PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Shutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Shutter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lesner
vs
Shutter

196 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Firebird Designs

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lesner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Shutter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Shutter misses the target.
Lesner misses with a double jab.
Lesner lands a right hook to the body.
Shutter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutter misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Lesner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shutter backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutter throws a body punch but Lesner moves out of range.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shutter swings for the body but Lesner moves out of range.
Liam Lesner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shutter looks gassed!
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Lesner works over Shutter's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesner feints a jab promting Shutter to slip. Lesner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shutter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shutter throws a right and a left that Lesner avoids nicely.
Shutter dodges the punch combination from Lesner.

A jab-cross combination lands for Lesner and sends Shutter crashing to the mat! Lesner follows him down to the mat - Shutter regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Lesner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner drops an elbow to the side of Shutter's head.
Shutter is trying to stand.
Shutter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lesner.
Lesner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesner is nestled in close to Shutter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lesner thows a huge punch but Shutter dodges it nicely.
Lesner stops Shutter from getting back to his feet.
Lesner working the head and body with strikes.
Lesner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shutter won't allow Lesner to pass to mount.
Shutter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesner scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner stops Shutter from getting back to his feet.
Lesner is looking to advance position but Shutter won't allow it.
Lesner working Shutter over with strikes.
Shutter is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesner lands with a punch from half guard.
Lesner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lesner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shutter taking some punishment here, with Lesner in his half guard.
Lesner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shutter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesner scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lesner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shutter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lesner.
Lesner slips a nice elbow through Shutter's hands, connecting with Shutter's forehead.
Shutter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesner seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lesner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shutter defending well though.
Lesner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lesner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutter tries to kick Lesner off but Lesner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lesner lands strikes from half guard.
Lesner working Shutter over with strikes.

Lesner is trying to work for a kimura but Shutter is defending well.
Lesner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shutter defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shutter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesner is pressing down on Shutter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shutter is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Lesner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lesner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shutter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shutter duly obliges.

It looks like Liam Lesner has been cut.
Lesner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shutter to score with a decent uppercut.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Liam Lesner is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesner defending well as Shutter loads up on a big left hand.
Shutter walks into a jab.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shutter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesner with a hook.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Lesner checks a low kick from Shutter.
Lesner slips under a jab from Shutter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shutter slips a jab and a cross from Lesner.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter misses with a hook. Lesner ducked under it nicely.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner blocks a head kick by Shutter.
Lesner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Lesner fails to land with a series of punches.
Shutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesner manages to avoid it.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Shutter.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Lesner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liam Lesner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter lands a right hook to the body.
Lesner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shutter's hands.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Shutter misses with an uppercut. Lesner saw that one coming.

That's two 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.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter slips under a jab from Lesner.
Shutter thuds a left hand into Lesner's body.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Shutter.
Lesner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Shutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutter lands a jab.
Shutter misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Shutter. Those never looked like landing.
Lesner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shutter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter moves out of range.
Shutter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutter.
Shutter swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner looks to land a combination but Shutter avoids it well.
Shutter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shutter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Lesner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shutter throws a sloppy head kick and Lesner moves out of range easily.
Shutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesner circles away quickly and effectively.
Shutter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesner looks to land a combination but Shutter avoids it well.
A combination from Shutter does no damage.
Shutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Shutter swings for the body but Lesner moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Lesner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shutter counters with a left and a right that stings Lesner.
Lesner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lesner slips a straight right by Shutter.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shutter eats them both and turns towards Lesner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lesner slips a jab and a cross from Shutter.
Lesner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
Shutter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Shutter throws the left hand but Lesner avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter takes one to the side of the head.
Shutter throws a head kick that misses.
Lesner swings for the body but Shutter moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter tests Lesner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shutter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Shutter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Lesner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lesner misses with a double jab.
Shutter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lesner to score with a decent uppercut.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Lesner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shutter on the side of the head.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Shutter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner lands a slapping body shot.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Shutter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Lesner does no damage.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shutter.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutter.
Shutter slips a jab and a cross from Lesner.
Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner scores with a three punch combo!
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
Lesner lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Shutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shutter misses with a straight left.
Lesner tries to bum rush Shutter with a series of wild strikes but Shutter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter throws a body punch but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner stalks Shutter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shutter's face. Shutter staggers backwards, shaken.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesner moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Shutter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shutter stuns Lesner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Lesner throws a combination. Shutter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shutter scores with a sloppy right hand. Lesner should have avoided that one.
Shutter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
Shutter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesner manages to avoid it.
Lesner tries to bum rush Shutter with a series of wild strikes but Shutter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shutter swings for the body but Lesner moves out of range.
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesner misses with an uppercut. Shutter saw that one coming.
Lesner throws a nice looking combination but Shutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutter misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shutter lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesner!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutter. Lesner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
Lesner misses with a wild combination.
Lesner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shutter with a jab.
Shutter lands with a nice body punch.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter throws a hook but Lesner blocks it.
Shutter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
Lesner fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shutter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Lesner blocks a head kick by Shutter.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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.
Lesner takes one on the button.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner avoids them all with ease.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Lesner scores with a sloppy right hand. Shutter should have avoided that one.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Shutter dips to his left and cracks Lesner with an uppercut!
Shutter throws a lazy right hand but Lesner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shutter works over Lesner's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shutter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shutter misses with a series of wild punches.
Shutter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shutter throws a shot from downtown. Lesner moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Lesner clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Lesner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lesner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Shutter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Lesner slips under a jab.
Shutter tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter misses with a body shot.
Lesner digs a good body shot into Shutter's ribs.
Lesner misses with a double jab
and Shutter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutter.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shutter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesner.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lesner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesner.
Shutter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lesner.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutter lands with a nice combination. Lesner backs away looking to recover.
Shutter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shutter with a hook.
Lesner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shutter back to the cage. Lesner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lesner misses with a double jab
and Shutter counters with a series of strikes. Lesner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lesner misses with a straight left.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesner lands a jab-cross combination.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shutter. Shutter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shutter throws a sloppy head kick and Lesner moves out of range easily.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Lesner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shutter slips a jab and a cross from Lesner.

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.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner digs a good body shot into Shutter's ribs.
Lesner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shutter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shutter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Shutter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Lesner throws a nice looking combination but Shutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutter throws a head kick that misses.
Shutter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shutter throws a nice looking combination but Lesner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutter scores with a nice strike.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shutter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shutter.
Shutter ducks right into an uppercut from Lesner.
Shutter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shutter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Shutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesner is just out of range.
Lesner cracks Shutter with a good jab.
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shutter throws a sloppy head kick and Lesner moves out of range easily.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Lesner does no damage.
Lesner misses with the combination.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesner is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Some bone on bone action there as Lesner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lesner throws a one two combo.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter throws a series of strikes that have Lesner backpedaling.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shutter throws a body punch but Lesner moves out of range.
Shutter dodges the punch combination from Lesner.
Shutter feints a jab promting Lesner to slip. Shutter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesner scores with a one two! Shutter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Billy Shutter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Liam Lesner's cut.
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!

Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesner throws a hook but Shutter avoids it easily.
Shutter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesner throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Shutter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Shutter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lesner backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Lesner scores with a four punch combination!
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter misses with a head kick.
Lesner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shutter back to the cage. Lesner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lesner throws a right hand that Shutter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutter also avoids with ease.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Shutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Lesner.
Shutter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shutter misses with a wild combination.
Shutter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter throws a hook but Lesner blocks it.
Lesner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shutter works over Lesner's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shutter throws a sloppy head kick and Lesner moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Lesner both land. Nice combination.
Lesner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shutter.
Lesner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesner throws a nice looking combination but Shutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesner!
Lesner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shutter throws a right and a left that Lesner avoids nicely.
Shutter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesner.
Lesner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter moves out of range.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner avoids them all with ease.
Lesner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shutter eats them both and turns towards Lesner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shutter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lesner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
A nice combination there by Shutter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesner takes a swing at Shutter's ribcage but misses.
Lesner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shutter misses with a hook.
Shutter misses with a few strikes there.
Lesner throws a right hand that Shutter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutter also avoids with ease.
Shutter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lesner backs up against the cage.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shutter lands a jab to Lesner's midsection.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner throws a right hand that Shutter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutter also avoids with ease.
Shutter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutter. Lesner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lesner duly obliges.
Lesner misses with a wild combination.
Shutter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesner misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lesner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shutter.
Lesner ducks right into an uppercut from Shutter.
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shutter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesner.
Donk. Lesner catches Shutter right on the button with a cross.
Shutter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lesner has time to react.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Shutter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lesner lands a two punch combo.
Lesner lands a jab.
A punch combination from Shutter misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
A lazy left from Shutter finds it's target.
Good shot there by Lesner.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Shutter.
I think Shutter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 47:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:47

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Liam Lesner retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!