PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hataki (ranked 1074 p4p, 2384 weight class) and Liber Lambart (ranked 146 p4p, 297 weight class). Kakashi Hataki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hataki
vs
Lambart

173 cm
27
157
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
162
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Carnage
BE Younick

Champion Apparel
Nutritional Shaved Ice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kakashi Hataki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Lambart!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lambart misses the target.
Lambart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hataki doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lambart to counter with a crisp jab.
Hataki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hataki misses the shot to the body.
Lambart looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Hataki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lambart avoids the body shot from Hataki.
Hataki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hataki is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Lambart.
Lambart slips under a jab from Hataki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hataki tries for a takedown but Lambart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hataki throws a hook to the side of Lambart's head but Lambart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lambart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hataki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hataki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambart keeping moving, preventing Hataki from controlling successfully.
Hataki is fighting to break Lambart's control of his arms but Lambart is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hataki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hataki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hataki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lambart is keeping the position for now.
Hataki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hataki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lambart's head.
Hataki wants to pass the guard but Lambart is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hataki trying to control but Lambart is working from the bottom.
Lambart has control of Hataki's left arm, preventing Hataki from doing any damage.
Hataki postures up in Lambart's guard and throws a big left but Lambart blocks it.
Hataki is looking to work some ground and pound but Lambart has wrist control.
Hataki tries to free his leg and advance position but Lambart is retaining full guard.
Lambart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lambart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hataki.
Hataki tries to free his leg and advance position but Lambart is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Liber Lambart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Hataki misses.
Hataki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hataki shoots in and drives through. Lambart sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hataki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambart throws an off balance right hand
and Hataki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Lambart misses.
Hataki throws a big counter combination but Lambart scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hataki misses with a wild body shot.
Hataki slips under a jab from Lambart.
Hataki throwing a counter right hand but Lambart manages to avoid it.
Hataki takes a swing at Lambart's ribcage but misses.
Hataki misses the shot to the body.
Hataki slips under a jab from Lambart.
Lambart explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Hataki rushes Lambart and presses him up against the cage.

Lambart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hataki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lambart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Lambart misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambart works the jab nicely.
Hataki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lambart tries to avoid it but Hataki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lambart to the ground. Lambart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kakashi Hataki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hataki lands a lovely overhand right.
Hataki takes a swing at Lambart's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Lambart both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Kakashi Hataki has been cut.
Lambart throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lambart cracks Hataki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lambart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lambart scores with a body shot.
Hataki walks into a stiff left hand from Lambart.
Nice sprawl there from Lambart as Hataki shoots in.
Lambart misses with a wild body shot.
Hataki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Hataki.
Lambart with the inside leg kick.
Lambart moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liber Lambart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Hataki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lambart.
Hataki has his takedown stuffed
and Lambart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lambart lands a leg kick that knocks Hataki off balance momentarily.
Hataki shoots in and drives through. Lambart sprawls well.
Hataki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hataki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lambart loads up on a big right hand but Hataki slips the punch.
Lambart slips under a jab.
Lambart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hataki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lambart swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hataki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hataki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lambart quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lambart taking some punishment here, with Hataki in his half guard.
Hataki throws a strike but Lambart avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lambart working a defensive guard here.
Hataki is pushing down on Lambart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lambart is fighting to maintain full guard but Hataki has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lambart defending well though.
Hataki 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.
Lambart trying to control from the bottom.

Hataki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hataki content to control rather than advance.
Hataki 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.
Hataki drops an elbow to the side of Lambart's head.
Hataki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hataki is looking to pass Lambart's guard but actually Lambart recovers to full guard.
Lambart trying to control the position.
Hataki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hataki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kakashi Hataki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hataki working the head with strikes.
Lambart seems a little lost for a moment, as Hataki dominates the positioning.
Hataki scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hataki decides to stand back up. Hataki steps back and let's Lambart get back to his feet.
Lambart misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Lambart as he connects with a hook.
Hataki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lambart sprawls well. Lambart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hataki gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Lambart.
Lambart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hataki.
Hataki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hataki slips under a jab.
Lambart needs to keep his hands up - Hataki had a free shot at his head there.
Lambart throws a leg kick but Hataki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lambart misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hataki misses with a two punch combination.
Lambart cracks Hataki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hataki tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Hataki clobbers Lambart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lambart misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Hataki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hataki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hataki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lambart.
Lambart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lambart looks to throw the jab but Hataki is out of range.
Lambart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liber Lambart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hataki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lambart misses with an uppercut. Hataki saw that one coming.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Hataki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hataki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambart.
Lambart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kakashi Hataki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lambart throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Lambart tenderised Hataki's leg. Hataki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hataki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lambart lands a jab.
Lambart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lambart lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hataki takes a step back to recover.
Hataki walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hataki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hataki postures up in Lambart's guard and throws a big left but Lambart blocks it.
Hataki connects with a couple of short punches.
Hataki looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hataki is working Lambart over with some ground and pound from side control.

Hataki swings around for an armbar but Lambart sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hataki's guard.

Hataki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hataki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lambart controls the pace.
Lambart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Lambart decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hataki, up you get!
Hataki fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hataki misses the body punch
and Lambart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hataki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lambart is fending him off so far but Hataki persists. Nope, Lambart circles away and we're back to standing.
Hataki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lambart looks to score with a jab to the body but Hataki is just out of range.
Hataki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hataki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lambart as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hataki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambart catches Hataki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lambart connects with a leg kick.
Lambart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hataki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lambart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hataki.
Hataki slips a jab from Lambart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambart slips a jab from Hataki.
Lambart misses with a straight right.
Hataki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambart is just out of range.
Hataki takes one to the chin there.

Hataki is rocked!
Lambart misses with a body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lambart enables Hataki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lambart manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Lambart is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hataki presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Lambart fails to land.
Lambart lands a hook that snaps the head of Hataki backwards.

Lambart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hataki misses with a straight left.
Lambart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hataki.
Lambart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lambart wants it to stay on the feet.
A low kick lands for Lambart.
Lambart misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hataki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambart is just out of range.
Hataki slips a jab and a cross from Lambart.
Hataki misses with a straight left.
Lambart blocks a jab.
Lambart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Lambart misses.
Hataki shoots in for a takedown but Lambart shows good takedown defense.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lambart!
Hataki throws a hook but Lambart blocks it.
Lambart lands with a cross.
Hataki throws a looping overhand right but Lambart ducks down to avoid it.
Hataki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hataki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lambart ducks under a wild hook from Hataki.
The fighters circling - Lambart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hataki jabs at Lambart's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liber Lambart really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
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.

Hataki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lambart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hataki is keen to just control but Lambart is a slippery customer.
Hataki passes to side control.
Hataki is trying to ground and pound but Lambart uses the momentary lack of control by Hataki to regain half guard.

Lambart pushes Hataki off and gets back to his feet.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Hataki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lambart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hataki.
The fighters circling - Hataki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hataki checks a low kick from Lambart.
Hataki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambart. Hataki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hataki blocks a jab.
Lambart checks a low kick from Hataki.
Lambart throws a looping overhand right but Hataki ducks down to avoid it.

Hataki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lambart keeping full guard, as Hataki tries to pass.
Hataki is pushing down on Lambart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lambart is fighting to maintain full guard but Hataki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lambart is staying active underneath Hataki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lambart is looking to control Hataki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lambart avoid being mounted?
Hataki prevents Lambart from improving his position.
Lambart is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hataki scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hataki is trying to work for a kimura but Lambart is defending well.
Hataki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Hataki there.
Lambart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hataki.
Hataki tries to pass to full mount but Lambart defends it.
Hataki is looking to pass Lambart's guard but actually Lambart recovers to full guard.
Hataki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki wants to pass the guard but Lambart is keeping the position.
Hataki controlling from the top position.
Hataki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hataki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hataki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hataki wants to free his trapped foot but Lambart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hataki throwing shots but Lambart is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lambart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hataki thows a huge punch but Lambart dodges it nicely.
Lambart taking some punishment here, with Hataki in his half guard.
Hataki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hataki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lambart regains half guard.
Hataki prevents Lambart from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hataki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hataki wants to take a breather but Lambart is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kakashi Hataki had his way with Liber Lambart in that round.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lambart misses with a body kick.
Hataki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lambart scores with a spinning back kick!
Lambart misses with a two punch combination.
Hataki shoots in but no luck this time.
Hataki throws a body shot but no joy.
Hataki connects with a jab.
Hataki fails with the takedown
and Lambart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lambart scores with a spinning back kick!
Hataki cracks Lambart with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambart tests Hataki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hataki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hataki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lambart takes a swing at Hataki's ribcage but misses.
Hataki tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Lambart unleashes a big counter combination but Hataki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambart throws the left hand but Hataki avoids the punch easily.
Hataki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hataki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hataki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hataki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lambart.
Lambart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hataki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lambart to counter with a crisp jab.
Lambart throws a jab when Hataki was well out of range.
Lambart misses with a looping left.
A big right from Hataki misses.
Lambart dodges the punch combination from Hataki.
Lambart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lambart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hataki tries to bum rush Lambart with a series of wild strikes but Lambart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lambart jabs Hataki right on the nose. Hataki blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lambart misses the shot to the body.
Hataki shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Lambart misses.
Lambart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hataki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hataki throws an off balance right hand
letting Lambart counter with a right hand.
Lambart slips a jab from Hataki.
Lambart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Hataki misses the target.
Hataki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambart is just out of range.
Lambart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hataki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lambart.
Lambart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That kick from Lambart tenderised Hataki's leg. Hataki is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hataki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lambart lands with an overhand left.
Hataki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lambart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Hataki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lambart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hataki looks for a takedown but Lambart sprawls well.
Lambart throws a nice looking combination but Hataki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hataki dives in and grabs Lambart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lambart pushes down on Hataki's head and hops out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lambart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lambart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hataki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lambart scores with a kick to the body.
Hataki tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hataki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Hataki misses the target.
Lambart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hataki has time to react.
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!
Hataki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lambart.
Lambart throws a looping overhand right but Hataki ducks down to avoid it.
Hataki jabs Lambart right on the nose. Lambart blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Lambart misses.
Hataki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lambart misses with a two punch combination.
Hataki dives in for a single leg takedown but Lambart sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lambart was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hataki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lambart pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Lambart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lambart. That's going to slow Hataki down.
Hataki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid body kick from Lambart.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liber Lambart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lambart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liber Lambart!
Liber Lambart is the new lightweight champion!