PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 37 p4p, 5 weight class) and Chris Steve (ranked 27 p4p, 2 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rones
vs
Steve

180 cm
32
178 lbs
23 - 4 - 2

175 cm
30
187 lbs
36 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joy Rones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Steve!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve tries to clinch there but Rones circles away.
Steve tries to work over Rones's front leg with a kick but Rones checks it.
Rones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rones.

It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
Rones throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
A jab from Rones does it's job there.
A jab lands there for Steve.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Rones with a hook.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rones in his tracks.

Steve moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Rones scores with a shot to the side of Steve's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rones.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've been informed that Steve has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rones blocks an elbow strike from Steve.
Steve misses with an elbow strike.
Rones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steve has him pressed against the cage.

Rones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steve under the eye.

That has opened up Chris Steve's cut even more.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rones.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rones misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones misses with a looping left.
Rones moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rones manages to avoid it.
Steve lands with a cross.
Rones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been told by Rones's head coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2020! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steve is looking to land body kicks.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Rones throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Steve wants to counter the offense by Rones and move into the clinch position.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Rones's shoulder, as Rones tries to avoid the shot.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
Rones throws a quick counter head kick but Steve was just out of range.
Steve lands with a cross.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Rones circles away.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Rones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rones lands with a slapping head kick.
Steve defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

The cut above Chris Steve's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rones avoids the head kick by Steve.
Steve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joy Rones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rones misses with a body kick.
A jab from Rones misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rones blocks the leg kick.
Rones throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve jabs Rones right on the nose. Rones blinks but takes it well.
Steve misses with a two punch combination.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rones.
Steve slips under a jab.
Steve avoids the head kick by Rones.
A big left from Rones misses.
Steve scores with the left hand. Rones knows he should have avoided that one.
Steve will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steve.
Steve connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rones throws a leg kick which misses Steve's front leg but catches the back leg as Steve tries to avoid it.
Rones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rones blocks a head kick by Steve.
Rones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab from Steve.
Rones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Rones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rones pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Steve has managed to clinch.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rones throws a head punch that misses.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve tries to work over Rones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rones struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rones's defenses.

It looks like Joy Rones has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.

Rones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a body shot.

Steve gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rones's elbow.

Rones breaks the clinch.
Rones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Rones sets himself, and Steve steps forward looking for the clinch! Rones avoids it this time.
Steve misses the jab.
Rones avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rones missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Rones misses the target.
Rones misses with a series of wild punches.

Steve moves into the clinch.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Rones avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Rones avoids the elbow strike from Steve, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Steve will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rones moves out of range of the body kick from Steve.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
Steve ducks right into an uppercut from Rones.
Steve is looking to clinch.

Steve instigates a clinch.
Rones takes a shot to the head.
Rones tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Rones back against the cage.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Rones.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rones lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones misses with the head strike.
Rones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Steve 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.
Steve pushes off an throws an elbow but Rones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rones blocks the elbow strike.
Steve lands a damaging elbow.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones lands with a right to the head.
Chris Steve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Rones has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Rones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rones is trying to break the clinch but Steve is controlling him.
Steve lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Rones prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve lands an elbow inside that Rones shrugs off.
Steve tries to work over Rones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Steve.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Rones.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Rones prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steve lands a left hand.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steve throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve keeps control of Rones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rones digs a right hand into Steve's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steve's gas tank.
Rones is looking to break free of the clinch but Steve has double underhooks.
Rones prevents a body shot from Steve.
Rones throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Rones can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Rones struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Rones dodges an elbow strike from Steve.
Steve tries to work over Rones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Rones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rones tries to land a leg kick but Steve saw it coming and moves away.
Donk. Rones catches Steve right on the button with a cross.
Rones stalks Steve and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steve's face. Steve staggers backwards, shaken.
Rones throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Steve lands a jab to Rones's midsection.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rones misses with an uppercut.
Steve cracks Rones with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to clinch but Rones is having none of it.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Rones avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Rones off the cage and back into range.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rones misses the jab.
Rones throws a right and a left that Steve avoids nicely.
Joy Rones is winning the standup battle so far.
Rones takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rones.
Rones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
A head kick misses from Rones.
Rones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steve.
Steve scores with a nice body kick.
Rones throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
Rones throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve lands with a hook. Rones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve wants to counter with a clinch but Rones pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Steve fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rones.
Rones connects with a crisp jab.

Chris Steve's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Steve instigates a clinch.

Rones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rones to score with a decent uppercut.
Rones scores with a jab.
Steve slips a straight right by Rones.
Steve cracks Rones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rones.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Rones avoids the body shot from Steve.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steve.
Rones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
And Rones counters with a quick kick to the body but Steve blocks it.
A big right from Rones misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Steve 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 time! Back to the action!

Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Rones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steve, as that shot connected.
Steve cracks Rones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve wants to counter with a clinch but Rones pushes him away.
Steve throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rones throws out the jab.
Rones misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rones throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Rones lands a nice hook to Steve's body. Steve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Rones pushes him off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steve, as that shot connected.
Steve lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to clinch but Rones moves out of range.
Steve defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Steve finds it's target.
Steve tries to clinch up but Rones circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Rones misses the target.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rones.
Steve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rones throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Rones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch but Rones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Steve tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rones throws a chopping leg kick but Steve manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rones throws the kick towards the body but Steve avoids it.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Rones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rones throws a solid leg kick but Steve takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rones.
Steve steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rones.
Rones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Steve motions for Rones to come forward. Steve throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rones moves out of range of the strikes.
Rones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steve on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rones.
Steve scores with a spinning back kick!
Rones misses with a wild combination.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rones throws a body kick that misses.
Rones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve throws a wild body kick that Rones sees coming a mile off.
Rones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Rones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steve with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steve is looking to slow Rones down with leg kicks.
Steve stuns Rones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rones connects with a looping right hand.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Rones.
Steve blocks a jab.
Steve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steve tries to clinch up but Rones circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve lands with a slapping head kick.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Rones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve tries to clinch up but Rones circles away and keeps his distance.
Rones lands a jab to Steve's midsection.
Rones tries to land a front kick but Steve steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rones looks to land a combination but Steve avoids it well.
Rones throws a head kick that misses.
Rones takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rones scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Steve just manages to avoid it.
Rones defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Rones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Joy Rones did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Steve listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rones avoids the head kick by Steve.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rones's head.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rones throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rones.
Rones scores with a one two! Steve had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Steve fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rones checks it well.
A punch combination from Rones misses.
Rones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Rones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steve doesn't seem phased though.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steve tries a low kick but Rones avoids it.
Rones misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Rones.
Steve is looking to clinch.
Steve lunges at Rones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rones's hand.
Steve throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rones throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Rones throws a nice looking combination but Steve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steve slips under a jab from Rones.
Steve thumps Rones with a low kick.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rones. Rones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steve is able to avoid easily.
Rones throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Rones.
Steve scores with a push kick.
Rones swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Rones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rones looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Steve tries to clinch but Rones moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Rones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rones.
Steve moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Steve's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joy Rones!
Joy Rones is the new welterweight champion!
Joy Rones took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HELLS BALLS RECOVERY for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Chris Steve stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh my penis !!!! '.