PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spice Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beef
vs
Lessard

170 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spice Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steffan Lessard!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lessard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lessard works over Beef with some ground and pound from guard.
Lessard throwing strikes from guard but Beef blocks nicely.
Lessard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beef wants to stand up but Lessard is controlling him.
Lessard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beef's head.
Lessard lands a couple of digs.
Beef wants to stand and escape but Lessard is having none of it.
Beef trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lessard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beef's head.
Beef is looking to stand up but Lessard isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lessard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef is looking to stand back up but Lessard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Beef.
Lessard lands with a punch from half guard.
Beef wants to get back to his feet.
Beef is breathing heavily.
Lessard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beef with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beef taking some punishment here, with Lessard in his half guard.
Lessard lands with a punch from half guard.
Beef taking some punishment here, with Lessard in his half guard.
Beef is trying to stand back up but Lessard is controlling him
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beef is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lessard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lessard lands with a punch from half guard.
Lessard is nestled in close to Beef, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beef is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lessard lands a nice short elbow.
Lessard lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard is nestled in close to Beef, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lessard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lessard working the head and body with strikes.
Lessard stops Beef from getting back to his feet.
Beef knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lessard on the ground.
Lessard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lessard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beef tries to kick Lessard off but Lessard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lessard slips a nice elbow through Beef's hands, connecting with Beef's forehead.
Lessard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lessard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lessard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beef with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lessard lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard is nestled in close to Beef, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lessard working the head and body with strikes.
Lessard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beef on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beef tries to kick Lessard off but Lessard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lessard connects with a nice short shot to Beef's temple.
Lessard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beef wants to get back to his feet.
Lessard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beef tries to kick Lessard off but Lessard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Lessard.
Beef taking some punishment here, with Lessard in his half guard.
Lessard drops an elbow to the side of Beef's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beef wants to sweep but Lessard has passed to side control!
Beef is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lessard is controlling him well.
Beef takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Beef wants to get back to his feet but Lessard drags him back down.
Beef tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lessard cracks Beef with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Beef from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Beef trying to get back to his feet but Lessard is in full control for now.
Lessard scores with punches from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beef is trapped and Lessard is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Beef is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steffan Lessard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lessard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lessard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lessard working over Beef with some ground and pound. Beef looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beef might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beef has hold of Lessard's hands but Lessard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lessard lands a nice short elbow.
Beef striking from half guard on the bottom.
Beef tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lessard manages to move to mount!
Lessard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beef trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lessard raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Lessard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lessard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lessard looking to finish Beef with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beef!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lessard breaks from Beef's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lessard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beef's face.
Beef is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lessard working Beef over with strikes here.
Beef is trying to stand up.
Lessard cracks Beef with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lessard breaks from Beef's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beef swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Steffan Lessard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lessard landing shots from mount.
Beef tries to buck Lessard off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Lessard.
Lessard scoring with strikes but Beef is staying in there.
Lessard is landing with some decent strikes but Beef is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beef in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Beef really wants to buck Lessard off and get back to his feet.
Lessard landing strikes from the mount.
Lessard lands a heavy elbow.
Lessard lands a big elbow.
You get the feeling that Beef really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lessard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beef's face.
Lessard landing punches.
Beef wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lessard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beef hang on?
Lessard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Beef really wants to buck Lessard off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard with the ground and pound from mount.
Beef really wants to buck Lessard off and get back to his feet.
Lessard lands a nice shot to the head.
Beef squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lessard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lessard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beef can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lessard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beef wants to try and get back to his feet.
Beef is trying desperately to improve position.
Lessard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beef swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lessard lands a big elbow.
Lessard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lessard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beef looks a forlorn figure.
Lessard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beef's face.
Lessard won't let Beef get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lessard landing shots from mount.
Lessard working Beef over with strikes here.
Lessard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beef's face.
Lessard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lessard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Beef is trying to stand up.
Beef takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lessard unloading with bombs!
Lessard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steffan Lessard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beef is looking to clinch.
Lessard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beef is fending him off so far but Lessard persists. Nope, Beef circles away and we're back to standing.
Lessard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beef is looking to clinch.
Beef is looking to clinch but Lessard is avoiding it.
Beef tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lessard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beef fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lessard gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Lessard gets a takedown into half guard.
Lessard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beef wants to get back to his feet.
Lessard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lessard uses his free foot to push down on Beef's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Beef.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Beef really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Beef keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beef is bucking up trying to escape but Lessard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lessard lands a nice shot to the head.
Lessard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Beef is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lessard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beef tries to buck Lessard off but he can't manage it.
Lessard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beef's face.
Beef is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lessard lands a big elbow.
Steffan Lessard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beef is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lessard looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lessard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lessard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Beef flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lessard controlling the position easily from mount.
Lessard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard lands a big elbow.
Lessard lands a big elbow.
Beef swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Beef is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lessard with the ground and pound from mount.
Beef tries to buck Lessard off but he can't manage it.
Lessard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beef trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lessard landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lessard working the ground and pound effectively.
Lessard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lessard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lessard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lessard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lessard prevents Beef from getting the reversal.
Beef is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lessard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Beef really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lessard content just to control the position here.
Spice Beef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beef is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steffan Lessard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lessard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steffan Lessard!