PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Gory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Lester is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gory
vs
Lester

179 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 14 - 1

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Gory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Lester shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lester showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lester is keen to just control but Gory is a slippery customer.
Gory is trying to get back to full guard.
Lester is pressing down on Gory's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gory is holding on for now.
Lester wants to stand up but Gory is controlling the position.
Gory trying to control from the bottom.
Gory wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gory is looking to control Lester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gory avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Al Gory wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gory is fending him off so far but Lester persists. Nope, Gory circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gory is defended easily by Lester.
Gory fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
Lester has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gory is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Lester shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lester was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lester tries to advance to mount but Gory denies him.
Gory is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gory wants to control but Lester postures up.
Gory is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lester off and has taken his back!
Gory trying to control momentarily.
Lester trying to control but not successfully.
Gory wants to control but Lester is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gory looking to hold on to the position here but Lester rolls and ends up regaining guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gory accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gory trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Al Gory just wasn't active enough.
Lester misses with a takedown

and Gory counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Al Gory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Lester.
Gory is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gory knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lester on the ground.
Gory sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lester's guard.

Gory is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gory throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lester is not content to let Gory control the position.

Gory stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lester fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gory fails with a takedown attempt.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Gory dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gory drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gory is looking to take a break and control but Lester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gory just content to control the position.
Lester wants to control but Gory postures up.

Gory decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lester to his feet.
Gory is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lester sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gory is looking to clinch but Lester is avoiding it.

Lester closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gory quickly recovers to half guard.

Gory is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lester pulls his head out easily.
Al Gory overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lester passes into side control, despite Gory's attempt to control the position.
Gory is trying to improve his position.
Gory struggling a bit here.
Lester trying to control the position but Gory is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gory wants to control but Lester postures up.
Gory wants to get back to his feet but Lester is dominant here and he's now got Gory's back!

Gory showing good submission defense here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gory trying to control the action but Lester just sinks the hooks in.

Lester is looking for the choke from the back position but Gory is controlling his hands well.
Gory is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lester is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gory is trying to get back to his feet but Lester has full control of the position and if anything, Gory has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lester tries to keep control of the position but Gory is staying busy.
Gory is trying to stand back up.
Gory tries to escape but Lester has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gory trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lester doesn't have the hooks in and Gory manages to turn into his guard.
Gory trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lester's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gory 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.
Gory trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Al Gory.
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lester has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Gory dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gory 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. Gory is in Lester's guard.
Gory trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gory stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gory's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gory has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gory wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Al Gory.
Lester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gory jabs Lester right on the nose. Lester blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester dives in for a single leg takedown but Gory sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gory tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gory tries to pull guard but Lester holds him up against the cage and eventually Gory drops back down to his feet.

Lester breaks from the clinch.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lester needs to keep his hands up - Gory had a free shot at his head there.
Lester displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gory.
Gory throws a low kick but Lester avoids it.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gory.
Gory tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lester prevents Gory from breaking the clinch.

Lester breaks from the clinch.
Gory tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gory tries to clinch there but Lester circles away.
Lester misses with a takedown attempt - Gory sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Al Gory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Lester.

Gory drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gory accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gory stands and throws Lester's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lester manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gory's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gory thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Gory is looking for a kimura here.

Lester looking for submissions off his back.
Lester is not content to let Gory control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gory is controlling the pace.

Gory stands up out of the half guard.
Bryan Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Gory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lester lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gory closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lester to the mat! Lester manages to get full guard.
Gory passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Al Gory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gory taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Gory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gory, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Gory!