PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 114 p4p, 17 weight class) and Bob Vendarra (ranked 1270 p4p, 177 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vendarra's choice of entrance music: Avenged Sevenfold-Hail to the King Ragnar. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lancaster
vs
Vendarra

180 cm
23
195 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

198 cm
23
189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Dauntless

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 12 - 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendarra throws a sloppy head kick
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster swings for the body but Vendarra moves out of range.
Lancaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Vendarra circles away.
Lancaster slips under a jab from Vendarra.
Vendarra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lancaster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vendarra.
Jab, jab by Vendarra - just one landing.
Vendarra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vendarra takes one to the chin there.
Lancaster throws a jab when Vendarra was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Vendarra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Vendarra moves into the clinch.
Vendarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vendarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vendarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vendarra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra is trying to stall.
Vendarra content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vendarra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster pushes Vendarra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vendarra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vendarra's elbow.
Lancaster cracks Vendarra with a nice body shot.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vendarra's elbow.
Vendarra blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Vendarra misses with a body punch.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vendarra tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Vendarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vendarra lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
Vendarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Vendarra has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Vendarra controls his hands.
Vendarra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster tries to work over Vendarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Vendarra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vendarra.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Vendarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vendarra backwards.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra is trying to stall.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Vendarra avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster pushes Vendarra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vendarra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Vendarra.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Vendarra backwards.

Vendarra is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster .
Vendarra is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Vendarra looks winded!
Lancaster pushes Vendarra against the cage. Lancaster is working some dirty boxing. Lancaster pushes off with a quick right hook! Vendarra goes down! Vendarra tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lancaster moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Cedric Lancaster rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.