PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski comes to the ring accompanied by The Man in Me. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lebowski
vs
Lasher

183 cm
20
222 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
212 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

[JMFC] 160!

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Lebowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Lasher!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Liam Lasher has been cut.

Lebowski gets caught flat footed, as Lasher shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lasher trying to control but Lebowski is working from the bottom.
Lebowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Lasher has gone for a leg lock! Lebowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lasher's guard.
Lasher trying to control the position.
Lebowski is looking to stand up but Lasher won't let him.
Lebowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski trying to control but Lasher is working from the bottom.
Lebowski stays in close to Lasher's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeff Lebowski.
Lebowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Liam Lasher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lebowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lasher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lebowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Lebowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lebowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Lasher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lasher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lasher tries to clinch
and Lebowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebowski connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski misses with a few strikes there.
Lebowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lasher moves away.
Lebowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lasher looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by Lebowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a right hand that Lasher ducks under and follows up with a left that Lasher also avoids with ease.
Lasher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lebowski counters with a left to the body.
Lasher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lasher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lasher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lebowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That has opened up Liam Lasher's cut even more.
Lebowski scores with a hook to the body. Lasher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lebowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lebowski digs a good body shot into Lasher's ribs.
Lebowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lebowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lasher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lasher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lebowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lasher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lebowski 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.
Lebowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lebowski connects with a body shot.
Lebowski lands a nice hook to Lasher's body. Lasher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lasher tries to clinch but Lebowski moves away
and Lebowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The cut above Liam Lasher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lebowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lebowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lasher ducks right into an uppercut from Lebowski.
Lebowski digs a good body shot into Lasher's ribs.
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!
Lebowski stalks Lasher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lasher's face. Lasher staggers backwards, shaken.
Lebowski lands a jab-cross combination.
Lebowski connects with the punch.
Lebowski thuds a left hand into Lasher's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Lebowski scores with a four punch combination!

Liam Lasher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lasher moves forwards but Lebowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lasher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lebowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lebowski cracks Lasher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lasher closes the distance but Lebowski moves to the side
and Lebowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lasher thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lasher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lasher looking to sit in guard and control but Lebowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lebowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Lasher is looking for a triangle here but Lebowski uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lasher is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Lebowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Lasher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters circling - Lebowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lasher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lebowski is fending him off so far but Lasher persists. Nope, Lebowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Lasher moves to clinch but Lebowski breaks away
and Lebowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lasher thinking.
Lasher takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Lasher gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lebowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lasher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lebowski keeps working.

Lasher goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lebowski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lasher but great work by Lebowski.
Lasher struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lasher struggling a bit here.
Lasher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lebowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lebowski trying to control the position but Lasher is working away.

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.
Lasher tries to improve position but can't.
Lebowski working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Liam Lasher wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lebowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Lebowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lebowski. Lasher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lasher with a poor takedown
and Lebowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lebowski is looking to wear down Lasher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lasher tries for a takedown but Lebowski circles away easily
and Lebowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jeff Lebowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Lasher.
Lebowski lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lebowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Liam Lasher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Lebowski!