PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes into the arena with Sanford and Son blaring out of the sound system. Lester has chosen Twisted as his entrance music. Moe Lester acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Fox
vs
Lester

150 cm
34
140 lbs
40 - 15 - 1

170 cm
33
150 lbs
37 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Heisenberg

Hellbent
Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester misses with a head kick.
Fox wants to clinch
and Lester counters with a body kick that stops Fox in his tracks momentarily.
Lester gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fox counters with a left to the body.
Lester scores with a nice head shot.
Lester tries to land a body kick
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Lester has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Lester lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lester takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Lester connects with a leg kick. Fox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fox tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Lester. That snapped Fox's head back.
Lester lands a really nice looking cross but Fox seems unphased.
Lester misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Fox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lester throws a low kick but Fox avoids it.
Fox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Lester.
Lester blocks a jab.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fox tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lester circles away quickly and effectively.
Lester throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Lester misses with a leg kick.
Lester is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fox tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it.
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Fox blocks the leg kick.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Lester misses.
Lester throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lester 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.
A cross from Lester lands.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox cracks Lester with an open hand slap.
Lester misses with a lunging right hand
and Fox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lester's knee momentarily.

Fox takes the fight into the clinch.
Fox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Lester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A body shot lands from Fox.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox blocks a body shot from Lester.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Lester lands a knee to the head.
Fox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Lester.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
I was talking to Fox's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fox.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Fox prevents a body shot from Lester.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester blocking some punches.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester throws a right and a left that Fox avoids nicely.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
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.

Fox misses with a straight right.
Fox misses with a jab to the body
and Lester counters with a right hand to the body.
Lester thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fox if he has to take too many more of those.
Fox looks to clinch
and Lester makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fox cracks Lester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lester tests Fox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Lester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fox is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fox drives through and clinches with Lester against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester connects with a knee to the head.
Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
Red Fox has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Lester breaks the clinch.

Fox moves into the clinch successfully.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lester with a knee to the head.
Lester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands with a light punch inside.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fox working aggressively here.
Lester tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position.

Lester breaks the clinch.
Lester throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fox. That's going to slow Lester down.
Lester throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fox looks to clinch
and Lester counters with a three punch combo that has Fox backing up. Fox nods at Lester to acknowledge the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fox, right into the meat.
Lester stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lester wants it to stay on the feet.
Fox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lester.
A clash of legs there as Lester blocks the low kick.
Lester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox blocks a jab.
Moe Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lester dips to his left and cracks Fox with an uppercut!
Lester tests Fox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lester misses with a leg kick
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fox tries to clinch up
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Fox takes one on the button.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester throws a leg kick but Fox moved away.
Fox lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot.
Fox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by Lester.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
Lester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fox avoids a kick to the body.
Lester scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lester throws a head kick that Fox semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

A big left from Lester misses.
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Lester throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
Lester chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Fox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lester moves into full guard.
Lester is trying to control the position but Fox postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fox wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.
Lester trying to control the position here.
Lester keeping moving, preventing Fox from controlling successfully.
Fox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Red Fox wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Good work by Fox as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Lester lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fox misses with a right hand
and Lester counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fox tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it.
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Fox.

Fox gets a clinch.
Fox misses with a body punch.
Lester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lester misses with some punches.
Lester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Fox misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Lester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lester is trying to break the clinch but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fox tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it.

Fox is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lester's half guard.
Lester tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
Lester moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Fox distracts Lester with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lester trying to keep a closed guard but Fox is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester pulls Fox in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Red Fox did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Fox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fox misses with a body shot.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester tests Fox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lester misses with a straight right.
Lester takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Fox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
Lester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fox's hands.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lester avoids the body shot from Fox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Lester slams his shin into Fox's torso.
Fox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Lester tries to land a front kick but Fox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lester misses with a body kick.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fox manages to avoid it.
Fox misses with an uppercut. Lester saw that one coming.
Fox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Fox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lester.
Fox lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lester is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Fox lands a left hand.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester is pushing Fox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester cracks Fox with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Fox.
Fox lands a right hand.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
Lester lands an elbow just above Fox 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.

Lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a good cross that connects.
Fox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fox tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it.
Lester throws a hook but Fox avoids it easily.

Lester gets tackled into the cage by Fox. Fox maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Fox gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Fox gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Red Fox will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lester scores with a nice body kick.
Lester throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fox tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Fox's head but Fox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fox tries to clinch there but Lester circles away.
Lester throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fox counters with an inside leg kick.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is looking to clinch but Lester is avoiding it.
Lester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lester swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Lester finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lester lands a nice shot that snaps Fox's head back.
Fox misses the body punch
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fox's sensitive parts.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Fox rushes Lester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fox tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Fox keeps control of Lester as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Lester pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesters head.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Fox misses with some punches.
Lester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fox.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lester's elbow.
Fox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester stalling in the clinch.
Fox misses with a body punch.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
A short right from Fox on the inside.
Fox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lester is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fox.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lester.
Lester crunches a lovely knee into Fox's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Fox works on Lester's body with a couple of short punches.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Fox pushes Lester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Lester looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Lester takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Fox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Fox!
Red Fox retains his featherweight title!
Red Fox gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).