PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lightning Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. Lessard has chosen Dexter - Intruder as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Storm
vs
Lessard

170 cm
25
155 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
159 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lightning Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Lessard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lessard under the eye.
Lessard misses with a combination
and Storm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Lessard ducks right into an uppercut from Storm.
Lessard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Storm counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lessard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Lessard.
Lessard throws an off balance right hand
and Storm counters with a one-two to the body.
Lessard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lessard misses with a lunging right hand
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lessard.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Lessard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Storm lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Lessard ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Storm counters with a three punch combo that has Lessard backing up. Lessard nods at Storm to acknowledge the strikes.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lessard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Storm is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lessard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lessard misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Lessard.
Lessard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
and Lessard counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Storm.
Storm misses with an uppercut
and Lessard counters with a one-two to the body.
Lessard misses with a series of wild punches.
Storm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Storm misses with a combination
and Lessard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm staying out of range there.
Lessard misses with a series of wild punches.

Storm closes the distance and pushes Lessard back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Storm.
Storm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lessard tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body.
Storm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lessard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lessard takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Storm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lessard drags the fight down to the ground.
Lessard has a closed guard, preventing Storm from standing up.
Lessard wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm 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.
Lessard controls Storm momentarily but Storm frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lessard looking for a sweep. Not yet Lessard, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lessard is looking to score with low kicks.
Lessard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Lightning Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lessard loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Lessard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Storm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lessard blocks a jab.

Storm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Lessard controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lessard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
Storm avoiding damage as Lessard throws knees to the body.
Lessard digs a right hand into Storm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Storm's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lessard.
Lessard is looking to control Storm's arms but Storm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lessard has his back to the cage.
Lessard digs a right hand into Storm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Storm's gas tank.
Storm lands a shot to the body.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Lessard avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Lessard landing knees to the head.
Lessard looks gassed!
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Storm.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lessard's elbow.

Lessard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Storm uses from the top position.
Storm wants to control from the top but Lessard keeps moving.
Lessard wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lightning Storm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A lazy body kick from Lessard
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lessard throws a poor cross that misses
and Storm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Storm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lessard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lessard swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Lessard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lessard connects with a nice looking jab.
Storm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Storm throws a leg kick but Lessard sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lessard.
Storm misses with an uppercut
and Lessard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lessard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Storm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lightning Storm is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a low kick but Lessard moves out of range easily.
Lessard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lessard counters with a low kick, right behind Storm 's knee.
Storm lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Lessard is predictable there
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
Storm blocks a head kick by Lessard.
Storm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lessard.
Lessard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lessard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard scores with a nice strike.
Lessard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lessard tests Storm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Storm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lessard misses with a leg kick
and Storm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Lessard.
Storm misses with a looping right.
Lessard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Lessard misses
and Storm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Lessard moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lessard works on Storm's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
Lessard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lessard lands an elbow that stopped Storm in his tracks for a moment.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Lessard jumps guard and drags Storm to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lessard throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Storm wants to control from the top but Lessard keeps moving.

Lessard working for a triangle but Storm defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.
Storm working a defensive guard but Lessard manages to pass into side control anyway.
Storm can't do much from the bottom here.
Storm on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Storm tries to get out of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lightning Storm will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lessard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lessard misses with a wild combination.
Lessard misses with a lunging right hand
and Storm counters with a body kick that stops Lessard in his tracks momentarily.
Lessard misses the shot to the body.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Lessard counters with a good low kick that Storm was not able to check.
Lessard throws a combination that misses
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lessard scores with a hook.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Lessard moves out of range easily.
Lessard cracks Storm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Storm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lessard throws a sloppy head kick and Storm moves out of range easily.
Lessard checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses

and Lessard moves into the clinch.
Lessard landing knees to the body.
Storm takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lessard's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Storm.
Storm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lessard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lessard trying to land knees to the body.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Lessard backwards.
Storm pushes Lessard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Storm cracks Lessard with a nice body shot.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lessard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Storm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lessard backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Storm.
Storm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Storm tries a body shot but Lessard blocks it.
Storm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lessard backwards.
Storm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lessard is trying to stall.
Storm pushes Lessard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lightning Storm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Storm lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm digs a right hand into Lessard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lessard's gas tank.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lessard fails to land.
Lessard tries to stall but Storm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Lessard backwards.
Storm presses Lessard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Storm scores with a hook to the body.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Lessard backwards.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm works on Lessard's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Storm.
Storm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lessard missing with knees to the body.
Storm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lessard backwards.
Storm lands with a right to the head.
Storm cracks Lessard with a nice body shot.
Storm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Junior Lessard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Storm.
Storm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Storm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Lessard avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Storm lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Storm.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Storm.
Lessard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm digs a right hand into Lessard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lessard's gas tank.
Storm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Lessard controls his hands.
Storm tries a body shot but Lessard blocks it.

Lessard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lessard working a defensive guard here.
Lessard wants to hit a switch here but Storm passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lessard there!
Lessard is trying to escape the mount.
Storm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Storm avoids the attempt from Lessard to control.
Lessard is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lightning Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Storm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lightning Storm!