PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Lemode (ranked 2814 p4p, 253 weight class) and Kevin Love (ranked 3611 p4p, 299 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lemode
vs
Love

172 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Riner Clothing
WarHorse Fightwear

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Lemode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Love!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Lemode misses with a hook to the body
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lemode lunges at Love with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Love's hand.
Sloppy strikes from Love. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Lemode.
Love throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lemode counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Lemode wants to land a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Lemode moves out of range as Love strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lemode.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lemode 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 Love has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Love and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Lemode misses
and Love counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemode. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemode looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a body punch but Lemode moves out of range.
Love moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Love throws a right and a left that Lemode avoids nicely.
Lemode uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
As Love backs away, Lemode returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A punch combination from Lemode misses.
Lemode drops his hands momentarily and Love takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Love. Those never looked like landing.
Love takes a swing at Lemode's ribcage but misses.
Lemode throws a right hand that Love ducks under and follows up with a left that Love also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Lemode finds it's target.
Lemode lands a jab to Love's midsection.
Love misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Lemode ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love scores with a body shot.
Lemode moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemode fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kevin Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemode throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lemode misses with a double jab
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lemode moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lemode lands a body shot.
Lemode swinging wildly here.
Love misses with a double jab.
Lemode is looking to wear down Love with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemode. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemode scores with a decent looking hook.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemode moves away.
Lemode half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lemode pivots, looking for a leg kick but Love is out of range and Lemode settles back down.
Love rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lemode counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Love, as that shot connected.
Lemode connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Love momentarily.
Love throws a series of punches but Lemode avoids them all with ease.
Love has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Love there as he acknowledges the shot.
Love throws a jab when Lemode was well out of range.
Lemode swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Love, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lemode swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemode tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lemode takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love's coach down at Boomerang!! PURE ELITE COACHES and Sparring Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Love's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Lemode.
Lemode misses with a body punch
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemode motions for Love to come forward. Lemode throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Love lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lemode misses with a wild combination.
Lemode lands a jab to Love's midsection.
Lemode throws a combination. Love tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love looks to land a left hand but Lemode moved out of range nicely.
Love misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronald Lemode will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloppy strikes from Love. Those never looked like landing.
Lemode with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Love to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Love misses.
Lemode takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lemode ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Lemode connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Love misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Love.
Kevin Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lemode throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemode. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Love. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Lemode misses
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love misses with a combination
and Lemode counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemode throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Lemode does no damage.
Love looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Love avoids the body shot from Lemode.
Love is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lemode with a body shot.
Love misses with a hook. Lemode ducked under it nicely.
Lemode appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lemode misses with a body kick.
Ronald Lemode is winning the standup battle so far.
Lemode throws a leg kick but Love checks it.
Despite the aggression on Love's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lemode!
Love swinging wildly here.
Lemode is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lemode slips under a jab from Love.
Lemode lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemode on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Love looks to throw the jab but Lemode is out of range.
Lemode misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Lemode misses.
Love misses with a double jab.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Lemode ducks down to avoid it.
Love just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLemode.
Lemode clobbers Love with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Love lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Love.
Lemode misses with a wild combination.
Lemode misses with a leg kick
and Lemode takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lemode counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Love lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lemode's corner calls for a 1-2. Lemode obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Love.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love avoids the body shot from Lemode.
Love unleashes a big counter combination but Lemode bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lemode fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Lemode throws a right and a left that Love avoids nicely.
Lemode takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a combination
and Lemode counters with a three punch combo that has Love backing up. Love nods at Lemode to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Lemode throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Love misses with a double jab
and Lemode makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lemode lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lemode fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Lemode throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lemode!

Love is rocked!
Lemode ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Love out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronald Lemode!
A relieved looking Ronald Lemode thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.