PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lenny (ranked 21962 p4p, 246 weight class) and Mauricio Gendozo (ranked 5450 p4p, 177 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lenny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. Gendozo has chosen Frank Sinatra-Killing me softly as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lenny
vs
Gendozo

214 cm
27
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Lenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Gendozo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenny throws an off balance right hand
and Gendozo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lenny throws a jab but it's blocked by Gendozo.
Lenny throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Lenny misses.
As Lenny backs off Gendozo throws a huge counter combo but Lenny manages to avoid it all.
Lenny throws a looping overhand right but Gendozo ducks down to avoid it.
Lenny misses with a combination
and Gendozo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony Lenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lenny moves out of range of the strikes.
Lenny misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Lenny as Gendozo shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Lenny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lenny swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gendozo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gendozo lands an overhand right.
Lenny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Gendozo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lenny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gendozo shoots in but Lenny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gendozo staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lenny misses with a right hand
and Gendozo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gendozo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lenny throws out the jab.
Gendozo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lenny is looking to counter punch.
Gendozo stuns Lenny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lenny darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Mauricio Gendozo has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lenny.
Gendozo lands with a straight right. Lenny didn't see that one coming.
Gendozo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Lenny.
Gendozo throws a hook but Lenny blocks it.
Lenny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lenny looks to land a left hand but Gendozo moved out of range nicely.
Gendozo throws out a counter right but Lenny avoids it with no problem.
Lenny throws a poor cross that misses
and Gendozo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lenny misses with a right hand
and Gendozo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lenny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gendozo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lenny is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lenny is breathing heavily.
Gendozo throws a series of punches but Lenny moves out of range.
Lenny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lenny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gendozo counters with a left to the body.
Gendozo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gendozo fails with a takedown attempt.
Tony Lenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Gendozo.
No joy there for Gendozo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gendozo slips a jab from Lenny.
Lenny misses with an uppercut.
Gendozo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny swings widly with a right hand
and Gendozo counters with a nice uppercut.
Gendozo dives in for a single leg takedown but Lenny sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A big left from Lenny misses.
Gendozo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lenny tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gendozo defends well and Lenny ends up having to push Gendozo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lenny throws a lazy uppercut
and Gendozo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gendozo scores with a hook.
Gendozo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gendozo lands a glancing blow to the side of Lenny's head.
Gendozo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lenny to score with a decent uppercut.

That has opened up Mauricio Gendozo's cut even more.
Gendozo slips a jab from Lenny.
Gendozo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gendozo looks for a takedown but Lenny sprawls well.
Gendozo lands the left hand.
A jab from Lenny misses.
Gendozo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lenny's head backwards.
Gendozo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gendozo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lenny throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lenny misses.
Gendozo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lenny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Gendozo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gendozo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gendozo won't allow Lenny to sweep him here.
Gendozo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Lenny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gendozo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Lenny has his foot on Gendozo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gendozo works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny looking to control.

Lenny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gendozo is aware though and is defending well.

Lenny looking for a guillotine here but Gendozo defends easily.

Lenny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gendozo is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lenny is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Lenny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gendozo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lenny keeping moving, preventing Gendozo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Gendozo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Gendozo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gendozo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lenny.
Mauricio Gendozo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lenny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lenny throws a shot from downtown. Gendozo moves away and avoids it.
Lenny misses with an uppercut
and Gendozo counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gendozo.
Lenny misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Gendozo. Those never looked like landing.
Gendozo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lenny throws a looping overhand right but Gendozo ducks down to avoid it.
Gendozo ducks under a wild hook from Lenny.
Lenny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gendozo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gendozo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lenny circles away.
Gendozo slips under a jab from Lenny.
Gendozo tries to move into range but Lenny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lenny misses with a looping left.
Lenny takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lenny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gendozo punishes Lenny's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lenny misses the target.
No luck for Gendozo with that takedown attempt.
Lenny misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gendozo! But no joy.
Lenny's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gendozo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lenny scrambles back to his feet.
Gendozo tries to clinch up.
Gendozo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lenny throws a hook to the side of Gendozo's head but Gendozo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gendozo slips a jab and a cross from Lenny.
Gendozo tests Lenny's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Gendozo takes the fight into the clinch.
Lenny is trying to drag Gendozo to the mat but Gendozo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gendozo prevents a body shot from Lenny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gendozo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lenny clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gendozo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lenny knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lenny for a finish.
Lenny rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lenny trying to control but Gendozo postures up.

Gendozo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lenny sees it coming and defends easily.

Lenny looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lenny controlling the position well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gendozo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lenny is working to get back to half guard.
Gendozo scoring with strikes but Lenny is staying in there.
Lenny tries to improve his position but instead Gendozo has taken his back!
Mauricio Gendozo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny tries to escape the position.
Lenny is working hard here to advance position.
Gendozo scores with punches and elbows.
Lenny just trying to survive but Gendozo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Gendozo looking for the choke from the back.
Lenny tries to break free.

Gendozo looking for the choke but no joy.
Lenny looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gendozo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Gendozo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Gendozo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gendozo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lenny stuffs the takedown.
Lenny shoots for a double leg takedown but Gendozo sprawls well. He's pushed Lenny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lenny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gendozo throws a nice looking combination but Lenny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lenny misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Gendozo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gendozo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Gendozo.
Gendozo lands a jab to the head.
Lenny throws a hook to the side of Gendozo's head but Gendozo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lenny misses with a lunging right hand
and Gendozo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gendozo fails to land the takedown.
Gendozo lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gendozo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gendozo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lenny on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gendozo slips a jab from Lenny.
Lenny looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gendozo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lenny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lenny throws the left hand but Gendozo avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gendozo!
Lenny throws a lazy uppercut
and Gendozo counters with a big head kick but Lenny shrugs it off.
Lenny throws a poor cross that misses
and Gendozo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lenny throws a body punch but Gendozo moves out of range.
Lenny loads up on a big right hand but Gendozo slips the punch.
Lenny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gendozo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gendozo walks into a stiff left hand from Lenny.
Gendozo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lenny misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gendozo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gendozo slips a jab from Lenny.
A big left from Lenny misses.
Gendozo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gendozo slips a straight right by Lenny.
Gendozo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tony Lenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Gendozo.
Lenny throws a right hand that misses
and Gendozo counters with a stiff right hand.
Lenny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gendozo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lenny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lenny throws a lazy right hand but Gendozo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gendozo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lenny's waist but Lenny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gendozo off to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lenny, as that shot connected.
Lenny misses with a straight left.
Lenny misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gendozo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gendozo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Lenny misses.
Lenny slips a jab and a cross from Gendozo.
Gendozo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Gendozo.
Gendozo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny misses with an uppercut.
Gendozo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lenny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gendozo slips a jab and a cross from Lenny.
Lenny stuffs the takedown.
Tony Lenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gendozo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gendozo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lenny.
Mauricio Gendozo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Lenny gets caught napping as Gendozo dives in and scores a takedown. Lenny manages to retain guard.

Lenny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lenny throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gendozo escapes and throws Lenny's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gendozo trying to control the position but Lenny is working away.
Lenny is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lenny keeps working.
Lenny is looking to regain half guard here but Gendozo keeps moving and retains side control.
Lenny wants to control but Gendozo postures up.
Lenny is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lenny throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Gendozo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gendozo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Gendozo!
Mauricio Gendozo thanked the fans post fight for their support.