PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 1752 p4p, 718 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 75 p4p, 29 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kapisi
vs
Steel

190 cm
37
280
23 - 27 - 0

196 cm
40
279
28 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kapisi.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Kapisi lands the left hand.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Kapisi saw that one coming.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Kapisi misses its intended target.
Kapisi looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Kapisi tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel throws a shot from downtown. Kapisi moves away and avoids it.
Steel digs a good body shot into Kapisi's ribs.
Kapisi looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kapisi.
Steel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kapisi is out of range.
Kapisi throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
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!
A jab lands there for Steel.
Kapisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Kapisi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kapisi moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kapisi's sensitive parts.
Kapisi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kapisi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kapisi throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Kapisi takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Kapisi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kapisi moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Steel.
A slow jab from Kapisi misses its intended target.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Kapisi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kapisi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kapisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapisi.
Steel connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel looks to land a left hand but Kapisi moved out of range nicely.
Kapisi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steel thumps Kapisi with a low kick.
Kapisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kapisi misses with a straight left.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel blocks a low kick nicely.
Kapisi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Kapisi tries to move into range but Steel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steel's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapisi.
Kapisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kapisi misses with a wild body shot.
Steel dips to his left and cracks Kapisi with an uppercut!
Steel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kapisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Steel throws out a powerful jab.

Steel throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kapisi tumbling to the canvas!

Kapisi is rocked!
Steel throws an elbow that misses. Kapisi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steel's guard. Nice move by Kapisi!

Oh Kapisi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kapisi preventing the sweep.
Steel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kapisi seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kapisi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Steel working a defensive guard but Kapisi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Steel is looking to regain half guard here but Kapisi keeps moving and retains side control.

Kapisi stands up.
Steel defending well as Kapisi loads up on a big left hand.
Kapisi throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Steel tries to land a leg kick but Kapisi saw it coming and moves away.
Steel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapisi lands a nice shot that snaps Steel's head back.
Steel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kapisi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Kapisi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
Kapisi ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kapisi with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Kapisi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapisi manages to avoid it.
Kapisi throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel lands a jab.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Decent striking displayed by Kapisi there.
Kapisi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapisi misses with a series of wild punches.
Kapisi throws a big shot that misses.
Kapisi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steel doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Keone Kapisi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Steel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kapisi misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kapisi is just out of range.
Kapisi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steel lands with a straight right. Kapisi didn't see that one coming.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kapisi moves away.
A big right from Kapisi misses.
Steel staying out of range there.
Kapisi slips a jab from Steel.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kapisi.
Steel throws a head kick but Kapisi moves out of range.
Steel slips a straight right by Kapisi.
That kick from Steel tenderised Kapisi's leg. Kapisi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kapisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Kapisi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kapisi throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Kapisi misses with a looping right.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kapisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Kapisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kapisi with a body shot.
Kapisi staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kapisi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steel.
Kapisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Kapisi throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Kapisi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Kapisi connects with a nice looking jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Kapisi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keone Kapisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel misses with a low kick.

Kapisi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kapisi.

Kapisi breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Kapisi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steel walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kapisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel throws a jab when Kapisi was well out of range.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kapisi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Kapisi.
Kapisi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steel's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi lands a slapping body shot.
Steel slips a jab from Kapisi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapisi. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Kapisi connects with a body shot.
Steel slips a straight right by Kapisi.
Kapisi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel throws a hook but Kapisi avoids it easily.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Steel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapisi scores with a jab to the body.

Kapisi drops Steel with a beautiful combination! Steel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kapisi is looking for the KO!

Kapisi clinches with his opponent.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kapisi just stands there and leans against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kapisi connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.

Kapisi gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kapisi manages to break the clinch.
Kapisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kapisi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapisi works the jab nicely.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapisi.
Kapisi misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kapisi misses the target.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick from Steel, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapisi.
Kapisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kapisi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kapisi misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Kapisi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Kapisi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel lands a nice hook to Kapisi's body. Kapisi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Kapisi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel digs a good hook to Kapisi's body.
Kapisi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Kapisi.
Kapisi scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kapisi misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Kapisi.
Kapisi backing away here, and Steel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A solid body kick from Steel.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kapisi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keone Kapisi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Steel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapisi.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kapisi.
Kapisi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kapisi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kapisi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steel lands a body shot.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Steel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kapisi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel throws out a counter right but Kapisi avoids it with no problem.
Kapisi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kapisi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kapisi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kapisi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapisi connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
Steel thuds his right hand into Kapisi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kapisi throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel throws a good cross that connects.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Kapisi.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kapisi misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel slips a jab from Kapisi.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kapisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
Kapisi lands a nice looking body shot.
Steel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steel moves out of range as Kapisi strikes.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapisi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Kapisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Kapisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapisi takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kapisi throwing a counter right hand but Steel manages to avoid it.
Kapisi throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel throws a hook but Kapisi blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Kapisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kapisi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapisi throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Steel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a hook but Kapisi blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapisi moves out of range as Steel throws a body kick.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kapisi.
Steel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kapisi with a body shot.
Kapisi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kapisi tries to work over Steel's front leg with a kick but Steel checks it.
A swing and a miss from Kapisi.
Kapisi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steel needs to keep his hands up - Kapisi had a free shot at his head there.
Kapisi avoids the body shot from Steel.
Kapisi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Kapisi misses.
Kapisi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Kapisi.
Steel throws a body punch but Kapisi moves out of range.
Steel cracks Kapisi with an open hand slap.
Kapisi throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Kapisi misses with a straight right.
Steel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Kapisi's ribs.
Kapisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel lands a jab to Kapisi's midsection.
Steel with a jab.
Kapisi tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kapisi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kapisi misses with a straight right.
Steel punishes Kapisi's body with a nice straight punch.
Kapisi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kapisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Kapisi saw that one coming.
Steel with a nice cross.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Kapisi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steel throws a leg kick that misses.
Kapisi misses with a shot to the body
and Steel counters with a leg kick.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Kapisi moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel dips to his left and cracks Kapisi with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kapisi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kapisi avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel is looking to score with low kicks.
Steel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kapisi doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Kapisi lands.
Steel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Kapisi.
Steel moves away from the strike by Kapisi.
Jerome Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kapisi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kapisi misses with a wild body shot.
Kapisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Steel tries a quick counter leg kick but Kapisi is wise to it.
Steel misses with a low kick as Kapisi jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapisi moves out of range of the body kick from Steel.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapisi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut. Steel saw that one coming.
Kapisi catches Steel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jerome Steel.
Well Kapisi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Keone Kapisi!
Keone Kapisi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that New Standard logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.