PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted. Stone has chosen Gimme Shelter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lester
vs
Stone

170 cm
32
150 lbs
33 - 17 - 0

166 cm
31
147 lbs
23 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lester.
Lester wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Lester tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone thumps Lester with a low kick.
Stone blocks a head kick by Lester.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone blocks a head kick by Lester.
Lester lands with a straight right. Stone didn't see that one coming.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.

Lester rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lester stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Lester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lester tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Lester throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Lester connects with a body shot.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stone motions for Lester to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester misses with a looping right.
Stone misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Lester's knee but Lester avoids it well.
Lester swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Lester thuds his shin into the meat of Stone's side.
Lester cracks Stone with a good jab.

Lester moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Lester.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lester seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stone can turn it around.
Lester pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Lester has Stone pressed against the cage, preventing Stone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
I was talking to Lester's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lester lands a right hand.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lester lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone is trying to force a seperation but Lester has the dominant position.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Lester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Lester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Lester.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Lester stalling.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Stone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lester thumps Stone with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Stone takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Lester throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lester scores with a body shot.
Stone blocks the body kick.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lester throws a body kick that misses
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lester thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
A shot to the liver by Stone. Beautiful body shot.
Lester scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lester staying out of range there.
Stone blocks a head kick by Lester.
Stone avoids the head kick by Lester.
Stone scores with a body shot.
Stone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lester rather than just go for the knockout.
Lester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lester dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Lester looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a leg kick but Lester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Lester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone throws a low kick but Lester avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Lester throws a combination that misses
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lester avoids the body shot from Stone.
Lester lands with a cross.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester blocks the body kick.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lester scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.
A leg kick checked by Lester.
Lester throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Lester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lester.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
A combination from Lester does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a jab.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lester misses the body punch
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Lester was not able to check.
A big right from Stone misses.
Lester moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone avoids the body shot from Lester.
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester tries to clinch up.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lester's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.
Stone moves out of range as Lester throws a body kick.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lester scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lester throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Stone gets tackled into the cage by Lester. Lester maintains the clinch.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Lester is controlling him.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Lester, against the cage.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lester keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lester as the two fighters clinch.

Stone manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone swinging wildly here.
Lester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lester tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone misses with a low kick as Lester jumps back.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone slips a jab from Lester.
Stone connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Lester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lester is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Lester throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Lester only half commits.
Knuckle Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester tries a head kick but it misses.
Lester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lester misses with a head kick.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lester. That did some damage!
Good exchange - Lester coming out on top.
Lester lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lester lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lester.
Lester catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stone misses with a hook.
Stone throws a leg kick but Lester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lester looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lester thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Lester lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Lester tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
After winning the bout, Moe Lester thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.