PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Feilo Meloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meloy comes to the cage accompanied by Hypocrisy - Apocalypse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Meloy
vs
Steele

180 cm
29
172 lbs
17 - 9 - 2

186 cm
30
165 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Powerful

Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle M

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 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Feilo Meloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Logan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meloy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meloy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meloy throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Steele scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meloy blocks a jab.
Meloy throws a head kick that misses.
Logan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meloy's head backwards.
Meloy slips a jab and a cross from Steele.
Meloy throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Steele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Meloy back to the cage. Steele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Meloy stuns Steele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meloy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Meloy misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meloy throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele slips a jab from Meloy.
Meloy moves out of range of the strikes.
Meloy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steele.
Meloy lands with a right hand.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Meloy is out of range.
Steele throws a body punch but Meloy moves out of range.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Meloy slips the punch.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meloy.
Meloy walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.
Meloy dodges the punch combination from Steele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele fails with the takedown.
Meloy misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
Meloy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meloy misses with a wild body shot.
Meloy throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meloy throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good shot there by Steele.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Meloy.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a combination that misses
and Meloy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meloy.
Meloy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meloy scoring well with a low kick there.
Meloy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meloy avoids it really well and circles away.
Feilo Meloy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Steele.
Meloy misses the jab.
Meloy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Steele misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meloy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Meloy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meloy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meloy moves away.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot.

Meloy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steele to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Meloy keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Logan Steele will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Meloy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meloy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele blocks a jab.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meloy blocks a jab.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Meloy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meloy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meloy.
Meloy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Meloy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meloy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meloy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steele under the eye.
Logan Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meloy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Meloy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meloy ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meloy throws a poor cross that misses
and Steele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meloy misses with a head kick.
Meloy misses with a hook.
Meloy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele slips a jab from Meloy.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steele.
Meloy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meloy manages to avoid it.
Meloy lands with a shot to the body.
Feilo Meloy is winning the standup battle so far.
Meloy throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Meloy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
Meloy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meloy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Meloy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Meloy is out of range.
Meloy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meloy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele slips a straight right by Meloy.
Nice shot lands for Steele.
Meloy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
Meloy misses the shot to the body.
Meloy misses with a wild body shot.
Meloy scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Meloy misses its intended target.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Meloy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Meloy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Meloy misses.

Meloy moves into the clinch successfully.
Meloy prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feilo Meloy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Steele misses with a combination

and Meloy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meloy.
Meloy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meloy misses with some punches.
Meloy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Meloy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Meloy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meloy stalling in the clinch.
Meloy lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Meloy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele blocking some punches.
Meloy has Steele pressed against the cage.
Steele tries to work over Meloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meloy slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Feilo Meloy.
Steele shoots in looking for a takedown but Meloy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steele's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meloy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele throws a right and a left that Meloy avoids nicely.
Steele closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meloy thumps Steele with a low kick.
Meloy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Meloy.
Meloy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meloy moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele misses with a body shot
and Meloy counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meloy counters with a leg kick.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Steele blocks a jab.
Meloy lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Meloy misses its intended target.

Steele gets the takedown into side control.
Meloy is not content to let Steele control the position.
Steele might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Meloy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele slows the pace down.

Steele working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steele taking a break here but Meloy is having none of it and regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Feilo Meloy.
I think Meloy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feilo Meloy!
An out of breath Feilo Meloy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.