PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Flecher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flecher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motörhead - Serial Killer. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lester
vs
Flecher

195 cm
23
245 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mo Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Flecher!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flecher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lester paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lester forces Flecher back against the cage and clinches.
Flecher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lester lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lester takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester tries to pull guard but Flecher holds him up against the cage and eventually Lester drops back down to his feet.
Lester wants to get back to striking at distance but Flecher won't allow it.
Flecher lands an elbow that stopped Lester in his tracks for a moment.
Flecher lands a knee to the body.
Lester wants to break free but Flecher has control.

Flecher breaks the clinch.

Lester 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.
Lester showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Flecher 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flecher striking off his back but it's not causing Lester any problems.
Lester stopping the sweep attempt from Flecher.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two 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.
Flecher throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Flecher trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flecher tries to clinch

and Lester counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lester.
Lester wants to stand but Flecher is controlling his posture from full guard.
Flecher wants to stand but Lester is controlling the position.
Flecher is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flecher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lester is controlling him.
Flecher keeping full guard, as Lester tries to pass.

Flecher uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Lester dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lester gets a clinch.
Flecher managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester stalling in the clinch but Flecher improves position.
Flecher tries to break the clinch but Lester is controlling the position.
Lester fails to pull guard.
Flecher lands a shot to the body.
Flecher keeps control of Lester as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flecher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lester's face.
Flecher prevents Lester from breaking the clinch.
Flecher lands a knee to the body.
Flecher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flecher crunches a lovely knee into Lester's ribcage.
Flecher scores a nice knee to the body.
Flecher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.
Lester has had enough of the clinch but Flecher keeps him there for the moment.
Flecher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flecher lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Flecher landing knees to the body.

Flecher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flecher wants to clinch

and Lester decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flecher's guard.
Lester prevents Flecher from getting back to his feet.
Flecher 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.
Flecher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lester manages to get himself to full guard.
Lester keeping full guard, as Flecher tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flecher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lester is trying to control the position but Flecher postures up.
Flecher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flecher trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flecher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flecher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flecher wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flecher fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Flecher tries to clinch but Lester moves away

and Lester counters by clinching up.
Flecher lands a knee to the head.
Flecher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Flecher breaks the clinch.
Flecher looks to clinch

and Lester counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Lester gets to his feet - Flecher follows without any prompting.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lester fails to land the takedown.
Flecher doesn't manage to clinch there - Lester circles away.
Flecher tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lester decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flecher's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Lester dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Flecher tries to clinch there but Lester circles away.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flecher tries to clinch up

and Lester moves into the clinch.
Flecher lands a knee to the head.
Flecher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flecher misses with a knee to the head.
Lester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flecher is keeping busy.
Flecher lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flecher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lester's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lester tries to stall but Flecher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lester is trying to break free.
Flecher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Flecher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flecher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flecher lands an elbow just above Lester 's eye.
Lester takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flecher landing knees to the head.
Flecher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lester has had enough of the clinch but Flecher keeps him there for the moment.
Lester is trying to maintain a safe position but Flecher gets an underhook and turns Lester into the cage.
Flecher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flecher managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flecher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lester wants to stall.
Flecher scores with a knee to the head.

Flecher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marco Flecher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flecher tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lester counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lester.
Flecher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flecher looking to control.
Flecher trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Flecher lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lester!
Flecher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester taking shots to the head.
Flecher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flecher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lester?
Mo Lester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flecher with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four 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.
Flecher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lester is squirming around, avoiding Flecher's attempts to control the action.
Marco Flecher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flecher looking to finish Lester with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lester!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Flecher.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Lester!