PBP Commentary

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

Bondurant
vs
Lindsay

188 cm
19
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bondurant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lionel Lindsay!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindsay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lindsay looks to throw the jab but Bondurant is out of range.
Lindsay throws the left hand but Bondurant avoids the punch easily.
Bondurant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Bondurant.
Bondurant cracks Lindsay with an open hand slap.
Bondurant lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bondurant. Lindsay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bondurant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindsay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lindsay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bondurant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lindsay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bondurant scores with a sloppy right hand. Lindsay should have avoided that one.
Bondurant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bondurant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lindsay follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bondurant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bondurant just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick from Bondurant misses.
Lindsay takes a swing at Bondurant's ribcage but misses.
Bondurant throws a right hand that Lindsay ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindsay also avoids with ease.
Lindsay is trying to counter with his kicks.
Forrest Bondurant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bondurant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lindsay circles away quickly and effectively.
Lindsay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lindsay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bondurant.
Bondurant misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bondurant.
A big left from Lindsay misses.
Bondurant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Lionel Lindsay has been cut.
Lindsay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lindsay loads up on a big right hand but Bondurant slips the punch.
Bondurant lands a nice hook to Lindsay's body. Lindsay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bondurant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Lindsay.
Lindsay missing with a left hand there. Bondurant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindsay misses with a kick to the body.
Lindsay slips a straight right by Bondurant.
A punch combination from Bondurant misses.
Forrest Bondurant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindsay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lindsay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bondurant.
Bondurant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lindsay.
Bondurant throws a nice looking combination but Lindsay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lindsay slips under a jab from Bondurant.
It seemed like Lindsay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bondurant connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bondurant misses with a two punch combination.
Bondurant throws a hook but Lindsay avoids it easily.
Lindsay tries to clinch
enabling Bondurant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bondurant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bondurant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lindsay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bondurant throws a jab when Lindsay was well out of range.
Bondurant throws a hook to the side of Lindsay's head but Lindsay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindsay checks a leg kick.
Bondurant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindsay.
Some wild striking there from Bondurant.
Lindsay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bondurant with a body shot.
Lindsay throws a right and a left that Bondurant avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant staying out of range there.
A combination from Bondurant does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lindsay! But no joy.
Bondurant feints a jab promting Lindsay to slip. Bondurant then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lindsay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bondurant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bondurant ducks under a wild hook from Lindsay.
It looked like Bondurant was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lindsay.
Bondurant cracks Lindsay with a good jab.
Lindsay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bondurant.
Lindsay tries for a takedown but Bondurant circles away easily
and Bondurant counters with a left and a right that stings Lindsay.
Bondurant swinging wildly here.
Bondurant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lindsay throws a shot from downtown. Bondurant moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Bondurant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Lindsay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lindsay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindsay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bondurant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bondurant throws a body shot but no joy.
Lindsay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bondurant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lindsay under the eye.
Bondurant swinging wildly here.
Bondurant scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindsay checks a leg kick.
Bondurant throws a hook to the side of Lindsay's head but Lindsay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindsay misses with a series of wild punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lindsay might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bondurant has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondurant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindsay lands the left hand.
Lindsay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lindsay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lindsay throws a poor cross that misses
and Bondurant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lindsay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Forrest Bondurant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindsay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bondurant.
Bondurant connects with a jab.
Bondurant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bondurant misses with a looping right.
Bondurant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lindsay can do to turn this around?
Lindsay misses with a head kick.
Bondurant scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Bondurant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay misses with a hook
and Bondurant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bondurant just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindsay misses with a looping left.
Forrest Bondurant is winning the standup battle so far.
Bondurant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bondurant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lindsay throws a hook but Bondurant blocks it.
Lindsay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bondurant swinging wildly here.
Lindsay misses with a left hand
enabling Bondurant to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindsay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bondurant's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bondurant duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay misses with a body kick.
Lindsay throws a body shot but no joy.
Lindsay throws a lazy uppercut
and Bondurant counters with a one-two to the body.
Lindsay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lindsay avoids the head kick by Bondurant.
Bondurant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bondurant swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindsay.
A right-left combo lands from Bondurant.
A big right from Bondurant misses.
We've been informed that Lindsay has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bondurant misses with a few strikes there.
Bondurant throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lindsay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bondurant throws a push kick but Lindsay slaps the foot to one side.
Lindsay defending well as Bondurant loads up on a big left hand.
Lindsay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lindsay misses the jab.
Bondurant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lindsay finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bondurant throws a big shot that misses.
Bondurant throws a series of punches but Lindsay avoids them all with ease.
Lindsay wants to counter the offense by Bondurant and move into the clinch position.
Lindsay wants to clinch but Bondurant slips to the side
and Bondurant counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Bondurant misses.
Bondurant just misses with a punch to the body.
Bondurant misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Bondurant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Lindsay'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.

Lindsay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bondurant takes a swing at Lindsay's ribcage but misses.
Lindsay looks to land a left hand but Bondurant moved out of range nicely.
Bondurant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bondurant scores with a shot to the body.
Bondurant avoids the body shot from Lindsay.
Bondurant jabs at Lindsay's body.
Bondurant throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindsay.
A right-left combo lands from Bondurant.
Bondurant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondurant misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Lindsay slams his shin into Bondurant's torso.
Lindsay slips a jab and a cross from Bondurant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Lindsay misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsay misses with a body kick.
Bondurant throws a poor cross that misses
and Lindsay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bondurant slips under a jab from Lindsay.
Lindsay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bondurant on the side of the head.
Bondurant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bondurant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindsay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bondurant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bondurant misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Lindsay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bondurant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindsay.
Bondurant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindsay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bondurant finds it's way round the side to connect with Lindsay's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay misses with an uppercut
and Bondurant counters with a straight right hand.
Bondurant misses with an uppercut. Lindsay saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Lindsay as he connects with a hook.
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!
Bondurant throws a series of punches but Lindsay avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lindsay! But no joy.
Bondurant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindsay.
Lindsay feints the counter takedown.
Bondurant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lindsay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lindsay throws the left hand but Bondurant avoids the punch easily.
Bondurant lunges at Lindsay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lindsay's hand.
Lindsay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bondurant.
Bondurant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bondurant slips a jab from Lindsay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay misses with a body kick.
Lindsay misses with a double jab.
Bondurant swings for the body but Lindsay moves out of range.
Bondurant throws a sloppy body shot
and Lindsay counters with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bondurant.
Bondurant throws out a loose jab but Lindsay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindsay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice uppercut there from Lindsay.
Lindsay blocks a jab.
Bondurant stuns Lindsay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bondurant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindsay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Bondurant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lindsay misses.
Bondurant misses with an uppercut.
Lindsay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bondurant scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindsay throws a jab when Bondurant was well out of range.
Bondurant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bondurant misses with a looping left.
Lindsay avoids the body shot from Bondurant.
A jab from Bondurant does it's job there.
Bondurant blocks a jab.

Lindsay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bondurant is trying to force a seperation but Lindsay has the dominant position.
Lindsay tries to land a knee to the head but Bondurant blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Bondurant clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Lindsay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bondurant scores with a shot to the body.
Lindsay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Lindsay.
Bondurant looks to land a right hand but Lindsay moved out of range.
Bondurant misses with a double jab.
Lindsay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bondurant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lindsay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bondurant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Bondurant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lindsay doesn't seem phased though.
Bondurant ducks under a wild hook from Lindsay.
Bondurant throws an overhand right that lands on Lindsay's shoulder, as Lindsay tries to avoid the shot.
Bondurant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lindsay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsay moves out of range of the strikes.
Lindsay tries to counter with a clinch but Bondurant shakes him off and moves away.
Bondurant misses with an uppercut.
Lindsay lands a right hook to the body.
Lindsay misses with a shot to the body
letting Bondurant counter with a right hand.
Lindsay scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the liver by Bondurant. Beautiful body shot.
Lindsay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bondurant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bondurant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lindsay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Lindsay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bondurant lands a two punch combo.
Bondurant scores with a body shot.
Bondurant scores with a nice right hand.
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!

Lindsay has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant has had enough of the clinch but Lindsay keeps him there for the moment.
Lindsay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bondurant or not.
Lindsay throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Lindsay.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lindsay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindsay lands with a right to the head.
Lindsay tries a body shot but Bondurant blocks it.
Lindsay working aggressively here.
Bondurant managing to block the knees to the body from Lindsay.
Bondurant wants to break free but Lindsay has control.
Lindsay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lindsay misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant has had enough of the clinch but Lindsay keeps him there for the moment.
Lindsay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lindsay lands a nice uppercut.
Lindsay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bondurant backwards.
Lindsay lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lindsay fails to land.
Lindsay throws a punch but it's blocked by Bondurant.
Bondurant blocking some punches.
Lindsay prevents Bondurant from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindsay.
Lindsay tries to work over Bondurant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lindsay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay missing with knees to the body.
Lionel Lindsay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lindsay keeps control of Bondurant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lindsay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bondurant blocks it with crossed arms.
Bondurant prevents a body shot from Lindsay.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lindsay.
Lindsay scores with a shot to the side of Bondurant's head.
Lindsay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindsay lands with a right to the head.
Bondurant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lindsay lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Lindsay.
Bondurant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lindsay lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Lindsay dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Lindsay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lindsay tries to clinch up.
Bondurant throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindsay.
Lindsay throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bondurant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bondurant throws out a loose jab but Lindsay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bondurant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindsay.
Lindsay throws a big shot that misses.
Lindsay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bondurant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bondurant was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bondurant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Lindsay misses.
Bondurant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lindsay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bondurant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lindsay is looking for the big counter here.
Lindsay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bondurant.
Bondurant lands with an uppercut that bounces Lindsay off the cage and back into range.
Lindsay dodges the punch combination from Bondurant.
Lindsay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bondurant.
Lindsay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bondurant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lindsay wants to counter with a clinch but Bondurant pushes him away.
A big right from Lindsay misses.
Bondurant is looking for a counter combo.
Bondurant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lindsay on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay ducks under a wild hook from Bondurant.
Bondurant misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Bondurant. Those never looked like landing.
Lindsay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bondurant throws a right hand that misses
and Lindsay counters with a left and a right that stings Bondurant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bondurant throws a poor cross that misses
and Lindsay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bondurant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindsay was well out of range. Poor timing from Bondurant.
Bondurant lands a head shot.
Bondurant looks to land a right hand but Lindsay moved out of range.
Bondurant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lindsay.
Bondurant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lindsay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bondurant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lindsay scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Bondurant does it's job there.
Bondurant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Bondurant.
Bondurant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bondurant thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Lindsay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bondurant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bondurant misses with a lunging right hand

and Lindsay counters with a single leg into guard. Bondurant didn't expect that.
Lindsay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lindsay cracks Bondurant with a solid left hand.
Forrest Bondurant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay lands a couple of digs.
Bondurant controlling the position.
Lindsay lands a couple of digs.
Lindsay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bondurant's head.
Lindsay is looking to work some ground and pound but Bondurant has wrist control.
Bondurant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lindsay's guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lindsay can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindsay has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bondurant has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bondurant taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Bondurant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bondurant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Bondurant!
Forrest Bondurant retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Forrest Bondurant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.