PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceaser El Toro Jr (ranked 245 p4p, 30 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 834 p4p, 111 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

El Toro Jr
vs
Lester

174 cm
22
194 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ceaser El Toro Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Toro Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lester's sensitive parts.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but El Toro Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester misses with a looping right.
El Toro Jr connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
Lester scores with the left hand. El Toro Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of El Toro Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
El Toro Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
El Toro Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
El Toro Jr stuns Lester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Lester. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lester.
El Toro Jr throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from El Toro Jr.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on El Toro Jr's shoulder, as El Toro Jr tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Ceaser El Toro Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester avoids the body shot from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr blocks a jab.
Lester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro Jr.
Lester wants to counter the offense by El Toro Jr and move into the clinch position.
El Toro Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro Jr manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from El Toro Jr.
Lester throws a hook but El Toro Jr avoids it easily.

Lester rushes El Toro Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
Lester tries to work over El Toro Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
El Toro Jr pushes Lester back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Toro Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester lands a shot to the body.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as El Toro Jr controls his hands.
El Toro Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Toro Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to El Toro Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

El Toro Jr breaks from the clinch.
El Toro Jr misses with the combination.
Lester wants to counter with a clinch but El Toro Jr pushes him away.
El Toro Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
El Toro Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester tries to counter by closing the distance.
El Toro Jr sizes up Lester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lester tries to clinch but El Toro Jr moves out of range.
El Toro Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That has opened up Moe Lester's cut even more.
A big right from El Toro Jr misses.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Toro Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lester counters by clinching up.
El Toro Jr is trying to push Lester away but Lester has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lester tries a body shot but El Toro Jr blocks it.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester takes a shot to the head.

El Toro Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr tries to land a leg kick but Lester saw it coming and moves away.
Lester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
El Toro Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
El Toro Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
El Toro Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Lester scores with a four punch combination!
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Toro Jr.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
El Toro Jr connects with a right hand. Lester shakes it off.
El Toro Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr walks into a jab.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lester just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEl Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from El Toro Jr.
Lester steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. El Toro Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The cut above Moe Lester's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
El Toro Jr throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
El Toro Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Lester moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lester jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Toro Jr tries to land a front kick but Lester steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
El Toro Jr tries to move into range but Lester moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
El Toro Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lester circles away quickly and effectively.
Lester avoids the body shot from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr thuds a left hand into Lester's body.
El Toro Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lester rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and El Toro Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Oooooh!!! El Toro Jr has knocked Lester down with a huge combo! El Toro Jr steps away and waves a wobbly Lester back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Lester is rocked!

Moe Lester's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Moe Lester's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ceaser El Toro Jr!
Ceaser El Toro Jr retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ceaser El Toro Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.