PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 2843 p4p, 22634 weight class) and Panda One (ranked 0 p4p, 598 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lester
vs
One

190 cm
47
195
32 - 25 - 0

150 cm
30
197
9 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Lester seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
One bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on One's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lester connects with a crisp jab.
One throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
One lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.

One shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lester is trying to defend but One finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
One prevents Lester from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lester is looking for a sweep. One is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
One controlling the action here.
One's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
One trying to pass the guard but Lester defending well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
One keeps trying to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. One sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
One let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lester defending well as One loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
Lester slips a jab from One.
Lester throws a right and a left that One avoids nicely.
One now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

One is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lester's half guard.
One sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lester wants to sweep but One has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as One stalls from top position.
Lester looks to move to half guard but instead One has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
One controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Panda One will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lester throws a lazy uppercut
and One cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
One throws a lazy right hand but Lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lester is looking to clinch but One is avoiding it.
Lester jabs One to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lester wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Lester misses.
Lester falls off balance throwing a combination
and One counters with a straight right hand.
One has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Lester.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester throws a right hand that misses
and One makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

One tries to keep at a distance but Lester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
One lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for One.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by One.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One lands with a left to the head.

One pulls guard.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but One is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
One has control of Lester's left arm, preventing Lester from doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Crapollas Gym inform us that One has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that One has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lester looks to land a right hand but One moved out of range.
One will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lester throws a right hand that misses
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Moe Lester's cut is getting worse.

Lester has One up against the cage in a clinch.
One lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
One goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from One.
Lester working aggressively here.

One manages to pull guard.
One is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lester will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda One has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but One is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Panda One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

One fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
One staying out of range there.
Lester misses with a straight left.
One now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
One throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lester's waist but Lester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing One off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and One counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One moves away.
The fighters circling - One throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Lester misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

One clinches up against the cage.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
One digs a right hand into Lester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lester's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One lands on the inside with an uppercut.
One cracks Lester with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One works on Lester's body with a couple of short punches.
One lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
One lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from One.
A hook to the body from One.
One lands a nice shot to the body.
One cracks Lester with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from One.
One pushes Lester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
One scores with a shoulder strike.
One lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
One digs a right hand into Lester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lester's gas tank.
One lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.

Moe Lester's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
One scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for One.
Nice body punch from One - that landed with a thud.
One pushes Lester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
One scores with a hook to the body.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from One - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from One.
One lands a nice uppercut.
Panda One seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
One lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
One lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Nice body punch from One.
One lands with a short punch from the clinch.

One has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lester uses from the top position.
One is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
One is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from One.
Lester postures up in One's guard and throws a big left but One blocks it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
One goes for a small jab and connects. Now One goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Lester stumbles back but One runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Lester to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Lester will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Panda One!