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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matty P (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Matty P looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matty P! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Lion! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches P napping and manages to drive through into side control! P looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! P defending against the ground and pound. Lion stands up. Lion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lion scores with a one two! P had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Nice takedown defense from P. No joy for Lion on that attempt. Lion fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Lion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts P as he jumps to the side. Matty P has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Lion. A head kick misses from P. Lion moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! A jab from Lion finds it's way through P's defenses. Lion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by P. Lion fails with a takedown attempt. Lion keeps the fight on the outside. P slaps away a takedown attempt from Lion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as P sprawls well. P wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lion gets slowly back to his feet. Lion shoots in but P avoids the takedown attempt easily. Lion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. P throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lion shoots for a takedown but P saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Lion throws a wild combination but nothing lands. P scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. You can see the frustration on Lion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. P throwing shots but missing, from side control. Lion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lion is trying to buck P off. P creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lion sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Lion is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on P's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Lion trying to hold on to P's head to control him but P postures up.
Lion wants to get back to full guard but P has passed into side control. P looking to finish with strikes here!
P unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lion wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by P.
Lion holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as P tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
P thowing shots but they're missing. Lion is trying desperately to improve position. Lion sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Lion looking for submissions off his back. Lion is pressing down on P's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Lion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lion looking to sweep here. No luck so far. P drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lion dives on top into guard. P trying to keep a closed guard but Lion is proving a slippery customer.
Lion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lion drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and P dives on top into guard. P scores with a decent looking elbow strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Lion dominated that round. 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.
P shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lion's guard. P won't allow Lion to get back to his feet. P has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lion to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! P is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lion pulls down on the head and he's put P to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Forrest Lion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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