PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Landeau (ranked 4752 p4p, 5866 weight class) and Nemesis Steed Jr (ranked 580 p4p, 623 weight class). Landeau kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Doorman - Slowthai. Steed Jr has chosen The Apology as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Landeau
vs
Steed Jr

187 cm
19
215
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
17
215
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 Las Vegas, Monte Landeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nemesis Steed Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Landeau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Landeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steed Jr backwards.
Landeau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Landeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Landeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Steed Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landeau.
Steed Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Landeau working aggressively here.
Landeau has a couple of punches blocked by Steed Jr.
Landeau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steed Jr is trying to push Landeau away but Landeau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Landeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landeau.
Landeau lands a right hand.
Steed Jr blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steed Jr.
Steed Jr prevents a body shot from Landeau.
Landeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steed Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Landeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Landeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steed Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steed Jr is trying to break the clinch but Landeau is controlling him.
Landeau lands a nice uppercut.
Steed Jr blocking some punches.
Landeau tries to work over Steed Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Landeau misses with a punch to the body.
Steed Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Landeau gets an underhook and turns Steed Jr into the cage.
Steed Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landeau prevents Steed Jr from breaking the clinch.
Steed Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Steed Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Landeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Landeau working aggressively here.
Landeau gets through Steed Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Landeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Steed Jr.
Steed Jr tries to break free but Landeau pushes him back against the cage.
Landeau lands with a left to the head.
Landeau keeps control of Steed Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steed Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Landeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steed Jr's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steed Jr is pushing Landeau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Landeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steed Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Landeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Landeau misses with a body punch.
Landeau presses Steed Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steed Jr blocks a body shot from Landeau.
A shot in the inside from Landeau.
A right handed body shot lands from Landeau.
Steed Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Landeau has double underhooks.
Landeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steed Jr is trying to break the clinch but Landeau has him pressed against the cage.
Landeau has Steed Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Steed Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Landeau scores with a nice hook to the head.

Steed Jr is rocked!
Landeau lands a big right hand that drops Steed Jr! The killer instinct kicks in and Landeau finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Landeau!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monte Landeau!
After the fight, Monte Landeau was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Nemesis Steed Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I took the fight too lightly and this man was plain lucky! Next time, you all will see the REAL Nemesis Steed, lightning fast and hard to catch. No playing, no jiving, just business.'.