PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Liften Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercurius Faunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Liften Jr
vs
Faunus

175 cm
26
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Liften Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercurius Faunus!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faunus lands a really nice looking cross but Liften Jr seems unphased.
Faunus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liften Jr.
Faunus throws a looping overhand right but Liften Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Faunus misses with a body shot.
A big left from Faunus misses.
Liften Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faunus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faunus throws out a loose jab but Liften Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Faunus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faunus ducks under a wild hook from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr moves in looking to clinch but Faunus pushes him off.
Liften Jr tries to clinch up but Faunus circles away and keeps his distance.
Liften Jr is looking to clinch but Faunus is avoiding it.
Liften Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liften Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faunus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liften Jr moves away.
Liften Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faunus throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liften Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Faunus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liften Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faunus takes a swing at Liften Jr's ribcage but misses.
Liften Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faunus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faunus throws a big shot that misses.
Faunus looks to land a right hand but Liften Jr moved out of range.
Liften Jr ducks under a wild hook from Faunus.
Faunus misses the jab.
Faunus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faunus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Faunus throws the left hand but Liften Jr avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Faunus circles away.
Faunus has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Faunus swings for the body but Liften Jr moves out of range.
Faunus keeps the fight on the outside.
Liften Jr moves away from the strike by Faunus.
Faunus tries to score with a low kick but Liften Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Faunus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liften Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faunus swats away the attempt to clinch by Liften Jr.
Faunus misses with a straight right.
Faunus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liften Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faunus throws out the jab.
Faunus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liften Jr on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus misses the jab.
Faunus misses with an uppercut. Liften Jr saw that one coming.
Faunus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liften Jr looks to land a right hand but Faunus moved out of range.

Faunus gets tackled into the cage by Liften Jr. Liften Jr maintains the clinch.
Liften Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Mercurius Faunus has been cut.
Liften Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faunus is defending well for now.
Faunus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liften Jr.
Faunus blocks an elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faunus blocks an elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liften Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Liften Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faunus blocks an elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faunus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faunus tries to circle away but Liften Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Liften Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faunus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liften Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Liften Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liften Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Liften Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Liften Jr lands an elbow that stopped Faunus in his tracks for a moment.
Liften Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faunus dodges an elbow strike from Liften Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liften Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Faunus avoids the damage to the body.
Faunus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faunus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liften Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Faunus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ben Liften Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mercurius Faunus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Faunus throws out a loose jab but Liften Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liften Jr slips a jab from Faunus.
Liften Jr looks to land a right hand but Faunus moved out of range.
Faunus catches Liften Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liften Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faunus.
Faunus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faunus lands an overhand right.
Liften Jr misses the shot to the body.
Liften Jr wants to clinch up but Faunus keeps it at a distance.
Faunus throws a jab but it's blocked by Liften Jr.
Faunus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Faunus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Faunus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Faunus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Liften Jr forces Faunus back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faunus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faunus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liften Jr.
Faunus throws a looping overhand right but Liften Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Faunus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liften Jr tries to clinch
and Faunus counters with a straight right hand.
Faunus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liften Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liften Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faunus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Faunus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faunus misses with a straight right.
Liften Jr thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Liften Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liften Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Faunus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liften Jr thinking.
Liften Jr tries to clinch but Faunus is having none of it.
Faunus throws a front kick aimed at Liften Jr's knee but Liften Jr avoids it well.
Liften Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Liften Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faunus lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Faunus coming out on top.
Liften Jr moves to clinch but Faunus breaks away
and Liften Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liften Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faunus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr ducks under a wild hook from Faunus.
Faunus misses with a body shot.
Faunus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liften Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liften Jr tries to clinch up.
Liften Jr moves in looking to clinch but Faunus pushes him off.
Liften Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faunus misses with a hook. Liften Jr ducked under it nicely.
Liften Jr moves out of range as Faunus strikes.
Faunus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faunus looks to land a right hand but Liften Jr moved out of range.
Faunus sizes up Liften Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liften Jr looks to land a left hand but Faunus moved out of range nicely.
Liften Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faunus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Liften Jr clinches up with Faunus and pushes him back against the cage.
Faunus lands with a short shot to the head.
Liften Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faunus is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Liften Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liften Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liften Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Liften Jr lands an elbow just above Faunus 's eye.
Faunus takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faunus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liften Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faunus.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Faunus shrugs off.
Faunus takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mercurius Faunus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mercurius Faunus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Faunus.
Jab from Faunus.
Faunus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Faunus misses.
Liften Jr blocks a jab.
Liften Jr misses with a hook. Faunus ducked under it nicely.
Faunus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liften Jr's head.
Liften Jr ducks under a wild hook from Faunus.

Liften Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faunus, pushing him back against the cage.
Liften Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Faunus is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liften Jr throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liften Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liften Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Liften Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faunus avoids the elbow strike from Liften Jr, against the cage.
Liften Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Faunus avoids the damage to the body.
Liften Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liften Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Liften Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Faunus avoids the damage to the body.
Liften Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faunus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faunus working hard to break the clinch.
Faunus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside.
Faunus misses with a punch on the inside.
Liften Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ben Liften Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liften Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Faunus won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liften Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faunus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faunus takes an elbow to the temple.
Faunus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liften Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Faunus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liften Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faunus can't break the clinch.
Liften Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Faunus avoids the damage to the body.
Faunus dodges an elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr lands an elbow that stopped Faunus in his tracks for a moment.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Faunus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liften Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Faunus blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Liften Jr.
Faunus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faunus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faunus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liften Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faunus is trying to push Liften Jr away but Liften Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Liften Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liften Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Liften Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liften Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Faunus has had enough of the clinch but Liften Jr keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Faunus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liften Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faunus avoids it.
Faunus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faunus wants to get back to striking at distance but Liften Jr won't allow it.
Liften Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faunus is defending well for now.
Liften Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liften Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Liften Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faunus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liften Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faunus's defenses.
Faunus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liften Jr has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liften Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Faunus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liften Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liften Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Faunus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Liften Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liften Jr 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Liften Jr!
After the big win, Ben Liften Jr made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ace of Spades Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.