PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Steamboat
vs
Wayne

178 cm
27
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
30
217 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clark Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steamboat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steamboat connects with a jab.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Steamboat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Steamboat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steamboat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Steamboat counters with a straight right hand.
Steamboat throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.

Steamboat rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Steamboat controls the action.
Steamboat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steamboat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne avoiding damage.
Steamboat tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat lands with a left to the head.
Wayne lands an uppercut.
Steamboat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Steamboat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steamboat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Steamboat breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steamboat.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steamboat manages to avoid it.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Steamboat counters with a head kick.
Steamboat lands a jab to Wayne's midsection.
Clark Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steamboat ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Steamboat throws a chopping leg kick but Wayne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Wayne blocks the low kick.
Steamboat ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body
and Steamboat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steamboat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wayne. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Steamboat with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Wayne. Those never looked like landing.
Steamboat tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Steamboat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Steamboat lands a head shot.
Steamboat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Steamboat lands a big uppercut and Wayne crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wayne looks OK. Steamboat waves Wayne back to his feet!

Wayne is rocked!
Steamboat thumps Wayne with a low kick.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Steamboat finish him?
Wayne looks winded!
Steamboat blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Wayne seems to have recovered his senses.
Wayne walks into a jab.
Steamboat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steamboat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steamboat feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wayne sprawling to the canvas! Wayne rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steamboat finish him?!
Steamboat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wayne. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steamboat lands a right hook to the body.
Steamboat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steamboat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Steamboat rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steamboat.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steamboat.
Steamboat lands with a right to the head.
Steamboat lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Steamboat tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steamboat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steamboat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steamboat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wayne or not.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Steamboat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steamboat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steamboat lands a hook that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steamboat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steamboat digs a right hand into Wayne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wayne's gas tank.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Steamboat stalling the fight.
Steamboat prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Steamboat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Steamboat tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Steamboat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Steamboat's shoulder, as Steamboat tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Steamboat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steamboat.
Wayne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steamboat rather than just go for the knockout.

Steamboat has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Steamboat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Steamboat scores with a nice right hand.
Steamboat jabs Wayne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steamboat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Steamboat sends Wayne crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Steamboat is motioning to the referee to let Wayne up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steamboat.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steamboat manages to avoid it.
Ricky Steamboat is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wayne 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.
Wayne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steamboat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steamboat.
Steamboat lands with a straight right. Wayne didn't see that one coming.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Steamboat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wayne looks up at the clock. Bad move! Steamboat lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wayne. Steamboat pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Steamboat!