PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Grimes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Grimes
vs
Lester

220 cm
24
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Namunamu Clothing
Beaver Jooce!

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Lester looks to move away, Grimes throws a big counter combo bu Lester just gets out of the way.
Lester avoids the head kick by Grimes.
Lester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Lester looks to move away, Grimes throws a big counter combo bu Lester just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Lester.
Grimes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grimes is looking to clinch.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.

Lester forces Grimes back against the cage and clinches.
Lester has Grimes pressed against the cage, preventing Grimes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Lester.

It looks like Rick Grimes has been cut.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Grimes fails to pull guard.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Grimes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lester pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lester pushes Grimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Lester throws an elbow that misses.
Lester's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
Lester has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grimes trying to land knees to the body.
Lester throws an elbow but it misses.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester cracks Grimes with a nice body shot.
Grimes is trying to stall.
Lester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Grimes blocks with his arms.

Lester gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Lester decides to return to a standing position.
Lester connects with a right hand. Grimes shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grimess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grimes is looking to clinch but Lester is avoiding it.

Lester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lester.
Grimes takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Lester on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes takes a shot to the head.
Grimes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Grimes tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Grimes back against the cage.
Lester lands an elbow inside that Grimes shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lester - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grimes blocks the elbow strike.
Lester cracks Grimes with a nice body shot.
Lester working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Grimes breaks the clinch.
A big right from Lester misses.
Lester has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Lester.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Grimes's shoulder, as Grimes tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grimes moves out of range of the body kick from Lester.
Lester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lester takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lester connects with a right hand. Grimes shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester tries to bum rush Grimes with a series of wild strikes but Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Grimes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lester misses with an elbow over the top.
Grimes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grimes tries to score a body lock takedown but Lester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Grimes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lester swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grimes.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Grimes is looking for a counter combo.
Lester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Grimes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lester sprawls and moves away.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester stalks Grimes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grimes's face. Grimes staggers backwards, shaken.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grimes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Grimes is looking to counter the offense by Lester and move into the clinch.
Grimes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Lester tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grimes shoots in for a double leg but Lester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes walks into a straight right hand from Lester.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lester takes the fight into the clinch.
Grimes scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester has Grimes pushed against the cage.
Grimes takes a shot to the head.

Grimes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lester misses with a hook.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester fails with the takedown.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Grimes tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester lands with a nice body punch.

Grimes moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grimes manages to pull guard.
Grimes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Lester stands up from Grimes's guard - Lester perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grimes is looking to clinch but Lester is avoiding it.
Lester wants to counter the offense by Grimes and move into the clinch position.

Grimes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lester to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes working a defensive guard here.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Grimes manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes jumps guard but Lester stands there with Grimes around his waist. Grimes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.

Lester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Lester there.
Grimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lester lands with a good body shot.
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Grimes is looking to counter the offense by Lester and move into the clinch.
Grimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grimes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Grimes fails with a takedown attempt.
Lester looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Grimes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester scores with a punch to the head.
Lester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimes throws a big counter combination but Lester scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grimes connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester lands a jab to the nose.
Lester stuffs the takedown.

Lester clinches up with Grimes and pushes him back against the cage.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Lester.
Grimes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Grimes'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Lester.
Grimes lands with a hook. Lester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lester cracks Grimes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grimes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Lester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grimes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lester.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses

and Lester counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Grimes's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester has Grimes pressed against the cage.

Grimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester blocks a head kick by Grimes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester throws a right hand that Grimes ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimes also avoids with ease.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester throws a hook but Grimes blocks it.
Lester throws a jab when Grimes was well out of range.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Grimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lester.
Grimes throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Grimes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lester circles away.
Rick Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lester lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimes.
Lester misses with a series of wild punches.
Grimes throws a head kick that half lands.
Rick Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grimes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Grimes tries to clinch up.
Grimes fails with an attempt to clinch.

Grimes instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimes.
Lester leaning against his opponent.
Lester lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grimes manages to break the clinch.
Grimes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grimes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grimes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lester takes the fight into the clinch.

Lester pulls guard.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grimes trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Lester wants to stand but Grimes is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lester scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Grimes tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range.
Grimes throws a right hand that Lester ducks under and follows up with a left that Lester also avoids with ease.
Lester's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lester duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lester closes the distance and pushes Grimes back into the cage.
Grimes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lester just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grimes is looking for a takedown.
Grimes is looking to take this one to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lester has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
In his post fight interview, Moe Lester gave a big smile as he said 'Now Let Me Have Your Children'.