PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lasswell Hess (ranked 4211 p4p, 0 weight class) and Two Two (ranked 7304 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hess
vs
Two

186 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lasswell Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Two Two!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two tries to clinch but Hess is having none of it.
Two takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hess, as that shot connected.
Two tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hess really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Two throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hess is looking to counter punch.

Two forces Hess back against the cage and clinches.
Two misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Hess's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Two misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Hess takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Two.
Two tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hess's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two misses with the head strike.
Two misses with a body punch.
Two misses with a body punch.
Hess wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Two has him pressed against the cage.
Hess blocking some punches.
A short left from Two.
Two pushes Hess back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hess stalling the fight.
Hess blocks an uppercut.
Two lands a shot to the body.
Hess is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Two is defending well for now.
Hess wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Two has him pressed against the cage.
Two doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Two misses with some punches.
Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Two lands with a left to the head.
Two scores with a nice hook to the head.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Hess is trying to force a seperation but Two has the dominant position.
Two misses with a body punch.
Two struggles to land a body shot inside as Hess controls his hands.
Two misses with a hook from the clinch.
Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Two misses with a body punch.
Hess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Hess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hess blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Hess wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Hess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Two.
Hess blocking some punches.
Two has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
Two has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Hess wants to break free but Two has control.
Hess is trying to break the clinch but Two is controlling him.
Two misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hess blocking some punches.
Two misses with a punch on the inside.
Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Hess's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Two misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Two.
A short right from Two.
Two tries a body shot but Hess blocks it.
Hess working hard to break the clinch.
Two tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Two swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Two throws a head punch that misses.
Hess blocks an uppercut.
Two lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hess.
Two has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Two Two dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hess throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hess takes a swing at Two's ribcage but misses.
Hess swats away the attempt to clinch by Two.
Two tries to clinch but Hess is having none of it.
Two cracks Hess with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Hess is rocked!

Two clinches with his opponent.
Oh Hess is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Two swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Two throws a head punch that misses.
Two has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
Hess has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Two throws a head punch that misses.
Two misses with the head strike.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Hess is pushing Two up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hess blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Two.
Two has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
Two keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hess's efforts to push away.
Two misses with the head strike.
Hess tries to circle away but Two has him pinned against the cage.
Two misses with some punches.
Two throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hess seems to have got his legs back now.
Two misses with a hook from the clinch.
Two goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Two lands a body shot in the clinch.
Two has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
Two tries a body shot but Hess blocks it.
Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Hess uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Two lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hess or not.
Two throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Two throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
Two misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Two tries to work over Hess's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Two doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Two throws a head punch that misses.
Two lands a body punch.
Two can't find room to land a body shot as Hess controls the action.
Two throws a head punch that misses.
Two stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hess blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Two.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Two tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Two has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
Two tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hess's elbow.
Two gets through Hess's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Two lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Two misses with a hook from the clinch.
Two Two seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Two swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
Two lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
Two misses with some punches.
Hess has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Two misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two misses with the head strike.
Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hess tries to break free but Two pushes him back against the cage.
Hess blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Two.
Two misses with the head strike.
Two swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Hess has had enough of the clinch but Two keeps him there for the moment.
Two misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Two prevents Hess from breaking the clinch.
Hess is looking to break free of the clinch but Two has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hess.
Two misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Two Two showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Two works Hess's body with a nice hook.
Two rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hess counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Two checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Two looks to land a left hand but Hess moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Two misses.
Two throws a body shot but no joy.
Two tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hess throws a jab but it's blocked by Two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hess! Two dives in looking to finish! Hess is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Two Two!