PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slade Tynin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Feel Wonderful. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tynin
vs
Lester

163 cm
30
155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slade Tynin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tynin counters with a nice uppercut.
Lester tries to clinch but Tynin moves out of range.
Lester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tynin misses the shot to the body.
Lester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tynin misses the shot to the body.

Lester rushes Tynin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tynin takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester is trying to break the clinch but Tynin has him pressed against the cage.

Lester manages to break the clinch.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tynin throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tynin moves forwards but Lester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tynin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tynin lands a glancing blow to the side of Lester's head.

Lester moves into the clinch successfully.
Tynin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tynin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tynin blocks it with crossed arms.
Lester throws an elbow that misses.

Lester manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lester thuds his shin into the meat of Tynin's side.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Tynin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Lester.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lester lands with an uppercut that bounces Tynin off the cage and back into rage.
Lester scores with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Lester.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Lester clinches up against the cage.
Tynin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lester walks away with a smile on his face. Tynin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lester has managed to clinch.
Tynin keeps control of Lester as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tynin tries for a takedown but Lester manages to get underhooks.
Lester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tynin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tynin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lester's hands.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lester swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tynin.
Lester connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Tynin. Beautiful body shot.
Tynin throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.
Lester explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lester.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tynin swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tynin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lester - the referee stops the clock and Tynin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lester. Tynin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tynin takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Lester wants to clinch up but Tynin keeps it at a distance.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tynin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester lands a nice hook to Tynin's body. Tynin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tynin in his tracks.
Lester tries to clinch up but Tynin circles away and keeps his distance.
Lester smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Tynin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tynin lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tynin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Lester does it's job there.
Lester lands with an uppercut that bounces Tynin off the cage and back into rage.
Tynin keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Lester catches Tynin right on the button with a cross.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Lester instigates a clinch.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lester.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tynin.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Lester is looking to break free of the clinch but Tynin has double underhooks.
Tynin misses with some punches.
Lester scores with a shoulder strike.
Tynin looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lester takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynin takes an elbow to the forehead.

Lester manages to break the clinch.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lester swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tynin counters with a one-two to the body.
Tynin checks a leg kick nicely.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tynin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tynin.
Lester with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lester counters with a thumping low kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tynin.
What's Lester going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Lester's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tynin trying to control the action but Lester is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tynin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lester knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tynin connects with a right hand. Lester shakes it off.
Lester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Tynin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tynin cracks Lester with an open hand slap.
Tynin avoids the head kick by Lester.
Lester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lester tries to clinch but Tynin is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynin misses with a body punch
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tynin lands a body shot.
Moe Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Lester.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lester.
Tynin blocks a leg kick.
Tynin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tynin misses with an uppercut. Lester saw that one coming.
Lester cracks the inside of Tynin's front leg.
Tynin tries for a takedown but Lester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester scores with a shot to the body.
Tynin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tynin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tynin misses with a looping right.
Tynin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lester has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lester landing knees to the body.
Tynin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tynin avoids the elbow strike from Lester, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tynin managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tynin up against the cage.
Lester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester working Tynin over with knees to the body.
Lester working aggressively here.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tynin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tynin tries for a takedown but Lester manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Slade Tynin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lester as Tynin tries to tie him up.
Good body shot from Lester.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lester winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!