PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lox Sleech (ranked 4096 p4p, 4054 weight class) and Hung Wei Lo (ranked 157 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sleech
vs
Lo

167 cm
25
141
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
142
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lox Sleech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hung Wei Lo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sleech closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lo can't do much from the bottom here.
Lo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sleech connects with a decent elbow.
Lo tries to bench press Sleech off him but Sleech keeps the position.
Lo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sleech in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sleech misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lo wants to improve his position but Sleech is controlling well.
Sleech not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleech content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Sleech is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lo gets full guard.
Sleech trying to control but Lo is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lo trying to keep a closed guard but Sleech is proving a slippery customer.
Lo keeping moving, preventing Sleech from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleech shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lo throws a hook to the side of Sleech's head but Sleech sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sleech sprawls well. Sleech wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lo gets slowly back to his feet.
Sleech shoots in and drives through. Lo sprawls well.
Lo shoots in looking for a takedown. Sleech tries to sprawl out of it but Lo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sleech manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lo shoots in for a takedown but Sleech shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lox Sleech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hung Wei Lo.
Sleech is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleech uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lo.
Lo tries for a takedown but Sleech sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sleech tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lo is able to avoid easily.
Sleech misses with a takedown attempt - Lo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lo wants to counter the offense by Sleech and move into the clinch position.

Sleech shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sleech postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sleech preventing the sweep.
Sleech passes Lo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lox Sleech dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sleech fails with the takedown.

Sleech scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lo looks to move to half guard but instead Sleech has passed into mount! Damn!
Lo is trying to escape the mount.
Lo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sleech is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lo can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleech connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sleech pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sleech is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sleech lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lo hang on?
Sleech landing punches.
Lo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleech wants to sweep but no luck.
Sleech working a defensive guard here.
Lo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sleech is looking for a triangle but Lo pushes his legs off easily.
Lo trying to control but Sleech is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleech has control of Lo's left arm, preventing Lo from doing any damage.

Sleech working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sleech lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Lo trying to control but Sleech is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sleech is retaining full guard.

Lo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lo fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Sleech misses the target.
Sleech fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lo avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lo slips under a jab from Sleech.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lox Sleech dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sleech misses with a takedown attempt - Lo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sleech throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lo shoots in but no luck this time.

Lo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sleech accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lo keeping full guard, as Sleech tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleech postures up.
Lo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sleech's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleech managing to control the position.
Lo trying to control but Sleech is working from the bottom.
Lo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sleech is on top in guard.

Lo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sleech is aware though and is defending well.
Sleech throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sleech trying to control the position from guard on top but Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lo trying to control the position here.
Lo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sleech wants to pass the guard but Lo is keeping the position.
Lox Sleech overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sleech's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sleech working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sleech is trying to keep Lo in close.
Sleech keeping moving, preventing Lo from controlling successfully.

Sleech working for a triangle but Lo defends it easily.
Lo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sleech has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sleech is trying to keep Lo in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sleech shoots for a takedown but Lo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lo misses with a double jab.
Lox Sleech is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sleech is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lo is aware though and is defending well.
Lo lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hung Wei Lo.
I think Sleech has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Lox Sleech!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Lox Sleech!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Lox Sleech!

Lox Sleech wins by unanimous decision!