PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denny Sideman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Perfect-Ed Sheeran kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sideman
vs
Steve

183 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Sideman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Steve!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sideman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sideman tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.

Sideman forces Steve back against the cage and clinches.
Sideman working aggressively here.
Sideman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman works on Steve's body with a couple of short punches.
Sideman pushes Steve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sideman has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman lands with an uppercut that bounces Steve off the cage and back into range.
Sideman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Denny Sideman has been cut.
Steve scores with a nice strike.
Steve staying out of range there.
Steve lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sideman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sideman misses the jab.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sideman misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sideman swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.

Sideman moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Sideman prevents a body shot from Steve.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve presses Sideman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Sideman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideman misses with a body punch.
Sideman tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Sideman lands with a light punch inside.
Steve taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sideman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Steve is working Sideman over against the cage.
Sideman gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sideman lands a shot to the body.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Sideman.
Sideman throws a head punch that misses.
Steve is trying to break the clinch but Sideman has him pressed against the cage.
Steve tries to break free but Sideman pushes him back against the cage.
Sideman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Steve.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman keeps control of Steve as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Sideman fails to land.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Steve will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denny Sideman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sideman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve avoids the body shot from Sideman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
Steve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sideman's head.
Sideman looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve scores with a hook.
Sideman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sideman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Sideman seems unphased.
A shot to the body from Sideman misses
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sideman doesn't seem bothered though.
Sideman misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve with a jab.
Steve staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Steve.
Jack Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve lands a jab to Sideman's midsection.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sideman.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Sideman.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Sideman clinches with his opponent.

Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sideman throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sideman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sideman misses
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman misses with a jab to the body
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman scores with a nice head shot.

Sideman moves into range and clinches up with Steve.
Sideman is struggling to control the position.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sideman tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
Sideman tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sideman.
Sideman throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
Sideman throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Steve's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Sideman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sideman prevents a body shot from Steve.

Steve breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sideman. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sideman misses with a straight left.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sideman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sideman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sideman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve trying to control the position but instead, Sideman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steve into the cage.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve is trying to break the clinch but Sideman has him pressed against the cage.
Sideman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Sideman avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Sideman gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman blocking some punches.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Denny Sideman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sideman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sideman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Sideman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sideman throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.

Sideman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Steve.
Sideman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sideman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sideman misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve connects with a single shot there.
Sideman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sideman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sideman misses with a hook.
Sideman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sideman misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a nice body shot.
Sideman misses with a hook
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve 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.
Sideman throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve staying out of range there.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Steve stuns Sideman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sideman jabs Steve to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sideman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sideman with a body shot.
Sideman misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a nice body shot.
Sideman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left lands for Steve.
Steve cracks Sideman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sideman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sideman throws an off balance right hand
and Steve counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sideman thinking.
Steve lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a head shot.

Sideman is rocked!
Sideman throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Sideman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sideman walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Sideman limp body while Steve jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Steve!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Steve thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.