PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Renz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Staton
vs
Renz

192 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Staton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Renz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Staton.
Renz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renz throws a series of punches but Staton avoids them all with ease.
Renz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Renz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staton. Staton obviously looking to wear him down.
Renz throws a hook to the side of Staton's head but Staton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Staton cracks Renz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Staton punishes Renz's body with a nice straight punch.
Renz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staton feints and then cracks Renz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Renz down.
Staton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Renz looks gassed!
Staton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Staton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Renz in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Staton punishes Renz's body with a nice straight punch.
Staton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Renz will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Staton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Staton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Staton lands a nice shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Staton. Renz shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Renz.

It looks like Adam Renz has been cut.
Staton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Staton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Staton. Renz shrugs it off though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Renz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Staton - the referee stops the clock and Renz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Staton. Renz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Staton.
Staton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Adam Renz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staton.
Renz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staton.
Staton feints and then cracks Renz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Renz down.
Staton thuds a left hand into Renz's body.
Staton is looking to slow Renz down with leg kicks.
Staton thuds his shin into the meat of Renz's side.
Renz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Staton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Staton lands a jab to Renz's midsection.
Renz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Renz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Staton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton lands a head kick!
Renz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Staton scores with a push kick.
Staton lunges at Renz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Renz's hand.
Staton scores with a shot to the body.
Staton connects with a nice looking jab.
Renz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Staton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Renz.
Staton cracks the inside of Renz's front leg.
Renz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staton.
Staton thuds a left hand into Renz's body.
Staton keeps Renz at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staton.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Staton, right into the meat.
Staton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton scores with a body shot.
Staton tests Renz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Staton jabs at Renz's body.
Renz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Renz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staton.
Staton lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Staton.
Staton keeps Renz at a distance using the push kick.
Staton thumps Renz with a low kick.
Staton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Renz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Staton.
Renz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Renz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Staton.
Staton thuds his shin into the meat of Renz's side.
Staton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton throws a head kick that Renz semi-blocks.
Staton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Renz momentarily.
Staton scores with a nice body kick.
Renz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Staton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Staton.
Renz misses with a double jab.
Staton scores with a body shot.
Staton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staton.
Staton is looking to wear down Renz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staton.
Renz tries to move into range but Staton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Staton.
A left lands for Staton.
Renz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Staton.
Staton punishes Renz's body with a nice straight punch.
Renz walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Staton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Renz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Staton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Renz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Renz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Staton has got the better of the exchanges.
Staton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Staton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renz can do to turn this around?
Renz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staton finds it's way round the side to connect with Renz's head.
Staton scores with a jab to the body.
Staton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Renz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staton. Staton obviously looking to wear him down.
Renz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Staton to counter with a crisp jab.
Renz throws a leg kick
and Staton counters with a nice body shot.
Staton cracks the inside of Renz's front leg.
Staton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Staton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee Staton is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Staton catches Renz right on the button with a cross.
Renz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Staton.
Nice body kick from Staton.
Staton pushes Renz away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staton.
Jab from Staton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Staton.
Staton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Staton.
Staton scores with a push kick.
Renz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Staton.
Staton scores with a leg kick.
Renz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Renz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Renz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Renz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Staton digs a good body shot into Renz's ribs.
Staton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Renz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Staton scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renz misses with a kick to the body
and Staton counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Staton.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Staton. Renz shrugs it off though.
Renz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Staton thows a body kick. Renz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Staton feints and then cracks Renz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Renz down.
Staton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Renz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Staton lands a front kick.
Staton keeps Renz at a distance using the push kick.
Staton lands with an uppercut that bounces Renz off the cage and back into rage.
Renz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Staton thuds a left hand into Renz's body.
Staton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Renz doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Staton.
Staton works Renz's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staton.
Staton lands a nice hook to Renz's body. Renz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Staton fakes the leg kick and cracks Renz in the body.
Staton lands with a kick to the temple. Renz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Staton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Renz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Staton scores with a hook.
Renz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Staton lands a nice hook to Renz's body. Renz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Staton.
Staton throws a head kick that Renz semi-blocks.
Staton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Staton, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Staton.
Staton punishes Renz's body with a nice straight punch.
Renz takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staton digs a good hook to Renz's body.
Staton ducks under a wild hook from Renz.
Staton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Staton. Renz shrugs it off though.
Staton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Staton scores with a jab.
A jab from Staton does it's job there.
Staton thumps Renz with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Staton.
Renz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renz misses with a kick to the body
and Staton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Staton lands with a nice body kick.
Staton scores with a jab to the body.
Staton scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Staton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Renz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Staton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Renz.
A shot to the body from Renz misses
and Staton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Staton.
Renz throws a combination that misses
and Staton counters with a low kick, right behind Renz 's knee.
Staton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Staton lands a front kick.
Staton thows a body kick. Renz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Staton lands with a kick to the temple. Renz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Staton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Renz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Renz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Staton thows a body kick. Renz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staton thuds a left hand into Renz's body.
Staton keeps Renz at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Staton scores with a body shot.
Staton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton lands a nice shot to the body.
Renz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Staton can pounce on him.
Staton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Staton.
Staton throws a nice head kick!
Renz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Renz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Staton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Renz will feel that in the morning.
Renz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Staton.
Staton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Staton lands a jab to Renz's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staton.
Staton jabs Renz right on the nose. Renz blinks but takes it well.
Staton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Staton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Renz on the side of the head.

Staton has Renz up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee Staton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Staton.
Renz struggles to land a body shot inside as Staton controls his hands.
Staton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Renz's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Staton obliges.
Staton prevents a body shot from Renz.
Staton is leaning against Renz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Staton scores a nice knee to the body.
Renz misses with a body punch.
Renz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Staton.
Renz misses with a punch to the body.
Renz is trying to break the clinch but Staton is controlling him.
Renz misses with a body punch.
Renz is trying to break free.

Staton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Staton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Renz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Renz walks into a straight right hand from Staton.
Staton delivers a nice body kick.
Staton works Renz's body with a nice hook.
Staton connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Staton.
Renz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Staton lands a slapping body shot.
Renz misses with a leg kick
and Staton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Renz really felt that one!
An inside leg kick lands from Staton.
Staton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Staton has managed to clinch.
Staton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Renz struggles to land a body shot inside as Staton controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Staton obliges.
Renz tries a body shot but Staton blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Staton.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Staton as Renz tries to tie him up.
Staton with a knee to the head.
Staton prevents a body shot from Renz.
Staton landing knees to the head.
Staton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Renz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staton lands a knee to the head.
Staton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Staton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Staton blocks a body shot from Renz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renz misses with a punch to the body.
Renz tries to stall but Staton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adam Renz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renz tries to throw a body punch but Staton avoids it by throwing Renz back against the cage.
Staton scores a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Staton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Staton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Staton!