PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shananigan Lurendrejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lurendrejer
vs
Small

190 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Malicestar

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shananigan Lurendrejer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Small!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurendrejer misses with a low kick as Small jumps back.
Lurendrejer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Small has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lurendrejer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lurendrejer wants it to stay on the feet.
Small misses with a takedown attempt
and Lurendrejer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lurendrejer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Lurendrejer misses.
Small keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer throws a low kick but Small avoids it.
Small takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Lurendrejer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lurendrejer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Small has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shananigan Lurendrejer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small checks the leg kick.
Lurendrejer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Small on the side of the head.
Lurendrejer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Small has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer is looking to slow Small down with leg kicks.
Small blocks a low kick nicely.
Lurendrejer motions for Small to come forward. Lurendrejer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick that knocks Small off balance momentarily.
Lurendrejer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Small. That did some damage!
Lurendrejer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lurendrejer misses with a low kick as Small jumps back.
Lurendrejer throws a leg kick but Small sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lurendrejer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Small's sensitive parts.
Small defending well as Lurendrejer loads up on a big left hand.
Lurendrejer misses with a looping left.
Lurendrejer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lurendrejer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lurendrejer cracks the inside of Small's front leg.
Lurendrejer throws a low kick but Small moves out of range easily.
Lurendrejer tests Small's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Small shoots in for a takedown but Lurendrejer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shananigan Lurendrejer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Small.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer misses with a body kick.
Lurendrejer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Small has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lurendrejer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lurendrejer throws a leg kick but Small moved away.
Lurendrejer scores with a head kick. Small tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lurendrejer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Small with a poor takedown
and Lurendrejer counters with a thumping low kick.
Lurendrejer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Small looks gassed!
Small shoots in for a double leg but Lurendrejer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lurendrejer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lurendrejer scores with a jab.
Lurendrejer wants to land a leg kick but Small is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer is looking to slow Small down with leg kicks.
Small's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lurendrejer takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
Lurendrejer wants to slow Small down by chopping away at his legs.

Lurendrejer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Small's guard.
Lurendrejer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Small keeping moving, preventing Lurendrejer from controlling successfully.
Lurendrejer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lurendrejer with a nice head shot there.
Small is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lurendrejer is in close to Small's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Small keeping full guard, as Lurendrejer tries to pass.
Lurendrejer preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Small checks a low kick from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Small is out of range.
Small stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lurendrejer.

Lurendrejer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lurendrejer trying to control but Small is working from the bottom.
Lurendrejer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lurendrejer won't allow Small to sweep him here.
Lurendrejer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lurendrejer scoring with some ground and pound.
Small is trying to control the position but Lurendrejer postures up.
Lurendrejer tries to free his leg and advance position but Small is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lurendrejer wants to control from the top but Small keeps moving.
Small is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer wants to improve his position but Small is controlling well.
Lurendrejer gets back to full guard.
Small lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lurendrejer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lurendrejer controls Small momentarily but Small frees himself.
Lurendrejer wants to sweep here but Small controlling him for the moment.
Shananigan Lurendrejer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Small throwing strikes but missing.
Small postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lurendrejer looking to control.
Small has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Small won't allow Lurendrejer to sweep him here.
Lurendrejer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shananigan Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lurendrejer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Small can do to turn this around?
Lurendrejer stuffs the takedown.
Small is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lurendrejer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Small.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lurendrejer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Small's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lurendrejer.
Small looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lurendrejer is fending him off so far but Small persists. Nope, Lurendrejer circles away and we're back to standing.
Small is breathing heavily.
Small shoots and misses
and Lurendrejer counters with a big head kick but Small shrugs it off.
Shananigan Lurendrejer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Small.
Lurendrejer throws a low kick, looking for Small's leg but Small calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lurendrejer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Small tries to roll over but Lurendrejer keeps him under control.
Lurendrejer wants to take a breather but Small is having none of it.
Lurendrejer working Small over with strikes.
Small wants to get back to full guard.
Lurendrejer is looking to advance position but Small won't allow it.
Small manages to get to full guard.
Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Small looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small is trying to keep Lurendrejer in close.
Lurendrejer throws a big right hand that misses.
Lurendrejer wants to control from the top but Small keeps moving.
Small is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Small controls Lurendrejer momentarily but Lurendrejer frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mr Small hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Small fails with the takedown
and Lurendrejer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Small's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lurendrejer tries a low kick but Small avoids it.
Small takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shananigan Lurendrejer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good leg kick by Lurendrejer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lurendrejer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Small takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lurendrejer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Small's calf.
Lurendrejer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Small fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lurendrejer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Horrible takedown by Small or perhaps it was just good defense by Lurendrejer which made him look bad.
Small dodges the punch combination from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer lands with an uppercut that bounces Small off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lurendrejer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lurendrejer. That's going to slow Small down.
Lurendrejer jabs at Small's body.
Small takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lurendrejer misses with a low kick.
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Small fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lurendrejer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lurendrejer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Small. That did some damage!
Small takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lurendrejer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lurendrejer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Small. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer cracks the inside of Small's front leg.

Lurendrejer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Small's guard.
Small keeping moving, preventing Lurendrejer from controlling successfully.
Small looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Small working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer tries to free his leg and advance position but Small is retaining full guard.
Lurendrejer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lurendrejer won't allow Small to sweep him here.
Lurendrejer trying to control the position from guard on top but Small is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Small working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Small tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shananigan Lurendrejer is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Lurendrejer.
Small doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lurendrejer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lurendrejer is looking to score with low kicks.
Lurendrejer stuffs the takedown.
Shananigan Lurendrejer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Small.
Lurendrejer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Small has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Lurendrejer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small is staying active underneath Lurendrejer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lurendrejer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lurendrejer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lurendrejer is looking to advance position but Small won't allow it.
Small is looking to get back to full guard here but Lurendrejer has managed to pass to side control instead.
Small is looking for a sweep.
Lurendrejer is working Small over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lurendrejer landing strikes.
Small is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lurendrejer is putting a hurting on Small here, landing some big shots from side control.
Small is not content to let Lurendrejer control the position.
Lurendrejer working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shananigan Lurendrejer clearly takes that round.
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.

Lurendrejer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lurendrejer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Small misses the body punch
and Lurendrejer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Small's knee momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lurendrejer!
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Small shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lurendrejer pinned against the cage. Lurendrejer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Small walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Small is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lurendrejer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick that knocks Small off balance momentarily.
Small stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer scores with a leg kick.
Lurendrejer missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Small doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lurendrejer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lurendrejer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lurendrejer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lurendrejer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Small takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer scores with a head kick. Small tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lurendrejer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Small looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lurendrejer trying to control the position but Small is working away.
Lurendrejer controlling the position.
Lurendrejer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Small down.
Lurendrejer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Small tries to improve position but can't.
Small sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lurendrejer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Small has hold of Lurendrejer's hands but Lurendrejer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lurendrejer wants to control but Small is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer slips a nice elbow through Small's hands, connecting with Small's forehead.
Lurendrejer prevents Small from improving his position.
Lurendrejer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Small is looking to improve his position.
Small is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lurendrejer trying to control the pace.
Lurendrejer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Small's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer wants to free his trapped foot but Small is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Lurendrejer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Small is looking to improve his position.
Lurendrejer is keen to just control but Small is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lurendrejer trying to pass the guard but Small defending well.
Small tries to roll over but Lurendrejer keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shananigan Lurendrejer had his way with Mr Small in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Small misses with a takedown
and Lurendrejer counters with a body kick.
Small blocks a low kick nicely.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lurendrejer connects with a leg kick. Small looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Small misses with a takedown
and Lurendrejer counters with a head kick. That will keep Small thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Small is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lurendrejer tried to score with a low kick but Small checks it.
Small tries to clinch but Lurendrejer is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small shoots in but Lurendrejer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shananigan Lurendrejer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Small.
Small shoots and misses
and Lurendrejer counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lurendrejer. That's going to slow Small down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lurendrejer. That's going to slow Small down.
Lurendrejer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lurendrejer.

Lurendrejer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Small's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lurendrejer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Small with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lurendrejer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Small is looking to improve his position.
Lurendrejer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Small manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lurendrejer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lurendrejer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Small looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lurendrejer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lurendrejer trying to control the position from guard on top but Small is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Small managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer throws a big elbow that misses.
Small wants to sweep here but Lurendrejer controlling him for the moment.
Lurendrejer trying to control but Small is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lurendrejer lands a couple of digs.
Lurendrejer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lurendrejer throwing strikes from guard but Small blocks nicely.
Lurendrejer wants to control from the top but Small keeps moving.
Small wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer looking to pass the guard.
Lurendrejer postures up.
Small working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lurendrejer.
Small tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lurendrejer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lurendrejer throws a big right hand that misses.
Small keeping moving, preventing Lurendrejer from controlling successfully.
Small trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Small tries for a takedown but Lurendrejer circles away easily
and Lurendrejer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mr Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lurendrejer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shananigan Lurendrejer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lurendrejer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:44
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shananigan Lurendrejer!
Shananigan Lurendrejer retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Shananigan Lurendrejer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.