PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Five finger death punch - jekyll and hyde. Couture has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. 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 Brandon Couture was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lester
vs
Couture

175 cm
23
176 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

175 cm
48
174 lbs
56 - 33 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 56 - 33 - 2, fighting out of New York, Brandon Couture!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
It looked like Lester was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Couture misses with a looping right.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lester avoids the head kick by Couture.
Lester takes one on the button.
Lester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Couture misses with a looping left.
Lester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Couture keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Couture lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Couture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lester counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Couture - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Couture misses with a hook
and Lester counters with a left to the body.
Couture connects with a right hand. Lester shakes it off.
Couture throws a nice head kick!
Couture misses with a hook.
As Couture looks to move away, Lester throws a big counter combo but Couture just gets out of the way.
Couture might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
It looked like Lester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lester slips a straight right by Couture.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Couture manages to avoid it.
Lester scores with a leg kick.
Couture stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Couture lands with a slapping head kick.
Lester throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Couture looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Lester counters with a three punch combo that has Couture backing up. Couture nods at Lester to acknowledge the strikes.
Couture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lester counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Couture lands a jab to the nose.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Couture backs away, Lester returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture connects with a jab.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couture throws out the jab.
Lester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lester jabs Couture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lester!
Couture misses with a left hand
and Lester counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandon Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture catches Lester with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Couture looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lester takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Couture misses with a straight left.
Lester appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lester takes one to the chin there.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Lester moved out of range nicely.
Couture misses with a hook.
Lester appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Couture throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a series of strikes. Couture will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lester moves away from the strike by Couture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester avoids the head kick by Couture.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lester swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lester takes one to the chin there.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Couture throws a poor cross that misses
and Lester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Couture thinking.
Lester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Couture.
Couture on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Couture swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Couture is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lester had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A cross from Couture lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Couture throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Couture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Couture thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Couture dominated that round.
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.

Lester blocks a jab.
Lester went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lester throws a body shot but no joy.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lester comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Couture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Couture lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Couture manages to avoid it.
Lester swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Couture with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lester to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
Couture tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lester there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lester feints a jab promting Couture to slip. Lester then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Couture slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Couture waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Couture cracks Lester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lester tries to move into range but Couture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Couture misses
and Lester counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Couture momentarily.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Couture manages to avoid it.
Lester swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Couture throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Couture throws a right hand that misses
and Lester counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Couture is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lester. That's going to slow Couture down.
Lester misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lester lands a leg kick that knocks Couture off balance momentarily.
Couture shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Couture swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lester misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandon Couture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lester avoids the head kick by Couture.
Couture connects with a single shot there.
Couture throws a good cross that connects.
Couture takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lester blocks a jab.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester tried to counter with a leg kick but Couture avoided it.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Lester counters with a left to the body.
Lester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Lester misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands with a shot to the body.
Lester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Lester swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Couture finds it's way through Lester's defenses.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Lester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Couture.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Lester is out of range.
Lester staying out of range there.
Lester scores with a hook to the body. Couture takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lester is looking to wear down Couture with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Couture tries to move into range but Lester moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Couture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
A combination from Lester does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Lester will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lester throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lester jabs Couture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester swinging wildly here.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Lester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lester's head backwards.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couture throws out the jab.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Lester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Couture slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lester slips a straight right by Couture.
Lester went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Couture misses with a looping right.
It looked like Lester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Couture.
Lester lands a body shot.
Couture throws a head kick that misses
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lester scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lester thuds a left hand into Couture's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
Lester looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Couture momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lester thuds a left hand into Couture's body.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couture misses with an uppercut
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester throws a counter high kick but Couture was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lester blocks a head kick by Couture.
Lester staying out of range there.
Lester fires out a quick counter leg kick but Couture just manages to avoid it.
Lester throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Lester is out of range.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Couture throws an off balance right hand
and Lester counters with a leg kick.
Couture's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Lester. Beautiful body shot.
Couture scores with a jab. Lester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Couture looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lester throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lester scores with a jab to the body.
Lester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with an uppercut
and Lester counters with a left to the body.
Lester wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Couture scores with a jab.
Lester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.
Couture waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
Couture throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.
Lester was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Couture throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Lester.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Lester!
Jack Lester took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This victory goes out to the kids that think they can't win Train hard Fight hard Be a champion :) '.