PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nihat Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nihat Jack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Steel
vs
Jack

168 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spenser Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nihat Jack!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jack sprawls well. Jack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Jack lands a body shot.
Steel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jack. Jack obviously looking to wear him down.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel has time to react.
Steel fails to land the takedown.
Jack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steel back to the cage. Jack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jack.
Jack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Jack throws a series of strikes that have Steel backpedaling.
Steel dives in for a single leg takedown but Jack sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spenser Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel moves forwards but Jack connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Jack has managed to clinch.
Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Jack gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Jack stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Jack gets a double leg takedown into Steel's guard.
Jack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Steel is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jack is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel trying to keep a closed guard but Jack is proving a slippery customer.
Steel wants to stand but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steel has a closed guard, preventing Jack from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Jack has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steel jumps guard but Jack stands there with Steel around his waist. Steel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jack lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.

Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown but Jack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steel back to the cage. Jack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Jack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jack has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Steel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jack with a nice cross.

Jack closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nihat Jack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Steel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jack defends well and Steel ends up having to push Jack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Jack's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jack as he avoids it easily.

Jack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack lands a good knee to the midsection. Steel won't want to take too many of those.

Jack breaks the clinch.

Jack closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the cage.

Jack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jack clinches up with Steel and pushes him back against the cage.
Steel fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spenser Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jack closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steel to the mat! Steel manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jack stands up from Steel's guard - Jack perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jack lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Jack. Those never looked like landing.
Spenser Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Jack.

Jack instigates a clinch.
Steel letting Jack take a breather here.
Steel stops a takedown attempt from Jack.
Steel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jack pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jack has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Steel is trying to keep an underhook but Jack manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Steel wants to control but Jack is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Jack stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nihat Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack lands a two punch combo.
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!
Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jack lands a jab to Steel's midsection.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jack.
Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Jack moves to clinch but Steel breaks away
and Steel counters with a three punch combo that has Jack backing up. Jack nods at Steel to acknowledge the strikes.
Jack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jack.
Jack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Jack scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jack is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jack looks to land a combination. Steel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A solid body kick from Jack.
Steel stuffs the takedown attempt from Jack. Jack gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack stuffs the takedown attempt from Steel. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nihat Jack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jack's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jack duly obliges.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Steel. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steel is defended easily by Jack.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jack circles away.
Steel tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
Jack lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jack is looking to slow Steel down with leg kicks.
Jack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jack lands a slapping body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Jack scores with a four punch combination!
Jack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack wants to counter with a clinch but Steel pushes him away.
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!
Steel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Jack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jack scores with a nice strike.
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown but Jack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jack lands a head kick. Steel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jack misses with a wild combination.
Jack dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Jack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jack misses with a series of wild punches.

Steel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Steel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel wants to take the fight to the mat but Jack manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spenser Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Jack.

Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jack.
Jack throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jack lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a leg kick that misses.
Jack doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nihat Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Jack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Nihat Jack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack lands a knee to the body.
Steel tries to break the clinch but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack has Steel pressed against the cage.
Steel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jack has Steel pushed against the cage.
Jack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jack receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jack working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack scores with a body shot.
Jack stalks Steel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steel's face. Steel staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steel under the eye.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but Jack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spenser Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nihat Jack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steel back to the cage. Jack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nihat Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jack 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nihat Jack!