PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 121 p4p, 370 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 18 p4p, 53 weight class). Lethal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bloodsport - Fight To Survive. Matt Lethal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Warror
vs
Lethal

185 cm
40
180
40 - 17 - 2

190 cm
42
182
32 - 17 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warror with the inside leg kick.
Lethal thuds his shin into the meat of Warror's side.
Lethal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warror scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warror connects with a solid leg kick.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Warror cracks Lethal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lethal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warror on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Lethal's head but Lethal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lethal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warror with a body shot.
Lethal checks a leg kick nicely.
Warror throws a leg kick but Lethal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Warror misses with an uppercut.
Warror moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warror with the inside leg kick.
Lethal tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
Warror is looking to score with low kicks.
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lethal was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Lethal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lethal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warror.
Lethal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lethal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Lethal clinches.
Lethal misses with an elbow strike.
Warror tries to work over Lethal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Warror.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
Warror throws a punch but it's blocked by Lethal.
Lethal misses with a knee strike.
Lethal tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warror lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Warror misses with a punch to the body.
Warror working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal missing with knees to the body.
Warror lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warror blocking some punches.

Warror breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
As Lethal backs away, Warror returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lethal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Warror dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lethal. That did some damage!
Lethal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Warror counters with a good, hard body kick but Lethal shrugs it off.
Lethal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warror paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Lethal is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Warror.
Warror avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warror with a nice calf kick.
Lethal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lethal throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Warror.
Lethal avoids the head kick by Warror.
Lethal swings widly with a right hand
and Warror counters with a thumping low kick.
Lethal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lethal throws out a loose jab but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lethal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warror.
Warror digs a good hook to Lethal's body.
Lethal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Lethal rushes Warror and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lethal working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Warror.
Warror struggles to land a body shot inside as Lethal controls his hands.
Warror gets through Lethal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Lethal.
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!
Good body shot from Lethal.
Lethal misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lethal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lethal lands a left hand.
Lethal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warror tries to work over Lethal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warror lands a nice uppercut.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Lethal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
Warror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Lethal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warror.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warror.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Lethal blocks an uppercut.
Warror lands a nice shot to the body.
Lethal working aggressively here.

Warror breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Warror dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Warror with a nice calf kick.
Warror does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lethal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Warror gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lethal counters with a straight right hand.

Lethal moves into the clinch.
Lethal can't find room to land a body shot as Warror controls the action.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lethal pushes Warror back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lethal throws a punch but it's blocked by Warror.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.
Lethal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Warror.
Lethal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Lethal.
Warror tries to work over Lethal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matt Lethal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Warror working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lethal.
Warror misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lethal's elbow.
Lethal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lethal lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
Lethal scores with a shoulder strike.
Warror is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lethal can do to turn this around?
Lethal blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lethal.
Warror lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lethal lands with a light punch inside.
Warror lands a shoulder strike.
Lethal pushes Warror back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lethal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warror tries to work over Lethal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
Lethal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
Warror lands with a short shot to the head.
Warror lands an uppercut.
Lethal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lethal tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Lethal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warror lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lethal tries a knee to the head but Warror blocks it.
Lethal scores with a shot to the side of Warror's head.
Warror scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lethal misses with a knee to the head.
Lethal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warror is defending well for now.
Lethal misses with the head strike.
Warror lands with a left to the head.
Warror misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal misses with the head strike.
Warror lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lethal backwards.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.
Lethal trying to land knees to the body.
Lethal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warror's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lethal.
Warror throws a punch but it's blocked by Lethal.
Lethal blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Warror breaks the clinch.
Lethal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Warror misses.
Lethal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Warror finds it's way round the side to connect with Lethal's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lethal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror misses with a body kick.
Lethal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lethal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lethal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lethal throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lethal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Warror lands with an overhand left.

Lethal rushes Warror and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lethal lands an uppercut.
Lethal misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lethal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
Warror blocks a body shot from Lethal.
Lethal throws a head punch that misses.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
Warror lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Warror will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Warror throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lethal throws the left hand but Warror avoids the punch easily.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lethal just manages to avoid it.
Warror scores with a sloppy right hand. Lethal should have avoided that one.
Warror throws a head kick that misses.
Warror slips a straight right by Lethal.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lethal.
Warror throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lethal tries to clinch
and Warror cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warror tries a head kick but it misses.
Warror misses with a body shot.
Warror avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror moves out of range of the body kick.
Warror with a nice calf kick.
Warror throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Lethal throws a head kick but Warror moves out of range.
Lethal throws a push kick but Warror slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal misses with a hook. Warror ducked under it nicely.
Warror stuns Lethal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lethal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Warror manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lethal looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Lethal as he connects with a hook.
Warror scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lethal misses with a low kick.
Lethal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Warror chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lethal throws a leg kick
and Warror counters with a good, hard body kick but Lethal shrugs it off.
Warror thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lethal if he has to take too many more of those.
Warror thows a body kick. Lethal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lethal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warror scores with a jab. Lethal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lethal throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lethal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Warror tenderised Lethal's leg. Lethal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lethal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Warror tries a head kick but it misses.
Warror delivers a nice body kick.
Warror thows a leg kick but Lethal checks it
and Lethal counters with a three punch combo that has Warror backing up. Warror nods at Lethal to acknowledge the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lethal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Warror - the referee stops the clock and Lethal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Warror. Lethal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lethal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warror.
Warror dips to his left and cracks Lethal with an uppercut!
Lethal moves out of range as Warror strikes.
Warror is looking to slow Lethal down with leg kicks.
Warror getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warror moves out of range as Lethal throws a body kick.
Warror throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lethal moves away.
Warror steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lethal.
Matt Lethal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal throws a sloppy head kick and Warror moves out of range easily.
Warror works the jab nicely.
Warror jabs Lethal right on the nose. Lethal blinks but takes it well.
Warror works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Warror.
Warror thuds his shin into the meat of Lethal's side.
Lethal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lethal fakes the leg kick and cracks Warror in the body.
Warror on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Warror throws a series of strikes that have Lethal backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Warror scores with a jab to the body.
Warror with a nice calf kick.
Warror tries to land a front kick but Lethal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lethal - that will leave a mark!
A jab lands there for Warror.
Warror checks a leg kick.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
Warror with the inside leg kick.
Lethal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lethal slips a jab and a cross from Warror.
An inside leg kick from Lethal misses.
Lethal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warror.
A head kick misses from Lethal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror throws a lazy head kick
and Lethal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warror connects with a solid leg kick.
Lethal doesn't manage to clinch there - Warror circles away.
Nice defenses there by Warror.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Warror showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warror, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Warror thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Matt Lethal spoke after the fight, saying 'I love it when we really fight. Kill or die! We always have to give a show to the public. Syn is the best org in the world. Congrats again, bro!'.