PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Proffesor Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Nortorious Big feature Bone Thug N Harmony-Notorious Thugs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ness
vs
Laston

188 cm
19
199 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Proffesor Ness !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Laston!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness throws a right and a left that both miss.

Laston scores with a takedown into Ness 's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ness 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ness is trying to keep Laston in close.
Laston controlling from the top position.
Laston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laston keeps trying to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ness lands a lovely overhand right.

Laston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Laston tries to score with some ground and pound. Ness controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ness wants to control but Laston postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ness gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness wants to control but Laston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laston wants to free his trapped foot but Ness is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ness is trying to control but can't.
Laston trying to control the action but Ness is working from the bottom.
Ness wants to improve his position but Laston is controlling well.
Laston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laston wants to take a breather but Ness is having none of it.
Ness trying to hold on to Laston's head to control him but Laston postures up.
Laston works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ness really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Laston is looking to take a break and control but Ness is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ness trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Laston manages to pass to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ness slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ness has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laston is working away from the top position though.

Laston decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ness gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Laston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ness working a defensive guard here.
Ness can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laston controls the pace.
Ness working a defensive guard here.
Ness wants to hit a switch here but Laston passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ness there!
Ness is working to get back to half guard.
Laston avoids the attempt from Ness to control.
Ness is looking to improve his position but Laston isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness gets back to half guard.
Ness has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laston is working away from the top position though.
Ness is refusing to be controlled, as Laston sits in half guard.
Laston is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Laston moves into full mount! Ness won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ness ?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laston landing strikes from the mount.
Ness is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Laston dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Laston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk. Ness catches Laston right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Josh Laston has been cut.

Laston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Laston showed some decent athleticism there.
Ness avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laston.
Ness works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ness controls Laston momentarily but Laston frees himself.
Ness wants to improve his position but instead Laston has moved into half guard.
Laston working over Ness with some ground and pound. Ness looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Laston is trying to control. Ness wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ness . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ness is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness wants to get back to full guard.
Laston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ness with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ness is looking to improve his position.
Ness trying to control from the bottom.
Laston trying to mount his opponent but Ness defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Laston dives in and scores a takedown into Ness 's guard.
Ness keeping moving, preventing Laston from controlling successfully.
Laston postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laston tries to free his leg and advance position but Ness is retaining full guard.
Ness is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ness is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laston looking to pass the guard.
Ness is trying to keep Laston in close.

Laston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ness has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laston has managed to get both his arms back between Ness 's legs - danger averted.
Ness looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laston throwing strikes from guard but Ness blocks nicely.
Ness keeping full guard, as Laston tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laston slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ness struggling a bit here.
We've been informed that Laston has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Laston taking a breather here.
Josh Laston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ness manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Ness is working for an americana but Laston has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Ness was thinking about the submission.
Ness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laston is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ness is controlling him.

Laston manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laston can't get the takedown.
Ness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laston wants to take the fight to the mat but Ness manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Proffesor Ness will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Laston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ness connects with a crisp jab.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ness .
Ness lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ness scores with a jab. Laston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Ness cracks Laston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Laston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ness won't allow Laston to pass to mount.
Ness wants to improve his position but Laston is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ness does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ness is trying to get back to full guard.
Ness is looking to control Laston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ness avoid being mounted?
Laston trying to mount his opponent but Ness defends it.
Ness wants to get back to full guard.
Laston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ness keeps working.
Ness moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Laston looking to pass the guard.
Laston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laston is pushing down on Ness 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ness is fighting to maintain full guard but Laston has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ness is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laston is pressing down on Ness 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ness is holding on for now.
Ground and pound from Laston.
Laston works his way into full mount!
Laston trying to control but Ness is having none of it.
Laston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ness is trying to maintain the position but Laston is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laston working the head and body with strikes.
Ness moves into full guard.
Ness looking for a sweep. Not yet Ness , not yet.
Laston trying to control the position from guard on top but Ness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laston stays in close to Ness 's body and controls the position.
Laston tries to free his leg and advance position but Ness is retaining full guard.
Ness controls Laston momentarily but Laston frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Laston was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ness scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laston misses with a wild combination.
Ness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ness lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness .
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laston moves away.

Laston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Laston showed some decent athleticism there.
Ness wants to control but Laston is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Proffesor Ness showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ness has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Proffesor Ness !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Proffesor Ness made sure he mentioned Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Josh Laston had this to say: 'I loss, so what I will come back, and you will see a better me.'.