PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kunar Lckenor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis has chosen Tum Tum feat. Jim Jones – Showtime as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lckenor
vs
Pettis

175 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kunar Lckenor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis throws a jab but it's blocked by Lckenor.
A little feinted left hand from Lckenor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lckenor slips a jab from Pettis.
Pettis throws the kick towards the body but Lckenor avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Lckenor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pettis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lckenor manages to avoid it.
Pettis misses with a wild body shot.
Lckenor throwing a counter right hand but Pettis manages to avoid it.
A combination from Lckenor does no damage.
Pettis misses with a lunging right hand
and Lckenor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pettis scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis connects with an inside leg kick.
Pettis throws a hook to the side of Lckenor's head but Lckenor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Lckenor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lckenor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lckenor duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lckenor counters with a straight right hand.
Lckenor throws out a loose jab but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettis. Lckenor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettis lands a really nice looking cross but Lckenor seems unphased.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lckenor's sensitive parts.
Pettis misses with a body shot
and Lckenor counters with a straight right hand.
Lckenor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A combination from Lckenor does no damage.
Pettis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Pettis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lckenor moves out of range as Pettis strikes.
Pettis misses with a hook
and Lckenor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lckenor slips a straight right by Pettis.
Pettis is looking to slow Lckenor down with leg kicks.
Pettis moves out of range as Lckenor strikes.
Lckenor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pettis can pounce on him.
Pettis wants to land a leg kick but Lckenor is out of range.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pettis takes a swing at Lckenor's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws an off balance right hand
and Lckenor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pettis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Pettis misses
and Pettis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lckenor throws a hook to the side of Pettis's head but Pettis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lckenor misses with a two punch combination.
Pettis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lckenor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pettis throws a hook but Lckenor blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Lckenor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lckenor looks to land a left hand but Pettis moved out of range nicely.
Lckenor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws out a loose jab but Lckenor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lckenor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pettis throws an off balance right hand
and Lckenor counters with a stiff right hand.
Lckenor misses with an uppercut.
Pettis feints the counter takedown.
Lckenor throws the left hand but Pettis avoids the punch easily.
Pettis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've been informed that Pettis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lckenor throws the left hand but Pettis avoids the punch easily.
Lckenor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lckenor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Lckenor misses the target.
Pettis scores with the left hand. Lckenor knows he should have avoided that one.
Lckenor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pettis throws out the jab.
Pettis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lckenor's calf.
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 Kunar Lckenor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pettis scores with a jab to the body.
Lckenor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettis.
Pettis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lckenor moves away from the strike by Pettis.
Pettis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lckenor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lckenor tests Pettis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis throws a leg kick which misses Lckenor's front leg but catches the back leg as Lckenor tries to avoid it.
A big left from Pettis misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lckenor misses with a looping left.
Pettis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pettis swings widly with a right hand
and Lckenor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pettis throws a right hand that misses
and Lckenor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lckenor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pettis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lckenor.
Lckenor throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Pettis misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Pettis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pettis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kunar Lckenor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lckenor throws a nice looking combination but Pettis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lckenor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Lckenor.
Lckenor swinging wildly here.
Pettis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lckenor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pettis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lckenor circles away.
Lckenor scores with a one two! Pettis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.
Lckenor throws a big counter combination but Pettis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pettis darts in looking for a takedown but Lckenor gets double underhooks and turns Pettis into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Lckenor.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.
Lckenor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lckenor staying out of range there.
Lckenor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pettis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lckenor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lckenor.
Pettis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pettis throws the left hand but Lckenor avoids the punch easily.
Pettis misses with an uppercut
and Lckenor counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lckenor slips under a jab.
It looked like Lckenor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lckenor throws a one two combo.
Pettis throws a right hand that misses
and Lckenor counters with a straight right hand.
Pettis cracks Lckenor with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettis throws a body punch but Lckenor moves out of range.
Lckenor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettis defending well as Lckenor loads up on a big left hand.
Pettis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lckenor manages to avoid it.
Pettis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lckenors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunar Lckenor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pettis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lckenor throws a shot from downtown. Pettis moves away and avoids it.
Pettis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lckenor defends it well.
Pettis lands a right hook to the body.
Pettis throws a jab but it's blocked by Lckenor.
Lckenor is looking to counter punch.
Pettis misses with a body shot.
Lckenor leaves Pettis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Lckenor misses the target.
Lckenor blocks a jab.
Pettis misses with a right hand
and Lckenor counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lckenor lands with a cross.
Pettis jabs Lckenor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lckenor misses the jab.
Lckenor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pettis misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lckenor to counter with a crisp jab.
Lckenor slips under a jab from Pettis.
Kunar Lckenor is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis misses with a leg kick
and Pettis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pettis misses with an uppercut. Lckenor saw that one coming.
Lckenor is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Lckenor.
Lckenor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pettis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lckenor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anthony Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lckenor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettis.
Lckenor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pettis's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis connects with a leg kick. Lckenor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lckenor throws a jab but it's blocked by Pettis.
Pettis swings widly with a right hand
and Lckenor counters with a nice uppercut.
Lckenor scores with a nice right hand.
Pettis scores with a leg kick.
Lckenor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pettis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lckenor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pettis.
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lckenor was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Pettis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lckenor moves away.
Lckenor is looking to counter punch.
Kunar Lckenor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettis throws a leg kick which misses Lckenor's front leg but catches the back leg as Lckenor tries to avoid it.
Pettis misses with an uppercut
and Lckenor counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Lckenor lands a left and a right that sends Pettis crashing to the canvas! Lckenor dives into mount looking to finish!

Pettis is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis tries to hold on but Lckenor pushes him away.
Pettis is still in real trouble! Can Lckenor finish him?
Lckenor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Lckenor stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a leg kick
enabling Lckenor to counter with a crisp jab.
Lckenor lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Pettis can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lckenor and Pettis drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lckenor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kunar Lckenor!
A very excited looking Kunar Lckenor 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.