PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 185lb limit. Anderson Lennox came in at 186.4 and Rickson Araujo came in at 186.0 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lennox
vs
Araujo

188 cm
24
203 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
26
203 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lennox.
Anderson Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennox throws a right hand that Araujo ducks under and follows up with a left that Araujo also avoids with ease.
Lennox tries to bum rush Araujo with a series of wild strikes but Araujo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lennox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses.
Lennox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Araujo counters with a leg kick.
Lennox throws a leg kick that misses.
Lennox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Araujo feints a jab promting Lennox to slip. Araujo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lennox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lennox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Araujo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Araujo.
Lennox misses with a two punch combination.
Lennox is breathing heavily.
Lennox swinging wildly here.
Lennox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Araujo scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araujo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Araujo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lennox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the body from Lennox misses
and Araujo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lennox misses with a wild body shot.
Lennox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Araujo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lennox drops his hands momentarily and Araujo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Araujo lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Araujo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lennox if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Araujo.
Lennox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Araujo.
Araujo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Araujo.
Crunch! Araujo slams his shin into Lennox's torso.
Araujo dips to his left and cracks Lennox with an uppercut!
Lennox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Araujo.
Araujo scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo slips a straight right by Lennox.
Araujo throws out a powerful jab.
Lennox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lennox needs to keep his hands up - Araujo had a free shot at his head there.
Lennox misses with a series of wild punches.
Araujo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Araujo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Araujo scores with a punch to the head.
Lennox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Araujo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lennox will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Araujo misses with a few strikes there.
Araujo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lennox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Araujo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lennox.
Araujo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses.
Lennox goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lennox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Araujo scores with a hook.
Araujo cracks a nice hook into Lennox's ribs.
Lennox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Araujo manages to avoid it.
Lennox is looking to wear down Araujo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lennox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Araujo.
Araujo scores with a leg kick.
Araujo feints a jab promting Lennox to slip. Araujo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lennox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lennox misses with a few strikes there.
Araujo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lennox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lennox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Araujo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lennox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Araujo lands a head kick!
Araujo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Araujo scoring well with a low kick there.
Araujo throws a front kick that sends Lennox stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Araujo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lennox doesn't seem phased though.
Araujo avoids the body shot from Lennox.
Araujo scores with a push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Araujo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Araujo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Araujo.
Araujo connects with the punch.
Araujo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Araujo dominated that round.
That's time! Lennox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Araujo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lennox under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Araujo there.
Araujo thuds a left hand into Lennox's body.
Araujo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Araujo avoids the body shot from Lennox.
Araujo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Araujo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Araujo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lennox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lennox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Araujo digs a good hook to Lennox's body.
Lennox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Araujo is out of range and Lennox settles back down.
Araujo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lennox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Araujo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lennox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Araujo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Araujo lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo connects with a leg kick. Lennox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Araujo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Araujo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Araujo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lennox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lennox tries to bum rush Araujo with a series of wild strikes but Araujo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lennox lands with a nice combination. Araujo backs away looking to recover.
Araujo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Araujo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lennox lands a body shot.
Araujo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Araujo jabs Lennox right on the nose. Lennox blinks but takes it well.
A lazy body kick from Lennox
and Araujo counters with a good low kick that Lennox was not able to check.
Lennox misses with a hook to the body
and Araujo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lennox's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Araujo. That's going to slow Lennox down.
Araujo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lennox throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Araujo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lennox.
Araujo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lennox circles away quickly and effectively.
Araujo connects with a crisp jab.
Lennox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Araujo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Araujo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lennox at a distance.
Lennox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lennox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araujo.
Araujo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lennox's head.
Araujo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rickson Araujo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Lennox misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Araujo.
Araujo connects with a crisp jab.
Araujo throws a shot to the body.
Araujo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lennox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Araujo lands a body shot.
Lennox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left lands for Lennox.
Lennox slips a jab and a cross from Araujo.
A shot to the liver by Lennox. Beautiful body shot.
Lennox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Araujo to score with a decent uppercut.
Lennox fails to land with a series of punches.
Lennox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Araujo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lennox throws a right hand that Araujo ducks under and follows up with a left that Araujo also avoids with ease.
Lennox tests Araujo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Araujo, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Araujo finds it's target.
Araujo connects with a leg kick. Lennox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Araujo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lennox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Araujo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lennox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lennox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Araujo lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Lennox misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Araujo with a hook.
Lennox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Araujo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lennox scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Araujo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Araujo throws a head kick that half lands.
Araujo throws a leg kick which misses Lennox's front leg but catches the back leg as Lennox tries to avoid it.
Lennox misses with a double jab
and Araujo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Araujo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lennox circles away quickly and effectively.
Lennox with a hook.
Lennox throws a sloppy body shot
and Araujo counters with a one-two to the body.
Araujo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lennox throws a series of strikes that have Araujo backpedaling.
Araujo slips a jab and a cross from Lennox.
Araujo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Araujo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Araujo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Araujo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lennox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Araujo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Araujo throws a series of strikes that have Lennox backpedaling.
Anderson Lennox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Lennox misses
and Araujo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Araujo misses with a head kick.
Araujo moves away from the strike by Lennox.
Araujo looks to land a combination. Lennox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lennox swinging wildly here.
Lennox throws a jab when Araujo was well out of range.
A lazy left from Araujo finds it's target.
Araujo lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Lennox misses.
Araujo scores with a jab to the head.
Araujo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox misses with a series of wild punches.
Araujo thuds his shin into the meat of Lennox's side.
Lennox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Araujo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lennox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Araujo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lennox's head.
Lennox tries to land a leg kick but Araujo saw it coming and moves away.
Araujo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Araujo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lennox manages to avoid it.
Lennox throws a right hand that Araujo ducks under and follows up with a left that Araujo also avoids with ease.
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!
Lennox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Araujo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lennox throws a series of punches but Araujo avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Araujo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox throws an overhand right that lands on Araujo's shoulder, as Araujo tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Araujo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lennox throws a series of punches but Araujo avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Araujo.
Lennox swings for the body but Araujo moves out of range.
Lennox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lennox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lennox misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Araujo.
Lennox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Araujo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Araujo does it's job there.
Lennox lands a glancing blow to the side of Araujo's head.
Rickson Araujo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Araujo scores with a decent looking hook.
Donk. Araujo catches Lennox right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Araujo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lennox.
Araujo misses with a low kick.
Lennox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Lennox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lennox. Araujo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Araujo avoids the body shot from Lennox.
Nice shot by Araujo.
Araujo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lennoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lennox avoids the head kick by Araujo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lennox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Araujo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lennox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Araujo counters with a leg kick.
Anderson Lennox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping body kick lands there for Araujo.
Lennox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Araujo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lennox scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Araujo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Araujo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Araujo!