PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micky Success (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Success
vs
Lennox

189 cm
22
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Micky Success!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Success misses with a takedown attempt - Lennox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lennox scores with a jab to the head.
Lennox looks to land a combination but Success avoids it well.
Success closes the distance and clinches up with Lennox, looking for a takedown. Success pushes Lennox against the cage but Lennox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Success wants to clinch up but Lennox keeps it at a distance.
Success fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lennox lands with a right hand.
Success tries to clinch up but Lennox circles away and keeps his distance.
Success tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lennox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Success tries to clinch up but Lennox circles away and keeps his distance.
Lennox circles away from the clinch attempt.

Success looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Success wants to control from the top but Lennox keeps moving.
Success won't allow Lennox to get back to his feet.
Success wants to pass the guard but Lennox is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Success trying to control the position from guard on top but Lennox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Success looking to pass the guard.
Lennox wants to sweep here but Success controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Success fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Success. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lennox circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lennox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lennox throws a series of punches but Success avoids them all with ease.
Success fails in his attempt to clinch.
Success misses with a hook. Lennox ducked under it nicely.
Success fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Success with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lennox to score with a decent uppercut.
Lennox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lennox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lennox swats away the attempt to clinch by Success.
Success fails with an attempt to clinch.
Success gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Success wants to clinch up but Lennox keeps it at a distance.
Success showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lennox.
Lennox keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Success tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Success fails in his attempt to clinch.
Success wants to clinch.
Lennox scores with a one two! Success had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Success scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Success is keen to just control but Lennox is a slippery customer.

Success is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Success trying to control from half guard but Lennox is working away.
Success is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lennox reverses the position - he's now on top in Success's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Success manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Success throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lennox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Success. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Success trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Success is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lennox has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lennox!

Success looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lennox has picked Success up and slammed him! Success can't keep hold of the triangle and Lennox manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Success tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Success doesn't manage to clinch there - Lennox circles away.
Success tries to clinch there but Lennox circles away.
Success tries to clinch but Lennox moves out of range.
Lennox throws a series of punches but Success avoids them all with ease.
Lennox misses with a wild combination.

Success drives through and clinches with Lennox against the cage.
Success stalls.
Success misses with a punch to the body.
Success avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lennox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Success tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lennox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lennox jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lennox misses with a series of wild punches.
Success tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Success misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Success is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lennox lunges at Success with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Success's hand.
Success fails in his attempt to clinch.

Success instigates a clinch.

Success breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larry Lennox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Success wants to clinch up but Lennox keeps it at a distance.
Success takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Success closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lennox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Success doesn't manage to clinch there - Lennox circles away.
Larry Lennox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Success gets a takedown into half guard.

Success is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Success stalling away here and it's allowed Lennox to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Success looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Success wants to control from the top but Lennox keeps moving.
Success stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lennox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Success is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Success moves in looking to clinch but Lennox pushes him off.
Lennox moves in looking to clinch but Success pushes him off.

Success moves into the clinch.

Success breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Success tries to clinch
and Lennox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Success rushes Lennox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Success drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lennox tries to break the clinch but Success is controlling the position.
Success is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lennox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lennox has had enough of the clinch but Success keeps him there for the moment.
Success stalling in the clinch but Lennox improves position.
Success pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lennox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Success tries to work over Lennox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Success - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lennox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Success has him pressed against the cage.
Success stalling against the cage.
Lennox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Success drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lennox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Success. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lennox managing to block the knees to the body from Success.
Success tries to break the clinch but Lennox is controlling the position.
Success trying to land knees to the body.

Lennox breaks the clinch.
Success fails with the takedown
and Lennox counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Success gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lennox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Success tries to clinch up
and Lennox counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Larry Lennox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lennox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lennox counters with a two punch combo.

Success looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lennox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Success pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lennox is keeping the position for now.
Successis looking to pass into half guard but Lennox pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lennox is in guard.
Success will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Success has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lennox has passed into side control.
Success is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Success moves into full guard.

Success throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lennox sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lennox preventing the sweep.
Lennox trying to control the position from guard on top but Success is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Success throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Success throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lennox uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Success wants to control but Lennox postures up.
Success looks to move to half guard but instead Lennox has passed into mount! Damn!
Lennox controlling the position easily from mount.
Success wants to control but Lennox is having none of it.
Success tries to reverse the position but Lennox maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Success gets back to half guard.
Success wants to get back to full guard but Lennox has mounted him!
Success is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lennox wants to control the pace but Success is squirming around nicely.
Success is working to get back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Success sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lennox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Success is looking for a sweep. Lennox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Success slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Success trying to control the position.

Success looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lennox has picked Success up and slammed him! Success can't keep hold of the triangle and Lennox manages to pass to side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Micky Success.
I think Lennox 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Larry Lennox!