PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 233 p4p, 35 weight class) and Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 903 p4p, 108 weight class). Canthropus Jr has chosen Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fiyero Lermontov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lermontov
vs
Canthropus Jr

180 cm
24
165 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

175 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pit Canthropus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lermontov cracks Canthropus Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Canthropus Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lermontov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Canthropus Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lermontov jabs Canthropus Jr right on the nose. Canthropus Jr blinks but takes it well.
Canthropus Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lermontov's calf.
Canthropus Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lermontov throws out the jab.
Lermontov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Canthropus Jr throws a low kick but Lermontov avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lermontov misses the target.
Lermontov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Lermontov does it's job there.
Canthropus Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lermontov blocks the body kick.
Lermontov tests Canthropus Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lermontov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canthropus Jr misses the shot to the body.
Lermontov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lermontov misses with a looping right.
Canthropus Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr avoids the head kick by Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Lermontov.
Canthropus Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lermontov throws a body punch but Canthropus Jr moves out of range.
Canthropus Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lermontov throws a shot from downtown. Canthropus Jr moves away and avoids it.
Canthropus Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lermontov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Canthropus Jr on the side of the head.
Lermontov throws an overhand right that lands on Canthropus Jr's shoulder, as Canthropus Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Lermontov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lermontov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Canthropus Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Canthropus Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lermontov tries to clinch but Canthropus Jr moves out of range.

Lermontov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canthropus Jr.
Lermontov blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lermontov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Lermontov.
Canthropus Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Canthropus Jr lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr.
Lermontov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canthropus Jrs head.
Lermontov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Lermontov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canthropus Jr.
Lermontov working aggressively here.
Lermontov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Canthropus Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lermontov avoids it by throwing Canthropus Jr back against the cage.
Lermontov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Lermontov.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lermontov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lermontov swings wildly with an uppercut but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canthropus Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lermontov prevents a body shot from Canthropus Jr.
Lermontov scores with a shoulder strike.
Canthropus Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Lermontov.
Lermontov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lermontov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lermontov swings wildly with an uppercut but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lermontov scores with a shot to the side of Canthropus Jr's head.

Canthropus Jr is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canthropus Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Lermontov finish him?
Lermontov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canthropus Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Lermontov throws a head punch that misses.
Canthropus Jr misses with some punches.
Canthropus Jr lands with a left to the head.
Lermontov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lermontov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canthropus Jr blocks an uppercut.
Canthropus Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
Canthropus Jr misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lermontov.
Canthropus Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lermontov misses with some punches.
Lermontov has a couple of punches blocked by Canthropus Jr.
Lermontov swings wildly with an uppercut but Canthropus Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canthropus Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lermontov avoids it by throwing Canthropus Jr back against the cage.
Lermontov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lermontov lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov lands a hook to the side of the head.

Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch.
Canthropus Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lermontov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Canthropus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lermontov.
Lermontov misses the shot to the body.
Lermontov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Canthropus Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lermontov connects with a nice looking jab.
Lermontov with a nice cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Canthropus Jr misses with a looping right.
Lermontov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Canthropus Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canthropus Jr dodges the punch combination from Lermontov.
Fiyero Lermontov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lermontov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Canthropus Jr in his tracks.
Canthropus Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fiyero Lermontov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Canthropus Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lermontov.
Lermontov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canthropus Jr.
Lermontov misses with an uppercut. Canthropus Jr saw that one coming.
Canthropus Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Canthropus Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Canthropus Jr slips a straight right by Lermontov.
Canthropus Jr misses with a looping right.
Lermontov tries to move into range but Canthropus Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lermontov scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lermontov. Canthropus Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lermontov misses with a looping left.
Canthropus Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lermontov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lermontov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canthropus Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Lermontov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lermontov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Canthropus Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Lermontov.
Canthropus Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lermontov connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lermontov, right into the meat.
Canthropus Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lermontov throwing a counter right hand but Canthropus Jr manages to avoid it.
Canthropus Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Canthropus Jr works the jab nicely.
A big right from Lermontov misses.

Lermontov rushes Canthropus Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Canthropus Jr lands an uppercut.
Canthropus Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lermontov controls his hands.
Fiyero Lermontov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Canthropus Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lermontov pushes Canthropus Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Canthropus Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lermontov lands a nice uppercut.
Lermontov lands a shoulder strike.
Lermontov working aggressively here.
Lermontov misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Canthropus Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canthropus Jr blocks an uppercut.
Lermontov misses with a short punch on the inside.

Canthropus Jr manages to break the clinch.
Lermontov tests Canthropus Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lermontov throws a leg kick but Canthropus Jr checks it.

Lermontov moves into range and clinches up with Canthropus Jr.
Lermontov lands a left hand.
Lermontov blocking some punches.
Lermontov tries to work over Canthropus Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lermontov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canthropus Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lermontov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Canthropus Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lermontov.
Canthropus Jr pushes Lermontov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canthropus Jr blocking some punches.
Lermontov scores with a shot to the side of Canthropus Jr's head.
A short right from Lermontov.
Lermontov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Canthropus Jr backwards.
Canthropus Jr blocking some punches.
Canthropus Jr is trying to break free.
Canthropus Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lermontov backwards.
A short right from Lermontov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lermontov.
Lermontov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canthropus Jr can do to turn this around?

Canthropus Jr breaks the clinch.
Lermontov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Canthropus Jr right on the button. Canthropus Jr goes down! Lermontov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lermontov gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fiyero Lermontov!
Fiyero Lermontov retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Fiyero Lermontov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Pit Canthropus Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame this on my shit genetics. Fuck you Dad!'.