PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Lebowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasper Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasper Saunders is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lebowitz
vs
Saunders

171 cm
18
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

MayheM sportswear
King of Fists

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Lebowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasper Saunders !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saunders misses with a body shot.

Lebowitz closes the distance and clinches.
Saunders working hard to break the clinch.
Saunders wants to break free but Lebowitz has control.
Saunders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saunders tries to break the clinch but Lebowitz is controlling the position.
Saunders is trying to force a seperation but Lebowitz has the dominant position.
Saunders tries to break the clinch but Lebowitz is controlling the position.
Saunders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saunders working hard to break the clinch.
Lebowitz scores with a shot to the side of Saunders 's head.
Saunders is trying to force a seperation but Lebowitz has the dominant position.
Saunders is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders wants to break free but Lebowitz has control.

Saunders 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Saunders . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saunders .
Saunders throws an off balance right hand
and Lebowitz counters with a one-two to the body.
Saunders misses with the body kick
and Lebowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Lebowitz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowitz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saunders lands with a shot to the body.
Lebowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saunders .
Nice shot lands for Lebowitz.
Saunders jabs at Lebowitz's body.
We've been told by Lebowitz's head coaches at Montreal Athletic Center 5* spar that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Saunders loads up on a big right hand but Lebowitz slips the punch.
Saunders misses with a body shot.
Saunders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kasper Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders lands a nice shot that snaps Lebowitz's head back.
Lebowitz scores with a punch to the head.
Lebowitz throws the left hand but Saunders avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Lebowitz does it's job there.

Saunders is rocked!
Lebowitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saunders is still on wobbly legs! Can Lebowitz finish him?
Lebowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saunders seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lebowitz misses.
A jab lands there for Lebowitz.
Saunders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lebowitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Saunders ducks under a wild hook from Lebowitz.
Saunders scores with a sloppy right hand. Lebowitz should have avoided that one.
Lebowitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saunders 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saunders duly obliges.
Saunders thuds his right hand into Lebowitz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Lebowitz is rocked!
Lebowitz loads up on a big right hand but Saunders slips the punch.
Saunders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Lebowitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Lebowitz.
Saunders lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Lebowitz head around and knocks him out cold! Saunders hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kasper Saunders !