PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Duper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raffer Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raffer Steele will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Duper
vs
Steele

225 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

198 cm
28
260 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Duper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raffer Steele!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duper tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steele counters with a body kick.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.
Duper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Duper is breathing heavily.
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!
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Steele.
Duper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steele thuds his shin into the meat of Duper's side.
Duper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Super Duper has been cut.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duper closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steele scores with a push kick.
Duper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Steele throws a front kick that sends Duper stumbling back into the cage.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Duper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.
That kick from Steele tenderised Duper's leg. Duper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steele cracks the inside of Duper's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Steele cracks the inside of Duper's front leg.
Steele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duper. That did some damage!
Steele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steele. That one must have hurt.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Duper tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Steele counters with a good low kick that Duper was not able to check.
Duper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duper doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Duper down.
Duper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duper avoids the head kick by Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raffer Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Duper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Duper down.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duper moves to clinch but Steele breaks away
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steele counters with a good low kick that Duper was not able to check.
Duper blocks a head kick by Steele.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steele counters with a thumping low kick.
Duper closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and Steele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duper's calf.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
That kick from Steele tenderised Duper's leg. Duper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steele connects with a leg kick. Duper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duper's sensitive parts.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Super Duper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steele!
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Super Duper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duper closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duper tries to clinch up
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Steele.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele feints and then cracks Duper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duper down.
Steele throws a nice head kick!
Steele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steele.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Duper tries to clinch up
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duper avoids the head kick by Steele.
Duper closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and Steele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steele lands a leg kick that knocks Duper off balance momentarily.
Duper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Steele tenderised Duper's leg. Duper is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raffer Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Super Duper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duper tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Steele.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raffer Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Duper down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a head kick. Duper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from Steele tenderised Duper's leg. Duper is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele scores with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Steele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Duper tries to clinch
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duper under the eye.
Duper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steele.
Steele thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Duper if he has to take too many more of those.
Duper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steele.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steele.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steele counters with a leg kick.
Duper avoids the head kick by Steele.
Duper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with a low kick, right behind Duper 's knee.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele lands a nice looking body kick.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duper's calf.
Steele lands a leg kick that knocks Duper off balance momentarily.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele feints and then cracks Duper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duper down.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele lands a leg kick that knocks Duper off balance momentarily.
Duper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Super Duper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raffer Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raffer Steele!