PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Lener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaime Lener has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lener
vs
Thompson

196 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Lener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lener tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lener tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lener.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Lener bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lener shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the ropes. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lener uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Lener takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Lener sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson throws a right hand that Lener ducks under and follows up with a left that Lener also avoids with ease.
Lener looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Lener persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaime Lener. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lener circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lener has managed to clinch.
Lener really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson tries to circle away but Lener has him pinned against the ropes.

Lener escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Lener has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lener drags the fight down to the ground.
Lener is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaime Lener dominated that round.
That's time! Lener's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lener closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Lener pushes Thompson against the ropes but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lener connects with a nice looking jab.
Lener keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Thompson misses.

Lener has Thompson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Lener is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to break free.

Lener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lener misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Lener or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Lener moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson misses with a combination

and Lener counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to circle away but Lener has him pinned against the ropes.

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

Lener closes the distance and clinches.
Lener looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lener wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lener has double underhooks.
Lener tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaime Lener. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lener gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lener tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaime Lener dominated that second round.
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.

Thompson tries to clinch but Lener is having none of it.
Lener pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lener fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Lener instigates a clinch.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Lener keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson has clasped his hands together around Lener's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lener knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson working the ground and pound but Lener is defending the strikes.
Lener tries to bench press Thompson off him but Thompson keeps the position.
Lener is trying to buck Thompson off.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson controls the position.
Lener is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thompson grinds an elbow into Lener's temple.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lener sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thompson trying to control the position but Lener is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thompson decides to stand back up. Thompson steps back and let's Lener get back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lener bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lener connects with the punch.
Lener is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lener smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Thompson really dominated that round.
That's time! Lener's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lener will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lener lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lener.
Lener looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
Jaime Lener is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lener misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lener cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Lener sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lener. Lener gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaime Lener. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lener is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Lener circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Lener was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lener is looking to clinch.
Jaime Lener is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lener shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson leaves Lener with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lener counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaime Lener had his way with Sean Thompson in that round.
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. This is the final round!

Lener digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
Lener ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.

Lener moves into the clinch.
Lener keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lener tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Lener drops back down to his feet.
Thompson has Lener pressed against the ropes, preventing Lener from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lener lands a jab-cross combination.

Lener clinches.
Lener prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Lener wants to break free but Thompson has control.

Lener pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lener misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lener throws a lazy body kick
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Lener.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Lener scores with a jab to the body.
Lener misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lener tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lener to the ground. Lener escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sean Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lener tries to clinch up.
Jaime Lener is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lener takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaime Lener showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lener has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaime Lener!