PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Canton Caning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Feel Wonderful. Canton Caning could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moe Lester's chin.

Caning
vs
Lester

180 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

D.U.N.C.E ($10 Q156 Rec)
D.U.N.C.E ($10 Q156 Rec)

BUY ONE,GET TWO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Canton Caning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caning avoids the head kick by Lester.
Lester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lester throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caning avoids a kick to the body.
Lester blocks a head kick by Caning.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Caning circles away.
Caning throws a head kick that misses
and Lester counters with a leg kick.

Lester pushes Caning up against the cage in a clinch.
Lester lands an elbow just above Caning 's eye.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caning is trying to force a seperation but Lester has the dominant position.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caning avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Caning avoids the damage to the body.
Lester pushes Caning back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caning's brow.
Caning tries to circle away but Lester has him pinned against the cage.
Lester has Caning pushed against the cage.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caning backwards.
Lester working Caning over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lester - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Lester on the inside.
Lester works on Caning's body with a couple of short punches.
Lester lands a body shot.
Caning is breathing heavily.
Lester works on Caning's body with a couple of short punches.
Lester is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Caning avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caning manages to break the clinch.
Caning swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Caning misses
and Lester counters with a slapping leg kick.

Lester drives through and clinches with Caning against the cage.
Lester stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lester lands a body shot.
Lester connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Caning's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Caning avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Lester.
Lester slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caning is trying to force a seperation but Lester has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lester.
Caning tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.
Lester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lester is struggling to control the position.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
Caning avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Caning wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
Lester has Caning pressed against the cage, preventing Caning from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lester connects with a knee to the head.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caning wants to break free but Lester has control.
Caning being controlled against the cage.
Caning wants to break free but Lester has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lester.
Caning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
Caning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Caning avoids the damage to the body.
Caning is trying to force a seperation but Lester has the dominant position.
Caning has had enough of the clinch but Lester keeps him there for the moment.
Lester landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester controlling the action here for a moment.
Lester tries to work over Caning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Caning throws a sloppy head kick
and Lester counters with an inside leg kick.
Caning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Lester blocks a head kick by Caning.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caning avoids a kick to the body.
Lester thows a body shot but no joy.
Caning throws a head kick that Lester semi-blocks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lester.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
Lester shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caning misses with a low kick.
Lester misses with a leg kick
and Caning counters with a big head kick but Lester shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caning checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lester tries to clinch up.
Caning misses with a head kick.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lester.
Lester throws a head kick that misses
and Caning counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A shot to the body from Lester misses
and Caning counters with a thumping low kick.
Lester misses with a head kick.
Lester is looking to clinch but Caning is avoiding it.
Lester throws a head kick but Caning moves out of range.

Lester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caning, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caning is trying to break free.
Caning can't break the clinch.
Lester looking to throw knees to the head but Caning is blocking nicely.
Lester lands a shot to the body.
Lester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Caning blocks it.
Caning avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Caning wants to break free but Lester has control.
Caning managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
Caning can't break the clinch.
Caning tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Caning working hard to break the clinch.
Lester with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moe Lester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caning working hard to break the clinch.
Lester stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Caning's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lester in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Caning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Lester.
Lester has Caning pressed against the cage, preventing Caning from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lester looking to throw knees to the head but Caning is blocking nicely.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caning's efforts to push away.
Lester lands with a right to the head.
Caning avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.

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.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caning avoids it.
Lester lands an elbow inside.
Lester misses with an elbow over the top.
Caning avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Caning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lester lands a body punch.
Caning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Lester.
Lester keeps control of Caning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Caning avoids the damage to the body.
Caning has had enough of the clinch but Lester keeps him there for the moment.
Caning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caning.
Lester taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Lester scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lester moves into the clinch.

Caning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester tries to clinch there but Caning circles away.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Lester throws a body punch but Caning moves out of range.
Caning blocks a head kick by Lester.
A head kick misses from Lester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester blocks a head kick by Caning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caning pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caning throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Caning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caning throws a head kick that misses.
Lester thows a leg kick but Caning checks it
and Caning counters with a head kick.
Lester misses with a head kick.
Caning throws a sloppy head kick
and Lester counters with a thumping low kick.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Lester lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Caning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lester looks to clinch
and Caning counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caning keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Lester misses
and Caning counters with an outside leg kick.
Lester lands a slapping body shot.
Caning keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caning throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lester counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Caning misses
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester thows a leg kick but Caning checks it
and Caning counters with a low kick, right behind Lester 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lester.
Caning throws a head kick that misses
and Lester counters with a thumping low kick.
Caning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lester.
Lester throws a lazy head kick
and Caning counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Caning is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lester fails to land with a series of punches.
Caning slips a jab from Lester.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lester. That's going to slow Caning down.
Lester tries to clinch up.
Lester tries to clinch up.
Lester is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caning slips under a jab.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caning throws a lazy head kick
and Lester counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Caning scores with a nice body kick.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Caning misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester tries to clinch there but Caning circles away.
Caning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester throws a low kick, looking for Caning's leg but Caning calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester really 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.

Caning slips a jab from Lester.
Caning lands a head kick. Lester smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lester gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Caning counters with a thumping low kick.
Caning checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy body kick from Lester
and Caning counters with a nice leg kick.
Caning checks a low kick from Lester.
Lester misses with a body kick.
Caning throws a head kick that misses.
Lester throws a lazy head kick
and Caning counters with a good low kick that Lester was not able to check.
Lester is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lester throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Caning counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caning throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Lester is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caning rather than just go for the knockout.
Caning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Caning there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lester misses with a kick to the body
and Caning counters with a thumping low kick.
Caning lands a high kick!
Lester throws a leg kick
and Caning counters with an outside leg kick.
Caning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caning misses with a head kick.
Caning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lester.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester wants to clinch
and Caning counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lester avoids the head kick by Caning.
Lester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caning.
Lester thows a leg kick but Caning checks it
and Caning counters with a head kick.
Caning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caning misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lester.
Lester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Caning is predictable there
and Lester counters with a head kick.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caning at a distance.
Caning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caning looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caning throws a sloppy head kick
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lester scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lester.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester tries to clinch there but Caning circles away.
Lester lands with a kick to the temple. Caning shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caning takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Caning.
Lester throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canton Caning had his way with Moe Lester in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A low kick from Lester misses
and Caning counters with a big head kick but Lester shrugs it off.
Lester tries to clinch but Caning moves out of range.
Lester looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Lester gets a clinch.
Lester lands a knee to the head.
Caning is looking to break free of the clinch but Lester has double underhooks.

Caning breaks the clinch.
Lester is looking to slow Caning down with leg kicks.
Lester lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Canton Caning has been cut.
Caning throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester digs a good body shot into Caning's ribs.
Lester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester cracks Caning with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester throws a lazy head kick
and Caning counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lester swings for the body but Caning moves out of range.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caning counters with a good low kick that Lester was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Caning.
Lester moves out of range of the body kick from Caning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a head kick!
Caning scores with a head kick.
Caning connects with a solid leg kick.
Lester throws a lazy body kick
and Caning counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lester is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lester, right into the meat.
Lester tries to clinch there but Caning circles away.
Caning takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lester takes a swing at Caning's ribcage but misses.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to clinch but Caning moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moe Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caning counters with a big head kick but Lester shrugs it off.
Lester lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Caning throws a lazy head kick
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Caning throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
Canton Caning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester connects with a solid leg kick.
Lester tries to clinch there but Caning circles away.
Caning lands a head kick. Lester smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lester tries to clinch but Caning moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caning takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick
and Caning counters with a nice body kick.
Caning keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Caning is just out of range.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Caning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester thows a leg kick but Caning checks it
and Caning counters with a head kick.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caning misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Canton Caning.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Moe Lester!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Moe Lester!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Moe Lester!

Moe Lester wins by unanimous decision!
Moe Lester is the new lightweight champion!