PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yes no (ranked 4778 p4p, 4552 weight class) and James Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

no
vs
Lancaster

190 cm
23
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yes no!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
no fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lancaster with the counter takedown but no avoids it easily.

no closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lancaster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but no pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lancaster has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. no is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by no.

It looks like James Lancaster has been cut.

no escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yes no seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

no closes the distance and clinches.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike.
no scores with a shoulder strike.
Lancaster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but no pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yes no has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Lancaster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. no gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
no wants to take the fight to the mat but Lancaster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
no is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from no.
no connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lancaster's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no is defending well against a takedown attempt.

no breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
no tries to close the distance and clinch but Lancaster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

no scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lancaster tries to buck no off but no is having none of it.
no throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lancaster is looking to regain half guard here but no keeps moving and retains side control.

no decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lancaster to his feet.

Lancaster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. no manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a big right hand that misses.
no has momentary wrist control but Lancaster slips an elbow through the middle.
no working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lancaster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lancaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lancaster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lancaster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lancaster makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lancaster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
no not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Lancaster got a little sloppy there for a moment and no has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lancaster has managed to get both his arms back between no's legs - danger averted.
no is breathing heavily.
Lancaster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lancaster postures up and lands a big shot to no's brow.
Lancaster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
no has momentary wrist control but Lancaster slips an elbow through the middle.
Lancaster looking to sit in guard and control but no gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in no's guard.

Lancaster postures up and lands a big shot to no's brow.
Lancaster chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster scoring with some ground and pound.
no looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lancaster is one step ahead there.
Lancaster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lancaster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lancaster is working no over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lancaster is working no over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lancaster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lancaster connects with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lancaster stands up over no, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Lancaster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lancaster shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lancaster showed some decent athleticism there.
no wants to improve his position but Lancaster is controlling well.
James Lancaster has got the better of the ground game so far.
no is refusing to be controlled, as Lancaster sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lancaster connects with a nice short shot to no's temple.
no wants to control but Lancaster is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster drops an elbow to the side of no's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lancaster lands a nice short elbow.
Lancaster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lancaster working no over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
no is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lancaster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lancaster's back!
Lancaster rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lancaster is trying to get back to full guard.
Lancaster is holding on to half guard well.
no sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lancaster defending well though.

Lancaster looking for submissions off his back.
Lancaster wants to improve his position but no is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster wants to control but no is keeping busy and won't allow it.
no trying to control the action but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster is controlling no's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lancaster is trying to stand back up but no is controlling him
Lancaster striking from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a couple of sideways elbows.
no throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
no blocks the strikes from Lancaster.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Lancaster closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
no is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lancaster connects with a nice short shot to no's temple.
no taking some punishment here, with Lancaster in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Lancaster there.
Nice strikes from Lancaster there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lancaster working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lancaster connects with a nice short shot to no's temple.
Nice strikes from Lancaster there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lancaster lands a nice short elbow.
Lancaster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lancaster working no over with strikes.
Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lancaster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks no with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster working no over with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lancaster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks no with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lancaster winds up and cracks no with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Lancaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Lancaster's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lancaster scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lancaster works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lancaster in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lancaster cracks no with a big right hand but no just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lancaster working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lancaster landing a few strikes.
no takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lancaster wants to control but no is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
no is looking to regain half guard here but Lancaster keeps moving and retains side control.
no really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
no is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lancaster connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lancaster works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lancaster is working no over with some ground and pound from side control.
no gets back to half guard.
Lancaster working no over with strikes.
Lancaster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lancaster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks no with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lancaster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lancaster drops an elbow to the side of no's head.
Lancaster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lancaster working over no with some ground and pound. no looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lancaster drops an elbow to the side of no's head.
Lancaster drops an elbow to the side of no's head.
Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lancaster working the head and body with strikes.
no is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lancaster scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lancaster winds up and cracks no with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands with a punch from half guard.
Lancaster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks no with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lancaster working over no with some ground and pound. no looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Lancaster there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
no taking some punishment here, with Lancaster in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster winds up and cracks no with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Lancaster.
Lancaster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lancaster stalling.
Lancaster is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lancaster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lancaster working no over with strikes.
Lancaster is nestled in close to no, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
no is staying active underneath Lancaster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lancaster working no over with strikes.
Lancaster winds up and cracks no with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancaster working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Lancaster there.
Yes no has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Lancaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lancaster 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for James Lancaster!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for James Lancaster!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for James Lancaster!

James Lancaster wins by unanimous decision!