PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 652 p4p, 70 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 495 p4p, 54 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Allen
vs
Priester

170 cm
30
152 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

178 cm
32
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Priester 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 Allen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priester moves away.
Allen cracks the inside of Priester's front leg.
Priester misses with a straight right.
Priester thows a leg kick but Allen checks it

and Allen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Priester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Priester.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Priester fails to land.
Allen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Priester as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Priester.
A right handed body shot lands from Priester.
Allen blocking some punches.

Priester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Priester cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a low kick but Priester moves out of range easily.
Priester swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Priester's ribs.
Priester throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Eric's Play Pen in the buildup to the fight.
Priester lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Priester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Priester lands a front kick.
A combination from Priester does no damage.
Allen wants to clinch up but Priester keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Priester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen lands a right hook to the body.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Priester is trying to counter with his kicks.
Priester avoids the body shot from Allen.
Priester has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Allen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Allen slips a jab from Priester.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priester manages to avoid it.
Allen defending well as Priester loads up on a big left hand.
Allen slips a jab from Priester.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Priester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priester.
Allen takes one to the side of the head.
Allen is looking to wear down Priester with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Priester lands a nice looking body shot.
Priester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Priester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Priester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen blocks a head kick by Priester.
Allen closes the distance and clinches up with Priester, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes Priester against the cage but Priester circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Priester misses with a looping right.
Landon Priester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Priester misses with a body kick.
Priester throws a chopping leg kick but Allen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen misses with a body shot
enabling Priester to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Priester.
Allen tries to work over Priester's front leg with a kick but Priester checks it.

Allen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Priester is trying to defend but Allen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Priester is defending against the submission attempts here by Allen.
Allen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Priester trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Priester is controlling Allen's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Allen working Priester over with strikes.
Priester is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Priester is trying to control but can't.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Allen throwing shots but Priester is blocking nicely.
Priester gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Landon Priester will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Allen throws a sloppy body shot
and Priester counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Priester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Priester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priester.
Priester lands a jab to the head.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Priester.
Priester misses with some punches.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Priester's elbow.
Allen just leaning against Priester, taking a breather.
Priester is working Allen over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Priester breaks from the clinch.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priester.
Priester cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Priester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Allen.
Priester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Priester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Priester throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off.
Priester sizes up Allen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Priester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Priester scores with a shot to the body.
Priester throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Allen's head.
Allen throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Priester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Allen backs off Priester throws a huge counter combo but Allen manages to avoid it all.
A bone on bone clash there as Priester blocks the leg kick.
Allen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Priester as he connects with a hook.
Priester misses with a looping left.

Priester tries to sprawl but Allen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Priester slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen postures up in Priester's guard and throws a big left but Priester blocks it.
Priester trying to control the position.
Priester keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Allen lands a couple of digs.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Priester's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Priester holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Priester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Priester seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Priester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Priester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Landon Priester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Priester moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
Priester throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Priester connects with a nice looking jab.
Priester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Priester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Priester.
Allen throwing a counter right hand but Priester manages to avoid it.
Allen shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Priester.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and Priester counters with an inside leg kick.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Priester throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allen.
Allen motions for Priester to come forward. Allen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Priester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Priester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Priester slips a straight right by Allen.
Priester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Allen scores with a decent looking hook.
Allen moves away from the strike by Priester.
Allen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Priester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Priester doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Priester looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Priester throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Priester looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Allen lands with a good body shot.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priester.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Priester is out of range.
Allen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Allen.
Priester throws a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen slips under a jab from Priester.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.
Lamar Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priester digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Priester misses with a straight left.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Priester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priester manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Priester there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Priester.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priester throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Priester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Nice jab there from Priester.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Allen as he connects with a hook.
Allen blocks a jab.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priester.
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen checks a low kick from Priester.
Good leg kick by Priester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Priester throws a big shot that misses.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Priester.
Priester motions for Allen to come forward. Priester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Priester finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen 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 Priester has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Priester and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Priester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Allen feints and then cracks Priester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Priester down.
Priester throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Priester throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Priester misses the jab.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Priester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Priester scores with a leg kick.
Priester tries a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Allen tries to clinch but Priester is having none of it.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Priester scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Allen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Priester circles away.
Allen lands a jab to the head.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Allen if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Priester.
Allen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Priester counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.
The fighters circling - Priester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Priester avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen misses with a low kick as Priester jumps back.
Priester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Priester thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Priester looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Allen swings for the body but Priester moves out of range.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Priester slips the punch.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Priester.
Lamar Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Priester.

And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Priester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Priester winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
A victorious Landon Priester thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.