PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Church's choice of entrance music: . Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Nick Church looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

LaVey
vs
Church

178 cm
31
168 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
155 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anton LaVey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Church!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt LaVey.
LaVey is breathing heavily.
Church turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

LaVey darts in and clinches Church up against the cage.
Church is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but LaVey is keeping busy.
LaVey is looking to break free of the clinch but Church has double underhooks.
LaVey wants to break free but Church has control.
Church misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaVey working hard to break the clinch.
Church has LaVey pressed against the cage, preventing LaVey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Church trying to stall but LaVey improves his position.
LaVey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
LaVey wants to get back to striking at distance but Church won't allow it.
LaVey has had enough of the clinch but Church keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Church throws a head punch that misses.
LaVey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Church keeps control of LaVey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
LaVey wants to get back to striking at distance but Church won't allow it.
Church lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
LaVey blocks an uppercut.
LaVey working hard to break the clinch.
Church keeps control of LaVey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Church.
LaVey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Church tries a body shot but LaVey blocks it.
Church effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaVey is trying to force a seperation but Church has the dominant position.
LaVey wants to get back to striking at distance but Church won't allow it.
Church lands with a short shot to the head.
Church keeps control of LaVey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
LaVey has had enough of the clinch but Church keeps him there for the moment.
LaVey working hard to break the clinch.
Church lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Church.
Church keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LaVey's efforts to push away.
A short right from Church on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Church - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Church has LaVey pressed against the cage, preventing LaVey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Church lands with a short punch from the clinch.
LaVey has had enough of the clinch but Church keeps him there for the moment.
LaVey wants to get back to striking at distance but Church won't allow it.
LaVey is trying to break free.
Church dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
LaVey blocks a body shot from Church.
Church tries to throw a body punch but LaVey avoids it by throwing Church back against the cage.
LaVey prevents a body shot from Church.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church has LaVey pressed against the cage, preventing LaVey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Church is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Church struggles to land a body shot inside as LaVey controls his hands.
LaVey working hard to break the clinch.
Church keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LaVey's efforts to push away.
LaVey wants to get back to striking at distance but Church won't allow it.
Church lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
LaVey wants to break free but Church has control.
Church tries to throw a body punch but LaVey avoids it by throwing Church back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Church.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anton LaVey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton LaVey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horrible takedown by LaVey or perhaps it was just good defense by Church which made him look bad.
Church cracks LaVey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
LaVey looks to throw the jab but Church is out of range.
Church displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from LaVey.
LaVey gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Church rushes LaVey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
LaVey is trying to force a seperation but Church has the dominant position.
Church gets through LaVey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Church is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but LaVey is keeping busy.
Church lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey is trying to push Church away but Church has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Church lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt LaVey or not.
LaVey is trying to push Church away but Church has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
LaVey is trying to force a seperation but Church has the dominant position.
LaVey has had enough of the clinch but Church keeps him there for the moment.
LaVey tries to break free but Church pushes him back against the cage.
Anton LaVey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
LaVey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Church is leaning against LaVey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Church misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaVey is trying to force a seperation but Church has the dominant position.
Church's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LaVey blocks a body shot from Church.
Church misses with a hook to the ribs.
Church misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaVey working hard to break the clinch.
LaVey has had enough of the clinch but Church keeps him there for the moment.
Church goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Church has LaVey pressed against the cage, preventing LaVey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Church softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Church.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Church takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
LaVey tries to break free but Church pushes him back against the cage.
Church lands a nice shot to the body.
LaVey is trying to break free.
Church controlling the action here for a moment.
Church misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaVey is trying to force a seperation but Church has the dominant position.
LaVey is trying to break free.
Church lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Church.
Church fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Church tries to throw a body punch but LaVey avoids it by throwing Church back against the cage.
Church holding his opponent close, against the cage.
LaVey is trying to break free.
Church is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
LaVey is trying to break the clinch but Church is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Church showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton LaVey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

LaVey has a takedown stuffed.
Church cracks a nice hook into LaVey's ribs.
Anton LaVey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

LaVey closes the distance and clinches.
LaVey wants to break free but Church has control.
Church lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Church keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LaVey's efforts to push away.
Church taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
LaVey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Church softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
LaVey blocks a body shot from Church.
LaVey is trying to break the clinch but Church has him pressed against the cage.
LaVey prevents a body shot from Church.
Church goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Church tries to throw a body punch but LaVey avoids it by throwing Church back against the cage.
Church prevents LaVey from breaking the clinch.
Church presses LaVey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Church looking to stall.
LaVey prevents a body shot from Church.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LaVey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Church has him pressed against the cage.
LaVey is trying to force a seperation but Church has the dominant position.
Church goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Church tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LaVey is trying to push Church away but Church has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Church lands a nice uppercut.
LaVey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Church controlling the action here for a moment.
Church can't find room to land a body shot as LaVey controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaVey tries to break free but Church pushes him back against the cage.
Church scores with a shot to the side of LaVey's head.
A body shot lands from Church.
LaVey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Church manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Church tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaVey's elbow.
LaVey prevents a body shot from Church.
A frustrated look appears on LaVey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
LaVey can't break the clinch.
Church is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on LaVey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Church lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LaVey backwards.
Church is looking to control LaVey's arms but LaVey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Church has his back to the cage.
Church lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of LaVey backwards.
LaVey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on LaVey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Church lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LaVey backwards.
Church goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Church scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Church tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaVey's elbow.
Church can't find room to land a body shot as LaVey controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Church comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Church has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Church!
Nick Church decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.