PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Lonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Yody has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Yody seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Yody
vs
Lonni

190 cm
26
245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

201 cm
19
271 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Yody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Lonni!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonni avoids the body shot from Yody.
Yody takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yody waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lonni.
Lonni has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yody is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Lonni gets tackled into the cage by Yody. Yody maintains the clinch.
Yody just leaning against Lonni, taking a breather.
Yody trying to stall but Lonni improves his position.
Yody lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yody lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lonni backwards.
Yody misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lonni manages to break the clinch.
Yody shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lonni defends it nicely.
Lonni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Yody 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lonni throws a jab when Yody was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yody throws a lazy uppercut
and Lonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Yody clinches with his opponent.
Yody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lonni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yody misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yody scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yody tries to work over Lonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yody misses with a body punch.
Lonni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lonni wants to break free but Yody has control.
Yody lands with a right to the head.
Yody lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yody fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yody is leaning against Lonni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lonni is looking to break free of the clinch but Yody has double underhooks.
Yody misses with the head strike.
Lonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yody creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lonni blocks a body shot from Yody.
Lonni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yody definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yody lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lonni backwards.
Yody stalling.
Yody lands a nice uppercut.
Lonni tries to circle away but Yody has him pinned against the cage.
Lonni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lonni is trying to break the clinch but Yody has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yody.
Yody misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Yody.
Lonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lonni is trying to force a seperation but Yody has the dominant position.
Lonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Yody.
Yody lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yody stalling.
Yody lands a right hand.
Lonni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yody holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yody keeps control of Lonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lonni is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Yody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yody prevents Lonni from breaking the clinch.

Lonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yody throws an overhand right that lands on Lonni's shoulder, as Lonni tries to avoid the shot.
Yody takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jack Yody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yody throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lonni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yody tries to clinch up but Lonni circles away and keeps his distance.

Yody drives through and clinches with Lonni against the cage.
Lonni can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lonni blocks a body shot from Yody.
Yody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yody lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lonni backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Yody 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.

Lonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yody.
Lonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yody looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lonni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yody at a distance.
Lonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lonni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yody misses with a hook to the body
letting Lonni counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Lonni.
Yody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yody misses the jab.
Lonni misses with a wild body shot.
Yody tries to clinch up but Lonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Arturo Lonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lonni lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yody lands a nice shot that snaps Lonni's head back.
Lonni swats away the attempt to clinch by Yody.
Yody throws a looping overhand right but Lonni ducks down to avoid it.
Yody throws a poor cross that misses
and Lonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Lonni lands with a cross.
Lonni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yody takes one to the chin there.
Lonni defending well as Yody loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Yody.
Lonni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lonni defending well as Yody loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Lonni there.
Lonni slips a straight right by Yody.
Lonni staying out of range there.
Lonni throws a jab when Yody was well out of range.
Lonni cracks Yody with a good jab.
Yody fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lonni avoids it really well and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Lonni misses.
Yody tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lonni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yody somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yody takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yody is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lonni's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yody scores with a hook.
Yody misses with a hook.
Lonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yody.
Lonni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lonni connects with a nice looking jab.
Lonni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lonni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lonni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lonni lands with a good body shot.
Yody misses with a body shot.
Arturo Lonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yody.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Yody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yody fails with the takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yody darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lonni swings for the body but Yody moves out of range.
Yody throws a hook but Lonni blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yody lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yody takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lonni throws out a leg kick but Yody moves out of range and Lonni only half commits.
Yody defending well as Lonni loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arturo Lonni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lonni tries to score with a low kick but Yody moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Yody. Beautiful body shot.
Lonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yody doesn't seem bothered though.
Yody misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yody fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonni. Yody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lonni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yody defending well as Lonni loads up on a big left hand.
Yody defending well as Lonni loads up on a big left hand.
Yody loads up on a big right hand but Lonni slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Yody lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lonni doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yody misses with a left hand
enabling Lonni to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Yody misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yody. Lonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lonni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yody throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Yody bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Lonni explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lonni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lonni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yodys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yody.
Lonni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yody takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonni. Yody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lonni misses with a body shot.
Lonni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yody takes one to the chin there.
Lonni staying out of range there.
Yody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lonni slips a straight right by Yody.
Yody looks to score with a jab to the body but Lonni is just out of range.
Yody shoots in for a takedown but Lonni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni scores with a decent looking hook.
Lonni lands with a right hand.
Yody lands with a cross.
Lonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yody takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lonni.
Lonni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yody throws a shot from downtown. Lonni moves away and avoids it.
Lonni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yody throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonni keeps the fight on the outside.
Lonni cracks Yody with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lonni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yody's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yody waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lonni.
Yody waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lonni.
Yody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yody swinging wildly here.
Lonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yody stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Yody gets a clinch.
Yody misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arturo Lonni.
I think Lonni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arturo Lonni!
A relieved looking Arturo Lonni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.