PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Neck of the Woods. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ross
vs
Lennox

169 cm
29
163 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

172 cm
24
163 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross with a jab.
Ross's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lennox under the eye.
Lennox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lennox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross scores with a leg kick.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Lennox moves out of range easily.
Ross moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lennox lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Ross throws out a leg kick but Lennox moves out of range and Ross only half commits.
Ross tries to land a leg kick but Lennox saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Ross misses with an uppercut. Lennox saw that one coming.
Lennox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Ross.
Ross 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.
Lennox drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ross defends it well.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Lennox moved out of range nicely.
Lennox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Lennox.
A little feinted left hand from Ross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ross throws a leg kick but Lennox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lennox - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lennox.
Lennox misses with a kick to the body.
Ross checks a leg kick.
Ross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ross throws a right and a left that Lennox avoids nicely.
Ross scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lennox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A clash of legs there as Ross blocks the low kick.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Lennox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ross checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lennox is looking to chop away at Ross's legs.
Ross attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lennox checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Ross misses
and Lennox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ross swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lennox.
Lennox tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox misses with the body kick

and Ross counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lennox!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lennox is looking to reverse the position.
Lennox is still trying to improve position.
Lennox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ross's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lennox is pressing down on Ross's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ross trying to control but Lennox is working from the bottom.
Ross trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lennox manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Lennox throwing strikes from guard but Ross blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lennox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lennox postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox advances to half guard.

Lennox is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lennox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lennox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lennox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ross is trying to maintain the position but Lennox is very close to passing his half guard.
Ross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lennox.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
Lennox throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lennox looks to land a body kick but Ross moved away.
Ross changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lennox throws a wild body kick that Ross sees coming a mile off.
Mike Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lennox counters with a one-two to the body.
Ross throws a low kick but Lennox moves out of range easily.
Lennox's coach down at The Cooker was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lennox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lennox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ross misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Ross misses its intended target.
Lennox throws a front kick aimed at Ross's knee but Ross avoids it well.
A punch combination from Lennox misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennox throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lennox's hands.
Ross scores with a nice right hand.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
Ross connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lennox.

Ross scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Ross is trying to get an arm triangle but Lennox is defending well.
Lennox is trying to control Ross's posture but Ross avoids it.
Ross lands an elbow.
Lennox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ross is working away from the top position though.
Lennox is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ross's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ross's back!
Ross is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Lennox go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lennox keeps control of the position as Ross tries to break free.
Lennox avoiding Ross 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox is pressing down on Ross's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ross is holding on for now.
Ross wants to improve his position but Lennox is controlling well.

Ross looking for submissions off his back.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.
Lennox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mike Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four 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.
Lennox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ross defending well though.
Lennox content to control rather than advance.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lennox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lennox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lennox moves out of range of the leg kick from Ross.
Ross lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Ross dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lennox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ross lands a head kick. Lennox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lennox throws a left and a right that both miss

so Ross counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ross throws an elbow that misses. Lennox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Lennox!

Lennox wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Ross pulls Lennox in close to his closed guard and prevents Lennox from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross is trying to control the position but Lennox postures up.

Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lennox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox being controlled here momentarily.
Ross wants to control the position but Lennox says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ross is trying to control but can't.
Ross trying to get back to full guard but Lennox takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lennox looking to ground and pound but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ray Lennox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ross wants to hold on but Lennox pushes him away.
Ross keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lennox wants to control the pace but Ross is squirming around nicely.
Lennox avoids the attempt from Ross to control.
Ross in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ross?
Lennox looking to finish Ross with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ross!
Lennox avoids the attempt from Ross to control.
Ross keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Lennox.
Lennox raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lennox lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ross is rocked!
Lennox raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Ross is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lennox loads up with a big shot that hurts Ross! He's pulled Lennox in close but Lennox has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Ross survive? More strikes from Lennox and Ross is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ray Lennox!
Ray Lennox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.