PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lion
vs
Clinton

170 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
131 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion throws a right hand that misses
and Clinton counters with a right hand to the body.
Lion goes for a double leg but Clinton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clinton continues to drive forward.
A frustrated look appears on Clinton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clinton is trying to break free.
Lion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clinton or not.
Lion misses with the head strike.

Lion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lion shoots in and drives through. Clinton sprawls well.
Lion throws a hook to the side of Clinton's head but Clinton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clinton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lion misses with an uppercut. Clinton saw that one coming.
Lion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clinton slips under a jab.
Lion lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clinton misses with a wild combination.
Lion misses with a straight left.
Lion throws a big shot that misses.
Clinton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lion.
Lion throws a big shot that misses.
Clinton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clinton slips a jab from Lion.
Lion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clinton tries to avoid it but Lion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clinton to the ground. Clinton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lion misses with a right hand
and Clinton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leonardo Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Clinton.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lion as he avoids it easily.
Lion ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.
Lion shoots in for a takedown but Clinton shows good takedown defense.
Clinton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lion throws a sloppy body shot
and Clinton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clinton.
Clinton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lion on the side of the head.
Lion missing with a left hand there. Clinton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lion connects with a looping right hand.
Lion misses with a takedown attempt - Clinton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lion. Lion circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown but Lion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lion slips under a jab.
Lion throws a body punch but Clinton moves out of range.
Lion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Clinton.
Clinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lion.
Lion throws a body punch but Clinton moves out of range.
Lion throws an off balance right hand
and Clinton counters with a series of strikes. Lion will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lion throws a head kick but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lion as he avoids it easily.
Clinton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion fails to land the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Clinton.
Clinton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clinton defending well as Lion loads up on a big left hand.

Clinton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clinton showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinton seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leonardo Lion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lion is looking to clinch.
Clinton takes a swing at Lion's ribcage but misses.
Lion misses the jab.
Lion is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clinton ducks under a wild hook from Lion.
Lion throws a head kick but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lion.
Lion tries to work over Clinton's front leg with a kick but Clinton checks it.
Lion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clinton throws a right hand that Lion ducks under and follows up with a left that Lion also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Lion.
Lion tries to clinch but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clinton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton dives in for a single leg takedown but Lion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lion throws a head punch that misses.
Lion tries to throw a body punch but Clinton avoids it by throwing Lion back against the cage.
Clinton wants to break free but Lion has control.
Clinton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lion misses with a punch to the body.
Lion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lion misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinton.
Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Lion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lion lands a jab to Clinton's midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Clinton. No joy for Lion on that attempt.
Clinton dips to his left and cracks Lion with an uppercut!
Lion throws a head kick that misses.
Lion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clinton was well out of range. Poor timing from Lion.
Lion looks to land a left hand but Clinton moved out of range nicely.
Clinton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lion throws a leg kick
and Clinton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a series of punches but Lion moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Lion misses
and Clinton counters with a nice uppercut.
Clinton misses with a two punch combination.
Lion shoots in looking for a takedown. Clinton tries to sprawl out of it but Lion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clinton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lion throws a leg kick but Clinton checks it.
Franklin Clinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lion thows a body shot but no joy.
Lion tries a low kick but Clinton avoids it.
Leonardo Lion is winning the standup battle so far.
Clinton moves out of range of the leg kick from Lion.
Lion throws an off balance right hand
and Clinton counters with a left and a right that stings Lion.
Lion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion throws a jab when Clinton was well out of range.
Lion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clinton throws a series of punches but Lion moves out of range.

Lion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lion lands some shots froms side control.
Lion throws a strike aimed at the side of Clinton's head but Clinton avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Lion are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Lion.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lion throws an elbow but Clinton slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Lion dominated that second round.
That's time! Lion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Clinton misses.
Clinton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lion misses the shot to the body.
Lion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clinton.
Clinton lands with an overhand left.
Lion looks to land a left hand but Clinton moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Lion misses.
Lion throws a sloppy head kick and Clinton moves out of range easily.
Clinton misses with a double jab.
Lion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clinton is fending him off so far but Lion persists. Nope, Clinton circles away and we're back to standing.
Lion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clinton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lion swings widly with a right hand
and Clinton counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion misses with a hook
and Clinton counters with a left and a right that stings Lion.
Clinton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lion throws out a leg kick but Clinton moves out of range and Lion only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Clinton. Those never looked like landing.
Lion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clinton's calf.
Lion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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Clinton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lion misses with a jab to the body
letting Clinton counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Clinton. Those never looked like landing.
Clinton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion closes the distance and clinches up with Clinton, looking for a takedown. Lion pushes Clinton against the cage but Clinton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clinton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lion is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Clinton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clinton.
Lion misses with a lunging right hand
and Clinton counters with a three punch combo that has Lion backing up. Lion nods at Clinton to acknowledge the strikes.
Lion just misses with a punch to the body.
Clinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clinton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lion misses with a left hand
and Clinton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clinton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lion.
Lion throws a lazy right hand but Clinton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clinton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Clinton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lion.
Lion throws a leg kick but Clinton moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lion misses with a double jab.
Lion throws a lazy uppercut
and Clinton counters with a straight right hand.
Lion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Lion with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lion throws a lazy uppercut
and Clinton counters with a left and a right that stings Lion.
Lion tries to bum rush Clinton with a series of wild strikes but Clinton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clinton dodges the punch combination from Lion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lion.
Lion loads up on a big right hand but Clinton slips the punch.
Clinton tests Lion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clinton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Franklin Clinton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lion will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Lion misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clinton cracks Lion with a good jab.
Clinton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clinton.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonardo Lion.
Well Lion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leonardo Lion!