PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ Media (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Lanister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Media
vs
Lanister

160 cm
19
141 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Media!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Lanister!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Media stuns Lanister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Media tenderised Lanister's leg. Lanister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Media lands with a good body shot.
Lanister is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lanister closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Media digs a good body shot into Lanister's ribs.
Media misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lanister.
Lanister misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Media misses the target.
Lanister misses with a hook.
It looked like Media was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lanister.
Lanister blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Lanister.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lanister misses with a straight right.
Media scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lanister doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab by Lanister.
No joy there for Lanister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Media on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lanister throws a body shot but no joy.
Media swings widly with a right hand
letting Lanister counter with a right hand.
Media displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lanister throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Media works the jab nicely.
JJ Media seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lanister misses the shot to the body.
Lanister misses with a looping left.
Media lands with a good body shot.
Media swinging wildly here.
Lanister looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Media swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Media throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Media scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lanister drops his hands momentarily and Media takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lanister darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Media ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lanister throws a sloppy body shot
and Media counters with a stiff right hand.
Media is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lanister.
A nice side step and Lanister releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Media scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Media ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Media scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lanister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Media was well out of range. Poor timing from Lanister.
Lanister misses with a looping left.
Media connects with a crisp jab.
Media showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lanister.
Lanister throws a hook but Media avoids it easily.
Lanister's coach down at Fighting Fitness & Freedom was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lanister's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Media. Lanister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lanister misses with a hook.
Media throws a looping overhand right but Lanister ducks down to avoid it.
Lanister with a nice cross.
Lanister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Media cracks the inside of Lanister's front leg.
Good leg kick by Media there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Media slips a jab from Lanister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Media swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lanister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Media tenderised Lanister's leg. Lanister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Media walks into a left hand.
Media jabs Lanister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lanister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Media moves away.
Media scores with a sloppy right hand. Lanister should have avoided that one.
Lanister lands a glancing blow to the side of Media's head.
Lanister throws a lazy uppercut
and Media counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Media uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lanister.
Media throwing a counter right hand but Lanister manages to avoid it.
Media is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Media throws a body shot but no joy.
Media uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lanister.
Lanister scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Media just misses with a punch to the body.
Lanister looks to throw the jab but Media is out of range.
Lanister slips a jab and a cross from Media.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Media just misses with a punch to the body.
Lanister connects with a single shot there.
Media is looking to wear down Lanister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for Lanister. That snapped Media's head back.
Lanister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Media.
Media misses with a right hand
and Lanister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lanister lands a jab to the nose.
Media swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lanister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lanister lands the left hand.
Media steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lanister.
Lanister misses with a body punch
and Media counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Media connects with a single shot there.
Media fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lanister looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Media throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lanister counter with a right hand.
Media attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lanister looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 JJ Media will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Media scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lanister in his tracks.
Lanister throws a hook to the side of Media's head but Media sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lanister throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Media to counter with a crisp jab.
Lanister misses the shot to the body.
Media throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lanister throws a body shot but no joy.
Media misses with a wild body shot.
Lanister swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Media takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lanister cracks Media with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Media wants to land a leg kick but Lanister is out of range.
Lanister lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanister staying out of range there.
Lanister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Media.
Lanister digs a good hook to Media's body.
Media misses with a right hand
and Lanister counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Media misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Media ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lanister moves away.
Lanister lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Lanister misses.
Lanister moves out of range as Media strikes.
Lanister lands the left hand.
Media lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Media.
Media misses with a straight right.
Media looks to score with a jab to the body but Lanister is just out of range.
Media misses with a wild body shot.
Lanister throws the left hand but Media avoids the punch easily.
Media slips a jab from Lanister.
Lanister connects with a crisp jab.
Media moves away from the strike by Lanister.
Lanister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Media fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Media misses with a lunging right hand
and Lanister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lanister throws an overhand right that lands on Media's shoulder, as Media tries to avoid the shot.
Lanister stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lanister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Media fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lanister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Media throws out a loose jab but Lanister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lanister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Media.
Media throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Media scores with a nice right hand.
Media misses with a hook to the body
and Lanister counters with a stiff right hand.
Media is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lanister.
Lanister swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Media misses with a body punch
and Lanister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lanister looks to land a right hand but Media moved out of range.
Media misses with a body shot.
Media lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanister moves forwards but Media connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lanister scores with a shot to the body.
Media moves into range and connects with a jab.
Media throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lanister counters with a stiff right hand.
Media swings for the body but Lanister moves out of range.
Media misses with a right hand
and Lanister counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Media thinking.
Lanister throws an off balance right hand
and Lanister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lanister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Media on the side of the head.
Lanister looks to land a right hand but Media moved out of range.
Lanister scores with a nice right hand.
Lanister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Media just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lanister. Beautiful body shot.
Lanister lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Media throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Media throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lanister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Media was well out of range. Poor timing from Lanister.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Media fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lanister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lanister jabs Media right on the nose. Media blinks but takes it well.
Media just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Lanister.
Walter Lanister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Media swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lanister looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lanister keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Media throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Lanister on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lanister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Media scores with a decent looking hook.
Lanister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Media appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Lanister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Media.
Lanister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Media misses with a hook.
Lanister throws a shot from downtown. Media moves away and avoids it.
Lanister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Media.
Lanister cracks Media with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Media slips under a jab.
Media throws a series of punches but Lanister moves out of range.
Media buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Media moves away from the strike by Lanister.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Media throws a right hand that misses
and Lanister counters with a stiff right hand.
Lanister lunges at Media with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Media's hand.
Media misses with a straight left.
Lanister moves out of range as Media strikes.
Lanister throws out a counter right but Media avoids it with no problem.
Lanister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanister misses with a hook.
Media throwing a counter right hand but Lanister manages to avoid it.
Lanister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lanister misses the target.
Lanister throws a right and a left that both miss.
Media walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lanister checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Media avoids the body shot from Lanister.
Media throws a right hand that Lanister ducks under and follows up with a left that Lanister also avoids with ease.
Media keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Media looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Media ducks under a wild hook from Lanister.
Lanister misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Media misses.
Media misses with a body punch
and Lanister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Media lands a nice shot to the body.
Lanister connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Media scores with a jab.
Lanister misses with a wild body shot.
Media throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Lanister swings for the body but Media moves out of range.
Lanister throws a body shot but no joy.
Media throws a leg kick
and Lanister counters with a stiff right hand.
Lanister takes one on the button.
Media connects with a right hand. Lanister shakes it off.
Media throws a big shot that misses.
Media lands a head shot.
Media avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lanister. Media does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lanister misses with a hook.
Media throws a big shot that misses.
Lanister is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lanister misses the target.
Media is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from Lanister misses.
Lanister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Media misses with a left hand
and Lanister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Media lands with an uppercut that bounces Lanister off the cage and back into range.
Media throws a body shot but no joy.
Lanister throws a lazy right hand but Media sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Media works Lanister's body with a nice hook.
Media throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lanister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lanister! But no joy.
Media moves away from the strike by Lanister.
Lanister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Media manages to avoid it.
Media throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lanister.
Media pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Media throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lanister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanister slips a jab from Media.
Media misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lanister.
Lanister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Media.
Media missing with a left hand there. Lanister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Media. Lanister does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lanister misses with a jab to the body
and Media counters with an inside leg kick.
Lanister's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lanister throws a body shot but no joy.
Media takes a swing at Lanister's ribcage but misses.
Media misses with a right hand
enabling Lanister to counter with a crisp jab.
Lanister moves out of range as Media strikes.
Media throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lanister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lanister throws a body punch but Media moves out of range.
Media was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Media misses with a lunging right hand
and Lanister counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lanister throws a hook to the side of Media's head but Media sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Lanister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lanister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Lanister!