PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyawang Lhad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lhad comes to the cage accompanied by Iced Earth - Anthem. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lhad
vs
Fontes

198 cm
25
244 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
270 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gyawang Lhad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lhad manages to avoid it.
Fontes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Lhad tenderised Fontes's leg. Fontes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lhad tries to land a front kick but Fontes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lhad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fontes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lhad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lhad throws a sloppy head kick and Fontes moves out of range easily.
Lhad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lhad throws the kick towards the body but Fontes avoids it.

Lhad clinches up with Fontes and pushes him back against the cage.
Fontes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lhad.
Fontes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Gyawang Lhad has been cut.
Fontes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lhad wants a takedown but no success here.
Fontes misses with the head strike.
Fontes trying to land knees to the body.

Lhad breaks from the clinch.
Fontes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lhad. Lhad obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lhad circles away.
Fontes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lhad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lhad. Fontes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fontes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fontes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lhad wants to clinch up but Fontes keeps it at a distance.
Lhad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Lhad clinches up with Fontes and pushes him back against the cage.
Lhad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lhad lands an elbow that stopped Fontes in his tracks for a moment.
Lhad has Fontes pressed against the cage, preventing Fontes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fontes lands an elbow inside that Lhad shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fontes obliges.
Lhad is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fontes breaks from the clinch.
Fontes throws a head kick that misses.
Fontes tries to clinch but Lhad is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes moves in looking to clinch but Lhad pushes him off.
Fontes wants to clinch

and Lhad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Lhad jumps into guard, dragging Fontes to the mat.

Lhad pushes Fontes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gyawang Lhad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontes misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Fontes as Lhad shoots in.
Lhad tries to close the distance and clinch but Fontes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lhad moves into the clinch.
A short right from Fontes.
Fontes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lhad blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lhad manages to break the clinch.
Fontes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lhad. Lhad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fontes wants to clinch.
Lhad throws a low kick but Fontes moves out of range easily.
Fontes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lhad keeps the fight on the outside.
Lhad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Gyawang Lhad's cut is getting worse.
Fontes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lhad tries to work over Fontes's front leg with a kick but Fontes checks it.
Lhad tries to clinch but Fontes is having none of it.
Lhad fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gyawang Lhad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fontes rushes Lhad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lhad avoiding damage as Fontes throws knees to the body.
Fontes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fontes misses with an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontes lands with a left to the head.
Fontes throws a head punch that misses.
Fontes lands a nice knee to the body.
Fontes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fontes tries to break the clinch but Lhad is controlling the position.
Lhad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Lhad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fontes wants to clinch up but Lhad keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lhad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fontes wants to clinch up but Lhad keeps it at a distance.
Fontes throws a head kick that misses.

Lhad has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Fontes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gyawang Lhad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lhad throws a body punch but Fontes moves out of range.
Lhad is looking to slow Fontes down with leg kicks.
Fontes tries to clinch up but Lhad circles away and keeps his distance.
Lhad connects with a solid leg kick.
Lhad sizes up Fontes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fontes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lhad circles away.

Fontes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fontes pushes off an throws an elbow but Lhad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lhad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but Lhad blocks with his arms.

Lhad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fontes gets a clinch.
Lhad is trying to pull guard but Fontes has him pressed against the cage.

Fontes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Lhad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontes checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fontes blocks the leg kick.
Fontes wants to clinch.
Lhad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lhad lands a high kick!
Lhad throws a body kick that misses.
Gyawang Lhad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fontes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lhad.
Lhad misses with a leg kick.

Fontes moves into the clinch successfully.
Fontes wants to break free but Lhad has control.

Lhad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lhad looks to land a body kick but Fontes moved away.
A punch combination from Lhad misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes throws a head kick but Lhad moves out of range.
Fontes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lhad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lhad connects with a solid leg kick.
Fontes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lhad circles away.
Lhad misses with a double jab
and Fontes counters with a left and a right that stings Lhad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lhad connects with a solid leg kick.
Fontes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lhad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lhad keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Lhad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fontes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lhad throws a body punch but Fontes moves out of range.
Lhad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lhad duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lhad.
Fontes stuffs the takedown.
Lhad fails to land with a series of punches.
Fontes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fontes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lhad throws a low kick but Fontes avoids it.
Lhad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fontes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fontes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lhad counters with a thumping low kick.
Fontes lands a nice looking body kick.
Fontes tries to clinch up but Lhad circles away and keeps his distance.
Fontes tries to clinch but Lhad moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lhad keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lhad takes a swing at Fontes's ribcage but misses.
Lhad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fontes is out of range and Lhad settles back down.
Fontes tries to clinch but Lhad moves out of range.
Fontes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lhad.
Fontes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lhad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lhad lands with a kick to the temple. Fontes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fontes throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lhad clinches with his opponent.
Anderson Fontes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Fontes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lhad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gyawang Lhad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gyawang Lhad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fontes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lhad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontes checks a low kick from Lhad.
Gyawang Lhad is winning the standup battle so far.
Fontes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lhad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fontes wants to clinch up but Lhad keeps it at a distance.
Fontes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lhad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fontes wants to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fontes checks a leg kick.
Lhad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fontes.

Lhad gets a clinch.
Fontes misses with a punch on the inside.
Fontes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fontes scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Fontes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Fontes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fontes manages to break the clinch.
Fontes fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Lhad.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fontes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lhad - the referee stops the clock and Fontes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lhad. Fontes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fontes moves in looking to clinch but Lhad pushes him off.
Lhad doesn't manage to clinch there - Fontes circles away.

Fontes clinches up with Lhad and pushes him back against the cage.
Fontes lands an elbow inside that Lhad shrugs off.

Gyawang Lhad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Lhad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fontes is looking to clinch.
Lhad tries to close the distance and clinch but Fontes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lhad tries to close the distance and clinch but Fontes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fontes takes one on the button.

Lhad takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lhad throws an elbow that misses.

Fontes breaks the clinch.
Lhad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fontes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lhad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lhad moves in looking to clinch but Fontes pushes him off.
Lhad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lhad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Lhad darts in and clinches Fontes up against the cage.
Lhad tries to circle away but Fontes has him pinned against the cage.
Lhad blocking some punches.
Fontes lands a big knee to the head and Lhad goes down! Fontes pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Fontes!
A very excited looking Anderson Fontes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.