PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toast Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise of the fallen. Man is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: POWDERED... TOAST... MAAAAAAAAANN!!!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ler
vs
Man

172 cm
24
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Ler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Toast Man!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a low kick but Ler avoids it.
Ler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ler throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ler tries a head kick but it misses.
Ler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Ler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Ler clinches with his opponent.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man tries to break free but Ler pushes him back against the cage.
Ler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ler is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ler has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ler.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ler fails to land.
Ler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Ler tries to tie him up.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man thumps Ler with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler wants to clinch
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Ler doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Ler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Man gets tackled into the cage by Ler. Ler maintains the clinch.
Ler wants to stall.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Ler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man misses with a straight right.
Ler tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Ler.
Ler throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Ler's shoulder, as Ler tries to avoid the shot.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man blocks a jab.
Ler tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Ler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ler clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ler has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ler manages to avoid it.
Ler is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Ler tries to clinch there but Man circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ler's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ler doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Ler looks to clinch
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
Man with a jab.
Ler wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Ler tries a head kick but it misses.
Ler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ler.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ler throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ler throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man takes a swing at Ler's ribcage but misses.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Ler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ler takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ler tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacky Ler dominated that 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.

Man moves forwards but Ler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man misses with a looping left.
Ler misses with a hook
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Man is looking to chop away at Ler's legs.
Jacky Ler is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Ler's knee but Ler avoids it well.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ler looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Ler misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Ler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
Ler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ler. That did some damage!
Ler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler throws a head kick that misses.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ler moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man takes a swing at Ler's ribcage but misses.
Man avoids the body shot from Ler.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Ler forces Man back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler misses with a knee strike.
Ler tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Ler back against the cage.
Ler blocking some punches.
A short right from Ler on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ler.
Ler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ler takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ler blocks an uppercut.
Ler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Ler lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ler.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ler tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Ler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Ler has him pressed against the cage.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacky Ler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ler ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ler's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ler wants to clinch.
Ler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ler tries to clinch up
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ler moves out of range of the body kick.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ler misses with a body shot.
Ler tries to clinch up.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man defending well as Ler loads up on a big left hand.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ler was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toast Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ler is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Ler tries to clinch up.
Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ler is looking to clinch.
Ler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ler throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ler tries to clinch up.
Man connects with the punch.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ler is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Ler misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man misses the jab.
Man misses with the body kick
and Ler counters with an inside leg kick.
Man takes a swing at Ler's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a nice hook to Ler's body. Ler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ler throws a lazy uppercut
and Ler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ler wants to clinch.
Ler wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Ler throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ler moves into range and clinches up with Man.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ler.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ler backwards.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Ler won't allow it.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ler.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ler fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses the jab.
Ler wants to clinch.
A big right from Man misses.
Ler misses with a straight right.
Ler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ler tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters with a left to the body.
Ler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ler avoids the body shot from Man.
Ler darts in trying to clinch
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Ler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man thows a leg kick but Ler checks it

and Ler counters by moving into the clinch.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Ler.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Ler.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ler.
Ler tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ler scores with a shoulder strike.

Man manages to break the clinch.

Ler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ler has him pressed against the cage.
Man tries to circle away but Ler has him pinned against the cage.
Ler has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ler has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Ler has the dominant position.
Ler stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Ler keeps him there for the moment.
Ler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ler lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
A right handed body shot lands from Ler.
Ler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Ler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Ler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ler 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Ler!
Jacky Ler was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.