PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Dustup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Ain't No Sunshine as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Damo Dustup has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Damo Dustup seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dustup
vs
Steel

225 cm
32
300 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

183 cm
28
191 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damo Dustup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Steel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dustup shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steel pinned against the ropes. Steel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dustup throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dustup slips a jab from Steel.
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dustup shoots for a takedown but Steel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dustup looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Dustup avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Dustup sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Dustup has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Steel clinches.
Dustup drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damo Dustup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Dustup uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dustup avoids the elbow strike from Steel, against the ropes.
Steel lands an elbow inside that Dustup shrugs off.
Dustup is trying to drag Steel to the mat but Steel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steel.
Steel lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Steel.

It looks like Damo Dustup has been cut.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.

Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dustup throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dustup throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Dustup avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dustup takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dustup.
Dustup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Dustup counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Alex Steel has been cut.
Damo Dustup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dustup uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Dustup tries for a takedown but Steel circles away easily
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and Dustup counters with a nice uppercut.
Alex Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dustup darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dustup displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Dustup misses with a wild combination.
Dustup keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.

Steel pushes Dustup up against the ropes in a clinch.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.

Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dustup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dustup throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Dustup throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dustup throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dustup throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel misses with a hook. Dustup ducked under it nicely.
Dustup dodges the punch combination from Steel.
A jab from Steel misses.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Dustup.
Dustup uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Dustup's shoulder, as Dustup tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dustup misses.
Dustup's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dustup scrambles back to his feet.

Dustup darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steel is trying to stand up here but Dustup is controlling him well.
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!
Dustup missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steel trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Steel gets full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Steel has his feet on Dustup's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Steel connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dustup lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dustup defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Steel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dustup throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Dustup misses with a series of wild punches.
Dustup tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Steel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel throws a right hand that Dustup ducks under and follows up with a left that Dustup also avoids with ease.
Dustup walks into a left hand.
Dustup avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dustup is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Dustup uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
The crowd cheers as Steel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dustup doesn't seem phased though.
Dustup misses with a combination
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Dustup was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dustup misses with a wild combination.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dustup moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damo Dustup is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustup throws out a powerful jab.
A right-left combo lands from Steel.
Damo Dustup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dustup.
Steel slips a jab from Dustup.
Dustup moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Dustup tries for a takedown but Steel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dustup misses the target.
Dustup fails to land the takedown.
Steel looks to land a combination. Dustup sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel lands a glancing blow to the side of Dustup's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dustup. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steel misses with a hook. Dustup ducked under it nicely.

Steel rushes Dustup and presses him up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dustup's efforts to push away.
Steel lands a left hand.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steel.
Steel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Dustup.
Steel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steel scores with a hook to the body.
Steel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Steel.
Dustup wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steel works on Dustup's body with a couple of short punches.
Dustup takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steel.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Steel gets through Dustup's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steel throws an elbow that misses.
Steel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alex Steel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steel lands a nice uppercut.
Steel has Dustup pressed against the ropes, preventing Dustup from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dustup moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dustup.
Steel misses with a hook. Dustup ducked under it nicely.

Steel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dustup wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the ropes.
Dustup changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damo Dustup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Dustup is rocked!

Damo Dustup's cut is getting worse.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Dustup.
Steel cracks Dustup with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dustup throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dustup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Dustup throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Dustup should have avoided that one.
Steel throws a shot from downtown. Dustup moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Steel gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steel.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dustup wants a takedown but no success here.
Dustup is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Steel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Dustup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Steel drops Dustup onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dustup is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dustup to his knees! Steel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Steel!
In his post fight interview, Alex Steel started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.