PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Mutters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutters kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hand of Doom. Steel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ain't No Sunshine. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mutters
vs
Steel

167 cm
24
164 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
166 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Mutters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Steel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutters blocks a jab.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutters connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
Mutters wants to clinch.
Mutters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel with a jab.
Mutters stalks Steel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steel's face. Steel staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Alex Steel has been cut.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Mutters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mutters 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutters wants to clinch.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Mutters moved out of range nicely.
Mutters is looking to clinch.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Steel misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutters defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Mutters moves to clinch but Steel breaks away
and Steel counters with a left and a right that stings Mutters.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Mutters tries to clinch
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mutters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Mutters moves out of range as Steel strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mutters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Steel 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.
Steel tests Mutters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel moves out of range as Mutters strikes.
Mutters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

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

Mutters is rocked!
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Mutters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws the left hand but Mutters avoids the punch easily.
Mutters seems to have got his legs back now.
Mutters drops his hands momentarily and Steel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mutters wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Mutters tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutters tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel works the jab nicely.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Mutters's defenses.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters.
Mutters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Mutters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mutters moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Mick Mutters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Steel both land. Nice combination.
Mutters tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Mutters moved out of range.

Mutters takes the fight into the clinch.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Mutters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mutters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutters wants to clinch.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Mutters moved out of range.
Mutters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Mutters.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel slips a jab from Mutters.
Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mutters finds it's way round the side to connect with Steel's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutters tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Mutters scores with a jab to the head.
Steel throws a jab when Mutters was well out of range.
Mutters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Steel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mutters cracks Steel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mutters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Mutters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Steel both land. Nice combination.
Steel catches Mutters with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mutters tries to clinch up.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mutters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mutters counters with a left to the body.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mutters cracks Steel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Steel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mutters takes the fight into the clinch.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel lands with a right to the head.
Steel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mutters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mutters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel is trying to force a seperation but Mutters has the dominant position.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mutters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel tests Mutters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mutters throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mutters instigates a clinch.
Mutters has Steel pressed against the cage.
Steel takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutters lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mutters lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel backwards.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mutters tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Mutters misses with a hook to the body
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mutters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutters is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Mutters lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steel doesn't seem phased though.
Steel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mutters's head backwards.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Mutters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutters tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Mutters wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Mutters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel misses with a looping right.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Mutters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mutters tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Mutters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutters 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel throws a hook but Mutters avoids it easily.
Mutters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steel to score with a decent uppercut.
Mutters swinging wildly here.

Mutters moves into the clinch.
Mutters lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mutters connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steel's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters slips a straight right by Steel.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Mutters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Mutters is out of range.
Mutters blocks a jab.
Steel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alex Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mutters tries to clinch up.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Mutters there.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.

Mutters drives through and clinches with Steel against the cage.
Mutters swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mutters.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Mutters gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutters lands a right hand.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mutters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mutters lands with a short shot to the head.

Mutters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Steel misses.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mutters misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Steel misses.

Mutters rushes Steel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mutters misses with an elbow strike.
Mutters throws an elbow that misses.

Mutters breaks from the clinch.
Steel throws a hook but Mutters blocks it.

Mutters moves into range and clinches up with Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Mutters dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Steel misses with a looping right.
Steel avoids the body shot from Mutters.
Mutters closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Mutters staying out of range there.
Mutters tries to clinch up.
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Mutters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Steel as he connects with a hook.
Mutters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel misses with a hook. Mutters ducked under it nicely.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mutters slips under a jab from Steel.
Steel looks to land a combination but Mutters avoids it well.
Mutters 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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Mutters slips the punch.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mutters's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mutters duly obliges.
Mutters 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 connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mutters tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Mutters tries to clinch up.
Mutters stalks Steel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steel's face. Steel staggers backwards, shaken.
Alex Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Mutters instigates a clinch.
Steel tries to break free but Mutters pushes him back against the cage.

Mutters manages to break the clinch.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Mutters moved out of range nicely.
Mutters misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel misses with a straight left.
Mutters misses with a double jab.
Mutters 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 thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters wants to clinch.
Mutters 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 tries to keep at a distance but Mutters has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steel has had enough of the clinch but Mutters keeps him there for the moment.
Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutters using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mutters displaying some good clinch control by pressing Steel up against the cage.

Mutters manages to break the clinch.

Mutters clinches up against the cage.

Mutters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutters tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a jab when Mutters was well out of range.
Steel walks into a left hand.
Mutters wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Mutters smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mutters closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Steel counters with a three punch combo that has Mutters backing up. Mutters nods at Steel to acknowledge the strikes.
Mutters slips a jab from Steel.
Mutters tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.

Mutters instigates a clinch.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Mutters uses good head movement to avoid it.

Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Mutters.
A punch combination from Mutters misses.
Steel misses with a hook. Mutters ducked under it nicely.
Mutters wants to clinch.

Mutters forces Steel back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutters misses with a knee strike.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mick Mutters has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mutters lands with a right to the head.
Mutters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Mutters working aggressively here.
Steel misses with some punches.
Steel misses with some punches.
Mutters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mutters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mutters takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mutters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mutters struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
A short right from Mutters on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Steel's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Mutters showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mutters 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Mutters!
In his post fight interview, Mick Mutters gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks for showing up Lance. Will somebody help him up please.. Hey I love my fans thanks for all your support.. I wanna give a shout out to Valhalla nutrition I brought some free samples so make sure to stop by the booth to pick them up.. Also thanks to Buried Alive fight gear, they got some bad'.