PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lentz (ranked 285 p4p, 378 weight class) and White Rain (ranked 44 p4p, 58 weight class). Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lentz
vs
Rain

178 cm
32
164
24 - 10 - 1

178 cm
31
162
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Heavy Metal Drugs

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 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Rain!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain cracks Lentz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lentz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rain dodges the punch combination from Lentz.
A head kick misses from Rain.
Lentz connects with a jab.
Lentz misses with a body shot.
Lentz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lentz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lentz moves into the clinch successfully.

Rain breaks the clinch.
Lentz misses with a body kick.
Lentz moves out of range of the body kick.
Lentz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lentz moves into the clinch successfully.

Lentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lentz clobbers Rain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lentz is looking to wear down Rain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lentz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Lentz throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Lentz misses.
It seemed like Rain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lentz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rain looks to land a combination but Lentz avoids it well.
Lentz misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lentz - the referee stops the clock and Rain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lentz. Rain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the body from Lentz misses
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lentz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lentz lands a high kick!
Lentz misses with a hook
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
Lentz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Lentz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rain doesn't seem phased though.
Lentz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain needs to keep his hands up - Lentz had a free shot at his head there.
Rain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lentz.
It seemed like Rain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leon Lentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lentz connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lentz.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rain checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Rain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lentz connects with a crisp jab.
Rain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rain walks into a stiff left hand from Lentz.
Rain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rain throws a jab when Lentz was well out of range.
Lentz throwing a counter right hand but Rain manages to avoid it.
Lentz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Lentz is predictable there
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain throws a combination that misses
and Lentz counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Lentz.
Lentz scores with a body shot.
Rain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lentz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Lentz.
Rain avoids the head kick by Lentz.
Lentz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lentz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lentz misses with a head kick.
Lentz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Lentz.
Rain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lentz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lentz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Lentz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lentz throws a sloppy head kick
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain blocks a head kick by Lentz.
Nice uppercut lands for Lentz. That snapped Rain's head back.
Lentz throws a right hand that misses
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Lentz throws a chopping leg kick but Rain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Lentz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lentz scores with a punch to the head.
Rain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rain slips a straight right by Lentz.
Rain tries a quick counter leg kick but Lentz is wise to it.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Rain walks into a stiff left hand from Lentz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lentz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz tries to clinch there but Rain circles away.
Leon Lentz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lentz misses with a looping right.
Lentz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lentz.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Lentz moved out of range.
Lentz misses with a hook
and Rain counters with a series of strikes. Lentz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lentz misses with a straight left.
It looks like Lentz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lentz throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Lentz.
Lentz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rain can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain misses with a two punch combination.
Lentz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz misses the shot to the body.
Lentz lands a jab.
Lentz throws an off balance right hand
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Lentz throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lentz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lentz cracks Rain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lentz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lentz throws a poor cross that misses
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Lentz is rocked!

It looks like Leon Lentz has been cut.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Oh Lentz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lentz lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz misses the jab.
Lentz seems to have got his legs back now.
Rain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good shot there by Lentz.
Lentz tries to score with a low kick but Rain moves his leg out of the way.
Rain is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut lands for Lentz. That snapped Rain's head back.
Rain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lentz throws a right hand that misses
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lentz's corner calls for a 1-2. Lentz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lentz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by Lentz - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lentz throws a head kick that Rain semi-blocks.

Lentz tries to keep at a distance but Rain has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rain decides to pull guard.
Rain trying to keep a closed guard but Lentz is proving a slippery customer.

Rain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rain wants to sweep but no luck.
Lentz wants to control from the top but Rain keeps moving.
Rain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lentz manages to get himself to full guard.

Rain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lentz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Lentz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Lentz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lentz, as that shot connected.
Lentz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rain in his tracks.
Rain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Rain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rain tries to throw a body punch but Lentz avoids it by throwing Rain back against the cage.
Rain can't find room to land a body shot as Lentz controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rain pulls guard.
Lentz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lentz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Rain is looking for a triangle but Lentz pushes his legs off easily.
Rain wants to hit a sweep here but Lentz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rain there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain is looking to improve his position but Lentz isn't that keen on the idea.

Lentz stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rain lands a leg kick that knocks Lentz off balance momentarily.
Lentz tries a head kick but it misses.
Rain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lentz misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
Rain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lentz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rain.
Rain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rain thuds his right hand into Lentz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lentz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lentz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Rain misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lentz missing with a left hand there. Rain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lentz moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain avoids the head kick by Lentz.
Lentz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lentz misses with a body punch
and Rain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lentz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a leg kick that misses.
Rain is pawing at Lentz, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Lentz's nose. Lentz is badly hurt! Rain pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Lentz tries desperately to hold on but Rain is relentless in his assault! As Lentz receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Rain away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). White Rain!
During a confident post fight interview, White Rain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.