PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blaise Lamont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Starkweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starkweather comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm On a Boat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steve Starkweather told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lamont
vs
Starkweather

181 cm
24
164 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

177 cm
24
168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaise Lamont!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Starkweather!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamont misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Lamont.
Lamont throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamont throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Starkweather. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Starkweather.
Lamont keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Starkweather swings for the body but Lamont moves out of range.
Starkweather chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Starkweather steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamont.
Starkweather misses with a body shot.
Lamont misses with a left hand
and Starkweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamont lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Lamont. Those never looked like landing.
Lamont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamont blocks a head kick by Starkweather.
Lamont shoots in for a takedown but Starkweather shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Starkweather. Those never looked like landing.
Lamont lands with an overhand left.
Starkweather takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starkweather needs to keep his hands up - Lamont had a free shot at his head there.
Lamont's corner calls for a 1-2. Lamont obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lamont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starkweather.
Starkweather tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lamont sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Starkweather somewhat.
Starkweather misses with an uppercut. Lamont saw that one coming.
Lamont tests Starkweather's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Lamont.
A swing and a miss from Lamont.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont cracks Starkweather with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Starkweather lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamont has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamont and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lamont works Starkweather's body with a nice hook.
Lamont takes a swing at Starkweather's ribcage but misses.
Starkweather throws a body punch but Lamont moves out of range.
Starkweather tried to score with a low kick but Lamont checks it.
Lamont misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamont misses with a hook
and Lamont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starkweather swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lamont to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamont ducks under a wild hook from Starkweather.
Lamont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starkweather.
Lamont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starkweather.
Starkweather lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lamont is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Starkweather lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamont.
Lamont lands a glancing blow to the side of Starkweather's head.
Starkweather looks to land a right hand but Lamont moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lamont.
Lamont lands an overhand right.
Starkweather feints and then cracks Lamont's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamont down.
Starkweather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lamont.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaise Lamont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starkweather thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Starkweather tenderised Lamont's leg. Lamont is trying to keep his angry face on.
Starkweather is looking to land body kicks.
Lamont throws an overhand right that lands on Starkweather's shoulder, as Starkweather tries to avoid the shot.
Lamont connects with a body shot.
Starkweather misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Starkweather.
Starkweather throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lamont's waist but Lamont gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Starkweather off to one side.
A right-left combo lands from Lamont.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamont. Starkweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starkweather displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamont throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starkweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamont keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A cross from Lamont lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starkweather cracks a nice hook into Lamont's ribs.
Lamont misses with a two punch combination.
Lamont comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lamont shoots in looking for a takedown. Starkweather tries to sprawl out of it but Lamont keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Starkweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Blaise Lamont will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Starkweather defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lamont.
Starkweather swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lamont misses with a body shot.
Lamont keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Starkweather throws a sloppy head kick and Lamont moves out of range easily.
Starkweather smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lamont lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Lamont misses.
Starkweather throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lamont.
Lamont misses with a hook. Starkweather ducked under it nicely.
Lamont moves out of range of the body kick.

Starkweather fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lamont to the ground. Starkweather is now in Lamont's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont wants to stand but Starkweather is controlling the position.
Starkweather looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Starkweather stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lamont swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Starkweather must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lamont working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Starkweather doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Starkweather manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lamont controlling the position.
Starkweather prevents Lamont from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamont holds on and takes a little breather.
Starkweather stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lamont swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lamont wants to stand up but Starkweather is controlling him.

Blaise Lamont has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Starkweather throws a leg kick
and Lamont counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starkweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lamont checks a leg kick.
Lamont ducks under a wild hook from Starkweather.
Lamont throws the left hand but Starkweather avoids the punch easily.
Starkweather missing with a left hand there. Lamont was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starkweather.
Lamont throws a body punch but Starkweather moves out of range.
Starkweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamont.
Lamont throws a jab but it's blocked by Starkweather.
Starkweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamont.

Starkweather closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lamont quickly recovers to half guard.
Starkweather is pressing down on Lamont's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lamont is holding on for now.
Starkweather is looking to take a break and control but Lamont is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Starkweather is looking to advance position but Lamont won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont is not content to let Starkweather control the position.
Starkweather thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lamont is looking for a sweep. Starkweather is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lamont wants to get back to his feet.
Starkweather trying to control from half guard but Lamont is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starkweather not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Starkweather was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Starkweather fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lamont has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Starkweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A bone on bone clash there as Lamont blocks the leg kick.
Lamont looks to land a combination but Starkweather avoids it well.
Starkweather looks to land a right hand but Lamont moved out of range.
Lamont clobbers Starkweather with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Starkweather takes one to the chin there.
Lamont walks into a left hand.
Lamont swings for the body but Starkweather moves out of range.
Lamont throws a big shot that misses.
Lamont fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Lamont.
Lamont lands with a nice body punch.
Lamont looks to land a left hand but Starkweather moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Starkweather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lamont looks to score with a jab to the body but Starkweather is just out of range.
Lamont misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Starkweather lands.
Lamont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamont changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Starkweather tries to avoid it but Lamont manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Starkweather to the ground. Starkweather escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Starkweather moves forwards but Lamont connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lamont shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaise Lamont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starkweather connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Starkweather misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lamont to counter with a crisp jab.
Starkweather scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starkweather misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamont momentarily.
Starkweather avoids the body shot from Lamont.
Starkweather is looking to slow Lamont down with leg kicks.
Lamont digs a good body shot into Starkweather's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starkweather misses with a hook. Lamont ducked under it nicely.
Lamont keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lamont misses with a straight left.
Lamont stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starkweather.
Starkweather slips under a jab.
Starkweather moves away from the strike by Lamont.
Lamont is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lamont lands with a right hand.
Lamont lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Lamont as he checks the leg kick.
Starkweather shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamont as he jumps to the side.
Lamont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamont throws a looping overhand right but Starkweather ducks down to avoid it.
Lamont scores with a nice head shot.
Lamont throws a poor cross that misses
and Starkweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Starkweather comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lamont misses with a lunging right hand
and Starkweather counters with a low kick, right behind Lamont 's knee.
Starkweather throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamont lands with a nice body punch.
Lamont throws a hook but Starkweather avoids it easily.
Lamont throws a right hand that Starkweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Starkweather also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont throws a hook but Starkweather avoids it easily.
Starkweather waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamont.
Lamont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starkweather moves away.
Lamont walks into a straight right hand from Starkweather.
Starkweather walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lamont checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lamont takes one on the button.
Starkweather takes a swing at Lamont's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starkweather tries to land a leg kick but Lamont saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Lamont. That snapped Starkweather's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamont.
Starkweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamont throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Blaise Lamont did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Starkweather's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamont connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Starkweather scrambles back to his feet.
Lamont is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lamont slaps away a takedown attempt from Starkweather, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lamont scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starkweather doesn't seem bothered though.
Lamont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starkweather was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamont.
Starkweather thows a body shot but no joy.
Starkweather throws a leg kick but Lamont sees it coming and moves out of range.
Starkweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamont closes this distance looking for a takedown but Starkweather circles away.
Lamont thuds a left hand into Starkweather's body.
Lamont scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lamont fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starkweather manages to avoid it.
Starkweather misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather loads up on a big right hand but Lamont slips the punch.
Starkweather walks into a jab.
Lamont throws a hook but Starkweather blocks it.
Starkweather moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Starkweather connects with a leg kick. Lamont looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starkweather shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Starkweather fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A leg kick checked by Lamont.
Lamont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starkweather fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Starkweather misses the target.
Starkweather throws a hook but Lamont avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starkweather is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Starkweather throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Starkweather is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Lamont lands an impressive looking overhand right. Starkweather doesn't seem phased though.
Lamont fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lamont jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lamont lands a nice shot that snaps Starkweather's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starkweather blocks a jab.
Starkweather throws a solid leg kick but Lamont takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starkweather.
Starkweather looks for a takedown but Lamont sprawls well.
Starkweather chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lamont looks for a takedown but Starkweather sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Starkweather sprawls well. Starkweather wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lamont gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaise Lamont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamont blocks a head kick by Starkweather.
Starkweather takes one on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Starkweather.
Lamont bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Starkweather's head.
A swing and a miss from Starkweather.
Lamont takes a swing at Starkweather's ribcage but misses.
Starkweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Lamont.
Lamont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starkweather.
Lamont works Starkweather's body with a nice hook.
Starkweather has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Starkweather will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Starkweather takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lamont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starkweather.
Starkweather throws a hook to the side of Lamont's head but Lamont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lamont.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lamont is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Starkweather's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamont throws a strike but Starkweather avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaise Lamont had his way with Steve Starkweather in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Starkweather misses with a low kick.
Lamont swings for the body but Starkweather moves out of range.
Starkweather takes a swing at Lamont's ribcage but misses.
Starkweather ducks under a wild hook from Lamont.
Lamont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamont walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starkweather lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lamont. Those never looked like landing.
Starkweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamont.
Lamont 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.
Starkweather shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Starkweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamont.
Lamont avoids the body shot from Starkweather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Starkweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Starkweather shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Starkweather showed some decent athleticism there.
Starkweather is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lamont manages to get to full guard.
Lamont has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Starkweather stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lamont swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lamont looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Starkweather is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lamont has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Starkweather is looking to defend but Lamont has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Starkweather! Lamont pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Starkweather taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Blaise Lamont!
Blaise Lamont retains his lightweight title!