PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Aas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aas comes to the cage accompanied by Nunnuka Nunnuka. Landry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: country boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aas
vs
Landry

166 cm
29
140 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

171 cm
32
144 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aslak Aas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Aas.
Landry defending well as Aas loads up on a big left hand.
Aas is looking to clinch but Landry is avoiding it.
Aas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aas missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Landry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Landry to score with a decent uppercut.
Landry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aas moves away from the strike by Landry.
Aas wants to clinch.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Landry misses with an uppercut. Aas saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry sizes up Aas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Landry cracks Aas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Aas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aas tests Landry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Landry misses with a hook
and Aas counters with a straight right hand.
Landry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Aas is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Landry throws out a powerful jab.
Landry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Landry cracks Aas with an open hand slap.
Landry takes a swing at Aas's ribcage but misses.
Aas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry tries to land a front kick but Aas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Landry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landry throws a shot from downtown. Aas moves away and avoids it.

Landry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Landry fails to land.

Landry breaks the clinch.
Landry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Landry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Landry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aas. Aas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Aas misses.

Landry forces Aas back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aas crunches a lovely knee into Landry's ribcage.
Aas gets through Landry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Landry avoiding damage as Aas throws knees to the body.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Aas avoids the damage to the body.
Landry managing to block the knees to the body from Aas.
Aas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Landry.
Landry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aas backwards.
Aas managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Aas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landry lands an elbow just above Aas 's eye.
Aas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aas throws a head punch that misses.
Aas struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aas lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Landry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Landry breaks from the clinch.
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Aas misses the target.
Aas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Landry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aas scrambles back to his feet.
Landry throws a head kick but Aas moves out of range.
As Landry tries to get set, Aas tries to push him back and clinch up but Landry manages to avoid the attempt.
Aas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Landry.
Aas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Aas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landry.
Aas misses with a wild combination.
Aas tries to clinch there but Landry circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry misses with a double jab
and Aas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aas tried to score with a low kick but Landry checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Landry dominated that round.
That's time! Aas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aas ducks under a wild hook from Landry.
Landry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aas checks it well.
Landry 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.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
Landry misses with a hook
and Aas counters with a solid body kick.
Aas ducks right into an uppercut from Landry.
Aas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aas cracks Landry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aas.
Jab from Landry.
Landry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Landry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Landry.
Landry misses with a hook. Aas ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Landry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Landry.
Aas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aas misses with a knee to the head.
Landry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Landry throws a head punch that misses.
Aas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aas throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Landry.
Aas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Aas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aas has a couple of punches blocked by Landry.
A short right from Landry on the inside.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Aas avoids the damage to the body.
Landry throws a punch but it's blocked by Aas.

Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Landry moves into range and clinches up with Aas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry throws a punch but it's blocked by Aas.
Knees in the clinch landing for Landry.
Aas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aas scores a nice knee to the body.
Cletus Landry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Landry avoids it.
Landry lands an elbow inside.
Landry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Landry lands a damaging elbow.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aas.
Aas tries to land knees in the clinch but Landry avoids the damage to the body.
Aas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Landry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aas's defenses.
Aas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Landry is defending well for now.
Aas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Landry avoids it.
Landry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aas has a couple of punches blocked by Landry.
Landry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aas's defenses.
Aas with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aas.
Landry managing to block the knees to the body from Aas.
Aas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Aas avoids the damage to the body.
Landry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Landry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aas scores with a shoulder strike.
Landry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Landry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Landry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Landry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Aas.
Landry tries a body shot but Aas blocks it.
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry lands a body punch.
Landry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry blocking some punches.
Landry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aas blocks a body shot from Landry.
Aas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Landry is defending well for now.

Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aas.
Landry throws a hook but Aas blocks it.
The fighters circling - Aas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aas counters with a nice uppercut.
Aas dips to his left and cracks Landry with an uppercut!
Landry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aas in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry throws the kick towards the body but Aas avoids it.
Aas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Landry throws a series of punches but Aas avoids them all with ease.
Landry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aas backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Landry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Landry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Aas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cletus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Landry. Those never looked like landing.
Landry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Landry drops Aas with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Aas! Landry dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cletus Landry!
An out of breath Cletus Landry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.