PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Le is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Untouchable . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Lazarus
vs
Le

169 cm
31
167 lbs
30 - 19 - 1

174 cm
37
167 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

KAISER
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Le misses.
St Lazarus thinks about countering with a body kick.
St Lazarus lands with a good body shot.
St Lazarus jabs at Le's body.
Le checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

St Lazarus drives through with a takedown into guard.

Le manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by St Lazarus.
Le lets loose with a powerful body kick. St Lazarus will feel that in the morning.
Le lands a leg kick that knocks St Lazarus off balance momentarily.
St Lazarus throws a wild body kick that Le sees coming a mile off.

St Lazarus drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Lazarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le controls St Lazarus momentarily but St Lazarus frees himself.
Le is wriggling around but St Lazarus manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus tries to pass to full mount but Le defends it.
St Lazarus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le keeps working.
Le moves into full guard.
Le is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Lazarus is controlling him.
St Lazarus with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Lazarus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Le wants to sweep but no luck.
St Lazarus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Lazarus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Lazarus is pushing down on Le's leg trying to pass to half guard. Le is fighting to maintain full guard but St Lazarus has managed to sneak the leg through.
St Lazarus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Lazarus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Lazarus wants to take a breather but Le is having none of it.
Le is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Le with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Le taking some punishment here, with St Lazarus in his half guard.
Le tries to kick St Lazarus off but St Lazarus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Lazarus in particular looking to stall.
Le gets back to full guard.
Le keeping full guard, as St Lazarus tries to pass.
St Lazarus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Lazarus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le keeping moving, preventing St Lazarus from controlling successfully.
St Lazarus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Le is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Lazarus stands and throws Le's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Lazarus tries to score with some ground and pound. Le controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Le tries to improve position but can't.
St Lazarus in the domination position with Le hanging on.
St Lazarus tries to score with some ground and pound. Le controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Le manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Lazarus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le.
St Lazarus wants to improve his position but Le is controlling well.
St Lazarus won't allow Le to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk St Lazarus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Le doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Lazarus dips to his left and cracks Le with an uppercut!
St Lazarus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Lazarus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Le's calf.
Le tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Le plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Lazarus is looking to slow Le down with leg kicks.
St Lazarus has a takedown stuffed.
St Lazarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le's sensitive parts.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Kirk St Lazarus is winning the standup battle so far.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Lazarus throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
Le takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le looks to land a body kick but St Lazarus moved away.
St Lazarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Le fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
Le walks into a jab.
St Lazarus cracks Le with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

St Lazarus has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Lazarus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le can do to turn this around?
Le trying to land knees to the body.
St Lazarus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from St Lazarus.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but St Lazarus avoids the damage to the body.
St Lazarus is trying to drag Le to the mat but Le just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Le misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Lazarus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Lazarus is working Le over against the cage.
Le scores with a hook to the body.
St Lazarus misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Le throws an elbow but misses.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Le.
Le working aggressively here.
Le lands an elbow inside.
St Lazarus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Le prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Le avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
Le pushes St Lazarus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Lazarus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Lazarus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Le scores with a shot to the side of St Lazarus's head.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Le stalling the fight.

Le is fighting off a takedown attempt but St Lazarus is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Le to the mat. Le regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Le is wriggling around but St Lazarus manages to pass to half guard.

Le is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Lazarus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Le is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Lazarus is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Lazarus lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus stops Le from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Le with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Lazarus thows a huge punch but Le dodges it nicely.
St Lazarus trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
Le pushes St Lazarus off looking to stand but St Lazarus dives back in and keeps control.
St Lazarus controlling the action here.
Le tries to regain full guard. Instead though, St Lazarus has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Le is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk St Lazarus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St Lazarus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le tries to avoid it but St Lazarus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le to the ground. Le escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Le tries to counter by closing the distance.
Le connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Lazarus's hands.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Lazarus.
Le on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Lazarus. St Lazarus obviously looking to wear him down.
St Lazarus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St Lazarus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Le will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Lazarus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick as Le jumps back.
Le now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Le takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St Lazarus tries to land a front kick but Le steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from St Lazarus.
Jab by Le.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le throws a head kick that misses.
St Lazarus tries to counter with a takedown but Le is quick to defend against it.

Le gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Le has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. St Lazarus has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Lazarus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
St Lazarus tries to score with some ground and pound. Le controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
St Lazarus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Le is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
St Lazarus just content to control the position.
Le tries to improve position but can't.
St Lazarus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le keeps working.
Le is trying to work for a sweep but St Lazarus has mounted him!
Le tries to hold on but St Lazarus pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by St Lazarus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
St Lazarus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Le is trying desperately to improve position.
St Lazarus trying to control but Le is having none of it.
Le wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
St Lazarus raining down shots from the mount!
Le is desperately trying to improve his position but St Lazarus has a good base and remains in mount.
Kirk St Lazarus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Lazarus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St Lazarus punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Lazarus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Le hang on?

Le is rocked!
Le's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
St Lazarus working the ground and pound effectively.
Le is still in real trouble! Can St Lazarus finish him?
St Lazarus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Lazarus landing punches.
St Lazarus postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Le badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of St Lazarus around the waist but St Lazarus pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! St Lazarus is the winner by TKO! St Lazarus jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk St Lazarus!
Kirk St Lazarus retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Kirk St Lazarus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.