PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexi Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lashley
vs
Belle

168 cm
34
153 lbs
20 - 22 - 0

190 cm
29
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexi Belle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lashley gets a clinch.
Belle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lashley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Belle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lashley is defending well.
Belle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luke Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lexi Belle.

Lashley has Belle pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lashley pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Belle tumbling to the mat - Lashley dives into Belle's guard.

Belle working for a triangle but Lashley defends it easily.
Lashley lands a couple of digs.

Belle looking for a guillotine here but Lashley defends easily.
Lashley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Lashley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lashley is aware though and is defending well.

Belle looking for a guillotine here but Lashley defends easily.
Lashley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lashley scoring with punches to the head and body.

Belle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lashley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lashley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lashley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lashley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Belle is rocked!
Lashley scoring with some ground and pound.
Belle is still in real trouble! Can Lashley finish him?
Lashley scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lashley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lashley arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Belle's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luke Lashley!
Luke Lashley made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.