PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timber Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme has chosen Fight to Survive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Timber Lake had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lake
vs
Damme

184 cm
29
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

186 cm
25
199 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timber Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake throws a series of punches but Damme moves out of range.
Damme takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lake throws a nice looking combination but Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Damme throws a leg kick which misses Lake's front leg but catches the back leg as Lake tries to avoid it.
Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Damme.

Damme takes the fight into the clinch.
Damme taking a breather.
A short left from Damme.
Damme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Damme.

Damme breaks the clinch.
Damme tries to clinch but Lake is having none of it.
Damme moves in looking to clinch but Lake pushes him off.
Damme connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake looks to land a combination but Damme avoids it well.
Damme with a jab.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damme throws a leg kick which misses Lake's front leg but catches the back leg as Lake tries to avoid it.
Lake throws a nice looking combination but Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lake is breathing heavily.
Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damme connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damme tries to bum rush Lake with a series of wild strikes but Lake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Damme. Lake shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damme tries to clinch but Lake is having none of it.
Damme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Lake tries to keep at a distance but Damme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damme scores with a shot to the side of Lake's head.
Lake tries to circle away but Damme has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Damme.
A short body shot lands from Damme as the two fighters clinch.
Damme displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lake up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damme.
A short right from Damme.
Damme slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Damme.
A short right from Damme on the inside.
Damme tries to work over Lake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses with a body punch.
Damme lands with a left to the head.
Lake misses with a body punch.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Lake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damme backwards.
Damme misses with a body punch.
Lake can't break the clinch.
Lake is trying to push Damme away but Damme has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lake tries to circle away but Damme has him pinned against the cage.
Lake wants to break free but Damme has control.
Damme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lake backwards.
Damme slows down the pace here.
Lake can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
A short right from Damme on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lake misses with an uppercut.
Lake misses with an uppercut. Damme saw that one coming.
Lake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lake. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damme moves away from the strike by Lake.
Damme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lake misses with a two punch combination.
Lake keeps the fight on the outside.
Lake misses with an uppercut
and Damme counters with a thumping low kick.
Lake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Damme clinches with his opponent.

Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lake misses the jab.
Damme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damme.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Damme dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damme.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damme.
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Damme wants to clinch.

Damme instigates a clinch.

Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damme lands a right hook to the body.
Timber Lake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damme misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Damme scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Damme moves into the clinch.
Damme has Lake pressed against the cage, preventing Lake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Damme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Lake controls his hands.
Damme presses Lake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lake or not.
Damme pushes Lake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Damme content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme lands a body shot.
Lake takes a shot to the head.

Damme breaks from the clinch.
Lake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damme is looking to slow Lake down with leg kicks.

Damme forces Lake back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damme has Lake pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lake or not.
Damme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lake backwards.
Damme pushes Lake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Damme digs a right hand into Lake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lake's gas tank.

Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damme throws a right and a left that Lake avoids nicely.
Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Damme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Lake gets tackled into the cage by Damme. Damme maintains the clinch.
Damme lands an uppercut.
A short right from Damme on the inside.
Damme lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Damme.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lake backwards.
Lake is trying to force a seperation but Damme has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Lake controls the action.
Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damme lands a nice uppercut.
Lake takes a shot to the head.
Damme gets through Lake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Damme.
Damme presses Lake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Damme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Damme just leaning against Lake, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme digs a right hand underneath Lake's ribcage. Lake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Damme digs a right hand into Lake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lake's gas tank.
Damme cracks Lake with a nice body shot.
Damme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lake blocks a body shot from Damme.
Nice body punch from Damme - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Damme.
Damme works on Lake's body with a couple of short punches.
Lake wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Damme.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Damme.

Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Damme tries to clinch but Lake moves out of range.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Lake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Lake misses its intended target.
Van Damme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damme misses with a wild combination.
Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Damme connects with a body shot that sends Lake's belly button to the back.
Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Damme rushes Lake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lake working hard to break the clinch.
Lake working hard to break the clinch.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.

Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damme blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lake misses with a wild combination.

Damme has Lake up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Damme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Damme.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme digs a right hand underneath Lake's ribcage. Lake let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damme lands a leg kick that knocks Lake off balance momentarily.
Damme jabs Lake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.

Damme gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lake blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damme receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lake.
A left hand lands to the body for Damme.
Damme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lake backwards.
Damme lands a nice uppercut.
Timber Lake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damme.
Nice body punch from Damme.
Van Damme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Damme.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Damme.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Lake controls the action.
Damme lands with a left to the head.
Lake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Lake to work.
Lake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lake lands with a short shot to the head.
Damme is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Damme prevents Lake from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lake tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Lake back against the cage.
Lake misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Van Damme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Damme has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!