PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Les Ismore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ismore
vs
Lord

182 cm
24
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Les Ismore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lord changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ismore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lord trying to control the action but Ismore is working from the bottom.
Lord working the ground and pound but Ismore is defending the strikes.
Lord misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lord is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ismore's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lord working the head and body with strikes.
Lord throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ismore regains half guard, as Lord was trying to land strikes.
Ismore is looking to improve his position.
Lord not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lord.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord is pressing down on Ismore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ismore is holding on for now.
Lord is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lord is looking to take a break and control but Ismore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lord performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ismore is looking for a sweep. Lord is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lord is trying to control the action in half guard but Ismore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ismore wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by William Lord.
Lord misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Ismore's head coaches at ELITE GYM 47 CAP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lord takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Lord clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismore is trying to force a seperation but Lord has the dominant position.
Lord lands a body shot.
Lord lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ismore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Ismore's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Ismore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ismore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ismore misses with an uppercut.
Lord slips a jab and a cross from Ismore.

Ismore has managed to clinch.
Lord lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lord content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ismore tries to circle away but Lord has him pinned against the cage.
Ismore is trying to break the clinch but Lord is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord avoiding damage as Ismore throws knees to the body.

Lord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ismore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lord. That's going to slow Ismore down.
Lord throws a leg kick but Ismore sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Lord gets the takedown into side control.
Lord trying to control the action but Ismore is working from the bottom.
Lord working away.
Lord landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Lord are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lord wants to control but Ismore is keeping him busy.
Lord is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ismore's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord lands a decent elbow from side control.
The strikes coming from Lord are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lord tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lord lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Lord looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ismore looking for a sweep but Lord has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ismore slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lord sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ismore defending well though.
Lord controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Lord dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lord darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ismore is staying active underneath Lord, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ismore is trying to stand.
Lord throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ismore tries to kick Lord off but Lord keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lord works his way into side control.
Lord trying to control the action but Ismore is working from the bottom.
Lord advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismore is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ismore is desperately trying to improve his position but Lord has a good base and remains in mount.
Lord putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ismore is desperately trying to improve his position but Lord has a good base and remains in mount.
Lord has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lord working the ground and pound effectively.
Ismore tries to hold on but Lord postures up.
Ismore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ismore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ismore is bucking up trying to escape but Lord cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lord wants to control the pace but Ismore is squirming around nicely.
Ismore slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ismore is looking for a sweep. Lord is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
William Lord has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lord is trying to control. Ismore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lord tries to pass to full mount but Ismore defends it.
Lord is trying to control. Ismore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lord throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lord controlling the action here.
Lord thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ismore's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lord wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ismore keeps working.
Lord wants to pass the guard but Ismore is defending well.
Lord perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up. William Lord was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lord slips a jab and a cross from Ismore.
Ismore stuffs the takedown.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ismore sprawls well. Ismore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lord gets slowly back to his feet.
Ismore throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Lord misses.
Lord wants to slow Ismore down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Ismore does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands a nice looking body shot.
Ismore takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Lord shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lord showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord is looking to advance position but Ismore won't allow it.
Ismore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ismore won't allow Lord to pass to mount.
Lord stops Ismore from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lord in particular looking to stall.
Lord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lord seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ismore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Lord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lord shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ismore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ismore looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.
Lord fails with a takedown attempt.
Les Ismore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lord stuns Ismore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ismore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Ismore misses.

Lord shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ismore manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ismore wants to stand but Lord is controlling the position.
Lord loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lord landing some decent shots from guard.
Ismore keeping full guard, as Lord tries to pass.
Lord forces his way into half guard.
Lord wants to take a breather but Ismore is having none of it.
Lord is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lord is just content to waste time from the top position. Ismore takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lord tries to free his leg and advance position but Ismore is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lord is controlling him.
Lord content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lord trying to control but Ismore is working from the bottom.
Lord throws an elbow that misses. Ismore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lord's guard. Nice move by Ismore!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ismore would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lord manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lord raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismore taking shots to the head.
Lord content just to control the position here.
Lord cracks Ismore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ismore tries to lock up and control but Lord gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ismore can't escape the position.
Lord wants to control the pace but Ismore is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismore is desperately trying to improve his position but Lord has a good base and remains in mount.
A big strike lands for Lord! That's really hurt Ismore and he's turned his back - Lord keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Lord jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Lord!