PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keimah Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Immortal Technique-Point of no return as his entrance music. Keimah Animai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Animai
vs
Steel

190 cm
31
215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

184 cm
48
212 lbs
35 - 35 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Machine

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keimah Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 35 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cory Steel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Animai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Animai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel lands an overhand right.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Animai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Animai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Animai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Animai connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Animai, as that shot connected.
Steel blocks a head kick by Animai.
Steel misses with a lunging right hand
and Animai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Animai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel is looking for the big counter here.
Animai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Animai throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Nice body punch from Steel.
A combination from Animai does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Animai cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Animai.
Steel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steel 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.
Animai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Animai dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Animai.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Animai.

Animai catches Steel napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Steel to the canvas!

Steel is rocked!

It looks like Cory Steel has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Animai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steel's head.
Steel is still in real trouble! Can Animai finish him?
Animai postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Animai postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Animai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Animai lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Animai.
Animai tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel is retaining full guard.
Animai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Animai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steel is looking to stand up but Animai isn't so interested in that idea.
Animai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Animai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Animai throws a big elbow that misses.
Steel is looking to stand up but Animai isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Animai postures up and lands a big shot to Steel's brow.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Animai.
Animai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Animai lands a couple of digs.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Animai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steel's head.
Animai postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Steel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Animai has double underhooks.
Animai works on Steel's body with a couple of short punches.
Steel is trying to push Animai away but Animai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Animai.
A hook to the body from Animai.
Steel looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Animai.
Animai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Animai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Animai throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Animai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Animai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Animai lands with a light punch inside.
Animai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Animai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Animai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Animai.
Animai lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Animai scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Animai lands with a short shot to the head.
Animai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Animai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Animai.
Steel is looking to control Animai's arms but Animai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steel has his back to the cage.
Animai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Animai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Animai.
Steel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Animai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steel can turn it around.
Animai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Animai.

Animai breaks the clinch.
Animai cracks Steel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Steel falls to his knees and Animai doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keimah Animai!
Our winner, Keimah Animai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.