PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Bater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taika Lono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bater
vs
Lono

190 cm
27
199 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

200 cm
27
198 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Bater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taika Lono!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lono ducks right into an uppercut from Bater.
Lono swings for the body but Bater moves out of range.
Lono finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bater.
Lono fails to land with a series of punches.
Bater misses with a right hand
and Lono counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bater slips a straight right by Lono.
Bater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lono keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Lono misses

and Bater counters with a single leg into guard. Lono didn't expect that.
Bater trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lono manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lono trying to control but Bater is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lono wants to stand and escape but instead Bater has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bater throws a strike but Lono rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two 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.
Bater wants to sweep here but Lono controlling him for the moment.
Lono engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Taika Lono.
Lono on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater lands a nice looking body shot.
Lono dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lono pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bater is out of range and Lono settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bater darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bater. Lono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Bater.
A telegraphed right hand from Bater misses the target.
Bater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lono was well out of range. Poor timing from Bater.
A jab from Lono misses.
Taika Lono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Lono misses.
Lono connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Lono. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Bater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lono slips a straight right by Bater.
Lono lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono digs a good hook to Bater's body.
Lono is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bater lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lono backs up against the cage.
Lono comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bater.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bater darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lono slips under a jab.
Bater misses with a hook
and Lono counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bater cracks Lono with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lono. Bater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lono misses with a series of wild punches.

Bater shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bater showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bater sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lono defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leroy Bater will probably get the nod.
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.

Lono misses with a low kick.
Lono misses the shot to the body.
Bater throws the left hand but Lono avoids the punch easily.
Bater moves forwards but Lono connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lono misses with a wild body shot.
Lono misses with a body punch
and Bater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lono's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lono duly obliges.
Lono tries to clinch up but Bater circles away and keeps his distance.
Lono connects with a nice looking jab.
Lono connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bater lands a nice hook to Lono's body. Lono takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lono is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bater rather than just go for the knockout.
Lono looks to score with a jab to the body but Bater is just out of range.
Lono stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bater connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lono. Lono circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bater misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bater swats away the attempt to clinch by Lono.
Lono takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater moves out of range of the leg kick from Lono.
Bater fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lono avoids it really well and circles away.
Bater throws a hook but Lono avoids it easily.
Lono has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lono sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lono throws a sloppy body shot
and Bater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bater lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lono lands a body shot.
Lono takes a swing at Bater's ribcage but misses.
Lono lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bater's sensitive parts.
Lono misses with a body shot
and Bater counters with a right hand to the body.
Lono throws a sloppy head kick and Bater moves out of range easily.
Bater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lono.
Bater lands a nice shot to the body.
Bater throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bater lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bater thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lono.

Lono gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lono can't find room to land a body shot as Bater controls the action.
Bater tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lono's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bater is leaning against Lono and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Bater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bater misses with a wild body shot.
Bater misses with an uppercut
and Lono counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lono was well out of range. Poor timing from Bater.
Lono slips under a jab.
Lono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lono swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bater to counter with a crisp jab.
Lono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bater moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lono lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lono moves away.
Bater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lono counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bater scores with a jab to the body.
Bater misses with a body shot
and Lono counters with a nice leg kick.
Lono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lono throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bater misses with an uppercut
and Lono cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taika Lono seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bater throws a right hand that misses
and Lono counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bater ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bater misses the target.
Bater misses with a left hand
and Lono counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leroy Bater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lono lands with an overhand left.
Lono tries to move into range but Bater moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bater blocks the leg kick.
Bater thows a body shot but no joy.
Lono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bater was well out of range. Poor timing from Lono.
Bater moves forwards but Lono connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bater walks into a stiff left hand from Lono.
A jab from Bater misses.
Lono throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bater throws an off balance right hand
and Lono counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bater looks to land a right hand but Lono moved out of range.
Lono throws a hook to the side of Bater's head but Bater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bater throws an off balance right hand
letting Lono counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bater misses with a lunging right hand
and Lono counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lono throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bater counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lono takes a swing at Bater's ribcage but misses.
Bater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bater swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lono counters with a low kick, right behind Bater 's knee.
Bater thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taika Lono showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lono.
Lono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bater misses with a wild combination.
Bater connects with a body shot that sends Lono's belly button to the back.
Lono walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bater checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bater misses with a left hand
and Lono counters with a three punch combo that has Bater backing up. Bater nods at Lono to acknowledge the strikes.
Bater throws a right hand that Lono ducks under and follows up with a left that Lono also avoids with ease.
Bater throws a poor cross that misses
and Lono counters with a one-two to the body.
Bater cracks Lono with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lono changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lono misses with a right hand
and Lono takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bater takes a swing at Lono's ribcage but misses.
Lono misses the shot to the body.
Bater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lono. Bater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Lono there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lono lands with a kick to the temple. Bater shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lono digs a good hook to Bater's body.
A punch combination from Bater misses.
A leg kick checked by Bater.
Lono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lono with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bater to score with a decent uppercut.
Bater misses with an uppercut
and Lono counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bater thinking.
Lono throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bater just misses with a punch to the body.
Lono misses with a wild body shot.
Bater misses with a left hand
and Lono counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bater. Lono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bater misses with a hook
and Lono counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Lono - just one landing.
Lono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bater moves away.
Lono throws a series of punches but Bater avoids them all with ease.
Lono uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bater.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Bater misses.
Lono moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lono.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lono stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lono ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Bater checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bater throws an off balance right hand
and Lono makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bater throws a lazy uppercut
and Lono counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lono throws a good cross that connects.
Bater is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Horrible takedown by Bater or perhaps it was just good defense by Lono which made him look bad.
Bater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lono counters with a left to the body.
Lono looks to score with a jab to the body but Bater is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lono fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bater.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lono. Bater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lono scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lono lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lono scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lono scores with a hook to the body. Bater takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bater throws a right hand that misses
and Lono counters with a right hand to the body.
Lono lands with a nice body kick.
Lono cracks Bater with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Lono.
Lono just misses with a punch to the body.
Bater throws an off balance right hand
and Lono counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bater moves away.
Lono looks to land a left hand but Bater moved out of range nicely.
Lono connects with a looping right hand.
Bater blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bater misses
and Lono counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lono fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bater manages to avoid it.
Lono jabs Bater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Lono.
Lono throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bater takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bater swings for the body but Lono moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lono, right into the meat.
Bater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lono counters with a nice leg kick.
Lono lands a right hook to the body.
Lono throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lono keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lono lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lono fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bater.
Lono scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taika Lono comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lono 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taika Lono!