PBP Commentary

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

Lam
vs
Barrett

187 cm
20
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lam Lam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Barrett!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lam defends it nicely.
Barrett walks into a jab.

Barrett scores a takedown into full mount!
Lam has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Barrett's lack of action.
Barrett wants to free his trapped foot but Lam is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lam is trying to control but can't.
Barrett tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lam controls his leg.
Barrett prevents Lam from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam is pressing down on Barrett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barrett thows a big elbow that misses.
Barrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Barrett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lam is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Barrett gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barrett shoots in for a takedown but Lam shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barrett misses.
Lam throws a head kick but Barrett moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barrett misses with a takedown attempt - Lam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lam Lam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barrett.

Lam gets caught flat footed, as Barrett shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barrett postures up in Lam's guard and throws a big left but Lam blocks it.
Barrett is looking to stand up but Lam won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett postures up.
Lam keeping moving, preventing Barrett from controlling successfully.
Lam is trying to control the position but Barrett postures up.
Barrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrett misses the jab.
Lam Lam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrett has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No joy there for Lam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lam wants it to stay on the feet.
Barrett fails with the takedown.
Barrett looks gassed!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lam.
Barrett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lam but Lam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lam throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lam, as that shot connected.
Barrett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lam Lam dominated that round.
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.

Lam misses with a wild body shot.
Lam slaps away a takedown attempt from Barrett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lam just misses with a punch to the body.
Lam throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Lam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett looks for a takedown but Lam sprawls well.
Barrett shoots for a takedown but Lam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lam Lam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barrett.
Barrett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barrett is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett tries to clinch up.
Barrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barrett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lam counters with a nice uppercut.
Barrett shoots in but no luck this time.
Barrett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lam but Lam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrett at a distance.
Lam thumps Barrett with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Lam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lam.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lam throws a nice looking combination but Barrett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lam lands a jab-cross combination.
Barrett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lam lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lam.
Lam lands with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lam. Barrett shrugs it off though.
Lam lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lam.
Lam keeps the fight on the outside.
Barrett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barrett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barrett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lam Lam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lam.
Lam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lam throws a sloppy head kick and Barrett moves out of range easily.

Barrett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett cracks Lam with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Barrett throws an elbow but Lam slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lam parries the strikes from Barrett easily there. Barrett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lam to escape.
The ground and pound from Barrett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Barrett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lam on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lam Lam dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Barrett has a takedown stuffed.
Barrett avoids the head kick by Lam.
Lam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barrett. That did some damage!
Barrett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lam misses with a combination
enabling Barrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Lam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barrett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lam napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barrett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrett with the ground and pound but Lam regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett is looking to advance position but Lam won't allow it.
Barrett trying to control the action but Lam is working from the bottom.
Barrett wants to stand but Lam has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Still in half guard, Barrett seems content to control.

That's two 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.
Barrett is trying to control. Lam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lam wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Barrett does no damage.
Barrett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lam sprawls well. Lam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barrett gets slowly back to his feet.
Lam Lam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barrett.
Lam lands with a nice combination. Barrett backs away looking to recover.
Lam stuffs the takedown.
Lam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrett walks into a left hand.

Barrett has managed to clinch.
Barrett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lam fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lam Lam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lam lands with a kick to the temple. Barrett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lam misses with a double jab.
Lam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barrett counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barrett does no damage.
Lam lands with a kick to the temple. Barrett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barrett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lam but Lam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lam lands with a slapping head kick.
Barrett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Lam.
John Barrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lam as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lam Lam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lam Lam!