PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vault Kimbal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lamotta
vs
Kimbal

185 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition & Laundry (One Stop Shop)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vault Kimbal!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kimbal throws a leg kick
and Lamotta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamotta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamotta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kimbal tries to clinch there but Lamotta circles away.
Lamotta throws a wild body kick that Kimbal sees coming a mile off.
Lamotta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamotta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kimbal throws a sloppy head kick and Lamotta moves out of range easily.
Kimbal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lamotta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kimbal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamotta. That did some damage!
Lamotta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a few strikes there.
Lamotta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lamotta fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamotta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kimbal.
Kimbal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Lamotta tenderised Kimbal's leg. Kimbal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kimbal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kimbal avoids the head kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kimbal tries to clinch there but Lamotta circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a low kick but Kimbal moves out of range easily.
Kimbal misses with a leg kick
and Lamotta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lamotta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kimbal scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lamotta.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lamotta.
Kimbal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamotta swinging wildly here.

Kimbal clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kimbal.
Kimbal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamotta managing to block the knees to the body from Kimbal.
Kimbal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamotta tries to circle away but Kimbal has him pinned against the cage.
Kimbal landing knees to the body.
Kimbal misses with a knee to the head.
Lamotta blocks an elbow strike from Kimbal.
Lamotta managing to block the knees to the body from Kimbal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimbal trying to land knees to the body.
Kimbal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamotta.
Kimbal missing with knees to the body.

Lamotta manages to break the clinch.
Kimbal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lamotta.
Kimbal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamotta manages to avoid it.
Kimbal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kimbal lands a nice looking body shot.
Kimbal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lamotta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamotta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kimbal.
Kimbal tries to land a front kick but Lamotta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vault Kimbal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamotta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kimbal. That did some damage!
Lamotta throws a front kick that sends Kimbal stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lamotta, right into the meat.
Danga de danga de dang - Lamotta scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimbal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lamotta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lamotta cracks the inside of Kimbal's front leg.
Lamotta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kimbal looks gassed!
Lamotta scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimbal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lamotta can pounce on him.

Kimbal clinches up with Lamotta and pushes him back against the cage.
Lamotta is trying to force a seperation but Kimbal has the dominant position.
Lamotta blocks an elbow strike from Kimbal.
Kimbal misses with an elbow strike.
Lamotta managing to block the knees to the body from Kimbal.
Kimbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimbal misses with an elbow strike.
Kimbal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kimbal misses with an elbow over the top.
Kimbal tries to land a knee to the head but Lamotta blocks with his arms.
Kimbal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamotta.
Kimbal trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lamotta as Kimbal tries to tie him up.
Kimbal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lamotta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta is looking to break free of the clinch but Kimbal has double underhooks.
Kimbal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lamotta up against the cage.
Lamotta avoids a wild elbow strike from Kimbal.
Lamotta is trying to stall.

Lamotta breaks from the clinch.
Kimbal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lamotta paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kimbal has Lamotta up against the cage in a clinch.
Kimbal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamotta wants to get back to striking at distance but Kimbal won't allow it.
Kimbal misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kimbal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Lamotta 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.

The fighters circling - Lamotta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamotta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kimbal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamotta throws a head kick that half lands.
Lamotta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lamotta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lamotta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamotta checks a leg kick.
Lamotta motions for Kimbal to come forward. Lamotta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kimbal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kimbal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kimbal throws a hook to the side of Lamotta's head but Lamotta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kimbal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lamotta counters with a leg kick.
Lamotta scores with a spinning back kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Kimbal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kimbal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamotta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kimbal throws a leg kick
and Kimbal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kimbal throws the kick towards the body but Lamotta avoids it.
Lamotta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Lamotta.
Lamotta looks for the body kick but Kimbal saw that one coming.
Kimbal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lamotta.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kimbal closes the distance and clinches.
Lamotta is trying to stall.
Kimbal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kimbal tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamotta avoids the damage to the body.
Lamotta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kimbal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kimbal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamotta's brow.
Kimbal prevents Lamotta from breaking the clinch.
Kimbal tries a knee to the head but Lamotta blocks it.
Kimbal lands an elbow that stopped Lamotta in his tracks for a moment.
Kimbal tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamotta avoids the damage to the body.
Lamotta avoids the elbow strike from Kimbal, against the cage.
Kimbal misses with a knee strike.

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.
Kimbal tries a knee to the head but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta avoids a wild elbow strike from Kimbal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lamotta wants to break free but Kimbal has control.
Kimbal tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamotta avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lamotta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimbal lands an elbow just above Lamotta 's eye.

It looks like Tony Lamotta has been cut.
Kimbal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamotta blocks it with crossed arms.
Lamotta blocks an elbow strike from Kimbal.
Kimbal is pushing Lamotta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Lamotta manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta looks to land a combination but Kimbal avoids it well.
Kimbal misses with a body kick.
Kimbal misses with a kick to the body
and Lamotta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kimbal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Lamotta.
Lamotta scores with a shot to the body.
Lamotta throws a leg kick which misses Kimbal's front leg but catches the back leg as Kimbal tries to avoid it.
Lamotta fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Kimbal misses
and Lamotta counters with a nice body kick.
Lamotta tries to bum rush Kimbal with a series of wild strikes but Kimbal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony Lamotta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamotta tests Kimbal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamotta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamotta moves out of range as Kimbal throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lamotta, right into the meat.
Lamotta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Kimbal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lamotta wants to break free but Kimbal has control.
Lamotta takes an elbow to the temple.
Kimbal misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimbal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamotta is defending well for now.
Kimbal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kimbal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kimbal leaning against his opponent.
Lamotta is trying to force a seperation but Kimbal has the dominant position.
Kimbal looking to slow down the pace here.
Kimbal missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kimbal throws an elbow but misses.
Lamotta can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kimbal as Lamotta tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kimbal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lamotta's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Lamotta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Lamotta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kimbal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kimbal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kimbal.
Kimbal throws the kick towards the body but Lamotta avoids it.
A good leg kick by Lamotta.
Kimbal lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lamotta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lamotta lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid body kick from Lamotta.
Kimbal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kimbal feints and then cracks Lamotta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamotta down.
Lamotta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kimbal.

Kimbal takes the fight into the clinch.
Kimbal prevents Lamotta from breaking the clinch.
Kimbal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimbal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kimbal misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta avoids the elbow strike from Kimbal, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kimbal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kimbal throws an elbow that misses.

Lamotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimbal throws a leg kick but Lamotta checks it.
Kimbal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimbal throws a leg kick
and Lamotta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamotta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lamotta is looking to slow Kimbal down with leg kicks.
Kimbal fakes the leg kick and cracks Lamotta in the body.
Kimbal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lamotta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lamotta.
Kimbal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kimbal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lamotta. That one must have hurt.
Kimbal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lamotta lands a right hook to the body.
Kimbal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kimbal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lamotta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimbal wants to clinch but Lamotta slips to the side
and Lamotta counters with a low kick, right behind Kimbal 's knee.
Vault Kimbal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimbal tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamotta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lamotta lands a nice looking body kick.
Lamotta connects with the punch.
Lamotta fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamotta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lamotta throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lamotta.
Lamotta throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lamotta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lamotta, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lamotta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lamotta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kimbal's sensitive parts.
Lamotta thumps Kimbal with a low kick.
Lamotta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kimbal's calf.
Lamotta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lamotta displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tony Lamotta is winning the standup battle so far.
Kimbal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamotta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a front kick that sends Kimbal stumbling back into the cage.
Lamotta thuds his shin into the meat of Kimbal's side.
Kimbal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kimbal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kimbal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lamotta misses with a wild combination.
Lamotta lands a leg kick that knocks Kimbal off balance momentarily.
Kimbal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lamotta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimbal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamotta thuds his shin into the meat of Kimbal's side.
Nice straight punches there by Lamotta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lamotta.
Lamotta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamotta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kimbal will feel that in the morning.
Lamotta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimbal can do to turn this around?
Kimbal slips a jab and a cross from Lamotta.
Lamotta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lamotta lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lamotta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kimbal will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick from Lamotta.
Lamotta scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a nice head kick!
Kimbal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kimbal throws a leg kick
and Lamotta counters with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Lamotta slams his shin into Kimbal's torso.
Danga de danga de dang - Lamotta scores with a four punch combination!
Kimbal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamotta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice body kick there by Lamotta.
Lamotta connects with a leg kick. Kimbal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lamotta.
Kimbal throws a body kick that misses.
Lamotta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lamotta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lamotta thumps Kimbal with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lamotta!
Lamotta lands with a nice combination. Kimbal backs away looking to recover.
Tony Lamotta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kimbal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamotta.
Lamotta lands a leg kick that knocks Kimbal off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Lamotta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lamotta, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Lamotta!