PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gengis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gengis Khan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Khan
vs
Lorenzo

205 cm
22
280 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

191 cm
23
280 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gengis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lorenzo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lorenzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Lorenzo.
Gengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan lands a high kick!

It looks like Roger Lorenzo has been cut.
Lorenzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Lorenzo dodges the punch combination from Khan.

Lorenzo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lorenzo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Khan trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lorenzo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lorenzo tries to pass to full mount but Khan defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lorenzo stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roger Lorenzo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lorenzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan tries to bum rush Lorenzo with a series of wild strikes but Lorenzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Lorenzo misses with a wild body shot.
Khan tries to score with a low kick but Lorenzo moves his leg out of the way.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lorenzo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lorenzo misses with a double jab.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lorenzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorenzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Lorenzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Lorenzo blocks the elbow strike.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Lorenzo blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Lorenzo blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Lorenzo as the two fighters clinch.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Lorenzo misses with a body punch.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan blocking some punches.
Lorenzo managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Lorenzo presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lorenzo stalls.
Lorenzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lorenzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lorenzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.

It looks like Gengis Khan has been cut.
Lorenzo just leaning against Khan, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gengis Khan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lorenzo lands a body shot.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lorenzo counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Lorenzo.
Khan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lorenzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lorenzo scores with a jab to the body.
Lorenzo jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Khan misses with a combination
enabling Lorenzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Lorenzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Lorenzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Lorenzo catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lorenzo lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a kick to the body.
Gengis Khan is winning the standup battle so far.

Lorenzo shoots in and bounces Khan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lorenzo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lorenzo distracts Khan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo slips nicely into half guard.

Lorenzo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Lorenzo seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lorenzo is working away from the top position though.
Lorenzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lorenzo wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
Lorenzo controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roger Lorenzo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lorenzo takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan closes the distance but Lorenzo moves to the side

and Lorenzo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lorenzo postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Lorenzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan wants to clinch but Lorenzo slips to the side
and Lorenzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lorenzo thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Khan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lorenzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lorenzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Lorenzo swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lorenzo avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Lorenzo counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorenzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lorenzo checks a leg kick.
Lorenzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lorenzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan wants to clinch

and Lorenzo counters with a shoot takedown. Khan fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenzo stands and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Lorenzo drags him back down.
Khan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lorenzo on the ground.
Lorenzo controlling the position from side mount.
The strikes coming from Lorenzo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lorenzo tries to advance to mount but Khan instead regains half guard.
Lorenzo drops an elbow to the side of Khan's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.
Lorenzo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lorenzo slips a nice elbow through Khan's hands, connecting with Khan's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lorenzo stops Khan from getting back to his feet.
Lorenzo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Lorenzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lorenzo 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Lorenzo!