PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thug Life (ranked 1669 p4p, 3010 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 249 p4p, 408 weight class). Life's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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.

Life
vs
Justis

188 cm
37
170
24 - 15 - 2

189 cm
33
183
16 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thug Life!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Life.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Life. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Justis 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.
A jab lands there for Life.

Justis moves into range and clinches up with Life.
Justis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Life misses with a hook to the ribs.
Life lands a nice uppercut.
Justis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Justis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis moves away from the strike by Life.
Justis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Life throws a low kick but Justis avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Justis throws a body shot but no joy.
Life on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Life throws a shot from downtown. Justis moves away and avoids it.
Justis throws a shot to the body.
Life tries to land a body kick
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
Life looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Justis checks a leg kick.
Life misses with a hook
and Justis counters with a nice body shot.
Justis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Life can pounce on him.
Thug Life seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Life lands a jab to Justis's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Life.
Life with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justis throws a leg kick but Life moved away.
Justis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Life misses with a leg kick.
Justis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Life fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Life connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justis's hands.
Life fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Justis on the side of the head.
Life scores with a body shot.
Life goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Life.
Justis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Justis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Justis throws a jab when Life was well out of range.
Justis moves out of range as Life strikes.
Justis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Life can pounce on him.
Life punishes Justis's body with a nice straight punch.
Life slips a jab from Justis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Life displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justis throws out the jab.
Life thows a body kick. Justis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Life throws a jab when Justis was well out of range.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Life throws a leg kick which misses Justis's front leg but catches the back leg as Justis tries to avoid it.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Life was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Life swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Life lands a jab to the head.
Justis checks a leg kick.
Life throws a leg kick
and Justis counters with a body kick that stops Life in his tracks momentarily.
Life misses with a body kick.
Justis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Life lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Justis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Life misses
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Life throws a hook but Justis blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Life throws a front kick aimed at Justis's knee but Justis avoids it well.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Life tests Justis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Justis avoids the body shot from Life.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Life throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Life was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
A quick step to the side and Life tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Life pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justis is out of range and Life settles back down.
Justis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Life on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick lands for Life.
Life throws a body kick that misses
and Justis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Life moves out of range as Justis strikes.
Life lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thug Life dominated that round.
That's time! Life's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Life lands with an uppercut that bounces Justis off the cage and back into range.
Life throws a nice outside leg kick.
Life looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Life connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justis's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Life.
Thug Life is winning the standup battle so far.
Life throws a quick inside leg kick.
Life lands a nice shot that snaps Justis's head back.
Life misses with a kick to the body
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Life slips a jab from Justis.
Life swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Life rushes Justis and presses him up against the cage.
Justis pushes Life back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Life can't find room to land a body shot as Justis controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Life swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Life throws a punch but it's blocked by Justis.
Life wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Life throws a head punch that misses.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
Life misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Life.
Life misses with a hook to the ribs.
Life working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Life.
Life lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justis.
Life misses with a short punch on the inside.
Life working aggressively here.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Life swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Life lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Life.
Justis prevents a body shot from Life.
Life has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
Justis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Life.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Life tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Life tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Life - that landed with a thud.
Life swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Life.
Life misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justis.
Life prevents a body shot from Justis.
Justis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Justis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Justis avoids the body shot from Life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Life throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Decent striking displayed by Life there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Life. That's going to slow Justis down.
Justis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Life throws out the jab.
Life throws a hook but Justis avoids it easily.
Life cracks Justis with a good jab.
Life doesn't manage to clinch there - Justis circles away.
Justis wants to clinch up but Life keeps it at a distance.
Life jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justis blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Life throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Life throws a jab when Justis was well out of range.
Justis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Life tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thug Life dominated that second round.
That's time! Life's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Justis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Life keeps the fight on the outside.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Life throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Life takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Life comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Life tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Life connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Justis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Life rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Life throws a shot to the body.
Life slips a straight right by Justis.
Life dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justis. That did some damage!
Life misses with a jab to the body
letting Justis counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis checks a low kick from Life.
Life is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Life throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Justis blocks a low kick nicely.
Life throws a jab but it's blocked by Justis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Life. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Life throws a low kick, looking for Justis's leg but Justis calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justis throws a body shot but no joy.
Life throws a hook but Justis avoids it easily.
Life tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Life swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Life throws a chopping leg kick but Justis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Life throws a push kick but Justis slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Justis blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justis stalks Life and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Life's face. Life staggers backwards, shaken.
Justis connects with a nice looking jab.
Life attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick from Life misses.
Life lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Justis at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Life connects with a leg kick.
Life cracks Justis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justis moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justis! But no joy.
Justis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Life throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Life throws a leg kick but Justis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Life is looking to land body kicks.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Life thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Life backs off Justis throws a huge counter combo but Life manages to avoid it all.
Life cracks Justis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Life lands a right hook to the body.
Justis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Justis throws an overhand right that lands on Life's shoulder, as Life tries to avoid the shot.
Thug Life is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Life gets a clinch.
Life softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Life misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Justis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justis looks to score with a jab to the body but Life is just out of range.
Life throws a low kick but Justis avoids it.
Life misses with a body shot
and Justis counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justis avoids the body shot from Life.
Justis blocks a jab.
Life misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Justis lands with an overhand left.
Life throws a head kick that misses.
Justis throws a big counter head kick but Life avoids it with no problem.
Life staying out of range there.
Life throws a head kick that misses
and Justis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thug Life showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Life has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thug Life!
A very excited looking Thug Life 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.