PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmer Octopulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jimmer Octopulus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lester
vs
Octopulus

170 cm
37
143 lbs
43 - 22 - 3

170 cm
30
145 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmer Octopulus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Lester misses.
Lester lands a nice shot that snaps Octopulus's head back.
Lester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Octopulus's hands.
Lester throws a low kick but Octopulus moves out of range easily.
Lester lets loose with a powerful body kick. Octopulus will feel that in the morning.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Octopulus moves out of range of the body kick from Lester.
Lester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Octopulus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Octopulus. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Octopulus throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
Octopulus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
As Lester backs off Octopulus throws a huge counter combo but Lester manages to avoid it all.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester connects with a body shot that sends Octopulus's belly button to the back.
Octopulus throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lester lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester lands a leg kick that knocks Octopulus off balance momentarily.
Lester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lester misses with a leg kick.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Octopulus scores with a push kick.
Octopulus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lester swings for the body but Octopulus moves out of range.
Lester sizes up Octopulus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Octopulus connects with a single shot there.
Lester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Octopulus misses with a low kick as Lester jumps back.
Octopulus motions for Lester to come forward. Octopulus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester is looking to score with low kicks.
Octopulus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Octopulus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octopulus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lester. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Octopulus.
Octopulus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lester if he has to take too many more of those.
Octopulus throws a wild body kick that Lester sees coming a mile off.

Lester darts in and clinches Octopulus up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lester.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Octopulus won't want to take too many of those.
Octopulus misses with some punches.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Octopulus controls his hands.
Lester lands a knee to the body.
Lester is pressed up against the cage. Octopulus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lester down to the mat. Lester avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Octopulus ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester works Octopulus's body with a nice hook.
Lester misses with a low kick.

Lester rushes Octopulus and presses him up against the cage.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester pushes Octopulus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Octopulus's elbow.
Octopulus lands an uppercut.
Octopulus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Octopulus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lester prevents it.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmer Octopulus.
Octopulus throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Octopulus throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lester.
A frustrated look appears on Octopulus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Octopulus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Octopulus throws an elbow but it misses.
Octopulus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester presses Octopulus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus wants a takedown.
Lester lands an elbow inside that Octopulus shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Octopulus.
Octopulus swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Octopulus has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester lands a nice knee to the body.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Octopulus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Octopulus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lester's brow.
Octopulus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Octopulus trying to control the position but instead, Lester has worked for underhooks and has pushed Octopulus into the cage.
Octopulus lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Octopulus.
Lester ducks right into an uppercut from Octopulus.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Octopulus is looking to land body kicks.
Octopulus misses with a low kick.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Octopulus moved out of range.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Octopulus can do to turn this around?

Lester darts in and clinches Octopulus up against the cage.
Lester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Octopulus backwards.
Lester gets underhooks to prevent Octopulus's takedown attempt.
Lester digs a right hand into Octopulus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Octopulus's gas tank.
Octopulus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Octopulus backwards.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Octopulus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Octopulus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester lands a hook that snaps the head of Octopulus backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus is trying to push Lester away but Lester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Octopulus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Octopulus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Octopulus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Octopulus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moe Lester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Octopulus looking for a takedown.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmer Octopulus.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Octopulus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Octopulus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Octopulus blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Lester.
Octopulus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Octopulus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Octopulus.
Lester scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Octopulus.
Lester misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lester.
Octopulus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.
Octopulus throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Octopulus blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lester as Octopulus tries to tie him up.
Octopulus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Octopulus blocks an elbow strike.
Octopulus blocks a body shot from Lester.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Octopulus.
Octopulus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Octopulus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lester pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Octopulus blocks an elbow strike.
Octopulus prevents a body shot from Lester.
Lester lands an elbow that stopped Octopulus in his tracks for a moment.
Octopulus swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.

Octopulus breaks the clinch.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Octopulus.
Lester avoids a kick to the body.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Octopulus misses with a low kick.
Lester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Octopulus.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Octopulus moves away.
Octopulus flicks out a counter leg kick but Lester steps away.
Lester throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus throws a body shot but no joy.
Lester throws a right and a left that Octopulus avoids nicely.
Octopulus walks into a straight right hand from Lester.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Octopulus. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Octopulus. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Octopulus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Octopulus was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Octopulus misses with a body punch
and Lester counters with a thumping low kick.
Lester lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Octopulus backs up against the cage.
Lester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Octopulus moves out of range of the body kick.
Octopulus throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
A combination from Lester does no damage.
Lester throws a leg kick that misses.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Octopulus moves away.
Octopulus thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Octopulus throws a body shot but no joy.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Octopulus.
A little jabbing left from Octopulus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Octopulus blocks the low kick.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Lester looks to land a body kick but Octopulus moved away.
Octopulus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Octopulus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lester rather than just go for the knockout.
Octopulus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Octopulus delivers a nice body kick.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester throws a shot to the body.
Lester moves out of range of the body kick from Octopulus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester scores with a hook.
Octopulus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lester connects with an inside leg kick.
Lester cracks Octopulus with an open hand slap.
Octopulus lands a nice hook to Lester's body. Lester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester slips under a jab.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Octopulus, right into the meat.
Lester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Octopulus thumps Lester with a low kick.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Octopulus is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Octopulus.
Lester throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Octopulus moves out of range of the body kick from Lester.
Lester looks to throw the jab but Octopulus is out of range.
Lester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lester cracks the inside of Octopulus's front leg.
Lester thows a leg kick but Octopulus checks it
and Octopulus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Octopulus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lester's head.
Jimmer Octopulus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lester pushes Octopulus up against the cage in a clinch.
Octopulus lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lester.
Lester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Octopulus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Octopulus.
Octopulus scores with a shoulder strike.
Octopulus scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Octopulus.
Octopulus blocks an uppercut.
Lester lands with a short shot to the head.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Octopulus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Octopulus backwards.
Knees to the body from Lester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Octopulus.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester digs a right hand into Octopulus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Octopulus's gas tank.

Octopulus breaks from the clinch.
Octopulus blocks a head kick by Lester.
Jab, jab by Lester - just one landing.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Octopulus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester lands a front kick.
Octopulus is looking to score with low kicks.
Octopulus avoids the body shot from Lester.
Lester scores with a kick to the body.
Lester scoring well with a low kick there.
Lester slips under a jab.
Octopulus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Octopulus throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Octopulus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester lands a nice looking body shot.
Lester getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lester scores with a spinning back kick!
Lester throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Octopulus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lester.
Lester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Octopulus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Octopulus! But no joy.
Octopulus misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lester.
Lester throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Octopulus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Octopulus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lester moves out of range of the body kick.
Lester tries to counter by clinching up but Octopulus breaks away and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
Our winner, Moe Lester, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.