PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Пачка сигар. This should be a great matchup!

Hero
vs
Lord

179 cm
34
203 lbs
20 - 15 - 3

190 cm
35
200 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Hero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
Hero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hero fakes the leg kick and cracks Lord in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lord.
Lord is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hero was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hero was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Hero appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot.
Lord is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hero with a body shot.
A jab from Lord misses.
Hero throwing a counter right hand but Lord manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hero throws a wild body kick that Lord sees coming a mile off.
Hero slips a jab and a cross from Lord.
Hero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lord comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Hero.

It looks like William Lord has been cut.
Hero avoids the head kick by Lord.
Lord scores with a shot to the body.
Lord is looking to chop away at Hero's legs.
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Hero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Hero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord tries to work over Hero's front leg with a kick but Hero checks it.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero misses with a left hand
and Lord counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero throws a body shot but no joy.
Hero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Hero's shoulder, as Hero tries to avoid the shot.
Lord throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hero slips under a jab from Lord.
Hero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord sizes up Hero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lord misses with a hook.
Hero misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Hero does no damage.
Hero misses with a two punch combination.
Lord let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord looks to land a combination but Hero avoids it well.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord connects with a single shot there.
Hero slips under a jab.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Hero.
Lord throws a leg kick
and Hero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lord thinking.
Lord swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hero swings widly with a right hand

and Lord counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lord looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hero gets back to full guard.
Lord must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lord throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lord scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hero is not content to let Lord control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lord works his way into side control.
Lord is chipping away with strikes.
Lord tries to score with some ground and pound. Hero controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Lord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lord's hands.
Hero slips under a jab from Lord.
A swing and a miss from Lord.

Hero has Lord up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero working aggressively here.
Lord misses with a punch to the body.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Hero back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Lord scores with a shot to the side of Hero's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord stalling the fight.
Hero can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Lord stalling in the clinch but Hero improves position.
Hero lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Hero breaks the clinch.
Hero lands with an uppercut that bounces Lord off the cage and back into range.
Lord connects with a single shot there.
Hero throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero connects with a single shot there.
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lord.
Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Lord misses.
Lord punishes Hero's body with a nice straight punch.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hero connects with a right hand. Lord shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero moves to clinch but Lord breaks away
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hero.
A slow jab from Hero misses its intended target.

Hero rushes Lord and presses him up against the cage.
Hero blocks an uppercut.
Lord lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lord as Hero tries to tie him up.
The referee calls for Hero to work.
Hero can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Hero avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Lord lands a left hand.
Come on Lord - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stalling in the clinch from Hero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lord.
Lord looking to stall.
Lord content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hero tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Hero back against the cage.
Lord working aggressively here.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord has Hero pushed against the cage.
Hero blocks a body shot from Lord.
William Lord seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Hero.
Hero works on Lord's body with a couple of short punches.

Hero breaks the clinch.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Hero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hero, as that shot connected.
Lord is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rainbow Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Lord. Beautiful body shot.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Lord cracks the inside of Hero's front leg.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Hero ducks down to avoid it.
Hero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hero looks for the body kick but Lord saw that one coming.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lord throws a leg kick which misses Hero's front leg but catches the back leg as Hero tries to avoid it.
Hero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lord misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rainbow Hero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hero slips a jab from Lord.
Lord takes a swing at Hero's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Lord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Hero finds it's target.
Lord scores with a sloppy right hand. Hero should have avoided that one.
Hero is looking to clinch.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord throws a jab when Hero was well out of range.
Hero connects with a body shot that sends Lord's belly button to the back.
Hero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lord takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Hero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero tries to move into range but Lord moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lord misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Lord gets tackled into the cage by Hero. Hero maintains the clinch.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lord up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lord is trying to stall.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.

Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
Hero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lord looks for the body kick but Hero saw that one coming.
Hero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A combination from Hero does no damage.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Hero lands with a nice body punch.
Hero throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord 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.
Lord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hero. That did some damage!
Hero tries to bum rush Lord with a series of wild strikes but Lord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lord misses with a hook
and Hero counters with a straight right hand.
Lord scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lord.
It looks like Hero has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hero connects with a leg kick. Lord looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lord misses the jab.
Lord throws a leg kick
and Hero counters with a good, hard body kick but Lord shrugs it off.
Lord staying out of range there.
Hero misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Hero.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Hero blocks the low kick.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Hero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord takes a swing at Hero's ribcage but misses.
Hero jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick from Lord.
Hero misses with a looping left.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Hero walks into a straight right hand from Lord.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Lord connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Lord.
Well Lord 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!