PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steroidi Jr
vs
Jasta

177 cm
36
158 lbs
33 - 16 - 2

174 cm
32
154 lbs
14 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamey Jasta!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jasta. Steroidi Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jasta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steroidi Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jasta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jasta misses with a hook. Steroidi Jr ducked under it nicely.
Jasta tries to move into range but Steroidi Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jasta throws a nice looking combination but Steroidi Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steroidi Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Jasta throws a head kick but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
Steroidi Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jasta has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jasta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jasta jabs Steroidi Jr right on the nose. Steroidi Jr blinks but takes it well.
Jasta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jasta cracks the inside of Steroidi Jr's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steroidi Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steroidi Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Jasta, looking for a takedown. Steroidi Jr pushes Jasta against the cage but Jasta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steroidi Jr.
Jasta throws a body shot but no joy.
Steroidi Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jasta's calf.
Steroidi Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steroidi Jr throws a hook but Jasta blocks it.
As Steroidi Jr backs off Jasta throws a huge counter combo but Steroidi Jr manages to avoid it all.
Jamey Jasta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jasta throws a right hand that Steroidi Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Steroidi Jr also avoids with ease.
Jasta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steroidi Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steroidi Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jasta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steroidi Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Steroidi Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jasta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steroidi Jr thinking.
Jasta lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jasta. Steroidi Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steroidi Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Jasta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr feints a jab promting Jasta to slip. Steroidi Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jasta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jasta.
Steroidi Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jasta was well out of range. Poor timing from Steroidi Jr.
Jasta misses with a hook. Steroidi Jr ducked under it nicely.
Jasta misses with a series of wild punches.
Steroidi Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steroidi Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jasta.
Jasta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steroidi Jr's hands.
Jasta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steroidi Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steroidi Jr. That's going to slow Jasta down.
Steroidi Jr tries to land a front kick but Jasta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steroidi Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jasta throws a series of punches but Steroidi Jr avoids them all with ease.
Jasta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steroidi Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steroidi Jr misses the jab.
Steroidi Jr thows a leg kick but Jasta checks it
and Steroidi Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steroidi Jr throws a solid leg kick but Jasta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steroidi Jr.
It seemed like Jasta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steroidi Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steroidi Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steroidi Jr misses with a looping left.
As Steroidi Jr backs off Jasta throws a huge counter combo but Steroidi Jr manages to avoid it all.
Steroidi Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Steroidi Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by Steroidi Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Jasta off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Jasta misses its intended target.
Steroidi Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jasta manages to avoid it.
Steroidi Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jasta lands a jab to Steroidi Jr's midsection.
Steroidi Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steroidi Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Jasta, looking for a takedown. Steroidi Jr pushes Jasta against the cage but Jasta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Jasta misses.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jasta.
Jasta misses with a head kick.
Jasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steroidi Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Jasta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steroidi Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anabolinen Steroidi Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jasta misses with a wild combination.
Steroidi Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jasta.
Jasta looks to score with a jab to the body but Steroidi Jr is just out of range.
Steroidi Jr loads up on a big right hand but Jasta slips the punch.
A nice side step and Jasta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steroidi Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jasta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steroidi Jr misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Jasta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steroidi Jr throws a low kick, looking for Jasta's leg but Jasta calmly moves out of range.
Jasta blocks a leg kick.
Jasta on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steroidi Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jasta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steroidi Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jasta.
Steroidi Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick from Jasta lands but Steroidi Jr takes it in his stride.
Steroidi Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steroidi Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jasta throws a body punch but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jasta lands a body shot.
Steroidi Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steroidi Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jasta lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jamey Jasta will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jasta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steroidi Jr manages to avoid it.
Steroidi Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jasta connects with a body shot.
Steroidi Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jasta.
An inside leg kick lands from Steroidi Jr.
Jasta lands a nice looking body shot.
Jasta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steroidi Jr. Steroidi Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Steroidi Jr lands a jab to the head.
Steroidi Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jasta misses with a hook.
Steroidi Jr cracks the inside of Jasta's front leg.

Steroidi Jr has Jasta up against the cage in a clinch.
Steroidi Jr keeps control of Jasta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steroidi Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jasta is looking to break free of the clinch but Steroidi Jr has double underhooks.
Steroidi Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body punch.
Steroidi Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Steroidi Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steroidi Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steroidi Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Jasta controls the action.
Steroidi Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Steroidi Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Jasta tries to break free but Steroidi Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Steroidi Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jasta is defending well for now.
Steroidi Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Jasta.
Steroidi Jr has Jasta pressed against the cage.
Steroidi Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steroidi Jr tries to work over Jasta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steroidi Jr prevents Jasta from breaking the clinch.
Jasta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steroidi Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jasta backwards.
Jasta tries to break free but Steroidi Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Jasta misses with a punch to the body.
Jasta throws a punch but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.

Steroidi Jr manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steroidi Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jasta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steroidi Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Steroidi Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steroidi Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jasta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jasta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Jasta.
Steroidi Jr cracks a nice hook into Jasta's ribs.
Jasta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steroidi Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jasta just misses with a punch to the body.
Steroidi Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jasta looks to score with a jab to the body but Steroidi Jr is just out of range.
Nice shot by Steroidi Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jasta swings for the body but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
Jasta swings for the body but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
Steroidi Jr tries to land a leg kick but Jasta saw it coming and moves away.
Steroidi Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jasta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick but Jasta checks it.
Steroidi Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steroidi Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Steroidi Jr throws a shot from downtown. Jasta moves away and avoids it.
Jasta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steroidi Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jasta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jasta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Steroidi Jr moves into range and clinches up with Jasta.
Steroidi Jr misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jasta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steroidi Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta throws a right and a left that Steroidi Jr avoids nicely.
Steroidi Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Jasta breaks away and moves out of range.

Steroidi Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steroidi Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Jasta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jasta wants to get back to full guard.
Steroidi Jr thows a huge punch but Jasta dodges it nicely.
Steroidi Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jasta is looking for a sweep. Steroidi Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jasta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Steroidi Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anabolinen Steroidi Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Steroidi Jr misses with an uppercut. Jasta saw that one coming.
Steroidi Jr throws a body punch but Jasta moves out of range.
Jasta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Steroidi Jr clinches.
Steroidi Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steroidi Jr misses with the head strike.
Steroidi Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Jasta controls the action.

Jasta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steroidi Jr staying out of range there.
Steroidi Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Jasta avoided it.
Jasta misses with a looping left.
Steroidi Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jasta moves away.
Steroidi Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasta avoids the body shot from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Jasta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steroidi Jr is looking to clinch.
Jasta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jasta manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jasta circles away quickly and effectively.
Jasta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Steroidi Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Jasta, which made it look bad.
Steroidi Jr catches Jasta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jasta tries to bum rush Steroidi Jr with a series of wild strikes but Steroidi Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steroidi Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steroidi Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jasta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steroidi Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steroidi Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jasta moves away.
Steroidi Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Jasta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steroidi Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steroidi Jr is looking to slow Jasta down with leg kicks.
Steroidi Jr misses with a straight left.
Jasta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steroidi Jr can pounce on him.
Jasta sizes up Steroidi Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jasta throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jasta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Steroidi Jr.
Jasta takes one to the chin there.
Steroidi Jr misses with a looping right.
Jasta shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jasta scores with a shot to the body.
Steroidi Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jasta throws a one two combo.
Steroidi Jr dives in and grabs Jasta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jasta pushes down on Steroidi Jr's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anabolinen Steroidi Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jasta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jasta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steroidi Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Steroidi Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steroidi Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Steroidi Jr digs a good body shot into Jasta's ribs.
Steroidi Jr throws out a loose jab but Jasta uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steroidi Jr throws out a loose jab but Jasta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steroidi Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jasta moves out of range of the leg kick from Steroidi Jr.
Jasta throws a sloppy head kick
and Steroidi Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steroidi Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jasta throws a body punch but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
Steroidi Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Jasta avoided it.
Steroidi Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Jasta misses with the combination.
Jasta takes a swing at Steroidi Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jasta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steroidi Jr throws out the jab.
Jasta lands a slapping body shot.
Steroidi Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steroidi Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jasta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jasta.
Steroidi Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jasta's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jasta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Steroidi Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jasta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steroidi Jr with a body shot.
Steroidi Jr throws a body punch but Jasta moves out of range.
Steroidi Jr looks to land a body kick but Jasta moved away.
Jasta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steroidi Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Steroidi Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jasta avoids the body shot from Steroidi Jr.
Some wild striking there from Jasta.
Steroidi Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steroidi Jr needs to keep his hands up - Jasta had a free shot at his head there.
Steroidi Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jasta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anabolinen Steroidi Jr.
I think Steroidi Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
After winning the bout, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.