PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pidasol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansky has chosen Płomień 81 - Powiedz na osiedlu as his entrance music. Meyer Lansky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pidasol
vs
Lansky

190 cm
19
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Pidasol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Lansky!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pidasol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lansky checks the leg kick.
Lansky misses with a body punch

and Pidasol counters with a shoot takedown. Lansky fights it but they end up in guard.
Pidasol trying to control but Lansky is working from the bottom.
Pidasol is really struggling to control Lansky but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pidasol throws a big elbow that misses.
Pidasol prevents Lansky from getting back to his feet.
Pidasol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pidasol postures up in Lansky's guard and throws a big left but Lansky blocks it.
Pidasol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lansky wants to stand up but Pidasol is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pidasol throws a big right hand that misses.
Pidasol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lansky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pidasol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pidasol is looking to work some ground and pound but Lansky has wrist control.
Lansky being controlled here, momentarily.
Pidasol lands a couple of elbows.
Pidasol throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pidasol.
Lansky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pidasol is controlling him.
Pidasol not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pidasol throwing strikes but missing.
Pidasol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pidasol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pidasol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lansky wants to sweep here but Pidasol controlling him for the moment.
Pidasol trying to control the position from guard on top but Lansky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pidasol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pidasol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lansky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lansky keeping moving, preventing Pidasol from controlling successfully.
Lansky trying to keep a closed guard but Pidasol is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pidasol trying to control the position from guard on top but Lansky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pidasol throws a sloppy head kick and Lansky moves out of range easily.
Lansky swings widly with a right hand

so Pidasol counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lansky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pidasol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pidasol is stalling in the full guard.
Pidasol wants to control from the top but Lansky keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Pidasol dominated that round.
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.

Lansky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pidasol, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lansky.
Lansky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pidasol takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lansky.
Lansky lands a body punch.
Lansky lands a left hand.
Lansky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lansky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pidasols head.
Lansky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lansky lands a nice uppercut.

Pidasol is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lansky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lansky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lansky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lansky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lansky.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pidasols head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lansky.
Lansky lands with a light punch inside.
Lansky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pidasol.
Lansky scores with a shot to the side of Pidasol's head.
Oh Pidasol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pidasol with a big uppercut! Pidasol tries to clinch up but Lansky pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pidasol to the mat! Pidasol covers up and Lansky unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Meyer Lansky!
Meyer Lansky was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.