PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pulver Toast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Lashley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Toast
vs
Lashley

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pulver Toast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toast misses with an attempted mid kick.

Lashley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lashley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Lashley is working for a guillotine from mount but Toast frees his head quite easily.
Lashley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lashley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lashley with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Lashley landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toast tries to lock up and control but Lashley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Lashley is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A solid body kick from Toast.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toast.
Lashley walks into a jab.
Toast is looking to slow Lashley down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lashley has Toast up against the cage in a clinch.
Toast is pressed up against the cage. Lashley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toast down to the mat. Toast avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toast misses with a double jab.
Toast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lashley blocks a jab.
Lashley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pulver Toast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.
Lashley looks gassed!
Toast lands with a slapping head kick.
Toast chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Lashley clinches with his opponent.
Toast wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lashley has him pressed against the cage.
Toast tries to circle away but Lashley has him pinned against the cage.
Lashley keeps control of Toast as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toast trying to land knees to the body.
Lashley tries for a takedown but Toast manages to get underhooks.
Toast is trying to force a seperation but Lashley has the dominant position.
Lashley tries to pull guard but Toast won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toast tries to land a knee to the head but Lashley blocks with his arms.
Toast pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Toast stops a takedown attempt from Lashley.
Lashley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toast walks away with a smile on his face. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown but Toast shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toast lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lashley will feel that in the morning.
Toast with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Toast.
Toast scores with a jab. Lashley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toast.
Lashley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toast thows a body kick. Lashley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab from Toast.
Some wild striking there from Toast.
Toast moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Toast misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toast looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toast scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Toast there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toast connects with a nice looking jab.
Toast scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lashley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lashley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lashley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulver Toast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toast thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lashley if he has to take too many more of those.
Toast misses with the combination.
Lashley avoids a kick to the body.
Toast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toast tests Lashley's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lashley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lashley wants to control but Toast is keeping him busy.
Toast knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lashley on the ground.
Lashley wants to stand but Toast is controlling his arm.

Lashley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Toast is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Toast wants to control but Lashley postures up.
Toast is pushing Lashley's head away, looking to escape. Lashley manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lashley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Lashley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Lashley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Toast chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Lashley moves into the clinch.
Toast is looking to break free of the clinch but Lashley has double underhooks.
Toast is trying to break free.
Lashley keeps control of Toast as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toast wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toast has had enough of the clinch but Lashley keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toast is looking to break free of the clinch but Lashley has double underhooks.
Lashley has Toast pressed against the cage, preventing Toast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toast is trying to break the clinch but Lashley has him pressed against the cage.
Toast working hard to break the clinch.
Toast wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lashley has him pressed against the cage.
Toast gets underhooks to prevent Lashley's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley is trying to drag Toast to the mat but Toast just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lashley can't get the takedown.
Pulver Toast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.
Toast has had enough of the clinch but Lashley keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lashley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Toast has had enough of the clinch but Lashley keeps him there for the moment.
Toast has had enough of the clinch but Lashley keeps him there for the moment.

Lashley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Toast regains guard immediately.
Toast is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lashley thows a big elbow that misses.
Lashley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Toast is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toast doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Toast is trying to keep Lashley in close.
Lashley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Lashley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Toast scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lashley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lashley.
Lashley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lashley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley closes the distance and clinches up with Toast, looking for a takedown. Lashley pushes Toast against the cage but Toast circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toast. That's going to slow Lashley down.
Lashley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Toast.
Toast misses with a body kick.
Toast bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Toast throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toast just misses with a punch to the body.
Lashley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toast can pounce on him.
Lashley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toast can pounce on him.
Lashley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toast throws a series of punches but Lashley moves out of range.
Pulver Toast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toast but Toast pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lashley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Toast throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toast's waist but Toast gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lashley off to one side.
No joy there for Toast, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Lashley closes the distance and clinches.
Toast is pressed up against the cage. Lashley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toast down to the mat. Toast avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toast throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toast throws a series of punches but Lashley avoids them all with ease.
Toast looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lashley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lashley lands in his opponent's guard.

Lashley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lashley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lashley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Lashley drops back looking for a leg! Toast is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Toast manages to kick Lashley off! Lashley jumps back into Toast's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Lashley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Toast lands with a shot to the body.
Lashley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toast.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toast.
Toast looks to land a body kick but Lashley moved away.
Toast swinging wildly here.
Toast throws a combination. Lashley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Toast misses the jab.
Pulver Toast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lashley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Toast.

Lashley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toast to the mat! Toast manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Toast utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Toast is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lashley is controlling him.
Lashley pushes down on Toast's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Toast is staying active underneath Lashley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Lashley is looking for a kimura but Toast is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lashley to get the leverage.
Toast has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lashley is working away from the top position though.
Lashley trying to control the action but Toast is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lashley throwing shots but Toast is blocking nicely.
Lashley wants to take a breather but Toast is having none of it.

Lashley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toast is just riding it out for now. Lashley eventually gives up the hold.
Lashley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toast keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lashley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lashley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley looks for a takedown but Toast sprawls well.
Toast scores with a three punch combo!
Lashley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toast tries a low kick but Lashley avoids it.

Lashley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toast is trying to break free.
Lashley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toast just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pulver Toast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.
Toast is trying to force a seperation but Lashley has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Toast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lashley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toast smiles and moves away.
Bobby Lashley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lashley darts in and clinches Toast up against the cage.
Toast working hard to break the clinch.
Toast tries to break free but Lashley pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toast takes an elbow to the temple.
Pulver Toast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lashley tries to score a body lock takedown but Toast shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lashley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toast is trying to break free.
Toast is looking to break free of the clinch but Lashley has double underhooks.
Toast prevents the takedown attempt.
Lashley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toast's efforts to push away.
Lashley managing to block the knees to the body from Toast.

Lashley jumps guard and drags Toast to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lashley has control of Toast's left arm, preventing Toast from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lashley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lashley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lashley!