PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kong Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le's entrance music is Ave Maria. A fine choice. Steel has chosen Its a Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Le
vs
Steel

180 cm
29
183 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

190 cm
28
181 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kong Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Le cracks Steel with a good jab.
Le swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steel tries to work over Le's front leg with a kick but Le checks it.
Steel throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steel!
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Le lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le stuffs the takedown.
Le misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Steel.
Le throws a series of strikes that have Steel backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le misses with a body kick.
Steel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Steel misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Le lands with a kick to the temple. Steel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Le misses with a head kick.
Steel cracks Le with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good exchange - Le coming out on top.
Steel avoids the head kick by Le.
Le scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steel avoids the head kick by Le.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Steel.
Le feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steel's calf.
Le throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Le swats away the attempt to clinch by Steel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel avoids the body shot from Le.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Le.
Le misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kong Le dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Le throws a head kick that misses.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Le tries to work over Steel's front leg with a kick but Steel checks it.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le checks a leg kick nicely.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Steel throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le tries to avoid it but Steel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le to the ground. Le escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kong Le is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le misses with a low kick as Steel jumps back.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le.
Steel avoids the body shot from Le.
Steel tries to bum rush Le with a series of wild strikes but Le uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steel blocks a head kick by Le.
Steel tries to clinch up.
Le thuds a left hand into Steel's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a right hand that Le ducks under and follows up with a left that Le also avoids with ease.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Steel or perhaps it was just good defense by Le which made him look bad.
Steel tries to clinch up but Le circles away and keeps his distance.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steel is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.
Le misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Le.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Le blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le scoring well with a low kick there.
Le misses with a low kick.
Le attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le throws a front kick aimed at Steel's knee but Steel avoids it well.
Steel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kong Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Steel.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kong Le dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le punishes Steel's body with a nice straight punch.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kong Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with a looping right.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Le thumps Steel with a low kick.
Le throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Le avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel slips under a jab from Le.
Steel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steel's knee momentarily.
Steel looks to land a combination but Le avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Steel is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.
Kong Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Le plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Julius Steel has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Steel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le is looking to wear down Steel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steel's head.
Steel blocks a head kick by Le.
Le misses with a double jab.
Steel tries to bum rush Le with a series of wild strikes but Le uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some bone on bone action there as Le checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Le lands with a good body shot.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a high kick!
Le misses with a low kick as Steel jumps back.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Julius Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kong Le showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kong Le!