PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 503 p4p, 820 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 76 p4p, 127 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lester might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Back - Ludacris. Theorist comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MoonDeity - WAKE UP! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lester
vs
Theorist

180 cm
34
159
20 - 8 - 0

179 cm
33
160
19 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Voodoo Nutrition
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theorist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Lester misses.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Lester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lester avoids the body shot from Theorist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theorist. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Theorist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Theorist misses with a straight right.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Lester misses with a hook
and Theorist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Theorist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Theorist.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Theorist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Theorist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Theorist stuffs the takedown.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theorist.
Theorist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Theorist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Theorist.
It looked like Lester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Theorist misses its intended target.
We've been told by Lester's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Theorist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theorist. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Theorist misses its intended target.

Lester looking to score a takedown here. Theorist is defending well but Lester drives through and ends up in Theorist's guard.
Theorist looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lester puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Theorist tries to roll over but Lester keeps him under control.
Theorist keeps trying to improve his position.
Theorist trying to control but Lester postures up.
Lester looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Theorist with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lester content to control rather than advance.
Lester missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist wants to get back to his feet.
Lester sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Theorist is trying to control but can't.
Theorist controlling the position well.
Lester not doing much here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester is thwarting Theorist's attempts to control the position.
Theorist is trying to get back to full guard.
Lester is keen to just control but Theorist is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester prevents Theorist from improving his position.
Theorist wants to get back to his feet.
Lester wants to take a breather but Theorist is having none of it.
Lester trying to control the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Theorist swings widly with a right hand
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Theorist defends well and Lester ends up having to push Theorist into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lester prevents a body shot from Theorist.
Lester is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lester has hold of one of Theorist's legs. Theorist is fighting the takedown attempt but Lester gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theorist wants to stand up but Lester is controlling him.
Lester controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lester preventing the sweep.
Theorist has Lester pulled in close to control his posture.
Lester postures up in Theorist's guard and throws a big left but Theorist blocks it.
Lester connects with a couple of short punches.
Theorist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Theorist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Theorist has Lester pulled in close to control his posture.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Theorist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Theorist has Lester pulled in close to control his posture.
Theorist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Theorist misses with a hook
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lester lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lester shoots in looking for a takedown. Theorist tries to sprawl out of it but Lester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Theorist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Theorist cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lester throws out a powerful jab.
Theorist misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester catches Theorist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Theorist throws a jab but it's blocked by Lester.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Theorist throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lester feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Theorist controls Lester momentarily but Lester frees himself.
Lester showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lester keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Theorist's head.
Theorist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Theorist has momentary wrist control but Lester slips an elbow through the middle.
Theorist wants to sweep but no luck.
Lester is working Theorist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Theorist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lester seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Theorist holds on and takes a little breather.
Lester not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist has his hands on Lester's head, controlling the position.
Lester wants to control from the top but Theorist keeps moving.
Theorist has his hands on Lester's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theorist wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist is controlling Lester's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lester.
Theorist is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lester's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Theorist controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Moe Lester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Lester seems content to control.
Theorist is looking to control Lester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Theorist avoid being mounted?
Theorist keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lester prevents Theorist from improving his position.
Lester slips a nice elbow through Theorist's hands, connecting with Theorist's forehead.
Theorist trying to control here.
Lester is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Theorist is trying to control but can't.
Theorist is looking for a sweep. Lester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lester working Theorist over with strikes.
Theorist is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lester scores with a couple of nice shots.
Theorist keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Theorist scores with a body shot.
Theorist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lester moves away from the strike by Theorist.
Lester scores with a jab to the head.
Lester is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Theorist lands an overhand right.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Theorist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Theorist throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Theorist gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lester.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Theorist enables Lester to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Theorist manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theorist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lester postures up and lands a big shot to Theorist's brow.
Theorist has momentary wrist control but Lester slips an elbow through the middle.
Theorist is wriggling around but Lester manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist is trying to control but Lester passes into side control!
Lester is looking to take a break and control but Theorist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lester scoring with punches from side control.
Lester tries to advance to mount but Theorist denies him.
Theorist is looking for a sweep.
Theorist is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lester off and has taken his back!
Theorist is looking to control Lester but Lester is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Theorist has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lester's body.
Lester looking very determined here, making life difficult for Theorist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist gets his hands free as Lester looks to control.
Lester is in bad spot here.
Lester covering up well under a series of strikes from Theorist.
Theorist is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lester tries to break free.
Theorist controlling the position well here. Lester rolled but Theorist kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist tries to get the hooks in deep but Lester pushed the leg off.
Theorist controlling the position well here. Lester rolled but Theorist kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Theorist wants to control but Lester is keeping busy.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I would not like to be Lester right now.
Will Theorist go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Theorist controlling well, preventing Lester from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist keeps control of the position easily here as Lester tries to buck him off.
Theorist is looking to control Lester but Lester is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lester rolls, trying to escape but Theorist keeps control of the position.
Lester trying to control the action but Theorist just sinks the hooks in.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conspiracy Theorist.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!