PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asmodeus Breed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breed comes to the cage accompanied by I Put A Spell On You - Screaming Jay Hawkins. Lotus has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tommy Lotus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Breed
vs
Lotus

179 cm
20
181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

FNF Energy - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Asmodeus Breed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lotus misses with a few strikes there.

Lotus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Breed was covering up waiting for the punch and Lotus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Breed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Breed throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Breed wants to stand and escape but Lotus is having none of it.
Lotus content to stall in guard here.
Lotus advances position into side control!
Lotus throws an elbow but Breed slips to the side and avoids it well.
Breed manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus is concentrating on defense, preventing Breed from advancing position.
Breed is just content to waste time from the top position. Lotus takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Breed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breed tries to free his leg and advance position but Lotus is retaining full guard.
Breed preventing the sweep.

Breed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lotus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Breed has managed to get both his arms back between Lotus's legs - danger averted.

Breed postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lotus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Breed, into his guard.
Breed keeping moving, preventing Lotus from controlling successfully.
Lotus won't allow Breed to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Breed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breed works his way into side control.

Breed wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lotus, who protects the arm well.
Lotus tries to buck Breed off but Breed is having none of it.
Breed in side control, throwing shots but Lotus defends.
Lotus is trying to control Breed's posture but Breed avoids it.
Lotus tries to improve position but can't.
Breed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lotus keeps working.
Breed working the ground and pound but Lotus is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breed working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lotus takes a swing at Breed's ribcage but misses.
Lotus staying out of range there.
Breed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lotus.
Lotus shoots in but Breed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lotus looks gassed!
Breed lands an overhand right.
Lotus slips under a jab from Breed.
Breed lands the left hand.
Breed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lotus misses with a takedown attempt - Breed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Asmodeus Breed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Lotus.
Lotus fails with a takedown attempt.
Breed misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Asmodeus Breed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Breed gets caught flat footed, as Lotus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Breed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Breed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lotus is fighting to break Breed's control of his arms but Breed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lotus trying to control the position from guard on top but Breed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breed wants to sweep but no luck.
Breed 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.
Breed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Asmodeus Breed will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Breed throws a jab when Lotus was well out of range.
Breed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lotus cracks Breed with an open hand slap.
Lotus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Breed's waist but Breed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lotus off to one side.
Breed slaps away a takedown attempt from Lotus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lotus misses with a wild body shot.
Lotus avoids the body shot from Breed.
Nice sprawl there from Breed as Lotus shoots in.
Asmodeus Breed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Lotus.
Lotus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lotus throws a body punch but Breed moves out of range.
Lotus throws a series of punches but Breed avoids them all with ease.
Breed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lotus is breathing heavily.

Breed scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lotus's head.
Lotus taking some punishment here, with Breed in his half guard.
Breed throwing shots but Lotus is blocking nicely.
Breed winds up and cracks Lotus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lotus is in trouble now - Breed has advanced to mount!
Breed punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lotus taking shots to the head.
Lotus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Breed scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lotus?
Breed landing punches.
Breed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Breed with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breed prevents Lotus from getting the reversal.
Breed landing strikes from the mount and Lotus is in trouble!
Breed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lotus is working to get back to half guard.
Lotus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Breed looking to finish Lotus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lotus!
Asmodeus Breed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lotus is in a horrible position here. Breed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Breed trying to control but Lotus is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Breed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus can't escape the position.
Lotus is bucking up trying to escape but Breed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Breed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lotus's face.
Lotus is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Breed cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Breed working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Breed lands a big elbow.
Lotus wants to control but Breed is having none of it.
Breed scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Breed lands a big shot there that rocks Lotus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Breed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lotus looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breed landing punches.
Breed lands with some strikes.
Breed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus is in a horrible position here. Breed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Breed goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lotus turns into him and now he's in Breed's guard.
Lotus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Breed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lotus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Breed counters with a left and a right that stings Lotus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asmodeus Breed dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Breed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Breed throws a hook but Lotus avoids it easily.
Breed misses with a wild body shot.
Breed stuffs the takedown.
Breed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lotus.
Breed misses with a straight right.
Breed throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lotus counters with a takedown into side control.
Breed prevents Lotus from moving into mount.
Breed gets back to half guard.

Breed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Breed is looking to get back to full guard here but Lotus has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breed slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Breed trying to control but Lotus postures up.
Lotus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Breed keeps working.

Lotus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Breed sees it coming and defends easily.
Breed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Breed keeping moving, preventing Lotus from controlling successfully.
Breed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

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.
Breed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lotus trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Breed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lotus looks a forlorn figure.
Breed is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lotus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lotus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Breed working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Breed is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lotus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Breed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breed looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lotus tries to lock up and control but Breed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Breed unloading with bombs!
Breed avoids the attempt from Lotus to control.
Breed breaks from Lotus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Breed landing strikes from the mount and Lotus is in trouble!
Lotus is in a horrible position here. Breed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Breed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lotus's face.
Lotus is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lotus is in a horrible position here. Breed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breed unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Breed.
Lotus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Asmodeus Breed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Lotus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tommy Lotus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lotus working to try and regain half guard.

Breed has control of Lotus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lotus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Breed breaks from Lotus's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asmodeus Breed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Breed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asmodeus Breed!