PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Legate Lanius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Ender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lanius
vs
Ender

187 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Legate Lanius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Ender!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ender tries to clinch but Lanius moves out of range.
Ender shoots for a takedown but Lanius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lanius throws an off balance right hand
and Ender counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ender misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lanius misses with a right hand
and Ender counters with a straight right hand.
Lanius misses with a left hand

and Ender moves into the clinch.
Ender looking for a takedown.
Legate Lanius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Ender.

Lanius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lanius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ender sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ender shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lanius as he jumps to the side.
Lanius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lanius misses with a right hand

and Ender counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lanius misses with a punch on the inside.
Lanius has Ender pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ender manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Lanius is trying to trip Ender. He has hold of a leg but Ender is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lanius persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ender looking for a sweep. Not yet Ender, not yet.
Lanius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lanius is looking to work some ground and pound but Ender has wrist control.
Ender wants to sweep but no luck.
Lanius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lanius thows a big elbow that misses.

Lanius stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ender shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lanius as he avoids it easily.
Ender looks gassed!
Ender keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ender throws a head kick that misses.
Lanius shoots and misses

and Ender holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lanius breaks the clinch.
Lanius throws an off balance right hand

and Ender holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lanius managing to block the knees to the body from Ender.
Lanius gets through Ender's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ender wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lanius tries to score a body lock takedown but Ender shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lanius avoiding damage.

Ender pulls guard effortlessly.
Lanius is pushing down on Ender's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ender is fighting to maintain full guard but Lanius has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lanius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lanius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lanius is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lanius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ender does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ender tries to roll over but Lanius keeps him under control.
Lanius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lanius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ender can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ender tries to get to full guard but Lanius has control of the leg.

Lanius decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lanius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lanius throwing shots but Ender is blocking nicely.
Lanius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ender's head.
Ender avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lanius.
Lanius passes to full mount!
Ender is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ender really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lanius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lanius punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lanius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lanius throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lanius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanius throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lanius misses with a head shot.
Lanius throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lanius throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ender because Lanius loaded up on that one.
Lanius looking to finish with strikes here!
Lanius punching from mount but Ender doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lanius thowing shots but they're missing.
Ender takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lanius lands a nice shot to the head.
Lanius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lanius throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Legate Lanius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lanius throws a jab when Ender was well out of range.
Lanius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ender tries to avoid it but Lanius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ender to the ground. Ender escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lanius misses with a left hand

and Ender holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lanius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ender pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ender wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lanius has him pressed against the cage.
Lanius tries to score a body lock takedown but Ender shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Legate Lanius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ender tries to pull guard but Lanius holds him up against the cage and eventually Ender drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Ender.

Ender has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lanius uses from the top position.
Lanius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ender preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lanius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lanius trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ender's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lanius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ender wants to stand and escape but Lanius is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ender controls Lanius momentarily but Lanius frees himself.
Lanius wants to control from the top but Ender keeps moving.

Lanius stands up from Ender's guard - Lanius perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lanius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ender as he avoids it easily.
Lanius closes the distance and clinches up with Ender, looking for a takedown. Lanius pushes Ender against the cage but Ender circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Lanius as Ender shoots in.

Ender has managed to clinch.
Lanius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ender gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lanius has Ender pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ender manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lanius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ender gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Lanius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lanius misses with a hook

and Ender counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanius keeping full guard, as Ender tries to pass.
Legate Lanius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lanius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lanius thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ender avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lanius.
Lanius throwing strikes here but Ender is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lanius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ender defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lanius.
Lanius looking to ground and pound but Ender is blocking nicely.
Lanius unloads with some shots from mount but Ender bucks and avoids them well.
Lanius throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lanius throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lanius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lanius thowing shots but they're missing.
Lanius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ender is looking to escape.
Lanius misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Lanius there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lanius looking to finish with strikes here!
Lanius sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lanius throws some wild stikes that Ender manages to avoid easily.
Lanius thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lanius thowing shots but they're missing.
Lanius thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lanius throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ender holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lanius tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Ender showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lanius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lanius shoots in for a takedown but Ender shows good takedown defense.
Legate Lanius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ender throws a head kick that Lanius semi-blocks.
Lanius misses with a right hand
and Ender makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ender shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lanius pinned against the cage. Lanius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ender cracks Lanius with a good jab.
Lanius throws an off balance right hand
letting Ender counter with a right hand.
Lanius shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Legate Lanius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ender shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lanius pinned against the cage. Lanius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lanius throws a lazy uppercut
and Ender counters with a nice body shot.
Ender tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lanius fails with a takedown attempt.
Lanius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ender counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanius is not content to let Ender control the position.
Lanius sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Lanius makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Lanius scores a takedown into full mount!
Lanius looking to control but Ender is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanius misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Lanius there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lanius throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ender because Lanius loaded up on that one.
Ender avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lanius.
Lanius looking to land elbow strikes but Ender uses the position to regain half guard.
Lanius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ender wants to control but Lanius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lanius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ender's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ender trying to control here.
Lanius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lanius thows a huge punch but Ender dodges it nicely.
Lanius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lanius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ender's head.
Lanius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lanius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lanius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lanius passes to full mount!
Lanius punching from mount but Ender doing a good job of avoiding damage.

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.
Lanius throwing strikes here but Ender is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lanius punching from mount but Ender doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lanius throwing strikes here but Ender is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ender avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lanius.
Lanius prevents Ender from getting the reversal.
Lanius thowing shots but they're missing.
Ender avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lanius.
Lanius thowing shots but they're missing.
Ender wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lanius.
Lanius thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ace Ender.
I think Ender has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Ender!