PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Betschkeit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. Betschkeit is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Goldfrapp - Ocean. Tony Lenny could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Betschkeit's chin.

Lenny
vs
Betschkeit

214 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
295 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Lenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Betschkeit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lenny misses.
Lenny misses with an uppercut. Betschkeit saw that one coming.
Betschkeit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Tony Lenny has been cut.
Betschkeit lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Betschkeit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Lenny misses the target.
Lenny throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lenny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betschkeit.
Betschkeit misses the jab.
Lenny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lenny throws a jab but it's blocked by Betschkeit.
Lenny definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Betschkeit missing with a left hand there. Lenny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Lenny closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Betschkeit bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betschkeit avoids the head kick by Lenny.
Lenny throws a looping overhand right but Betschkeit ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Betschkeit! But no joy.
Betschkeit misses with a hook. Lenny ducked under it nicely.

Betschkeit steps into range and cracks Lenny with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Lenny flops backwards and Betschkeit dives into his guard looking to finish!
Betschkeit throwing strikes but missing.
Betschkeit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betschkeit lands a couple of elbows.

Tony Lenny's cut is getting worse.
Betschkeit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Betschkeit trying to control the position from guard on top but Lenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lenny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Betschkeit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lenny's head.

Tony Lenny's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Betschkeit loads up on a big left hand. Lenny felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Betschkeit looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lenny can't hide his disappointment, as Betschkeit celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Betschkeit!