PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 671 p4p, 138 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 85 p4p, 19 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bastard
vs
Priester

190 cm
32
162
30 - 25 - 1

178 cm
41
155
25 - 8 - 4

Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 30 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bastards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bastard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Priester counters with a nice uppercut.
Priester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bastard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Priester has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Priester moves out of range of the strikes.
Bastard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Priester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Priester looks to land a right hand but Bastard moved out of range.
Priester avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard throws a good cross that connects.
Priester tests Bastard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick there by Priester.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
Priester jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastard tries to bum rush Priester with a series of wild strikes but Priester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Bastard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.
Priester changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bastard staying out of range there.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Priester is out of range.
Priester takes one to the side of the head.
Bastard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Priester. That one must have hurt.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bastard moves forwards but Priester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bastard misses with a straight right.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Nice cross by Priester.
Priester looks to land a body kick but Bastard moved away.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Priester moves out of range.
Priester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastard.
Priester raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Priester dodges the punch combination from Bastard.
Priester was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Priester finds it's way round the side to connect with Bastard's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Priester counters with a stiff right hand.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Priester lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Bastard is rocked!
Priester throws a body kick that misses.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Priester slips a jab from Bastard.
Donk. Priester catches Bastard right on the button with a cross.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Priester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard seems to have got his legs back now.

Priester moves into the clinch.
Priester lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bastard breaks from the clinch.
Priester lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Priester.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but Priester moved out of range nicely.
Priester is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bastard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bastard misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Priester moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Priester.
A head punch on the inside from Priester fails to land.
Priester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Priester misses with a punch on the inside.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bastard is trying to force a seperation but Priester has the dominant position.
Priester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bastard's elbow.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
Priester lands an uppercut.
Priester lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bastard or not.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Priester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Priester lands a body punch.
Priester has Bastard pressed against the cage, preventing Bastard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Priester misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priester throws the kick towards the body but Bastard avoids it.
Nice jab there from Priester.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Priester pushes Bastard away with a front kick.
A cross from Priester lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Priester closes the distance and pushes Bastard back into the cage.
Priester keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bastard blocks a body shot from Priester.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Priester.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Bastard misses.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priester feints a counter leg kick.
Bastard tries to bum rush Priester with a series of wild strikes but Priester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bastard throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Bastard throws a right hand that misses
and Priester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Priester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bastard scrambles back to his feet.
Priester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bastard's sensitive parts.
Landon Priester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Priester ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Priester.
Priester lands with a shot to the body.
Bastard misses with a hook.

Priester lands a left and a right that send Bastard crashing to the mat, dazed. Priester thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard punishes Priester's body with a nice straight punch.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Priester is just out of range.
Priester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Priester lands a jab to the head.
Bastard lands an overhand right.

Priester moves into the clinch.
Priester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Priester throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Landon Priester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Priester.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bastard can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Priester.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Priester tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Bastard.
Priester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bastard's efforts to push away.
Priester keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastard working hard to break the clinch.

Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastard.
Bastard moves away from the strike by Priester.
Priester scores with a hook to the body. Bastard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Priester jabs at Bastard's body.
Priester fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bastard on the side of the head.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Priester moves out of range.
Bastard slips under a jab from Priester.
That kick from Priester tenderised Bastard's leg. Bastard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lazy Bastard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Priester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bastard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Priester moves out of range as Bastard strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands a leg kick that knocks Bastard off balance momentarily.
Priester lands a two punch combo.
Nice shot by Priester.

Priester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bastard.
Nice body punch from Priester - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.
Priester is working Bastard over against the cage.
Priester lands a shoulder strike.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Priester digs a right hand underneath Bastard's ribcage. Bastard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Priester is leaning against Bastard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Priester throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Priester.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Priester lands an uppercut.
Priester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Priester has him pressed against the cage.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Priester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Bastard misses with the head strike.
Priester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Priester.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Bastard blocks a head kick by Priester.
Priester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Priester slips the punch.
Priester connects with a jab.
Priester tries to land a front kick but Bastard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Priester is just out of range.
Bastard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bastard misses with a body shot
and Bastard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Priester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastard throws a lazy uppercut
and Priester counters with a low kick, right behind Bastard 's knee.
A head kick from Priester lands but Bastard takes it in his stride.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
Priester connects with the punch.
Priester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bastard.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priester throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Priester throws a jab but it's blocked by Bastard.
Bastard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bastard walks into a straight right hand from Priester.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Bastard misses.

Priester lands a big uppercut and Bastard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bastard looks OK. Priester waves Bastard back to his feet!

Priester closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bastard did well to prevent Priester getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priester prevents Bastard from standing back up.
Bastard tries to get to full guard but Priester has control of the leg.
Priester content to control rather than advance.
Bastard is trying to stand back up but Priester is controlling him
Priester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Priester is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bastard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lazy Bastard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is trying to stand back up but Priester is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bastard wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bastard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
Nice body punch from Priester.
That kick from Priester tenderised Bastard's leg. Bastard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Priester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Priester takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Priester scores with a push kick.
Bastard jabs at Priester's body.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester slips a jab from Bastard.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Priester tries to clinch but Bastard moves out of range.
Priester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bastard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Bastard tries to keep at a distance but Priester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Priester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
Priester swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Bastard.
Priester misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Priester cracks Bastard with a nice body shot.
Bastard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Priester lands with a left to the head.
Bastard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bastard blocks a body shot from Priester.

Bastard manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester looks to throw the jab but Bastard is out of range.
Bastard throwing a counter right hand but Priester manages to avoid it.
Bastard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bastard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Priester clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Priester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Priester 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
A relieved looking Landon Priester thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.