PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted. De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lester
vs
De Fran

170 cm
38
148 lbs
46 - 23 - 3

172 cm
28
158 lbs
19 - 10 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conquer

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
De Fran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lester. Lester obviously looking to wear him down.
Lester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Fran moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Fran tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Lester is predictable there
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Fran lands a jab to Lester's midsection.
De Fran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester throws a leg kick but De Fran moved away.
De Fran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at F U in the buildup to the fight.
Lester swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester moves out of range as De Fran throws a body kick.
De Fran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Fran is looking to chop away at Lester's legs.
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Fran fakes the leg kick and cracks Lester in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lester. De Fran shrugs it off though.
De Fran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Fran tries to score with a low kick but Lester moves his leg out of the way.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fran was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
De Fran looks for the body kick but Lester saw that one coming.
Lester will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Fran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fran stuns Lester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. De Fran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester thuds his right hand into De Fran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lester throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fran blocks a low kick nicely.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lester takes the fight into the clinch.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester letting De Fran take a breather here.
Lester lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Fran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fran's elbow.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Lester takes a shot to the head.
De Fran lands a nice elbow.
Come on De Fran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lester pushes De Fran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lester.
Lester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.
De Fran leaning against his opponent.
Lester working aggressively here.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Lester in his tracks for a moment.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lester.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Fran avoids it.
Lester landing knees to the head.
Lester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Fran is defending well for now.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Fran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lester scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Fran misses with a punch to the body.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester pushes De Fran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lester lands an elbow that stopped De Fran in his tracks for a moment.
Lester lands a right hand.
De Fran scores a nice knee to the body.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Fran can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Lester lands a right hand.
Lester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Fran takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester pushes off an throws an elbow but De Fran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lester blocks the elbow strike.
Lester cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Lester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Fran's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lester connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lester. That's going to slow De Fran down.
Lester connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick from Lester.
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Fran lands with a shot to the body.
Lester connects with a jab.
De Fran plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lester. That's going to slow De Fran down.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and De Fran moves out of range easily.
Lester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester tries to land a front kick but De Fran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Fran misses the shot to the body.
De Fran 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.
De Fran looks for the body kick but Lester saw that one coming.
Lester feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester throws a low kick but De Fran avoids it.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fran misses with a two punch combination.
Lester misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by De Fran - just one landing.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Fran.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fran can do to turn this around?
De Fran throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Lester tries to counter by clinching up but De Fran breaks away and moves out of range.
Lester throws the left hand but De Fran avoids the punch easily.

Lester has managed to clinch.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran lands a nice shot to the body.
De Fran stalls.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lester.
Lester tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
Lester digs a right hand underneath De Fran's ribcage. De Fran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran dodges an elbow strike from Lester.
Lester misses with an elbow over the top.
De Fran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Fran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Lester tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
De Fran stalling in the clinch but Lester improves position.
De Fran blocks the elbow strike.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Fran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Lester 's eye.
De Fran blocks the elbow strike.
De Fran blocking some punches.
De Fran misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Lester.
De Fran looking to stall.
De Fran swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran misses with a body punch.
A short right from Lester.
Lester tries a knee to the head but De Fran blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
Lester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
De Fran misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran trying to control the position but instead, Lester has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Fran into the cage.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Lester prevents a body shot from De Fran.
Moe Lester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Fran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lester.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lester as De Fran tries to tie him up.
Lester blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

De Fran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Fran's knee momentarily.
Lester throws out a leg kick but De Fran moves out of range and Lester only half commits.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As De Fran tries to get set, Lester tries to push him back and clinch up but De Fran manages to avoid the attempt.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fran.
De Fran throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Some wild striking there from De Fran.
Lester misses with a hook. De Fran ducked under it nicely.
De Fran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fran moves out of range as Lester throws a body kick.
Lester is looking to chop away at De Fran's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lester scoring well with a low kick there.
De Fran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Fran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester thows a body kick. De Fran tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
De Fran is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Fran wants to land a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
Lester takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fran was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
De Fran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Fran wants to slow Lester down by chopping away at his legs.
De Fran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lester throws out a loose jab but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran is looking to chop away at Lester's legs.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from De Fran.
Lester fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Fran just manages to avoid it.
Lester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Fran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lester lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lester.
De Fran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
De Fran feints a counter leg kick.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran throws a leg kick which misses Lester's front leg but catches the back leg as Lester tries to avoid it.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Lester throws a low kick but De Fran moves out of range easily.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lester throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Fran looks to land a body kick but Lester moved away.
As De Fran tries to get set, Lester tries to push him back and clinch up but De Fran manages to avoid the attempt.
Lester goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Fran!
De Fran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lester thumps De Fran with a low kick.
Lester connects with a body shot.
De Fran misses the shot to the body.
Lester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lester.
De Fran swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Lester both land. Nice combination.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lester scores with a jab.
Lester misses with a wild combination.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Fran scores with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lester.
A jab from De Fran finds it's way through Lester's defenses.
De Fran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
An out of breath Moe Lester thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.