PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lesley Dancer (ranked 2123 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Bradley Lemons (ranked 261 p4p, 274 weight class). Bradley Lemons has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lesley Dancer's chin.

Dancer
vs
Lemons

172 cm
25
165
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
163
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Island Boys Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lesley Dancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bradley Lemons!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dancer moves away.
Lemons lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Lesley Dancer has been cut.
Dancer wants to clinch.
Lemons swings widly with a right hand
and Dancer counters with a left to the body.

Dancer moves into range and clinches up with Lemons.
Dancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemons has had enough of the clinch but Dancer keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Dancer.
Lemons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lemons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right hand to the body from Dancer.
Lemons wants to break free but Dancer has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dancer tries a body shot but Lemons blocks it.
Dancer gets through Lemons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemons gets through Dancer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Dancer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lemons throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dancer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer lands a hook that snaps the head of Lemons backwards.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dancer.
Lemons is trying to force a seperation but Dancer has the dominant position.
Dancer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dancer.
Lemons blocks a body shot from Dancer.
Dancer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dancer blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Lemons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemons controls his hands.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemons is trying to push Dancer away but Dancer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lemons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dancer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dancer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Dancer.
Lemons looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemons.
Lemons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dancer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lemons's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Dancer.
Dancer lands a nice uppercut.
Dancer lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dancer lands with a left to the head.
Dancer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dancer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemons backwards.
Lemons takes a shot to the head.
Dancer lands with a short shot to the head.
Dancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dancer.
Lemons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dancer.
A short right from Dancer on the inside.
Dancer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemons tries to circle away but Dancer has him pinned against the cage.
Dancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemons.
Dancer lands a body punch.
Dancer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemons backwards.
Dancer lands with a short shot to the head.
Dancer gets through Lemons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dancer digs a right hand underneath Lemons's ribcage. Lemons let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dancer lands with a light punch inside.
Dancer misses with a body punch.
Dancer scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Lemons is rocked!
Lemons blocking some punches.
Lemons is still on wobbly legs! Can Dancer finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dancer has a couple of punches blocked by Lemons.
Dancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemons seems to have recovered his senses.
Dancer lands with a light punch inside.
Lemons blocking some punches.
Dancer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lemons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dancer has Lemons pressed against the cage, preventing Lemons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dancer works on Lemons's body with a couple of short punches.
Dancer lands a hook that snaps the head of Lemons backwards.
Dancer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lemons! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dancer is unloading with more strikes now! Lemons drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lesley Dancer!
An out of breath Lesley Dancer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.