PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Von Magnaron (ranked 424 p4p, 54 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 180 p4p, 22 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Magnaron
vs
Priester

175 cm
32
155 lbs
22 - 14 - 2

178 cm
35
155 lbs
13 - 3 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Von Magnaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Priester misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Priester misses the target.
Von Magnaron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magnaron misses the shot to the body.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnaron manages to avoid it.
Priester lands with a nice body kick.
Magnaron cracks Priester with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnaron misses the target.
Priester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Priester gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magnaron throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Priester throws the left hand but Magnaron avoids the punch easily.
Magnaron works the jab nicely.
Magnaron misses with a two punch combination.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnaron lands an overhand right.
Priester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Priester fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magnaron scores with a jab. Priester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron misses with a hook. Priester ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Magnaron.
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magnaron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priester throws a leg kick but Magnaron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Priester clobbers Magnaron with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magnaron jabs Priester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magnaron lands the left hand.
Magnaron moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Priester lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magnaron backs up against the cage.
Magnaron misses with a hook.
Priester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magnaron is out of range and Priester settles back down.
Magnaron is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Priester.
Priester scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magnaron on the side of the head.
Priester misses with a head kick.
Magnaron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Priester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Priester shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Priester drives through and clinches with Magnaron against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Priester as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Priester.
Magnaron lands with a short shot to the head.
Magnaron misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Magnaron on the inside.
Priester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Priester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Magnaron.
A head punch on the inside from Magnaron fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Priester.
Magnaron swings wildly with an uppercut but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Magnaron fails to land.
Priester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnaron misses with some punches.
Priester lands with a right to the head.
Priester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnaron's elbow.
Magnaron wants to break free but Priester has control.
Priester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Priester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnaron's elbow.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Magnaron avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands a hook that snaps the head of Magnaron backwards.
Magnaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Priester.
Magnaron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Priester lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magnaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Priester blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Magnaron fails to land.
Magnaron wants to break free but Priester has control.
A body shot lands from Priester.
Priester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Priester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnarons head.
Priester lands with a right to the head.
Priester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Priester.
Magnaron swings wildly with an uppercut but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Priester.
Priester takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Magnaron.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Magnaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magnaron swings wildly with an uppercut but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester lands with a left to the head.
Priester blocks an uppercut.
Magnaron throws a head punch that misses.
Priester blocks an uppercut.
Priester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magnaron throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Priester on the inside.
Priester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Priester working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Magnaron is rocked!
Magnaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Magnaron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Priester lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Magnaron seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magnaron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnaron scores with a shoulder strike.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Priester.
Priester misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Priester misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Magnaron throws out a loose jab but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magnaron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Priester avoids the body shot from Magnaron.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Priester lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magnaron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magnaron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Priester stuns Magnaron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Priester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magnaron is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magnaron.
Magnaron wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Priester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magnaron moves out of range as Priester strikes.
Magnaron attempts a counter takedown but Priester avoids it well and moves away.
Magnaron throws a jab when Priester was well out of range.
Priester slips a straight right by Magnaron.
Magnaron blocks the body kick.
Priester throws out a loose jab but Magnaron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester slips a straight right by Magnaron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnaron misses with a hook. Priester ducked under it nicely.
Priester dips to his left and cracks Magnaron with an uppercut!
Magnaron looks to land a right hand but Priester moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magnaron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magnaron punishes Priester's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester cracks Magnaron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Priester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Priester misses with a body kick.
Priester slips a jab from Magnaron.
Magnaron takes a swing at Priester's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Priester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magnaron walks into a left hand.
Landon Priester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Priester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnaron.
Magnaron's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Priester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magnaron scrambles back to his feet.
Priester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Priester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magnaron looks to score with a jab to the body but Priester is just out of range.
Priester looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magnaron slips under a jab from Priester.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Priester.
Priester misses with a wild body shot.
Priester throws a head kick that misses.
Priester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Priester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Magnaron wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester throws a leg kick which misses Magnaron's front leg but catches the back leg as Magnaron tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnaron misses with a straight right.
Magnaron looks to land a right hand but Priester moved out of range.
Priester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Magnaron.
Magnaron blocks the body kick.
Magnaron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Priester throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Priester lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magnaron doesn't seem phased though.
Priester loads up on a big right hand but Magnaron slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnaron misses the target.
Magnaron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magnaron misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Magnaron - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priester.
Magnaron tries to close the distance and clinch but Priester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Priester moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priester.
Priester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnaron scores with a shoulder strike.
Priester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Magnaron.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnaron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnaron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magnaron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magnaron misses with a punch to the body.
Magnaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magnaron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Priester.
Magnaron lands a body punch.
Magnaron misses with the head strike.
Priester lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magnaron backwards.
Magnaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Priester works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Priester blocking some punches.
Priester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magnaron misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnaron misses with a punch on the inside.
Priester scores with a shoulder strike.
Priester cracks Magnaron with a nice body shot.
Priester stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Landon Priester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Priester lands with a left to the head.
Magnaron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnaron tries to break free but Priester pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Priester - that landed with a thud.
Magnaron can't find room to land a body shot as Priester controls the action.
Magnaron throws a head punch that misses.
Priester tries to work over Magnaron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magnaron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnaron's elbow.
Priester lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Priester throws a front kick that sends Magnaron stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Magnaron misses its intended target.
Priester ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Priester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magnaron avoids a kick to the body.
Magnaron looks to land a left hand but Priester moved out of range nicely.
Priester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Priester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Magnaron misses.
Magnaron scores with a nice head shot.
Priester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magnaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester slips a jab from Magnaron.
A little jabbing left from Priester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Magnaron gets a clinch.
Priester has a couple of punches blocked by Magnaron.
Magnaron struggles to land a body shot inside as Priester controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Magnaron.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnaron controls his hands.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Priester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester works on Magnaron's body with a couple of short punches.
Magnaron working aggressively here.
Priester lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Priester.
Magnaron is looking to break free of the clinch but Priester has double underhooks.
Magnaron scores with a shot to the side of Priester's head.
Magnaron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Priester.
Magnaron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnaron controls his hands.
Magnaron blocks a body shot from Priester.
Magnaron misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magnaron.
Magnaron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Priester.
Magnaron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Magnaron avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Magnaron swings wildly with an uppercut but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Priester.
Magnaron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magnaron misses with the head strike.
Priester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnaron's elbow.
Priester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnaron.
Priester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magnaron pushes Priester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Priester blocks a body shot from Magnaron.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnaron.
Magnaron lands an uppercut.
Priester stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magnaron misses with the head strike.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Magnaron swings wildly with an uppercut but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands a hook that snaps the head of Magnaron backwards.
Priester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Priester lands a body shot.
Priester lands with a left to the head.
Magnaron prevents a body shot from Priester.
Magnaron tries to work over Priester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Priester.
Magnaron blocking some punches.
Priester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magnaron backwards.
Priester lands a shoulder strike.
Priester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Priester gets through Magnaron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Priester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magnaron lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magnaron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Magnaron.
Priester blocks a body shot from Magnaron.
Magnaron presses Priester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magnaron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Priester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Priester lands an uppercut.
Priester misses with a punch to the body.
Priester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Priester.
Magnaron misses with a body punch.
Magnaron tries a body shot but Priester blocks it.
Priester is working Magnaron over against the cage.
Priester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Priester lands with a light punch inside.
Von Magnaron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Magnaron avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Magnaron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Priester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Priester 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
A very excited looking Landon Priester made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.