PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lemos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanouk Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairtex has chosen W.A.S.P - Crazy as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Lemos
vs
Fairtex

180 cm
23
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Lemos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanouk Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lemos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fairtex connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Fairtex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fairtex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fairtex throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Lemos.
Sanouk Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemos tries a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fairtex.
Lemos throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex swinging wilding here.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick
and Lemos counters with a head kick. That will keep Fairtex thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lemos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lemos misses with a series of wild punches.
Lemos throws the kick towards the body but Fairtex avoids it.
Lemos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fairtex.
Lemos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Lemos is blocking nicely.
Fairtex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Fairtex.
Fairtex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lemos is defending well for now.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Lemos shrugs off.
Lemos lands with a right to the head.
Fairtex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lemos's efforts to push away.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex keeps control of Lemos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Fairtex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lemoss head.
Lemos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lemos jumps guard but Fairtex stands there with Lemos around his waist. Lemos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fairtex as Lemos tries to tie him up.
Lemos pushes off an throws an elbow but Fairtex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fairtex.
Lemos looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lemos as Fairtex tries to tie him up.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Lemos avoids a wild elbow strike from Fairtex.
Lemos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fairtex prevents Lemos from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Lemos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Lemos in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Lucas Lemos has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lemos tries to stall but Fairtex uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lemos avoids it.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
Lemos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lemos looking to stall.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Lemos is trying to stall.
Lemos is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fairtex.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Lemos, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Lemos blocks with his arms.
Lemos blocks an elbow strike from Fairtex.
Lemos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lemos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lemos trying to land knees to the body.
Lemos taking a breather.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex prevents Lemos from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Lemos 's eye.
Lemos is trying to break free.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Lemos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Lemos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lemos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fairtex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Lemos tries to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling the position.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lemos is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes.
Lemos tries to pull guard but Fairtex holds him up against the ropes and eventually Lemos drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Lemos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairtex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. Lemos won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex pushes Lemos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lemos's face.
Lemos is trying to stall.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lemos tries to land a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks with his arms.
Fairtex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lemos takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fairtex.
A short right from Fairtex.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fairtex.
Lemos tries to pull guard but Fairtex won't allow it.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex misses with an elbow strike.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanouk Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Lemos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lemos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fairtex.
Fairtex works the jab nicely.

Fairtex rushes Lemos and presses him up against the ropes.
Lemos tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the ropes.
Lemos is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.

Lemos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas Lemos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lemos throws a sloppy head kick and Fairtex moves out of range easily.
Fairtex bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fairtex looks to throw a body kick
letting Lemos counter with a right hand.
A jab from Lemos misses.
Lemos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fairtex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lemos blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex scores with a nice body kick.
Fairtex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Lemos.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, Lemos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemos.
Fairtex dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Lemos 's eye.

Lemos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemos slaps away a takedown attempt from Fairtex, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Lemos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Lemos moves out of range.
Fairtex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick from Fairtex.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lemos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Lemos finds it's target.
Lemos swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
A lazy body kick from Lemos
and Lemos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fairtex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemos tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairtex thuds his shin into the meat of Lemos's side.
Fairtex connects with a solid leg kick.
Fairtex lands with an uppercut that bounces Lemos off the ropes and back into rage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fairtex looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fairtex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lemos. That did some damage!
Lemos cracks Fairtex with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fairtex. That's going to slow Lemos down.
Lemos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fairtex scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Fairtex.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Fairtex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
Lemos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Lemos in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lemos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lemos's defenses.
Fairtex's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Lemos 's eye.
Lemos working hard to break the clinch.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lemos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lemos backwards.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Sanouk Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Lemos shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lemos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairtex is keeping busy.
Lemos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. Lemos won't want to take too many of those.
Lemos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Lemos blocks it.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Lemos, against the ropes.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Lemos blocks it.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Lemos blocks with his arms.

Lemos manages to break the clinch.
Lemos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lemos looks to land a combination but Fairtex avoids it well.
Fairtex throws a head kick that Lemos semi-blocks.
Lemos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fairtex throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanouk Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucas Lemos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fairtex clinches.
Lemos tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the ropes.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lemos lands a right hand.
Lemos gets through Fairtex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fairtex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lemos wants to stall.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemos.
Fairtex letting Lemos take a breather here.
Lemos trying to control the position but instead, Fairtex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lemos into the ropes.

Lemos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairtex scores with a nice head shot.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick
and Lemos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lemos misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Fairtex.
Lemos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex lands a two punch combo.
Fairtex thows a body kick. Lemos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fairtex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lemos tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lemos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Lemos moves out of range.
Fairtex throws a head kick that Lemos semi-blocks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fairtex. That's going to slow Lemos down.
Lemos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fairtex can pounce on him.
Fairtex connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lemos momentarily.
Lemos misses with a body punch
and Fairtex counters with a leg kick.
Lemos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Fairtex.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fairtex.
Fairtex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Fairtex. That snapped Lemos's head back.
Fairtex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Lemos.
Fairtex moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fairtex thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lemos if he has to take too many more of those.
A left lands for Fairtex.
Fairtex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemos.

Fairtex has closed the distance and engaged Lemos in a clinch.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lemos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Lemos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fairtex content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fairtex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemos backwards.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lemos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fairtex avoiding damage.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Lemos's ribcage.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike.
Lemos looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Lemos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairtex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lemos is working Fairtex over against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Lemos shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A short right from Lemos on the inside.
Fairtex misses with an elbow over the top.

Lemos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairtex feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lemos's calf.
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fairtex lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lucas Lemos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex throws a body punch but Lemos moves out of range.
Fairtex lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fairtex. Lemos shrugs it off though.
Fairtex feints and then cracks Lemos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lemos down.
Fairtex plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fairtex takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fairtex scores with a head kick.
Lemos looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairtex is just out of range.
Lemos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lemos throws a leg kick
and Fairtex counters with a thumping low kick.
Fairtex takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sanouk Fairtex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fairtex has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanouk Fairtex!