PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Hester (ranked 6155 p4p, 3232 weight class) and Albert Vortmont (ranked 592 p4p, 400 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hester
vs
Vortmont

175 cm
22
164
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
30
157
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Dangerous Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Vortmont!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vortmont looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vortmont's brow.
Vortmont blocks the elbow strike.
Hester definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike.
Vortmont dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
Vortmont jumps guard but Hester stands there with Vortmont around his waist. Vortmont gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vortmont's defenses.

It looks like Albert Vortmont has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vortmont tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vortmont tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hester just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zeke Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Vortmont.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vortmont tries to score a body lock takedown but Hester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vortmont blocks the elbow strike.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Vortmont shrugs off.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vortmont dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Hester.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
Vortmont blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vortmont's brow.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vortmont avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester lands an elbow just above Vortmont 's eye.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Vortmont is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hester lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands an elbow inside.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vortmont avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Vortmont takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Hester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vortmont's defenses.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vortmont's brow.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vortmont's brow.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands an elbow just above Vortmont 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester lands an elbow just above Vortmont 's eye.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester lands an elbow just above Vortmont 's eye.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Vortmont avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Hester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Vortmont'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.

Vortmont gets tackled into the cage by Hester. Hester maintains the clinch.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
Hester lands an elbow inside.
Hester lands an elbow inside.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hester lands an elbow just above Vortmont 's eye.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
Vortmont avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vortmont dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Vortmont is breathing heavily.
Hester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vortmont dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Zeke Hester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Vortmont shrugs off.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Vortmont shrugs off.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vortmont blocks the elbow strike.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vortmont is trying to pull guard but Hester turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hester lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vortmont tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hester just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
Vortmont jumps guard but Hester turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zeke Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Vortmont.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Hester.
Vortmont blocks the elbow strike.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vortmont's brow.
Vortmont dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vortmont's brow.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hester.
Vortmont is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hester pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester lands an elbow that stopped Vortmont in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hester.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Vortmont jumps guard but Hester turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vortmont takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester lands an elbow inside.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Vortmont is rocked!
Vortmont avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Hester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Vortmont'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hester drives through and clinches with Vortmont against the cage.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vortmont avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vortmont takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vortmont's brow.
Vortmont takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vortmont's brow.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vortmont takes an elbow to the temple.
Hester lands an elbow inside.
Vortmont is still on wobbly legs! Can Hester finish him?
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vortmont dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vortmont seems to have recovered his senses.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Vortmont shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vortmont blocks the elbow strike.
Vortmont blocks the elbow strike.
Vortmont tries to pull guard but Hester won't allow it.
Hester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hester lands an elbow that stopped Vortmont in his tracks for a moment.
Vortmont avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vortmont dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vortmont can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hester.
Hester lands an elbow that stopped Vortmont in his tracks for a moment.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vortmont dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vortmont's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Vortmont blocks an elbow strike.
Vortmont dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester lands an elbow just above Vortmont 's eye.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Vortmont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vortmont takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vortmont takes an elbow to the temple.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
Hester pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Vortmont! Hester unloads with more strikes and Vortmont sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Hester!
After winning the bout, Zeke Hester thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.