PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between shawn voitsek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambert is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prodigy - Smack my bitch Up . Cody Lambert is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

voitsek
vs
Lambert

198 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

202 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shawn voitsek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
voitsek dodges the punch combination from Lambert.
voitsek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lambert looks to score with a jab to the body but voitsek is just out of range.
Lambert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cody Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

voitsek ducks straight into an uppercut from Lambert and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - voitsek manages to regain guard straight away.

It looks like shawn voitsek has been cut.
voitsek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if voitsek tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert prevents voitsek from getting back to his feet.
Lambert wants to stand and escape but instead voitsek has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lambert wants to stand but voitsek is controlling the position.
Lambert keeping moving, preventing voitsek from controlling successfully.
voitsek wanted to stand there but Lambert had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lambert pushes voitsek off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lambert misses with a combination
and voitsek counters with a straight right hand.
voitsek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lambert to score with a decent uppercut.
Lambert misses with a double jab

and voitsek counters with a shoot takedown. Lambert fights it but they end up in guard.
Lambert wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and voitsek manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
voitsek wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Lambert uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
voitsek is breathing heavily.

Lambert wriggles free and stands up.
Lambert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lambert throws a combination that misses

and voitsek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lambert wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
voitsek tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lambert tries to kick voitsek off but voitsek keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
voitsek is stalling here. Lambert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! voitsek seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lambert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
voitsek is pushing Lambert's head away, looking to escape. Lambert manages to hold on to the position though.

Lambert decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
voitsek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lambert misses with a combination

and voitsek counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lambert's guard now.

Lambert pushes voitsek off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
voitsek moves out of range as Lambert strikes.
voitsek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lambert moves away.
Lambert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lambert throws a nice looking combination but voitsek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but voitsek circles away quickly and effectively.
voitsek lands a head kick!
voitsek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cody Lambert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on shawn voitsek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lambert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Lambert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
voitsek shoots in but no luck this time.
Lambert misses with a double jab.
Lambert misses with a straight right.
Lambert misses with a combination

and voitsek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lambert blocking the ground and pound attempt from voitsek.
Lambert is staying active underneath voitsek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
voitsek throwing shots but Lambert is blocking nicely.
voitsek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lambert keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
voitsek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lambert's head.
voitsek wants to stand up but Lambert manages to regain full guard.
voitsek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lambert swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Lambert is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

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.
voitsek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
voitsek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lambert's efforts to push away.

voitsek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
voitsek dodges the punch combination from Lambert.
Lambert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down voitsek rather than just go for the knockout.
Lambert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lambert, as that shot connected.
Lambert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and voitsek counters by moving into the clinch.

Lambert breaks the clinch.
Lambert throws a right hand that voitsek ducks under and follows up with a left that voitsek also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
voitsek throws a jab but it's blocked by Lambert.
Lambert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lambert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed voitsek momentarily.

shawn voitsek's cut is getting worse.
Lambert tries to bum rush voitsek with a series of wild strikes but voitsek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
shawn voitsek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Lambert.
Lambert scores with a nice right hand.
Lambert misses with a body shot.
Lambert throws a one two combo.

voitsek is rocked!
Lambert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

voitsek shoots in and bounces Lambert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
voitsek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
voitsek chips away with some ground and pound.
voitsek wants to stand and escape but instead Lambert has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lambert decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A swing and a miss from Lambert.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambert tests voitsek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lambert misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Lambert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on shawn voitsek'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. This is the final round!

Lambert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from voitsek.
A telegraphed right hand from Lambert misses the target.
voitsek misses with a takedown attempt - Lambert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
voitsek looks for a takedown but Lambert sprawls well.
voitsek avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Lambert does no damage.
Cody Lambert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lambert throws a shot from downtown. voitsek moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambert throws out a powerful jab.
Lambert misses with a wild combination.
voitsek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambert.
Lambert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but voitsek circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lambert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lambert misses with a double jab
and voitsek counters with a three punch combo that has Lambert backing up. Lambert nods at voitsek to acknowledge the strikes.

voitsek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - voitsek lands in his opponent's guard.
Lambert wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and voitsek manages to pass to side control.

voitsek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lambert pushes voitsek off and gets back to his feet.
Lambert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and voitsek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lambert kicks voitsek off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract voitsek.
Lambert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lambert swings for the body but voitsek moves out of range.
Lambert looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lambert misses with a double jab

and voitsek counters with a single leg into guard. Lambert didn't expect that.
Lambert wants to stand but voitsek is controlling the position.
voitsek is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
voitsek wants to control from the top but Lambert keeps moving.
Cody Lambert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
voitsek is looking to work some ground and pound but Lambert has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
shawn voitsek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lambert 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cody Lambert!