PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester's entrance music is Twisted. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lester
vs
Talha

170 cm
31
150 lbs
30 - 15 - 0

170 cm
27
153 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Brute

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Firnanda Talha!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talha walks into a left hand.
Talha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lester but Lester pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Talha tries to bum rush Lester with a series of wild strikes but Lester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Talha is defended easily by Lester.
Lester misses with a wild combination.
Talha shoots in for a double leg but Lester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Firnanda Talha.
Lester connects with a solid leg kick.

Talha throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lester tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Talha is in Lester's guard.
Talha throwing strikes from guard but Lester blocks nicely.
Talha preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester is working hard here to advance position.
Lester not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Talha wants to pass the guard but Lester is keeping the position.
Talha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Talha tries to free his leg and advance position but Lester is retaining full guard.
Talha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lester has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Talha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talha throwing strikes from guard but Lester blocks nicely.
Talha looking to sit in guard and control but Lester gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Talha is looking for a triangle here but Lester uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha tries to buck Lester off but Lester is having none of it.
Talha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talha keeps working.
Talha is trying to control Lester's posture but Lester avoids it.
Talha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lester is looking to take a break and control but Talha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Talha manages to get back to half guard.
Talha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Talha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Talha wants to control but Lester is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Firnanda Talha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lester darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talha.
Talha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Talha shoots in looking for a takedown. Lester tries to sprawl out of it but Talha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lester throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Talha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lester avoids it really well and circles away.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Firnanda Talha.

Talha shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lester works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha preventing the sweep.
Talha wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.
Talha throws a big elbow that misses.
Talha wants to pass the guard but Lester is keeping the position.
Lester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lester tries to control but Talha wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha tries to lock up and control but Lester gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Talha is working to get back to half guard.
Talha gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Lester seems content to control.
Lester prevents Talha from improving his position.
Talha trying to hold on to Lester's head to control him but Lester postures up.
Talha wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Talha looking for submissions off his back.
Lester performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Talha is looking to improve his position.
Lester is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Firnanda Talha has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Moe Lester.

Talha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lester on his heels. He'll look to pass Lester's guard now, I'm sure.
Lester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Talha is one step ahead there.
Talha wants to pass the guard but Lester is keeping the position.
Lester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talha wants to pass the guard but Lester is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Firnanda Talha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester slaps away a takedown attempt from Talha, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Lester gets caught napping as Talha dives in and scores a takedown. Lester manages to retain guard.
Talha trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Lester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Talha throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lester is trying to control the position but Talha postures up.
Talha trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Lester keeping full guard, as Talha tries to pass.
Talha throws a big elbow that misses.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Talha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lester's guard.
Talha is trying to control. Lester wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Talha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Talha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lester regains full guard. Nicely done.
Talha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Talha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Talha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha cracks Lester with a solid left hand.
Talha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Talha is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lester is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lester has escaped and now he's on top!
Talha keeping moving, preventing Lester from controlling successfully.

Talha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Talha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lester defends it easily.
Lester sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Talha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lester slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Talha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Firnanda Talha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Talha 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firnanda Talha!
In his post fight interview, Firnanda Talha started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.