PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holla Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makaveli Lexington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lexington has chosen 1970 Somethin - B.I.G as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Back
vs
Lexington

190 cm
30
262 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

205 cm
24
276 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

[B2F] Born 2 Fight

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Holla Back!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makaveli Lexington!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Back 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lexington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lexington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Back circles away quickly and effectively.
Back is looking to slow Lexington down with leg kicks.
Back bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lexington scores with a nice head shot.
Back throws an off balance right hand
and Lexington counters with a straight right hand.
Back looks to score with a jab to the body but Lexington is just out of range.
Lexington misses with a body punch
and Back cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Back pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lexington is out of range and Back settles back down.
Lexington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lexington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lexington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Back backwards.
Lexington tries to throw a body punch but Back avoids it by throwing Lexington back against the cage.
Lexington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Back prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lexington tries to work over Back's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lexington tries to work over Back's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lexington misses with some punches.
Back misses with a body punch.
Lexington misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Back - that landed with a thud.
Back takes a shot to the head.
Lexington tries to throw a body punch but Back avoids it by throwing Lexington back against the cage.
Lexington tries to throw a body punch but Back avoids it by throwing Lexington back against the cage.
Lexington prevents a body shot from Back.
Lexington tries a body shot but Back blocks it.
Lexington pressing his opponent against the cage.

Back breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back lands a head shot.
Back lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lexington circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Back.
Lexington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Back attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Back throws a series of punches but Lexington moves out of range.
A punch combination from Lexington misses.
Lexington tries to clinch but Back moves out of range.
Lexington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Back throws a series of punches but Lexington avoids them all with ease.
Holla Back seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lexington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Back takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back wants to land a leg kick but Lexington is out of range.
Back connects with a body shot.
Back misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lexington.
Lexington is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Back steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lexington.
Lexington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lexington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Back will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Back throws a body punch but Lexington moves out of range.

Lexington darts in and clinches Back up against the cage.
Lexington avoiding damage as Back throws knees to the body.

Back pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexington avoids the body shot from Back.
Lexington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Back doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Back throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lexington to counter with a crisp jab.
Lexington tries to close the distance and clinch but Back swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lexington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Back displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Back misses with a double jab.
Lexington checks a leg kick.
Back takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lexington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Lexington misses its intended target.
Back drops his hands momentarily and Lexington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lexington throws a hook but Back blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makaveli Lexington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lexington is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Back.
Back looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Back throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Back throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Back rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lexington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lexington takes one to the chin there.
Lexington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Back moves away.
Back just misses with a punch to the body.
Lexington wants to clinch.
Back uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Back looks to land a body kick but Lexington moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Back lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lexington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Back.
Back looks to score with a jab to the body but Lexington is just out of range.
Holla Back is winning the standup battle so far.
Back misses with a wild body shot.
Lexington misses with an uppercut
and Back counters with a slapping leg kick.
Back takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danga de danga de dang - Lexington scores with a four punch combination!
Lexington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Back sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lexington throws a front kick aimed at Back's knee but Back avoids it well.
Back keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lexington.
Lexington shoots in and drives through. Back sprawls well.
Back throws the left hand but Lexington avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Back throws a right and a left that both miss.
Back avoids the body shot from Lexington.
Back is looking to chop away at Lexington's legs.
Holla Back is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lexington lands a slapping body shot.
Back moves out of range as Lexington strikes.
Back throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holla Back is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Lexington does it's job there.
Back just misses with a punch to the body.
Lexington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lexington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Back has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lexington throws the left hand but Back avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lexington misses.
Lexington misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Lexington shoots in and gets a takedown into Back's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Back not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lexington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Back is keeping the position for now.
Lexington is looking to work some ground and pound but Back has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lexington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lexington scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lexington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lexington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Back's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lexington trying to control but Back is working from the bottom.
Back knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lexington on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexington thows a big elbow that misses.

Lexington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lexington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lexington throws a big right hand that misses.
Back is looking to stand up but Lexington isn't so interested in that idea.
Lexington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lexington wants to pass the guard but Back is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lexington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lexington preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Makaveli Lexington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Back uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lexington.
Lexington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lexington moves out of range of the body kick from Back.
Back circles away from the clinch attempt.
Back misses with a body shot.
Back ducks under a wild hook from Lexington.
Back fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lexington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Back moves out of range as Lexington strikes.
Lexington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lexington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Back swinging wildly here.
Back looks to score with a jab to the body but Lexington is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington misses with a body shot.
Lexington misses with a lunging right hand
and Back counters with an outside leg kick.
Lexington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Back misses with a straight left.
Back gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Back jabs Lexington right on the nose. Lexington blinks but takes it well.
Back circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holla Back has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Back avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lexington lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Back. Lexington does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back misses with a looping left.
Back misses with a wild body shot.
Back is looking to wear down Lexington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Back throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lexington tries to clinch up but Back circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lexington moves out of range of the body kick from Back.
Back takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Back throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lexington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Back. Back obviously looking to wear him down.
Back swats away the attempt to clinch by Lexington.
Lexington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Back digs a good body shot into Lexington's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lexington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Back lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Lexington gets caught flat footed, as Back shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Back is stalling in the full guard.
Lexington looking to control.
Makaveli Lexington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Back stays in close to Lexington's body and controls the position.
Back has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Back. Lexington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lexington tries to close the distance and clinch but Back swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Back misses with a low kick.
Back ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lexington moves away.
Jab by Lexington.
Lexington avoids the head kick by Back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lexington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Back circles away quickly and effectively.
Lexington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lexington.
Lexington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Back moves away.
Back throws the left hand but Lexington avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holla Back showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lexington 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Makaveli Lexington!