PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sanavio
vs
Lester

188 cm
24
186 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

184 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Lester!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanavio takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Sanavio misses with a body shot.
Sanavio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Sanavio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Sanavio has Lester up against the cage in a clinch.
Lester taking a breather.
Sanavio tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Lester wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanavio tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Sanavio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester blocks a body shot from Sanavio.
A frustrated look appears on Lester's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanavio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanavio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanavio manages to avoid it.
Diego Sanavio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanavio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanavio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanavio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lester misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanavio.
Nice uppercut there from Lester.
Sanavio cracks Lester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanavio takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but Sanavio shows good takedown defense.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the body
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanavio.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the body
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanavio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a shot to the body

and Sanavio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanavio.
Sanavio is stalling in the full guard.

Lester is looking for a triangle but Sanavio pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanavio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lester working for a triangle but Sanavio defends it easily.
Sanavio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanavio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lester controls Sanavio momentarily but Sanavio frees himself.

Lester looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sanavio has picked Lester up and slammed him! Lester can't keep hold of the triangle and Sanavio manages to pass to side control!
Lester struggling a bit here.
Sanavio content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four 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.
Sanavio tries to advance to mount but Lester denies him.
Sanavio scoring with punches and elbows.
Lester is looking to regain half guard here but Sanavio keeps moving and retains side control.
Lester seems a little lost for a moment, as Sanavio dominates the positioning.
Lester is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanavio controlling from side mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Diego Sanavio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lester is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanavio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Sanavio jabs at Lester's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanavio dominated that round.
That's time! Sanavio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lester lands a jab.
Sanavio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
Sanavio is looking to wear down Lester with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Sanavio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanavio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanavio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lester looks a forlorn figure.
Sanavio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanavio looking to control but Lester is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanavio content just to control the position here.
Lester is squirming around, avoiding Sanavio's attempts to control the action.
Lester keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanavio avoids the attempt from Lester to control.
Sanavio content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Diego Sanavio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Lester has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanavio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanavio tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanavio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanavio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lester is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanavio.
Sanavio gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanavio tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Sanavio back against the cage.
Sanavio can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanavio lands a shoulder strike.
Lester wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanavio won't allow it.
Sanavio working aggressively here.
Lester wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanavio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanavio struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester tries to break the clinch but Sanavio is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Sanavio fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Sanavio.
Sanavio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanavio tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Sanavio back against the cage.
Lester blocks a body shot from Sanavio.

Sanavio breaks from the clinch.
Sanavio slips a jab from Lester.
Sanavio misses with a few strikes there.
Lester slips a jab from Sanavio.
Sanavio tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanavio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lester counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanavio tries to clinch up
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
Lester scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Lester misses.
A nice combination there by Lester.
Sanavio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lester counters with a three punch combo that has Sanavio backing up. Sanavio nods at Lester to acknowledge the strikes.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanavio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lester counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lester might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lester scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lester, as that shot connected.
Sanavio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Sanavio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanavio swinging wildly here.
Sanavio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vic Lester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanavio lands a lovely overhand right.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanavio.
Lester throws a body punch but Sanavio moves out of range.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lester counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanavio tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Sanavio back against the cage.
Sanavio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lester keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio shoots in for a takedown but Lester shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Lester tries to clinch up but Sanavio circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanavio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lester counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanavio wants to clinch.
Sanavio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanavio.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Sanavio's shoulder, as Sanavio tries to avoid the shot.
Lester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanavio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Sanavio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanavio momentarily.
Sanavio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanavio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanavio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester with a hook.
Sanavio tries to clinch up but Lester circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sanavio as Lester shoots in.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanavio. That snapped Lester's head back.
Vic Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Lester.
Sanavio leaves Lester with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanavio.
Sanavio swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanavio slips under a jab from Lester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Sanavio misses.
Sanavio misses with a body shot
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Sanavio misses.
Sanavio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.

Sanavio pushes Lester up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanavio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sanavio fails to land.
Sanavio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanavio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lester pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Sanavio misses
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio misses with a body shot
and Lester makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Lester scores a takedown into full mount!
Sanavio working to try and regain half guard.
Sanavio tries to hold on but Lester postures up.
Lester looking to control but Sanavio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanavio tries to hold on but Lester postures up.
Lester pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sanavio tries to hold on but Lester postures up.
Lester wants to take his opponent's back but Sanavio doesn't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Lester!