PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Justice
vs
Lester

171 cm
24
151 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester misses with a low kick as Justice jumps back.

Justice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Justice controlling the action here.
Lester wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Justice decides to stand up.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lester closes the distance and clinches.

Lester breaks the clinch.
Lester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Justice defends well and Lester ends up having to push Justice into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lester manages to break the clinch.

Justice gets tackled into the cage by Lester. Lester maintains the clinch.
Lester is trying to pull guard but Justice turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Lester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justice blocks a head kick by Lester.
Justice throws a low kick but Lester avoids it.

Lester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lester tries to pull guard but Justice forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Evan Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Lester.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lester just leaning against Justice, taking a breather.
Lester is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Justice to keep the fight standing.

Lester manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lester or perhaps it was just good defense by Justice, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lester clinches up with Justice and pushes him back against the cage.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester jumps guard but Justice stands there with Lester around his waist. Lester gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Justice can't break the clinch.
Justice just leaning against Lester, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
Justice just leaning against Lester, taking a breather.
Lester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lester lands a body shot.
Lester jumps guard but Justice stands there with Lester around his waist. Lester gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Justice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lester is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester effectively controlling the action here.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Lester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lester has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Justice is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Justice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lester takes a shot to the head.
Justice tries to break the clinch but Lester is controlling the position.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justice blocks it with crossed arms.
Justice prevents a body shot from Lester.
Justice takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Evan Justice has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice prevents Lester from breaking the clinch.
Lester jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Justice walks away with a smile on his face. Lester gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Lester looks winded!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lester drops down looking for an ankle pick but Justice pulls his leg out and moves away.
Justice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lester has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Lester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Justice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lester clinches.
Lester lands a shoulder strike.
Dan Lester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Justice is trying to force a seperation but Lester has the dominant position.
Lester jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Justice walks away with a smile on his face. Lester gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Lester moves into the clinch successfully.

Lester decides to pull guard.

Justice stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Lester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Justice drives through with a takedown into Lester's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.

Justice stands and steps away. Lester gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justice blocks a head kick by Lester.
Lester is breathing heavily.

Lester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Justice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lester as he jumps to the side.

Lester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lester lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evan Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Justice sprawls well. Justice wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lester gets slowly back to his feet.
Evan Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Lester.

Lester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.

Lester manages to break the clinch.

Lester closes the distance and pushes Justice back into the cage.
Lester jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Justice walks away with a smile on his face. Lester gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice blocks a low kick nicely.

Lester clinches up with Justice and pushes him back against the cage.
Lester wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lester working hard to break the clinch.
Justice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lester avoids it.
Justice is looking to break free of the clinch but Lester has double underhooks.
Lester tries to pull guard but Justice forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
Justice keeps control of Lester as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Justice's brow.
Justice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Justice wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
Justice keeps control of Lester as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.

Lester instigates a clinch.
Lester throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Justice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Lester pushes Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
Lester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Justice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.

Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lester shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evan Justice's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Justice gets the takedown into side control.
Justice creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lester is trying to control Justice's posture but Justice avoids it.

Justice decides to stand back up.

Lester has managed to clinch.

Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Lester has his takedown stuffed

and Justice counters with a takedown into side control.
Lester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justice decides to stand back up.

Justice drives through and clinches with Lester against the cage.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Justice manages to break the clinch.

Lester clinches up against the cage.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice working aggressively here.

Lester breaks from the clinch.

Lester has managed to clinch.

Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a head kick that Lester semi-blocks.

Lester darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
Justice can't break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lester breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lester tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lester successfully pulls guard.

Lester is working an open guard so Justice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Justice throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lester.
Lester gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Justice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Justice.

Justice stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dan Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Justice shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lester is trying to defend but Justice finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Justice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lester sees it coming and defends easily.

Justice decides to return to a standing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lester has managed to clinch.
Justice is trying to break free.
Justice dodges an elbow strike from Lester.

Lester breaks the clinch.

Justice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Justice stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lester to get to his feet.
Lester throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Justice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lester as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lester rushes Justice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Lester!