PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Deshautelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frankie lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Deshautelle
vs
lester

186 cm
23
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
219 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Combat Pro Finesse

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Deshautelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, frankie lester!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deshautelle throws a hook but lester blocks it.
Deshautelle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but lester manages to avoid it.
Deshautelle tries to move into range but lester moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deshautelle.

lester clinches with his opponent.
Deshautelle is looking to break free of the clinch but lester has double underhooks.
lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Deshautelle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deshautelle moves out of range of the strikes.
Deshautelle keeps the fight on the outside.
Deshautelle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but lester manages to avoid it.
lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
lester throws a nice looking combination but Deshautelle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deshautelle swats away the attempt to clinch by lester.
lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Deshautelle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming lester to the mat! lester manages to get full guard.

Deshautelle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on lester, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
lester fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deshautelle misses with a combination

and lester counters with a head kick that drops Deshautelle!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deshautelle keeping moving, preventing lester from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Deshautelle has his foot on lester's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. lester works his way back into a safe position though.
Deshautelle is breathing heavily.
Deshautelle wants to stand but lester is controlling the position.
lester works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lester winds up and cracks Deshautelle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Deshautelle has hold of lester's hands but lester slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
lester working Deshautelle over with strikes.

lester seems to be working for a kimura but Deshautelle defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deshautelle is defending against the submission attempts here by lester.

lester stands up from half guard.
lester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deshautelle. Deshautelle obviously looking to wear him down.
Deshautelle throws a lazy right hand but lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deshautelle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
lester fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deshautelle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and lester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deshautelle thinking.
Deshautelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
lester throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Bryan Deshautelle has been cut.
Bryan Deshautelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lester is looking to clinch but Deshautelle is avoiding it.
lester avoids a kick to the body.
lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deshautelle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deshautelle tries to clinch but lester moves away

and lester holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deshautelle blocks a head kick by lester.
Deshautelle walks forward, straight into a front kick from lester.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
lester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deshautelle darts in and clinches lester up against the cage.
lester lands a shot to the body.
lester lands an uppercut.
Deshautelle wants to get back to striking at distance but lester won't allow it.
lester prevents Deshautelle from breaking the clinch.
lester pushes Deshautelle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
lester lands with a kick to the temple. Deshautelle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

lester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deshautelle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
lester scores with a shot to the side of Deshautelle's head.

lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lester scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
lester wants to clinch.
lester jabs at Deshautelle's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

frankie lester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Deshautelle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

lester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
frankie lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deshautelle scores with a hook to the body. lester takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deshautelle misses with a hook.
Deshautelle throws a wild body kick that lester sees coming a mile off.
lester wants to clinch.
lester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

lester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from lester.

lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deshautelle throws a left and a right that both miss

and lester moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deshautelle is trying to break free.
lester wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deshautelle has him pressed against the cage.

lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
lester blocks a head kick by Deshautelle.
Deshautelle throws a sloppy head kick
and lester counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deshautelle keeps the fight on the outside.
lester tries to clinch but fails miserably
and lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deshautelle closes the distance looking to clinch
and lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deshautelle connects with a crisp jab.
Deshautelle throws a lazy head kick
and lester counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Deshautelle throws a lazy head kick
and lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
lester throws a shot to the body.
Deshautelle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
lester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deshautelle. That did some damage!
lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deshautelle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
lester fails in his attempt to clinch.
lester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deshautelle staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deshautelle lands with a kick to the temple. lester shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
lester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
lester lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
lester throws a head kick that misses

and Deshautelle moves into the clinch.
Deshautelle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but lester is keeping busy.

lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deshautelle throws a sloppy head kick
and lester counters with a left and a right that stings Deshautelle.
Deshautelle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and lester counters by moving into the clinch.

lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lester lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
frankie lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
lester tries to clinch up.

Deshautelle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Deshautelle showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lester tries to get to full guard but Deshautelle has control of the leg.
Deshautelle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Deshautelle decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
lester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deshautelle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as lester throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deshautelle throws a head kick that misses.
lester lands a nice hook to Deshautelle's body. Deshautelle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deshautelle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

frankie lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryan Deshautelle's cut.
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. This is the final round!

lester lands with a nice body punch.
lester throws a right and a left that Deshautelle avoids nicely.
Deshautelle cracks lester with a good jab.
lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deshautelle moves away.
A left and a right from lester both land. Nice combination.
lester throws a left and a right that both miss

and Deshautelle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
lester misses with a punch on the inside.
lester is leaning against Deshautelle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
lester missing with knees to the body.

Deshautelle breaks from the clinch.
Bryan Deshautelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deshautelle lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deshautelle connects with a good right hand that stumbles lester. lester circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deshautelle looks to land a left hand but lester moved out of range nicely.
Deshautelle misses with a body punch
and lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lester closes the distance looking to clinch
and Deshautelle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deshautelle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Deshautelle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deshautelle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from lester.
Deshautelle throws a hook but lester avoids it easily.

Deshautelle clinches with his opponent.
Deshautelle stalling in the clinch.
Deshautelle has had enough of the clinch but lester keeps him there for the moment.
lester is trying to break free.
Deshautelle wants to get back to striking at distance but lester won't allow it.
Deshautelle misses with an elbow over the top.
lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Deshautelle is trying to break free.

lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
lester wants to clinch up but Deshautelle keeps it at a distance.
lester takes a swing at Deshautelle's ribcage but misses.
lester tries to clinch up.
Deshautelle missing with a left hand there. lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deshautelle lands a nice looking kick to the body. lester takes a step back to recover.
lester walks into a stiff left hand from Deshautelle.
Deshautelle throws a sloppy head kick
letting lester counter with a right hand.
frankie lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deshautelle misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from lester. No joy for Deshautelle on that attempt.
A head kick by Deshautelle misses
and lester makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deshautelle.
A right-left combo lands from lester.
Deshautelle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

lester gets a clinch.
lester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deshautelle backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, lester throws an elbow but misses.
lester lands an elbow inside.
lester managing to block the knees to the body from Deshautelle.
lester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from lester.

lester breaks from the clinch.
Bryan Deshautelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deshautelle drops his hands momentarily and lester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for lester.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deshautelle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but lester swivels and escapes.
lester lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deshautelle backs up against the cage.

lester clinches up against the cage.
lester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deshautelle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deshautelle wants to get back to striking at distance but lester won't allow it.

lester manages to break the clinch.
lester throws a good cross that connects.
Deshautelle misses with a jab to the body
and lester counters with a left to the body.

lester clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

lester breaks the clinch.
Deshautelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and lester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by lester.
A body shot lands from lester.
Deshautelle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
frankie lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got lester winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... frankie lester!