PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Low Ears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lonestar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lonestar's choice of entrance music: Would?. Junior Lonestar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reginald Low Ears's chin.

Low Ears
vs
Lonestar

201 cm
23
272 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Low Ears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Lonestar!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonestar shoots in looking for a takedown. Low Ears tries to sprawl out of it but Lonestar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Low Ears manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Low Ears gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lonestar is trying to stall.
Low Ears lands a right hand.

Low Ears has picked Lonestar up - he's going for a ride! Low Ears dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Low Ears is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lonestar won't allow Low Ears to pass to mount.
Lonestar trying to control but Low Ears postures up.
Low Ears takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lonestar trying to hold on to Low Ears's head to control him but Low Ears postures up.
Lonestar wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low Ears is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lonestar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Low Ears is working away from the top position though.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lonestar has eaten all the pies!
Well, if Low Ears is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reginald Low Ears.

Low Ears closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Low Ears lands an elbow inside.
Low Ears creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lonestar's defenses.

It looks like Junior Lonestar has been cut.
Low Ears is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lonestar looks gassed!
Low Ears landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Low Ears unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Low Ears ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Low Ears no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Low Ears tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Low Ears pulls Lonestar in to control the position.
Low Ears wants to sweep here but Lonestar controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonestar looking to sit in guard and control but Low Ears gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Low Ears slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Low Ears will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Low Ears is pushing down on Lonestar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lonestar is fighting to maintain full guard but Low Ears has managed to sneak the leg through.
Low Ears slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Low Ears has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Low Ears throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Low Ears is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Low Ears dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Lonestar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Low Ears tries to clinch but Lonestar moves out of range.
Low Ears lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Low Ears lands but Lonestar takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Low Ears lunges at Lonestar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lonestar's hand.
Lonestar keeps the fight on the outside.

Low Ears gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Low Ears lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Low Ears takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Low Ears missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lonestar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Low Ears is working for a submission of some sort.
Low Ears content to control rather than advance.
Low Ears works his way into full mount!
Low Ears avoids the attempt from Lonestar to control.

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.
Low Ears controlling the pace for now.
Lonestar wants to control but Low Ears is having none of it.
Low Ears controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Low Ears is working for a guillotine from mount but Lonestar frees his head quite easily.

Low Ears goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lonestar turns into him and now he's in Low Ears's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reginald Low Ears.
Horrible takedown by Lonestar or perhaps it was just good defense by Low Ears which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Low Ears.

Low Ears moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Low Ears.
Low Ears lands a nice knee to the body.

Low Ears pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Low Ears looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lonestar is one step ahead there.
Lonestar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Low Ears. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Low Ears bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lonestar's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low Ears slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Low Ears dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Lonestar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lonestar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Low Ears lands a slapping body shot.
Low Ears is looking to clinch.
Low Ears keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Low Ears connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Low Ears fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lonestar, pushing him back against the cage.

Low Ears has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lonestar regains guard immediately.
Lonestar controls Low Ears momentarily but Low Ears frees himself.
Low Ears working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lonestar's head.
Lonestar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low Ears content to stall in guard here.
Low Ears advances position into side control!
Low Ears moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Low Ears'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 two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Low Ears seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lonestar for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reginald Low Ears.
Low Ears tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lonestar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lonestar throws a sloppy head kick

and Low Ears counters by moving into the clinch.

Low Ears lands a takedown into guard.
Low Ears not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reginald Low Ears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonestar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Low Ears puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Low Ears stalling.
Low Ears has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Low Ears controlling from the full mount.

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.
Lonestar tries to control the position but Low Ears now has his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Low Ears controlling the positon.
Junior Lonestar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Low Ears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Low Ears has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Low Ears!