body shot from Steel.
Steel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Steel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klason on the side of the head.
Steel connects with a body shot.
Klason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel checks a low kick from Klason.
Steel stuns Klason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klason walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel blocks the body kick.
Klason throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Steel both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick from Klason misses.
Klason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klason finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel's corner calls for a 1-2. Steel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klason moves away from the strike by Steel.
Klason tried to score with a low kick but Steel checks it.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klason misses with a wild body shot.
Klason throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
Klason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steel is out of range and Klason settles back down.
Steel misses with a body shot.
A jab from Klason misses.
Klason ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
A punch lands to the side of Klason 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Klason sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
Klason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hjalmar Klason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason scoring well with a low kick there.
Klason looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steel lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
Klason takes one on the button.

Steel moves into range and clinches up with Klason.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Klason.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Steel gets through Klason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klason blocking some punches.
A short left from Steel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Steel.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klason taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Steel working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Stalling in the clinch from Klason.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klason backwards.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Klason fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Steel working aggressively here.
Steel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klason manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klason's elbow.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Klason controls his hands.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Klason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klason throws a head punch that misses.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Steel!
Max Steel thanked the fans post fight for their support.