PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne has chosen When Angels Cry as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Klincko
vs
Van Steyne

182 cm
25
197 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

187 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne swings for the body but Klincko moves out of range.
Klincko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klincko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klincko scores with a jab to the head.
Van Steyne throws a series of punches but Klincko moves out of range.
Klincko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klincko staying out of range there.
Klincko misses with an uppercut. Van Steyne saw that one coming.
Klincko throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Steyne counters with a nice leg kick.
Klincko 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.
Van Steyne missing with a left hand there. Klincko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klincko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Steyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Klincko.
Van Steyne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Steyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klincko manages to avoid it.
Klincko looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
Klincko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Steyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Steyne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Klincko is looking to score with low kicks.
Klincko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Klincko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Steyne counters with an inside leg kick.
Klincko is looking to land body kicks.
Klincko swings for the body but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Klincko lands with a shot to the body.
Klincko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klincko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klincko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Steyne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klincko thuds his right hand into Van Steyne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Klincko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klincko takes one to the side of the head.
Klincko lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a lazy uppercut
and Klincko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klincko misses with a few strikes there.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick as Klincko jumps back.
Klincko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Klincko throws a wild body kick that Van Steyne sees coming a mile off.
Klincko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Klincko 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.
Klincko walks into a left hand.
Klincko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Steyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Klincko looks to land a body kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Klincko as he connects with a hook.
Klincko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Steyne blocks a head kick by Klincko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Van Steyne.
Klincko misses the body punch
and Van Steyne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klincko throws a right and a left that Van Steyne avoids nicely.
Klincko throws a wild body kick that Van Steyne sees coming a mile off.
Klincko throws a push kick but Van Steyne slaps the foot to one side.
Klincko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Steyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klincko.
Klincko slips a jab from Van Steyne.
Klincko throws a hook to the side of Van Steyne's head but Van Steyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klincko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Steyne.
Klincko motions for Van Steyne to come forward. Klincko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klincko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klincko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Klincko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Klincko throws a push kick but Van Steyne slaps the foot to one side.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
Klincko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Klincko misses.
Van Steyne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klincko throws a leg kick but Van Steyne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Klincko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Steyne throws the left hand but Klincko avoids the punch easily.
Van Steyne avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Van Steyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klincko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klincko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Klincko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Van Steyne clinches up with Klincko and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Steyne lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Van Steyne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Van Steyne lands a big head kick that sends Klincko tumbling to the mat! Van Steyne takes a step backwards and waves Klincko back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Dave Klincko has been cut.
A big right from Van Steyne misses.
A punch lands to the side of Klincko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Van Steyne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Klincko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Klincko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klincko misses with the combination.
Klincko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Steyne throws a looping overhand right but Klincko ducks down to avoid it.
Klincko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Steyne moves away.
Van Steyne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klincko circles away quickly and effectively.
Klincko misses with a low kick.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Steyne staying out of range there.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick which misses Klincko's front leg but catches the back leg as Klincko tries to avoid it.
Klincko scores with a body shot.
Klincko throws a sloppy head kick and Van Steyne moves out of range easily.
Klincko looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
Klincko is looking to land body kicks.
Van Steyne checks a low kick from Klincko.
Klincko is looking to wear down Van Steyne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klincko. Klincko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klincko connects with a single shot there.
Klincko looks for the body kick but Van Steyne saw that one coming.
Van Steyne tries to score with a low kick but Klincko moves his leg out of the way.
Klincko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klincko's calf.
Klincko throws out a leg kick but Van Steyne moves out of range and Klincko only half commits.
Klincko lands a jab to the nose.
Klincko throws a leg kick but Van Steyne checks it.

Van Steyne forces Klincko back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Van Steyne breaks the clinch.
Van Steyne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klincko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klincko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klincko connects with a leg kick. Van Steyne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Steyne tries to clinch but Klincko moves out of range.
Klincko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Klincko misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klincko. Van Steyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Steyne throws a lazy right hand but Klincko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Steyne throws a sloppy head kick and Klincko moves out of range easily.
Klincko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Van Steyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Steyne connects with a leg kick. Klincko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dave Klincko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klincko. Van Steyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Steyne cracks the inside of Klincko's front leg.
Klincko ducks under a wild hook from Van Steyne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klincko misses the jab.
Klincko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Van Steyne.
The crowd cheers as Van Steyne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klincko doesn't seem phased though.
Klincko scores with a body shot.
Klincko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klincko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Steyne is able to avoid easily.
Klincko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Steyne.
Klincko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klincko tries to bum rush Van Steyne with a series of wild strikes but Van Steyne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Steyne scores with a jab to the head.
Van Steyne staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klincko.
Klincko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Klincko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klincko misses with a low kick.
Van Steyne lands a head kick. Klincko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Klincko misses with a low kick.
Klincko connects with a crisp jab.
Van Steyne is looking to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Klincko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Klincko blocks a head kick by Van Steyne.
Klincko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klincko.
Klincko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klincko takes a swing at Van Steyne's ribcage but misses.
Klincko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Klincko throws a solid leg kick but Van Steyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Klincko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Klincko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Klincko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Klincko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Klincko.
Van Steyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klincko lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klincko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Steyne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klincko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klincko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Steyne counters with a low kick, right behind Klincko 's knee.
Klincko misses with a hook.
Van Steyne lands with a hook. Klincko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Klincko misses the shot to the body.
Klincko ducks under a wild hook from Van Steyne.
Klincko misses with a wild body shot.
Van Steyne throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko misses with a double jab
and Van Steyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klincko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klincko keeps the fight on the outside.
Klincko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Van Steyne clinches with his opponent.
Klincko can't get the takedown.
A short left from Van Steyne.
Klincko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Van Steyne after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klincko.
Van Steyne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Steyne lands an elbow just above Klincko 's eye.
Van Steyne has Klincko pushed against the cage.
Klincko looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Klincko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko tries to work over Van Steyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klincko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Steyne walks away with a smile on his face. Klincko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Steyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klincko.
Klincko throws a push kick but Van Steyne slaps the foot to one side.
Van Steyne cracks Klincko with a good jab.
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!
Van Steyne lands with a big left! Klincko is wobbled badly! Van Steyne comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Klincko to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Francois Van Steyne!
A victorious Francois Van Steyne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.