PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Party Boy (ranked 3372 p4p, 158 weight class) and Lemaron Deth (ranked 6622 p4p, 266 weight class). Boy's entrance music is Party Boy. A fine choice. The key to victory for Party Boy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Boy
vs
Deth

150 cm
19
130 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

168 cm
19
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Party Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemaron Deth!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy punishes Deth's body with a nice straight punch.
Boy gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Deth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boy keeping full guard, as Deth tries to pass.
Deth passes into half guard.
Boy tries to kick Deth off but Deth keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deth is controlling the pace.
Boy tries to roll over but Deth keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy taking some punishment here, with Deth in his half guard.
Boy wants to control but Deth is keeping busy.
Deth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deth passes to side control.
Deth just content to control the position.
Deth working the ground and pound but Boy is defending the strikes.
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boy is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Animal FLEX Zone, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Deth grinds an elbow into Boy's temple.
Check out the look on Deth's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Deth advances to mount.
Deth lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Deth.
BOOM! Deth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Deth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Deth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Deth lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deth landing strikes from the mount and Boy is in trouble!

Boy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Boy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Deth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Deth scoring with strikes but Boy is staying in there.
Boy is in a horrible position here. Deth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boy is trying to escape the mount.
Deth content just to control the position here.
Boy seems to have got his legs back now.
Deth cracks Boy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Deth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Deth controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Deth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Deth trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Deth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deth with shots to the head and body - Boy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Deth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boy is in a horrible position here. Deth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Deth trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Deth lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking to improve his position but Deth isn't that keen on the idea.
Boy taking shots to the head.
Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deth looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boy is trying to stand up.
Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Boy is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Boy enables Deth to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Deth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Deth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Deth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deth is pushing down on Boy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boy is fighting to maintain full guard but Deth has managed to sneak the leg through.
Deth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Deth is pressing down on Boy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boy is holding on for now.
Deth trying to control from half guard but Boy is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy is looking for a sweep. Deth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Deth connects with a nice short shot to Boy's temple.
Deth trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deth on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy taking some punishment here, with Deth in his half guard.
Deth is thwarting Boy's attempts to control the position.
Deth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Deth looks to land a strike but Boy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Deth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Deth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deth connects with a couple of short punches.
Deth lands a couple of digs.
Deth trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deth controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deth pushes down on Boy's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deth moves into full mount! Boy won't be happy about that!
Boy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Deth looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Deth controlling his opponent.
Deth looking to finish Boy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boy!
Deth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Deth controlling the position easily from mount.
Deth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deth is landing with some decent strikes but Boy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Deth controlling the position easily from mount.
Deth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lemaron Deth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deth dominating with strikes here.
Boy taking shots to the head.
Deth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Boy takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Deth's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lemaron Deth!