PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Lennyville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Couture
vs
Lennyville

185 cm
23
241 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lenny Lennyville!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lennyville.

Couture clinches up against the cage.
Couture displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lennyville up against the cage.
Lennyville can't break the clinch.
Couture lands an elbow that stopped Lennyville in his tracks for a moment.
Couture lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Couture lands with a right to the head.
Couture throws a punch but it's blocked by Lennyville.
Come on Couture - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Couture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lennyville backwards.
Lennyville fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Couture has clasped his hands together around Lennyville's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lennyville takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Couture working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lennyville can't do much from the bottom here.
Couture scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lennyville to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Couture seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lennyville struggling a bit here.
Couture prevents Lennyville from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lennyville down.
Couture is putting a hurting on Lennyville here, landing some big shots from side control.
Couture working away.
Couture is looking to take a break and control but Lennyville is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lennyville takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lennyville can do anything to dispel that myth.
Couture is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lennyville takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lennyville is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Couture is working Lennyville over with some ground and pound from side control.
Couture lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture cracks Lennyville with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lennyville down.
Couture working the ground and pound from side control.
Lennyville takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lennyville is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lennyville looks gassed!
Couture scoring with punches and elbows.
Couture is working Lennyville over with some ground and pound from side control.
Couture landing a few strikes.
Couture grinds an elbow into Lennyville's temple.
Couture landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lennyville really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Couture. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Couture scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lennyville to see if he's OK.
Lennyville tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Couture wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lennyville is working to avoid the ground and pound but Couture connects with a decent elbow.
Lennyville is working to avoid the ground and pound but Couture connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands an elbow.
Lennyville taking punishment in the form of punches.
Couture scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lennyville to see if he's OK.
Couture is putting a hurting on Lennyville here, landing some big shots from side control.
Couture is working Lennyville over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lennyville takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Couture working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Couture lands a nice forearm strike.
Couture works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Couture creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Couture in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lennyville takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture working the ground and pound.
Couture has knee on belly and moves into mount.
BOOM! Couture connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Couture 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.
Couture lands a nice shot to the head.
Couture breaks from Lennyville's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lennyville takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lennyville tries to buck Couture off but he can't manage it.
Couture in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Couture cracks Lennyville with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Couture lands a nice shot to the head.
Couture landing strikes from the mount and Lennyville is in trouble!
Couture lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture 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.

Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
Couture leaves Lennyville with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Lennyville shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lennyville wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Lennyville being controlled here momentarily.
Lennyville is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Couture wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Couture holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Couture keeping full guard, as Lennyville tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Couture holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Couture just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Lennyville moves away and avoids it.
Lenny Lennyville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Couture moves into the clinch.
Couture pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lennyville tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lennyville tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Couture smiles and moves away.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Lennyville.

Couture closes the distance and pushes Lennyville back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Couture scores with a nice short uppercut.
Couture lands with a right to the head.
Lennyville is trying to drag Couture to the mat but Couture just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couture.
Couture lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Couture scores with a shot to the side of Lennyville's head.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lennyville can do to turn this around?
Lennyville jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Couture walks away with a smile on his face. Lennyville gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Couture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Couture connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Lennyville shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Couture's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lennyville was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Couture throws a series of strikes that have Lennyville backpedaling.
Couture throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lennyville stumbling backwards into the cage! Lennyville bounces back off the cage towards Couture, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Couture lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Couture celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randy Couture!