The Island Season 3, 265+ lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fray Bentos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pow. Fray Bentos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lazaro
vs
Bentos

195 cm
27
251 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

220 cm
27
298 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Lazaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fray Bentos!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lazaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bentos.
Lazaro misses with a looping right.
Lazaro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bentos counters with a straight right hand.
Bentos tries to clinch but Lazaro is having none of it.
Lazaro throwing a counter right hand but Bentos manages to avoid it.
Bentos misses with a jab to the body
and Lazaro counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Fray Bentos has been cut.
Bentos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lazaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bentos.
Lazaro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bentos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bentos throws a right and a left that Lazaro avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Lazaro.
Fray Bentos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bentos, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentos just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lazaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lazaro throws an off balance right hand
and Bentos counters with a left to the body.
Bentos digs a good hook to Lazaro's body.
Lazaro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bentos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lazaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bentos.
Bentos misses with a shot to the body

and Lazaro counters by moving into the clinch.
Lazaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Bentos controls his hands.
Lazaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Lazaro gets through Bentos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Lazaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bentos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bentos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bentos misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Lazaro.

That has opened up Fray Bentos's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bentos stalling the fight.
Lazaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bentos throws an elbow but misses.
Bentos blocks a body shot from Lazaro.

Bentos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bentos works Lazaro's body with a nice hook.
Bentos defending well as Lazaro loads up on a big left hand.
Bentos throws a big shot that misses.
Lazaro lands with an overhand left.
Bentos misses with an uppercut. Lazaro saw that one coming.
Bentos misses with an uppercut
and Lazaro counters with a straight right hand.
Lazaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazaro moves away.
Lazaro misses with a hook.
Bentos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Bentos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bentos prevents a body shot from Lazaro.
Bentos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bentos stalling in the clinch.
Bentos throws an elbow but it misses.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bentos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bentos backwards.
Lazaro works on Bentos's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lazaro.
A right hook to the body lands for Lazaro.
Bentos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

The cut above Fray Bentos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lazaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bentos backwards.
Lazaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Bentos prevents a body shot from Lazaro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lazaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazaro digs a right hand into Bentos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bentos's gas tank.
Bentos looks winded!
Bentos blocks a body shot from Lazaro.
Bentos blocks an uppercut.
Bentos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lazaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Fray Bentos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lazaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Lazaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fray Bentos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bentos moves in looking to clinch but Lazaro pushes him off.
Lazaro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bentos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lazaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Bentos is just out of range.
A big right from Lazaro misses.
Bentos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Bentos tries to get set, Lazaro tries to push him back and clinch up but Bentos manages to avoid the attempt.
Bentos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lazaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lazaro takes one on the button.
Bentos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lazaro to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lazaro.
Bentos scores with a jab to the body.
Bentos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lazaro counters with a straight right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fray Bentos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paulo Lazaro!
Paulo Lazaro bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regal Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hellmuth Jr
vs
Law

188 cm
27
260 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
290 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Regal Law!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law throws a lazy uppercut
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Hellmuth Jr. That snapped Law's head back.

It looks like Regal Law has been cut.
Law closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hellmuth Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under a wild hook from Law.

Hellmuth Jr moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Law 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Law in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Law misses with the head strike.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Hellmuth Jr blocks an uppercut.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Law blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Nice body punch from Law - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Law takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Law.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Law lands with a left to the head.
Law makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Law leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
Law misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Law fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
Law lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Law 's eye.

That has opened up Regal Law's cut even more.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Law in his tracks for a moment.
Law is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Law working aggressively here.
Law lands a right hand.
Law tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Law back against the cage.
Law has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Law.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hellmuth Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Law gets through Hellmuth Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Law throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Law in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Regal Law's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Law throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Law.
Law lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Hellmuth Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Law's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Law's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hellmuth Jr keeps control of Law as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Law.
A head punch on the inside from Law fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand.

Regal Law's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hellmuth Jr is leaning against Law and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Law looks winded!
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
Law lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Law tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Regal Law's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Phil Hellmuth Jr made sure he mentioned Highland Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.