PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Afshar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamce Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Templeton's choice of entrance music: Too Drunk To F@ck! - Dead Kennedys. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Afshar
vs
Templeton

192 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
228 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Afshar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamce Templeton!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templeton connects with a solid leg kick.
Afshar throws a right hand that Templeton ducks under and follows up with a left that Templeton also avoids with ease.
Afshar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Afshar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Afshar 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.
Afshar swinging wildly here.
Afshar misses with a hook. Templeton ducked under it nicely.
Afshar swinging wildly here.
Afshar throws a combination that misses
and Templeton counters with a thumping low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Templeton. Afshar shrugs it off though.
Templeton lands a nice hook to Afshar's body. Afshar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Afshar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Templeton keeps Afshar at a distance using the push kick.
Templeton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Afshar throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Afshar misses the jab.
Afshar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Templeton jabs Afshar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ezequiel Afshar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afshar looks to land a right hand but Templeton moved out of range.
Templeton avoids a punch combination nicely.

Templeton has closed the distance and engaged Afshar in a clinch.

Templeton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Afshar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Templeton in his tracks.

It looks like Lamce Templeton has been cut.
Afshar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Templeton counters with a low kick, right behind Afshar 's knee.
Templeton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Afshar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Afshar is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Afshar misses.
Templeton scores with a jab.
Afshar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Templeton catches Afshar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Templeton throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templeton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Templeton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Templeton slips a jab from Afshar.
Templeton connects with a leg kick. Afshar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick.
Templeton misses with a body shot.
Templeton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Afshar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Templeton scoring well with a low kick there.
Afshar misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Templeton.
Afshar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Templeton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Templeton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Afshar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Templeton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afshar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Templeton can pounce on him.
Templeton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Afshar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Templeton thuds his right hand into Afshar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Templeton lands a nice shot to the body.
Templeton scores with a head kick. Afshar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Templeton. That's going to slow Afshar down.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templeton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Afshar was well out of range. Poor timing from Templeton.
Afshar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Afshar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Afshar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton slips under a jab from Afshar.
Afshar moves forwards but Templeton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Afshar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Templeton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Templeton jabs Afshar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Templeton just misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Afshar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Afshar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton scoring well with a low kick there.
Templeton connects with a solid leg kick.
Templeton is looking to slow Afshar down with leg kicks.
Templeton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Templeton. Afshar shrugs it off though.
Afshar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Afshar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Templeton.
Afshar moves forwards but Templeton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Templeton dodges the punch combination from Afshar.
Afshar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Templeton.
Afshar tries to move into range but Templeton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Afshar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Templeton dips to his left and cracks Afshar with an uppercut!
Templeton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Afshar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Afshar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Afshar connects with a single shot there.
Afshar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Templeton.
An inside leg kick lands from Templeton.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Templeton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Afshar on the side of the head.
Afshar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton connects with a body shot that sends Afshar's belly button to the back.
Afshar misses with a double jab
letting Templeton counter with a right hand.
Templeton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Afshar.
Templeton cracks Afshar with an open hand slap.
Afshar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Templeton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Afshar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Templeton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Afshar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Afshar looks to land a combination but Templeton avoids it well.
Afshar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Templeton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Templeton blocks the body kick.
Templeton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Afshar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Templeton works over Afshar's head and body with a nice combination.
Afshar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Templeton counters with an outside leg kick.
Templeton thuds a left hand into Afshar's body.
Templeton works Afshar's body with a nice hook.
Templeton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Afshar doesn't seem bothered though.
Templeton clobbers Afshar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Templeton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Afshar. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Templeton.
Templeton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Templeton scoring well with a low kick there.
Templeton fakes the leg kick and cracks Afshar in the body.
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!
Templeton stuns Afshar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Afshar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Templeton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Afshar throws a right and a left that Templeton avoids nicely.
Afshar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Templeton thuds a left hand into Afshar's body.

Templeton moves into range and clinches up with Afshar.

Templeton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Templeton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Templeton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Templeton.
Afshar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Templeton throws a body punch but Afshar moves out of range.
Afshar misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Templeton connects with a leg kick. Afshar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Afshar throws a combination that misses
and Templeton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Templeton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Templeton.
Templeton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Templeton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Templeton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Afshar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Afshar rather than just go for the knockout.
Templeton thows a body shot but no joy.
Templeton connects with a leg kick. Afshar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Afshar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templeton lands a jab to Afshar's midsection.
Templeton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ezequiel Afshar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Templeton scores with the left hand. Afshar knows he should have avoided that one.
Afshar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lamce Templeton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Templeton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Lamce Templeton!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Lamce Templeton!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Lamce Templeton!

Lamce Templeton wins by unanimous decision!
As Lamce Templeton got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm going to Mickey D's for a mother fucking cheeseburger!!!!!!'.