PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lauren Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Lesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusty Lesley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gill
vs
Lesley

210 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lauren Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusty Lesley!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Lesley takes the fight into the clinch.

Gill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Lesley has managed to clinch.
Gill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Gill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesley looks to land a combination. Gill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Lesley has Gill up against the cage in a clinch.
Gill letting Lesley take a breather here.
Gill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesley is defending well for now.
Gill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lesley misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!

Lesley breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gill drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lesley sprawls and moves away.
Lesley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Gill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gill postures up in Lesley's guard and throws a big left but Lesley blocks it.
Gill is working Lesley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gill cracks Lesley with a solid left hand.
Gill wants to pass the guard but Lesley is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill trying to control but Lesley is working from the bottom.
Gill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lesley's head.
Gill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesley trying to control the position here.
Gill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesley trying to keep a closed guard but Gill is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Lesley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gill napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lesley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gill is avoiding damage well.
Gill wants to control but Lesley postures up.
Gill sneaks back into half guard.
Gill works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lesley is looking to stand up but Gill won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesley.
Gill is trying to control the position but Lesley postures up.
Lesley looking to pass the guard.
Lesley is fighting to break Gill's control of his arms but Gill is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesley wants to stand but Gill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gill trying to control the position.
Lesley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gill is keeping the position for now.
Lesley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lesley trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dusty Lesley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lesley clinches.

Gill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Lesley. Those never looked like landing.

Lesley clinches up with Gill and pushes him back against the cage.
Gill has Lesley pressed against the cage, preventing Lesley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Lesley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gill.
Gill keeping moving, preventing Lesley from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lesley defends well.
Dusty Lesley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesley throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gill is on top in guard.

Lesley has Gill pulled in close to control his posture.
Lesley working a defensive guard but Gill manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gill working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesley tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gill presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lesley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lesley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lesley wants to hold on but Gill pushes him away.
Gill dominating with strikes here.
Lesley wants to control but Gill is having none of it.
Gill landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill trying to control but Lesley is having none of it.
Lesley can't escape the position.
Gill lands with some strikes.
Lesley is desperately trying to improve his position but Gill has a good base and remains in mount.
Gill cracks Lesley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gill prevents Lesley from getting the reversal.
Lesley wants to hold on but Gill pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill breaks from Lesley's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Gill has control of Lesley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lesley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lesley tries to hold on but Gill pushes him away.

Gill is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lesley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lesley tries to lock up and control but Gill gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauren Gill dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lesley looks to land a combination but Gill avoids it well.

Lesley drives through with a takedown into Gill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lesley postures up.
Lesley throws a big elbow that misses.
Gill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lesley trying to control but Gill postures up.
Gill is nestled in close to Lesley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lesley can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesley wants to control but Gill is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lesley tries to get to full guard but Gill has control of the leg.
Lesley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lesley is looking for a sweep. Gill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gill trying to control from half guard but Lesley is working away.
Lesley taking some punishment here, with Gill in his half guard.
Gill is trying to control. Lesley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesley trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gill unloading with bombs!
Gill landing punches.
Gill lands a heavy elbow.

Gill looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lesley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gill scoring with strikes but Lesley is staying in there.
Gill landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gill avoids the attempt from Lesley to control.
Gill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesley wants to hold on but Gill pushes him away.
Gill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lesley tries to lock up and control but Gill gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gill landing strikes from the mount and Lesley is in trouble!

Gill is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lesley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauren Gill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauren Gill!