PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TY Lanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Trumpets And Angels-Falling from the Skys. Ares has chosen Battle cry as his entrance music. Mikey Ares will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lanni
vs
Ares

150 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

GREEN!160

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, TY Lanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Ares!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanni lands a leg kick that knocks Ares off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Lanni.
Lanni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ares.

Lanni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lanni is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ares presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Lanni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lanni throws a chopping leg kick but Ares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lanni misses with a wild combination.
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!
A clash of legs there as Ares blocks the low kick.
Lanni throws a nice looking combination but Ares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ares or perhaps it was just good defense by Lanni, which made it look bad.
Lanni throws a low kick, looking for Ares's leg but Ares calmly moves out of range.
Ares lands with a nice combination. Lanni backs away looking to recover.
Lanni could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ares dodges the punch combination from Lanni.
Lanni throws a series of punches but Ares moves out of range.
Ares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lanni misses with a double jab.
TY Lanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Lanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lanni wants to slow Ares down by chopping away at his legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ares.
Ares is looking to clinch but Lanni is avoiding it.
Ares blocks a low kick nicely.
Ares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanni tries to avoid it but Ares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanni to the ground. Lanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
TY Lanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Ares.
Lanni is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Ares blocks the leg kick.
Lanni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Ares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lanni as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares fails with a takedown attempt.
Ares looks winded!
A combination from Lanni does no damage.
A low kick from Lanni is predictable there
and Ares counters with a head kick. That will keep Lanni thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Ares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lanni misses with a two punch combination.
Lanni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Lanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lanni misses with a low kick as Ares jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Ares blocks the low kick.
Ares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lanni pinned against the cage. Lanni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lanni swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanni throws a right hand that Ares ducks under and follows up with a left that Ares also avoids with ease.
Lanni leaves Ares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lanni misses with a series of wild punches.
TY Lanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ares circles away quickly and effectively.
Lanni swinging wildly here.
Lanni misses with a double jab.
Lanni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lanni misses with a double jab
and Ares counters with a three punch combo that has Lanni backing up. Lanni nods at Ares to acknowledge the strikes.
Lanni is looking to score with low kicks.
Lanni misses with a double jab
and Ares counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares closes the distance and clinches up with Lanni, looking for a takedown. Ares pushes Lanni against the cage but Lanni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lanni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ares counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ares has a takedown stuffed.
Ares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanni tries to avoid it but Ares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanni to the ground. Lanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Ares throws out a leg kick but Lanni moves out of range and Ares only half commits.
Ares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lanni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Ares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lanni throws a leg kick
and Ares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lanni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lanni fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ares blocks a leg kick.
Lanni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ares shoots in for a double leg but Lanni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Lanni both land. Nice combination.
Lanni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ares can do to turn this around?
Lanni throws a nice looking combination but Ares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Lanni. No joy for Ares on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ares.
TY Lanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Ares.
An inside leg kick lands from Lanni.
Lanni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ares's sensitive parts.
Ares checks a leg kick.
Ares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ares shoots in but Lanni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ares is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lanni.
TY Lanni is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Ares checks it.
A combination from Lanni does no damage.
Lanni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lanni throws a nice looking combination but Ares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lanni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lanni throws a low kick, looking for Ares's leg but Ares calmly moves out of range.
TY Lanni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lanni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ares shoots in and drives through. Lanni sprawls well.
Lanni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ares. That did some damage!
Lanni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Ares.
A low kick from Lanni is predictable there
and Ares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lanni's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanni is looking to chop away at Ares's legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lanni.
Ares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lanni defends it nicely.
Ares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lanni circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ares tries to clinch but Lanni moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Ares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lanni tries to work over Ares's front leg with a kick but Ares checks it.
Lanni throws a series of punches but Ares avoids them all with ease.
Ares fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Lanni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lanni misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanni swinging wildly here.
Ares closes the distance and clinches up with Lanni, looking for a takedown. Ares pushes Lanni against the cage but Lanni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ares circles away quickly and effectively.
Ares has a takedown stuffed.
Lanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lanni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ares checks a low kick from Lanni.
A low kick from Lanni is predictable there
and Ares counters with a straight right hand.
Lanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ares circles away quickly and effectively.
Lanni throws a combination that misses
and Ares counters with a nice uppercut.
Ares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanni tries to avoid it but Ares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanni to the ground. Lanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lanni misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lanni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Ares.
Lanni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Ares throws a series of punches but Lanni moves out of range.
Ares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ares checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Lanni.
Ares tries to clinch but Lanni is having none of it.
Ares tries to clinch up.
Lanni keeps the fight on the outside.
Ares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lanni's waist but Lanni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ares off to one side.
Lanni swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TY Lanni dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lanni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lanni misses with a few strikes there.
Ares shoots in for a double leg but Lanni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lanni throws a front kick aimed at Ares's knee but Ares avoids it well.
Lanni misses with a few strikes there.
Ares is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lanni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ares counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lanni is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ares looks for a takedown but Lanni sprawls well.
Ares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lanni connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ares back to the cage. Lanni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lanni tries to bum rush Ares with a series of wild strikes but Ares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lanni tried to score with a low kick but Ares checks it.
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Lanni misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lanni defends well and Ares ends up having to push Lanni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
TY Lanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Ares.

Lanni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lanni misses with a few strikes there.
Ares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lanni sprawls well. Lanni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ares gets slowly back to his feet.
Lanni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lanni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lanni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ares counters with a nice uppercut.
Ares tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lanni defends well and Ares ends up having to push Lanni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Lanni manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Ares looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Ares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lanni as he jumps to the side.
Lanni tries to bum rush Ares with a series of wild strikes but Ares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ares tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lanni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ares somewhat.
Sloppy strikes from Lanni. Those never looked like landing.
Lanni misses with a two punch combination.
Ares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lanni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lanni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lanni swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ares closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ares is just content to waste time from the top position. Lanni takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ares won't allow Lanni to get back to his feet.
Ares tries to free his leg and advance position but Lanni is retaining full guard.

Lanni has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ares off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanni lands a two punch combo.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Ares checks it.
A low kick from Lanni misses
and Ares counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ares is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lanni's half guard.
Lanni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ares stops Lanni from getting back to his feet.
Lanni is refusing to be controlled, as Ares sits in half guard.
Ares looks to land a strike but Lanni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
TY Lanni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lanni, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TY Lanni!
A very excited looking TY Lanni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Mikey Ares had this to say: 'Maybe my training wasnt as effective this time; but you can sure bet youll see me with the strap!'.