PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TheDragon Reborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lancaster
vs
Reborn

180 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TheDragon Reborn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reborn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lancaster is able to avoid easily.
Lancaster moves in looking to clinch but Reborn pushes him off.
Reborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Reborn manages to avoid it.
Reborn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reborn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lancaster is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reborn.
Reborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
Lancaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reborn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reborn throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lancaster . That snapped Reborn's head back.
Jab by Reborn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Reborn.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Reborn.
Lancaster wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reborn.
A little jabbing left from Reborn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reborn misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Lancaster checks a low kick from Reborn.

Lancaster moves into the clinch.
Reborn working hard to break the clinch.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Reborn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lancaster clinches up with Reborn and pushes him back against the cage.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.

Reborn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reborn ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reborn throws a solid leg kick but Lancaster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reborn.
Reborn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn throws a leg kick that misses.
Reborn throws a lazy body kick
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reborn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Reborn avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Lancaster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Reborn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reborn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reborn.
Reborn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lancaster slips under a jab from Reborn.
Lancaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster throws a series of punches but Reborn avoids them all with ease.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Reborn ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster tries to clinch up.
Reborn throws a wild body kick that Lancaster sees coming a mile off.
Reborn lands a head shot.
Reborn misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Lancaster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reborn.
Lancaster jabs at Reborn's body.
Reborn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lancaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lancaster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster cracks Reborn with a good jab.
Reborn misses with a straight left.
Reborn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reborn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reborn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reborn throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reborn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lancaster is out of range and Reborn settles back down.
Reborn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
TheDragon Reborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reborn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Lancaster .
Reborn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster avoids a kick to the body.
Lancaster is looking to counter punch.

Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
Reborn wants to break free but Lancaster has control.
Reborn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lancaster lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lancaster .
Reborn looks winded!
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reborn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reborn misses with a hook.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Reborn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lancaster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reborn scrambles back to his feet.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Reborn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lancaster blocks it well.
Reborn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reborn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Reborn looks for the body kick but Lancaster saw that one coming.
Reborn swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reborn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reborn tries to land a front kick but Lancaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lancaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reborn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reborn.
Reborn throws the left hand but Lancaster avoids the punch easily.
Reborn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reborn swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster .
Reborn throws a counter combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reborn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lancaster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lancaster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reborn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reborn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lancaster is out of range.
Reborn tries to land a leg kick but Lancaster saw it coming and moves away.
Reborn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reborn throws a leg kick but Lancaster moved away.
Reborn throws a looping overhand right but Lancaster ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster .
Lancaster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reborn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reborn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reborn throws a body kick that misses.
Lancaster walks into a stiff left hand from Reborn.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Reborn.
Lancaster misses with a few strikes there.
Reborn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lancaster is looking to clinch.
Reborn misses with a low kick as Lancaster jumps back.
Reborn tries to score with a low kick but Lancaster moves his leg out of the way.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reborn manages to avoid it.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Reborn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reborn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reborn ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn connects with a leg kick. Lancaster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lancaster tries to land a leg kick but Reborn saw it coming and moves away.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Reborn is having none of it.
Reborn keeps the fight on the outside.
Reborn feints a counter leg kick.
Reborn tries to score with a low kick but Lancaster moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Lancaster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reborn.

Lancaster pushes Reborn up against the cage in a clinch.

Reborn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
TheDragon Reborn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster lands with a right hand.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reborn moves away.
Reborn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reborn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Reborn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reborn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reborn circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Reborn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Reborn uses good head movement to avoid it.

Reborn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reborn tries a low kick but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reborn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Reborn misses.
Reborn misses with a kick to the body.

Lancaster has managed to clinch.

Reborn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reborn throws a leg kick which misses Lancaster 's front leg but catches the back leg as Lancaster tries to avoid it.
Reborn looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
Reborn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lancaster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but TheDragon Reborn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lancaster connects with a crisp jab.
Lancaster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lancaster wants to clinch.
Reborn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reborn throws a body kick that misses.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Reborn tests Lancaster 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
Reborn tries to break the clinch but Lancaster is controlling the position.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster keeps control of Reborn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Reborn controls his hands.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reborn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.

Reborn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reborn jabs at Lancaster 's body.
Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reborn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lancaster keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Lancaster closes the distance and pushes Reborn back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Lancaster .
Reborn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reborn working hard to break the clinch.
Lancaster gets through Reborn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster pushes Reborn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster cracks Reborn with a nice body shot.
Cedric Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lancaster gets through Reborn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reborn wants to break free but Lancaster has control.
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Lancaster .
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Lancaster as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a nice hook to the head.

Reborn is rocked!
A body shot lands from Lancaster .
Reborn is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Reborn wants to break free but Lancaster has control.
Reborn seems to have recovered his senses.

Lancaster drops Reborn onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Reborn is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster dips a shoulder and cracks Reborn with a mighty uppercut! Reborn falls back against the cage and Lancaster unloads with a barrage of strikes! Reborn is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lancaster screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Cedric Lancaster started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
TheDragon Reborn was interviewed post fight and said 'I can do better'.