PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yan Khone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and andy lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Khone
vs
lesner

200 cm
21
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yan Khone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, andy lesner!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khone fails with an attempt to clinch.

lesner clinches with his opponent.

lesner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khone misses with a double jab.
Khone misses with a takedown attempt - lesner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
lesner tries to clinch but Khone moves out of range.
lesner looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and lesner counters by clinching up.
lesner tries to score a body lock takedown but Khone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Khone breaks the clinch.

lesner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
lesner controlling the action here.
Khone is trying to maintain the position but lesner is very close to passing his half guard.
lesner scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khone punching from the bottom.
lesner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
lesner wants to control but Khone is keeping him busy.
lesner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Khone is trying to stand up here but lesner is controlling him well.
lesner wants to control but Khone is keeping him busy.
Khone wants to improve his position but lesner is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with lesner in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from lesner.
lesner is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Khone reverses the position - he's now on top in lesner's guard.
Khone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khone wants to control from the top but lesner keeps moving.
Khone is breathing heavily.
Khone stopping the sweep attempt from lesner.
lesner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khone landing with the ground and pound.
lesner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
lesner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

lesner looking for a guillotine here but Khone defends easily.
Khone throwing strikes from guard but lesner blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lesner trying to strike off his back.
lesner keeping moving, preventing Khone from controlling successfully.
lesner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khone tries to free his leg and advance position but lesner is retaining full guard.
lesner keeping moving, preventing Khone from controlling successfully.
lesner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
lesner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Khone is working hard here to advance position.
Khone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khone wants to control but lesner is having none of it.
lesner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Khone is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

lesner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for lesner. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Khone wants to clinch but lesner slips to the side

and lesner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Khone!

lesner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Khone manages to avoid the submission attempt.
lesner working away.
lesner has knee on belly and moves into mount.
lesner lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, lesner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
lesner avoids the attempt from Khone to control.

lesner wants to finish this one by submission but Khone is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from lesner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khone swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khone's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Khone wants to control but lesner is having none of it.
Khone is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! lesner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Khone tries to hold on but lesner pushes him away.

lesner wants to finish this one by submission but Khone is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from lesner.
A nice elbow there by lesner.
lesner lands a big elbow.

Khone is rocked!

It looks like Yan Khone has been cut.
lesner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Khone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Yan Khone's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
lesner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
lesner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Khone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by lesner.
lesner thowing shots but they're missing.

lesner has hold of Khone's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Khone manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
lesner misses with a head shot.
lesner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
lesner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khone is looking to escape.
lesner looking to ground and pound but Khone is blocking nicely.
Khone seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lesner lands a heavy elbow.

Yan Khone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
lesner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
lesner with the ground and pound from mount.

Jeez, Yan Khone's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yan Khone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). andy lesner!