PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazano De Anda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mahal
vs
De Anda

164 cm
35
154 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

175 cm
29
158 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazano De Anda!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Anda scores with a hook.
Mahal connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Anda. De Anda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Anda misses with a wild body shot.
De Anda avoids a kick to the body.
De Anda wants to clinch.
Jab by De Anda.
Mahal scores with a hook.
De Anda moves out of range of the body kick.
Mahal thows a body shot but no joy.
De Anda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Anda throws an overhand right that lands on Mahal's shoulder, as Mahal tries to avoid the shot.
De Anda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahal.
De Anda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahal misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Anda tries to clinch but Mahal is having none of it.
Mahal misses with an uppercut.

De Anda closes the distance and pushes Mahal back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Anda lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mahal lands a shot to the body.
De Anda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahal struggles to land a body shot inside as De Anda controls his hands.
De Anda tries to work over Mahal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Anda gets through Mahal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Anda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from De Anda.
Mahal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahal.
De Anda swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahal misses with a punch to the body.
De Anda misses with a body punch.
Mahal lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Anda backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Anda avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Anda.
A short left from De Anda.
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!
Mahal misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Anda dodges an elbow strike from Mahal.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Anda.
Mahal misses with the head strike.
De Anda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahal backwards.
Mahal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Anda blocks it with crossed arms.
De Anda blocking some punches.
De Anda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from De Anda.
Mahal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for De Anda.
De Anda avoiding damage as Mahal throws knees to the body.
Mahal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Anda avoiding damage.
Mahal misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahal working aggressively here.
Mahal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahal misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from De Anda as the two fighters clinch.
Mahal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Anda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahal connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Anda's face.
Mahal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahal misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from De Anda.
De Anda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahal stalling in the clinch but De Anda improves position.
Mahal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Anda scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from De Anda - that landed with a thud.
Mahal is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Anda lands a body shot.
The referee calls for De Anda to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Anda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from De Anda on the inside.
De Anda avoids the elbow strike from Mahal, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Anda.
De Anda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Anda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Anda lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahal backwards.
Mahal throws a head punch that misses.
De Anda lands a shot to the body.
Mahal misses with some punches.
Mahal prevents a body shot from De Anda.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Anda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahal can't find room to land a body shot as De Anda controls the action.
A short uppercut from De Anda.
De Anda gets through Mahal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Anda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazano De Anda dominated that round.
That's time! Mahal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good work by De Anda as he checks the leg kick.
De Anda lands a glancing blow to the side of Mahal's head.
Mahal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Mahal is rocked!
Mahal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Mahal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Anda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mahal seems to have got his legs back now.
Mahal throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Anda.
De Anda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Anda circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mahal to the canvas! Mahal doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - De Anda keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazano De Anda!
Lazano De Anda thanked the fans post fight for their support.