PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fireaway Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanagan has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Lauzon
vs
Flanagan

168 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

171 cm
28
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Conviction

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Lauzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fireaway Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan misses with a looping right.
Lauzon lands a slapping body shot.
Lauzon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flanagan. Lauzon shrugs it off though.
Flanagan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lauzon.
Lauzon checks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lauzon!
Flanagan misses with a leg kick

and Lauzon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Flanagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lauzon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flanagan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flanagan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lauzon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flanagan avoids it.
Lauzon with a knee to the head.
Flanagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Lauzon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flanagan scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Flanagan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lauzon has Flanagan up against the cage in a clinch.
Flanagan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lauzon.
Flanagan tries to work over Lauzon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lauzon lands with a light punch inside.
Flanagan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lauzon.
Flanagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauzon controls his hands.
Flanagan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Lauzon.
Lauzon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flanagan is defending well for now.

Flanagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flanagan checks a leg kick nicely.
Flanagan throws an off balance right hand
and Lauzon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanagan connects with a crisp jab.
Lauzon throws a head kick but Flanagan moves out of range.
Flanagan throws a big counter head kick but Lauzon avoids it with no problem.
Fireaway Flanagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flanagan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Flanagan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lauzon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Flanagan looks to land a combination but Lauzon avoids it well.
Lauzon throwing a counter right hand but Flanagan manages to avoid it.
Flanagan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lauzon is out of range and Flanagan settles back down.
Flanagan lands a really nice looking cross but Lauzon seems unphased.
Lauzon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lauzon throws a low kick but Flanagan moves out of range easily.
A jab from Flanagan misses.
Flanagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lauzon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flanagan lands with a good body shot.
Flanagan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flanagan thows a leg kick but Lauzon checks it
and Lauzon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flanagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lauzon.
Flanagan tries a quick counter leg kick but Lauzon is wise to it.
Flanagan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan misses with a body kick.
Lauzon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lauzon.
Flanagan throws a sloppy head kick and Lauzon moves out of range easily.
Flanagan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flanagan misses with a hook
and Lauzon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flanagan tries to work over Lauzon's front leg with a kick but Lauzon checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lauzon as he connects with a hook.
Lauzon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flanagan circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Lauzon.
Lauzon walks into a stiff left hand from Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a low kick but Lauzon avoids it.
Flanagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lauzon.

Lauzon moves into range and clinches up with Flanagan.
Flanagan working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flanagan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flanagan scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flanagan throws a head kick that misses
and Lauzon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flanagan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lauzon.
Flanagan throws a front kick aimed at Lauzon's knee but Lauzon avoids it well.
Lauzon fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Lauzon. Beautiful body shot.
Lauzon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flanagan flicks out a counter leg kick but Lauzon steps away.
Flanagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flanagan walks into a left hand.
Lauzon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lauzon checks a leg kick.
A combination from Flanagan does no damage.
Flanagan throws a leg kick but Lauzon checks it.
Flanagan takes one to the chin there.
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 Ben Lauzon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lauzon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flanagan has time to react.
Lauzon staying out of range there.
Flanagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Lauzon lands.
Fireaway Flanagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanagan tries to land a leg kick but Lauzon saw it coming and moves away.
Lauzon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flanagan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lauzon jabs at Flanagan's body.
Flanagan tries a head kick but it misses.
Flanagan's corner calls for a 1-2. Flanagan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Lauzon.
Flanagan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lauzon checks a leg kick.
Flanagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flanagan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanagan lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan slips a jab from Lauzon.
Flanagan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flanagan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Lauzon clinches.
Flanagan misses with a punch on the inside.

Lauzon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flanagan.
Flanagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lauzon counter with a right hand.
Lauzon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Flanagan - just one landing.
Flanagan misses with a head kick.
Ben Lauzon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lauzon looks to clinch
and Lauzon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lauzon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lauzon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flanagan.
Lauzon moves to clinch but Flanagan breaks away
and Flanagan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Lauzon.
Flanagan tried to score with a low kick but Lauzon checks it.
A left lands for Lauzon.
Flanagan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lauzon is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Flanagan misses.
A quick step to the side and Lauzon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lauzon scores with a nice head shot.

Flanagan is rocked!
A shot to the body from Flanagan misses
and Lauzon counters with a huge left! Flanagan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lauzon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Flanagan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lauzon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Lauzon!
Ben Lauzon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.