PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Decatur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lester
vs
Decatur

188 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Decatur!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decatur looks to land a combination but Lester avoids it well.
Decatur looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lester.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lester rushes Decatur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lester is struggling to control the position.
Decatur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lester pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lester tries for a takedown but Decatur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Decatur.

Decatur gets caught flat footed, as Lester shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lester with a nice head shot there.
Lester lands a couple of elbows.
Lester with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Decatur is trying to keep Lester in close.
Lester with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lester is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lester's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lester is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Decatur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lester defends it easily.
Lester is working Decatur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lester is looking to stand up but Decatur won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Decatur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lester manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Decatur on his heels. He'll look to pass Decatur's guard now, I'm sure.
Decatur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lester is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Decatur wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lester is now in half guard.

Lester is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Decatur defends it well.
Decatur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lester.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decatur is trying to get back to full guard.
Decatur is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lester scores with a couple of nice shots.
Decatur pushes Lester off looking to stand but Lester dives back in and keeps control.

Lester seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lester connects with a nice short shot to Decatur's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Lester dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lester scores with a takedown into Decatur's guard.

Decatur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lester gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lester working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decatur looking to control but Lester passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Lester there.
Decatur is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lester seems to be looking for submissions.
Decatur wants to sweep but Lester has passed to side control!
Decatur is looking for a sweep.
Decatur tries to control but Lester manages to take his back.
Decatur rolls, trying to escape but Lester keeps control of the position.

Lester is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Decatur defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Maurice Lester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lester avoiding Decatur 's attempts to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lester's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lester connects with a big shot to the side of Decatur's head.

Decatur is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Lester looking for the RNC.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decatur is trying to remain composed but Lester is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Decatur looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Decatur rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lester drops an elbow to the side of Decatur's head.
Decatur pushes Lester off looking to stand but Lester dives back in and keeps control.
Lester not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lester is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Decatur is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lester pulls his head out easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Lester dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Lester.
Lester dives in for a single leg takedown but Decatur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Decatur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lester shoots in looking for a takedown but Decatur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Decatur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lester avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decatur shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lester defends it nicely.
Decatur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lester shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Decatur is trying to defend but Lester finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lester throwing shots but Decatur is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lester connects with a nice short shot to Decatur's temple.
Lester wants to stand up but Decatur is controlling the position.
Decatur is trying to control but Lester passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester has control of an arm but Decatur manages to advance to Lester's back!
Lester wants to control his opponent's hands but Decatur gets his hands free.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Decatur can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Lester's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Even with his hooks in, Decatur manages to miss with strikes from the back.
You can see the frustration on Lester's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester turns into Decatur and is now in his guard.
Decatur wants to control the position but Lester says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lester prevents Decatur from improving his position.
Decatur is doing well to control the position and prevent Lester from advancing to side control.
Lester slips a nice elbow through Decatur's hands, connecting with Decatur's forehead.

Decatur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decatur is trying to stand up here but Lester is controlling him well.
Decatur wants to control but Lester is keeping busy.
Lester stops Decatur from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decatur missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lester, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurice Lester!