PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Locke Lamora (ranked 4074 p4p, 3301 weight class) and Island Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 390 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lamora
vs
Guy

189 cm
25
211
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Locke Lamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Guy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lamora can pounce on him.
Lamora throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Lamora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Guy.
Guy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Lamora.
Lamora fakes the leg kick and cracks Guy in the body.
Lamora misses with a head kick.
Lamora throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamora scores with a head kick.
Lamora tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamora takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guy checks a leg kick.
Locke Lamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy takes a swing at Lamora's ribcage but misses.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Guy.
Lamora misses with a head kick.
Crunch! Lamora slams his shin into Guy's torso.
Guy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lamora is breathing heavily.

Guy forces Lamora back against the cage and clinches.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Guy stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lamora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Guy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Island Guy.
A nice leg kick from Lamora, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Lamora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamora scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guy effectively controlling the action here.
Guy stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy stalling.
Guy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamora misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamoras head.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guy lands a body punch.
Guy lands an uppercut.
Guy works on Lamora's body with a couple of short punches.
Guy pushes Lamora back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
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!
Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lamora to his knees! Guy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Guy!