PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry has chosen country boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lannister
vs
Landry

170 cm
22
143 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

171 cm
23
154 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cletus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landry scoring well with a low kick there.
Lannister digs a good body shot into Landry's ribs.
Lannister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Landry tries to clinch up.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Landry misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Lannister tenderised Landry's leg. Landry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Landry tries to clinch but Lannister is having none of it.

Landry forces Lannister back against the cage and clinches.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lannister.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Lannister avoids the damage to the body.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lannister.
Landry misses with a knee strike.
Lannister wants to get back to striking at distance but Landry won't allow it.

Lannister has hold of one of Landry's legs. Landry is fighting the takedown attempt but Lannister gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lannister pushes down on Landry's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Landry wants to get back to full guard.
Landry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Landry wants to get back to his feet.
Lannister stalling.
Lannister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Landry keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry working to try and regain half guard.
Lannister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Landry is looking to escape.
Lannister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lannister tries to control but Landry wriggling away.
Landry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister unloading with bombs!
Landry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister controlling the pace for now.
Landry tries to hold on but Lannister postures up.
Lannister looking to control and managing it successfully.

Lannister jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Landry manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Landry is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Landry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Landry is trying to buck Lannister off.
Landry is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Landry tries to escape but Lannister is in control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Landry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Landry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Landry throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Landry!
Lannister passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Landry!
Lannister is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lannister tries to control but Landry wriggling away.
Lannister dominating with strikes here.
Landry is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
Lannister lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister wants to control the pace but Landry is squirming around nicely.
Landry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Landry tries to reverse the position but Lannister maintains control.
Lannister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Landry's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister tries to control but Landry wriggling away.
Landry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lannister working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Landry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lannister landing shots from mount.
Lannister landing strikes from the mount.
Lannister has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Landry prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Lannister landing strikes from the mount and Landry is in trouble!
Landry sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry trying to control from the bottom.
Lannister trying to control the pace.
Landry has a hand on Lannister's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lannister takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lannister scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lannister controlling his opponent.
Landry regains half guard.
Lannister wants to free his trapped foot but Landry is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Landry is looking to sweep but instead, Lannister has passed into half guard.
Landry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lannister content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lannister is trying to control the action in half guard but Landry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Landry won't allow Lannister to pass to mount.
Lannister is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Tyrion Lannister wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Landry tries to clinch but Lannister moves out of range.
Landry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lannister fails to land the takedown.
Landry throws a poor cross that misses

and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Landry!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry is trying to control Lannister's posture but Lannister avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Landry has Lannister up against the cage in a clinch.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Lannister tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landry misses with a body punch.

Lannister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Lannister catches Landry right on the button with a cross.
Landry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landry tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lannister counters with a single leg into guard. Landry didn't expect that.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Landry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry is trying to control the position but Lannister postures up.
Lannister engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Landry is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Landry throws a sloppy head kick and Lannister moves out of range easily.
Landry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Landry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landry was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Lannister moved out of range nicely.
Landry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Landry takes the fight into the clinch.
Landry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Landry lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landry tries a knee to the head but Lannister blocks it.
Landry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Landry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lannister in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lannister is defending well for now.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lannister.
Landry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Landry is working Lannister over against the cage.
Landry scores with a shot to the side of Lannister's head.
Landry missing with knees to the body.
Landry prevents Lannister from breaking the clinch.

Lannister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Landry misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a chopping leg kick but Lannister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lannister dips to his left and cracks Landry with an uppercut!
Landry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lannister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lannister is looking to wear down Landry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Landry misses with an uppercut. Lannister saw that one coming.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landry was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Lannister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landry loads up on a big right hand but Lannister slips the punch.
Lannister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.

Landry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Landry lands a good knee to the midsection. Lannister won't want to take too many of those.
Lannister blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Landry obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lannister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Landry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lannister avoids it.
Landry trying to land knees to the body.
Landry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lannister is trying to push Landry away but Landry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lannister is looking for a takedown.
Landry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landry lands with a right to the head.
Lannister lands a body punch.
Lannister is looking for a takedown.
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lannister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landry presses Lannister against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lannister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landry lands an elbow that stopped Lannister in his tracks for a moment.
Lannister takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lannister prevents a body shot from Landry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Landry really 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.

Landry looks to clinch

and Lannister counters with a single leg into guard. Landry didn't expect that.
Lannister won't allow Landry to get back to his feet.
Lannister advances position into side control!

Lannister looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lannister wants to control but Landry is keeping him busy.
Lannister is chipping away with strikes.
Landry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tyrion Lannister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Landry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lannister advances to full mount.
Lannister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Landry is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister with shots to the head and body - Landry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lannister with good strikes from the mount here!
Lannister wants to control the pace but Landry is squirming around nicely.
Lannister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Landry's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
Lannister avoids the attempt from Landry to control.
Landry tries to reverse the position but Lannister maintains control.
Lannister tries to control but Landry wriggling away.
Lannister is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Landry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lannister scoring with strikes but Landry is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lannister looking to control but Landry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lannister lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lannister landing strikes from the mount and Landry is in trouble!
Landry tries to reverse the position but Lannister maintains control.
Landry sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landry trying to hold on to Lannister's head to control him but Lannister postures up.
Lannister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Landry keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry is looking for a sweep. Lannister is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister had his way with Cletus Landry in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Landry swings for the body but Lannister moves out of range.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lannister has time to react.
Landry lands a head shot.
Landry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Landry.
Lannister dives in and grabs Landry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Landry pushes down on Lannister's head and hops out.
Landry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lannister.

Lannister changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Landry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lannister trying to control the action but Landry is working from the bottom.
Landry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lannister wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry is still trying to improve position.
Lannister trying to control the position but Landry is working away.
Lannister remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lannister seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Landry for as long as he can get away with.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Landry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lannister prevents Landry from escaping the position.
Lannister trying to control the position but Landry is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister in side control, just content to control the action for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrion Lannister wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Landry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cletus Landry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lannister.
Landry misses with a lunging right hand

and Lannister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Landry's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry wants to stand but Lannister is controlling the position.
Lannister stands and throws Landry's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cletus Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry prevents Lannister from improving position.
Landry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Landry gets back to full guard.
Lannister works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Landry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is trying to control the action in half guard but Landry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lannister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Landry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lannister frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lannister sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lannister in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry is trying desperately to improve position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister looking to finish Landry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Landry!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lannister 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46

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