PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Lessa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Haven of Mist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lessa's entrance music is Uriah Heep: Easy Livin´. A fine choice. Haven of Mist is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Numero 1. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lessa
vs
Haven of Mist

185 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Lessa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Haven of Mist!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lessa has a takedown stuffed.
Haven of Mist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haven of Mist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haven of Mist slips a straight right by Lessa.
Lessa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lessa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haven of Mist but Haven of Mist pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lessa looks to land a right hand but Haven of Mist moved out of range.
A nice combination there by Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haven of Mist misses with a double jab.
Haven of Mist scores with a nice head shot.
Haven of Mist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haven of Mist throws a series of punches but Lessa moves out of range.
Lessa misses with a takedown attempt - Haven of Mist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Lessa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lessa is breathing heavily.
Haven of Mist misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lessa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessa throws out a loose jab but Haven of Mist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haven of Mist scores with a nice right hand.
Haven of Mist stalks Lessa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lessa's face. Lessa staggers backwards, shaken.
Haven of Mist misses with a few strikes there.
Haven of Mist catches Lessa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haven of Mist ducks under a wild hook from Lessa.
Nice sprawl there from Haven of Mist as Lessa shoots in.

Haven of Mist drops Lessa with a beautiful combination! Lessa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Haven of Mist is looking for the KO!

Lessa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haven of Mist lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lessa is looking to close the distance but Haven of Mist sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lessa crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lessa is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kim Haven of Mist!