PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Street might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Truth. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Street
vs
Howell

196 cm
31
226 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

180 cm
35
217 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howell as he jumps to the side.
Howell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Street's sensitive parts.
A big left from Howell misses.
Street cracks the inside of Howell's front leg.
Howell takes one to the side of the head.
Street takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Street throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howell.
Howell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Street lands a glancing blow to the side of Howell's head.
Howell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Howell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Street lands with a hook. Howell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Howell lands a front kick.

Howell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Howell won't allow Street to sweep him here.
Street is trying to keep Howell in close.
Street will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Street has his foot on Howell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Howell works his way back into a safe position though.
Howell won't allow Street to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street wants to control but Howell passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Street regains full guard. Nicely done.

Street working for submissions but it's allowed Howell to get to half guard.
Street is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Howell thows a huge punch but Street dodges it nicely.
Howell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Street blocking the ground and pound attempt from Howell.
Howell slips a nice elbow through Street's hands, connecting with Street's forehead.
Street tries to get to full guard but Howell has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Street manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Street is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Howell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Street is keeping the position for now.
Street looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Street manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Howell manages to get himself to full guard.
Street working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howell looking to control.
Street distracts Howell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Street trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howell keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.
Street trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street won't allow Howell to sweep him here.
Howell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Street looking to pass the guard.
Street working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Street stands and throws Howell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Street tries to advance to mount but Howell denies him.
Street lands some shots froms side control.
Howell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Howell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Howell tries to roll over but Street keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Street wants to control but Howell is keeping him busy.
Street trying to mount his opponent but Howell defends it.
Street is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
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!
Street postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Street throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Howell working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Street preventing the sweep.
Howell keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.
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 Michael Street will probably get the nod.
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.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Howell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Street.
Street swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Street throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howell throws a wild body kick that Street sees coming a mile off.
Street smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Street tries to keep at a distance but Howell has taken the fight into the clinch.

Street breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Street. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Street.
Street blocks a head kick by Howell.
A head kick misses from Howell.
Street is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Street missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Street loads up on a big right hand but Howell slips the punch.
Street lands with a nice body punch.
Street loads up on a big right hand but Howell slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell thumps Street with a low kick.
Howell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Street blocks a jab.

Howell gets caught napping as Street dives in and scores a takedown. Howell manages to retain guard.
Howell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Street is one step ahead there.
Street missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Street stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Street accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.
Street postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Howell is on top in guard.
Michael Street overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howell landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell wants to pass the guard but Street is keeping the position.
Howell stopping the sweep attempt from Street.
Howell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Howell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Howell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Howell wants to pass the guard but Street is keeping the position.
Howell won't allow Street to sweep him here.

Street looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Street throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Howell trying to control but Street is working from the bottom.
Howell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Howell connects with a couple of short punches.
Street looking to hit a scissor sweep but Howell is one step ahead there.
Howell lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Howell postures up.
Howell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Street working a defensive guard here.
Howell landing some decent shots from guard.
Howell scoring with some ground and pound.
Howell trying to control but Street is working from the bottom.
Street trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell scoring with some ground and pound.
Howell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lester Howell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Howell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Street throws a right and a left that Howell avoids nicely.
Street moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Howell circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Street drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Howell follows Street to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lester Howell!
After the big win, Lester Howell made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.