PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lander's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tribute. Ice Lander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lander
vs
Cd

190 cm
31
222 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

192 cm
38
220 lbs
34 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lander to score with a decent uppercut.
Cd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lander manages to avoid it.
Lander gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Lander.
Cd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cd throws a lazy right hand but Lander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cd swings for the body but Lander moves out of range.
Cd checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lander.
Cd lands with a straight right. Lander didn't see that one coming.
Ice Lander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lander just misses with a punch to the body.
Cd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cd tries a head kick but it misses.
Cd cracks Lander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd lands a nice looking body shot.
Lander throws a leg kick but Cd moved away.
A swing and a miss from Cd.
Lander 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.
Cd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cd slips a straight right by Lander.
Cd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lander.
Lander tests Cd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cd misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd catches Lander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lander throws a head kick that misses.
Lander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lander throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cd manages to avoid it.
Cd works Lander's body with a nice hook.
Lander misses with a hook to the body
and Cd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lander takes one on the button.
Lander swings for the body but Cd moves out of range.
Lander misses with a shot to the body
and Cd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lander's knee momentarily.
Cd throws a lazy body kick
and Lander counters with a nice uppercut.
Cd misses with a two punch combination.
Cd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Cd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander is looking to chop away at Cd's legs.
Cd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lander.
Lander takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Lander is predictable there
and Cd counters with a low kick, right behind Lander 's knee.
Lander moves away from the strike by Cd.

Lander instigates a clinch.

Cd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Cd misses.
Lander drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cd avoids the body shot from Lander.
Lander moves away from the strike by Cd.
Cd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lander had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cd throws a leg kick that misses.
Cd slips under a jab from Lander.
Cd motions for Lander to come forward. Cd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lander misses with a body shot.
Lander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cd checks the leg kick.
Cd throws a sloppy body shot
and Lander counters with a good, hard body kick but Cd shrugs it off.
Cd walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cd was well out of range. Poor timing from Lander.
Cd lands a lovely overhand right.
Lander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Noah Cd will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lander misses with the combination.
Cd scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lander is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cd throws a series of punches but Lander avoids them all with ease.
Cd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lander is looking to wear down Cd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lander looks to land a right hand but Cd moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Cd - just one landing.
Cd misses with a low kick as Lander jumps back.
Cd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lander. Lander circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cd.
Lander on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lander. Cd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lander connects with a leg kick. Cd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cd misses with a leg kick

and Lander counters by moving into the clinch.
Cd is looking to break free of the clinch but Lander has double underhooks.
Lander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cd is defending well for now.
Cd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lander's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cd avoiding damage as Lander throws knees to the body.
Lander has Cd pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cd is trying to break the clinch but Lander has him pressed against the cage.
Lander tries to land a knee to the head but Cd blocks with his arms.

Cd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cd throws a hook but Lander blocks it.
Lander throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cd moves out of range of the strikes.
Lander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cd.
Cd connects with a looping right hand.
Cd lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lander.
A head kick misses from Lander.
Lander takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lander.
Lander does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cd.
Noah Cd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Cd as he checks the leg kick.
Cd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lander.
Cd avoids a kick to the body.
Lander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cd.
Lander scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cd throws a leg kick which misses Lander's front leg but catches the back leg as Lander tries to avoid it.
Cd avoids the body shot from Lander.
Cd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lander tries a head kick but it misses.
Cd scores with a jab to the head.
Cd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lander misses with a kick to the body.
Lander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cd.
Lander throws a lazy right hand but Cd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lander slips a jab and a cross from Cd.
Cd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lander misses with a body kick.
Lander throws a head kick but Cd moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Noah Cd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cd lands with an overhand left.
Cd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lander closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cd scores with a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cd.
Cd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cd checks it well.
A combination from Lander does no damage.
Cd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lander.
Lander throws a shot from downtown. Cd moves away and avoids it.
Lander throws a leg kick but Cd moved away.
Cd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lander.
Cd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lander walks into a jab.
Cd throws a head kick that misses.
Cd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lander is out of range.
Lander misses the body punch
and Cd counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Cd blocks the low kick.
Cd wants to slow Lander down by chopping away at his legs.
Cd blocks a head kick by Lander.
Cd lands a leg kick that knocks Lander off balance momentarily.
Lander tries to land a front kick but Cd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lander connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cd's hands.
Cd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ice Lander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lander.
Cd scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cd throws out a loose jab but Lander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cd scores with a head kick.
Lander moves out of range as Cd throws a body kick.
Lander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cd cracks Lander with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lander misses with a body shot.
Cd moves out of range as Lander strikes.
Lander looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cd slips a straight right by Lander.
Lander throws a lazy right hand but Cd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lander lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cd.
Cd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cd with a hook.
Cd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lander misses with a double jab.
Lander has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cd.
Lander tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lander throws a lazy body kick
and Cd counters with a nice uppercut.
Lander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lander takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cd was well out of range. Poor timing from Lander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lander takes the fight into the clinch.
Cd tries to circle away but Lander has him pinned against the cage.
Cd working hard to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lander can't find room to land a body shot as Cd controls the action.
A short right from Lander.
Cd is trying to break the clinch but Lander has him pressed against the cage.
Cd is looking to break free of the clinch but Lander has double underhooks.
Lander struggles to land a body shot inside as Cd controls his hands.
Lander misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lander tries to land knees in the clinch but Cd avoids the damage to the body.
Cd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lander tries to work over Cd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lander keeps control of Cd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noah Cd.
I've got Cd 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Noah Cd!
During a confident post fight interview, Noah Cd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.