PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bastiat
vs
Lam

204 cm
24
270 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Lam!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastiat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastiat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Lam gets the takedown into side control.
Bastiat manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lam is looking to advance position but Bastiat won't allow it.
Lam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bastiat tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bastiat is refusing to be controlled, as Lam sits in half guard.
Lam passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lam with shots to the head and body - Bastiat looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat can't escape the position.
Lam blocks Bastiat's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bastiat hang on?
Bastiat can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Lam.
Bastiat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bastiat slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lam prevents Bastiat from improving his position.
Lam drops an elbow to the side of Bastiat's head.
Bastiat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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. Lam connects with a nice short shot to Bastiat's temple.
Lam moves into full mount! Bastiat won't be happy about that!
Bastiat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bastiat tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lam cracks Bastiat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bastiat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bastiat is working hard here to advance position.
Lam with the ground and pound from mount.
Bastiat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lam lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastiat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam with shots to the head and body - Bastiat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bastiat is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bastiat hang on?
Bastiat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lam blocks Bastiat's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bastiat is looking to get to half guard.
Lam lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lam prevents Bastiat from getting the reversal.
Bastiat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lam on the ground.
Lam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bastiat throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam landing shots from mount.
Lam lands a big shot there that rocks Bastiat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Frederic Bastiat has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastiat is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lam looking to finish Bastiat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bastiat!

Frederic Bastiat's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastiat is trying to escape the mount.
Bastiat sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bastiat throws a strike from the bottom but Lam passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastiat is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Frederic Bastiat's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lam working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A shot to de liver by Lam. Beautiful body shot.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frederic Bastiat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Lam!