PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner has chosen Hooty Tooty as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lakanik
vs
Tanner

191 cm
34
195 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

184 cm
27
199 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Master Lee's One Stop
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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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Tanner misses.
Lakanik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Mark Tanner has been cut.
Lakanik stuffs the takedown.
Lakanik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tanner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lakanik checks it well.
Lakanik jabs Tanner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner misses with a hook.
Lakanik punishes Tanner's body with a nice straight punch.
Lakanik connects with a nice looking jab.
Tanner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tanner looks to land a body kick but Lakanik moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanner.
Lakanik tries a head kick but it misses.
Lakanik scores with a jab to the head.
Lakanik feints and then cracks Tanner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tanner down.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Lakanik moves away and avoids it.
Tanner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanner misses with an uppercut.
Lakanik lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Tanner can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lakanik and Tanner drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lakanik.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lakanik!
John Lakanik tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.