PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lesley Dancer (ranked 473 p4p, 1489 weight class) and Hendrik Lorentz (ranked 61 p4p, 187 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dancer
vs
Lorentz

172 cm
26
165
9 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
164
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lesley Dancer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hendrik Lorentz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dancer throws a right hand that misses
and Lorentz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dancer misses with a right hand
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dancer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lorentz defending well as Dancer loads up on a big left hand.
Lorentz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dancer clobbers Lorentz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Hendrik Lorentz has been cut.
Dancer throws a lazy uppercut
and Lorentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Lesley Dancer has been cut.
A slow jab from Dancer misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dancer throws a hook but Lorentz avoids it easily.
Lorentz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Dancer.
Dancer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lorentz throws a hook to the side of Dancer's head but Dancer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dancer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lorentz at a distance.
Lorentz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dancer misses with a hook.
Dancer misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lorentz to counter with a crisp jab.
Dancer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lorentz manages to avoid it.
Lorentz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dancer misses with a body shot.
Lorentz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lorentz connects with a body shot that sends Dancer's belly button to the back.
Dancer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz lands a body shot.
Lorentz takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Lorentz slips under a jab from Dancer.
Lorentz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lorentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dancer.
Dancer lands with a cross.
Lorentz moves out of range as Dancer strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lorentz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lorentz misses with an uppercut
and Dancer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dancer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dancer dips to his left and cracks Lorentz with an uppercut!
Dancer misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer scores with a shot to the body.
Lorentz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lorentz tries to land a body kick
and Dancer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lorentz throws a lazy uppercut
and Dancer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dancer misses with a body punch

and Lorentz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lorentz.

Lorentz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dancer throws a lazy right hand but Lorentz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dancer jabs at Lorentz's body.
Lorentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dancer connects with the punch.
Dancer misses the body punch
and Lorentz counters with a body kick that stops Dancer in his tracks momentarily.
Dancer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dancer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dancer misses with a looping right.
Lorentz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lorentz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dancer.
Lorentz throws a body shot but no joy.
Lorentz moves out of range as Dancer strikes.
Lorentz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dancer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lorentz throws a poor cross that misses
and Dancer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lesley Dancer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dancer cracks Lorentz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dancer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lorentz counters with a body kick.
Dancer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lorentz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dancer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lorentz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dancer catches Lorentz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dancer looks to land a right hand but Lorentz moved out of range.
Lorentz throws a right hand that misses
and Dancer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lorentz thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dancer digs a good hook to Lorentz's body.
Dancer misses with a right hand
and Lorentz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Dancer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorentz throws the kick towards the body but Dancer avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Dancer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesley Dancer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lorentz misses with a left hand
and Dancer counters with a stiff right hand.

That has opened up Hendrik Lorentz's cut even more.
Dancer swings for the body but Lorentz moves out of range.
Dancer loads up on a big right hand but Lorentz slips the punch.
Lorentz ducks under a wild hook from Dancer.

Dancer sends Lorentz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dancer is motioning to the referee to let Lorentz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Lorentz is rocked!
Dancer finds Lorentz's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Lorentz flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Dancer lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Lorentz will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lesley Dancer!
Lesley Dancer retains his lightweight title!
Lesley Dancer thanked the fans post fight for their support.