PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 221 p4p, 34 weight class) and George Allen (ranked 1176 p4p, 167 weight class). Steve kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is XXXTENTACION - Look At Me. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Steve
vs
Allen

190 cm
22
210 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Sully's Bar & Grill

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Allen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve moves away from the strike by Allen.
Steve throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Steve's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Steve breaks the clinch.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Steve scores with a nice right hand.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Allen.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like George Allen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
George Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve staying out of range there.
Steve throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Allen throws a leg kick but Steve sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
Steve's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steve scrambles back to his feet.
Allen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve tries to work over Allen's front leg with a kick but Allen checks it.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Allen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve blocks a body shot from Allen.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Steve leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen misses with some punches.
Steve scores with a hook to the body.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve cracks Allen with a nice body shot.

Steve breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Allen.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Allen defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen throws a push kick but Steve slaps the foot to one side.

Allen forces Steve back against the cage and clinches.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Steve blocking some punches.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen letting Steve take a breather here.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Allen misses with some punches.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Allen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve misses with a low kick.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut.

Allen gets tackled into the cage by Steve. Steve maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Steve will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Allen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steve.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steve. Steve obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Mark Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steve needs to keep his hands up - Allen had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Steve has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
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 wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steve throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve just leaning against Allen, taking a breather.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Allen's defenses.
Allen misses with some punches.
Allen misses with some punches.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve is stalling here.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve blocks a body shot from Allen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve is stalling here.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steve.
Mark Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Steve into the cage.
Steve 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.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve tries to stall but Allen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steve blocks an elbow strike from Allen.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steve.
Steve blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Steve tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Allen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Allen.

Steve breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Steve misses
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve cracks the inside of Allen's front leg.
Steve catches Allen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Allen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steve throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Steve smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Allen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steve counters with a nice leg kick.
Allen throws a low kick, looking for Steve's leg but Steve calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steve throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Steve dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Allen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Allen cracks Steve with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen cracks Steve with an open hand slap.
Allen moves away from the strike by Steve.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steve's calf.

Steve rushes Allen and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Allen misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve misses with some punches.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen cracks Steve with a nice body shot.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen dodges an elbow strike from Steve.
Steve lands a left hand.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve working aggressively here.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Allen on the inside.
Steve prevents a body shot from Allen.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allen.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Steve tries to tie him up.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve looking to stall.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Steve misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve is pushing Allen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve trying to stall but Allen improves his position.
Steve prevents a body shot from Allen.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Steve.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve is looking to control Allen's arms but Allen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steve has his back to the cage.
Allen lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but George Allen just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on George Allen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen throws a leg kick

and Steve holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steve throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Allen tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Steve tries to tie him up.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Allen on the inside.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Allen lands a body punch.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Steve is rocked!
A body shot lands from Allen.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve prevents a body shot from Allen.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve is trying to stall.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
Allen being controlled against the cage.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen working aggressively here.
A short left from Allen.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steve misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve throws an elbow but it misses.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Allen tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen dodges an elbow strike from Steve.
Steve misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Steve.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Allen avoids the elbow strike from Steve, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Allen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on George Allen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Allen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steve defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Steve throws a leg kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve wants to stall.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve looking to stall.
Steve is looking to control Allen's arms but Allen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steve has his back to the cage.
A short right from Allen on the inside.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve tries to stall but Allen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Steve with a big uppercut! Steve tries to clinch up but Allen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Steve to the mat! Steve covers up and Allen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). George Allen!
George Allen is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking George Allen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.