PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shea Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeek Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm Shipping Off To Boston by Dropkick Murphys. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ford
vs
Steel

186 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shea Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeek Steel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel checks a leg kick.
Steel tries a quick counter leg kick but Ford is wise to it.
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Ford.
Steel tries a quick counter leg kick but Ford is wise to it.
Steel moves forwards but Ford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Ford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford digs a good body shot into Steel's ribs.
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
Shea Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.

Ford moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel avoiding damage.
Ford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.

Steel breaks from the clinch.
Ford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Steel walks into a straight right hand from Ford.
Ford tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ford.
Steel lands a leg kick that knocks Ford off balance momentarily.
Ford misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel cracks the inside of Ford's front leg.
Steel throws a head kick that misses
and Ford counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
It looks like Ford has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And Steel responds with a good body kick, but Ford manages to step out the way in time.
Steel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ford to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steel blocks the body kick.
Steel scores with a spinning back kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ford clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
Steel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ford.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ford.
Steel throws a chopping leg kick but Ford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ford misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Steel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford jabs at Steel's body.
Ford throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a nice body kick.
Ford is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Steel looks for the body kick but Ford saw that one coming.
Steel throws a low kick but Ford moves out of range easily.
Ford tries to clinch up
and Steel counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Ford misses
and Steel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ford really felt that one!
Steel misses with a body kick.
Steel drops his hands momentarily and Ford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
Steel connects with a leg kick. Ford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.

Ford gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Steel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steel avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Ford just leaning against Steel, taking a breather.
Ford will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Steel looking to stall.
Ford looking to stall.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Ford is controlling him.
Ford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shea Ford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Steel misses
letting Ford counter with a right hand.
Steel blocks a low kick nicely.
Steel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ford blocks it well.
Ford tries a low kick but Steel avoids it.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ford throws a chopping leg kick but Steel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Steel is predictable there
and Ford counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick from Steel.
Ford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steel is able to avoid easily.
Steel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Shea Ford has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Ford blocks the leg kick.
Ford tries to counter by clinching up but Steel breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries a low kick but Ford avoids it.
Ford throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Ford backing away here, and Steel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Steel throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Ford misses with a shot to the body
and Steel counters with a nice leg kick.
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Ford throws a leg kick but Steel moved away.
Steel throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steel.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ford throws out the jab.

Ford pushes Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel prevents a body shot from Ford.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.

Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Steel throws a leg kick
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ford's sensitive parts.
Steel checks a low kick from Ford.
Ford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel's head backwards.
Shea Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Steel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steel throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Ford misses with a straight right.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
A big right from Ford misses.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Steel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ford throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ford misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ford throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Ford thumps Steel with a low kick.
A low kick from Ford is predictable there
and Steel counters with an inside leg kick.
Steel scores with a nice body kick.
Ford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford throwing a counter right hand but Steel manages to avoid it.
Ford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel cracks the inside of Ford's front leg.
Steel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel throws a chopping leg kick but Ford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Steel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ford really felt that one!
Ford throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Ford moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSteel.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Ford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel scores with a kick to the body.
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steel.
Ford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ford misses with a looping left.
Steel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zeek Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shea Ford'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. This is the final round!

Steel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
Ford misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ford throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Ford throws a low kick but Steel avoids it.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ford tries to work over Steel's front leg with a kick but Steel checks it.
Steel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ford connects with a leg kick. Steel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel tries to land a leg kick but Ford saw it coming and moves away.
Ford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steel cracks the inside of Ford's front leg.
Ford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a kick to the body.
Steel checks a low kick from Ford.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ford works the jab nicely.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford backing away here, and Steel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ford throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Ford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ford forces Steel back against the cage and clinches.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
Ford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Steel.
Ford misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Ford throwing a counter right hand but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSteel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a leg kick.
Steel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
Steel throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
Steel delivers a nice body kick.
Steel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford moves out of range as Steel throws a body kick.
Steel blocks a jab.
Steel throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Ford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steel doesn't seem phased though.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steel tries a quick counter leg kick but Ford is wise to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford blocks the body kick.
Steel throws a front kick that sends Ford stumbling back into the cage.
Steel throws a head kick that half lands.
Ford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel checks a low kick from Ford.
Ford avoids the head kick by Steel.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Steel connects with a leg kick. Ford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ford is looking to land body kicks.
Steel throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
Ford is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeek Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeek Steel!