PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lasher
vs
Neville

178 cm
20
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Lasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neville stuffs the takedown.
Lasher tries for a takedown but Neville sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neville tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lasher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Lasher or perhaps it was just good defense by Neville which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Lasher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lasher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neville sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lasher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Neville counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lasher takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Liam Lasher has been cut.
Lasher goes for a takedown attempt but Neville pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lasher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Neville is trying to keep Lasher in close.
Neville really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lasher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neville wants to sweep here but Lasher controlling him for the moment.
Neville controls Lasher momentarily but Lasher frees himself.
Lasher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neville wants to hit a switch here but Lasher passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Neville there!

Lasher swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam Lasher!