PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jak Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamite is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: i walk alone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lasher
vs
Dynamite

193 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Lasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jak Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasher shoots in and drives through. Dynamite sprawls well.
Lasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lasher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dynamite.
Lasher moves to clinch but Dynamite breaks away

so Dynamite counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dynamite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lasher holds on and takes a little breather.
Dynamite postures up in Lasher's guard and throws a big left but Lasher blocks it.
Dynamite throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lasher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dynamite defends well.

Lasher wriggles free and stands up.
Lasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lasher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dynamite changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lasher tries to avoid it but Dynamite manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lasher to the ground. Lasher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite shoots in looking for a takedown. Lasher tries to sprawl out of it but Dynamite keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lasher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Lasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jak Dynamite.
Lasher shoots in but Dynamite avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lasher tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite slaps away a takedown attempt from Lasher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dynamite shoots in but Lasher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lasher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dynamite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Dynamite with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasher dives in and grabs Dynamite's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dynamite pushes down on Lasher's head and hops out.
Lasher tries to clinch

and Dynamite counters with a takedown into side control.
Dynamite working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lasher is looking to reverse the position.

Dynamite has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lasher wants to clinch up but Dynamite keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jak Dynamite dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dynamite shoots in looking for a takedown but Lasher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dynamite's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dynamite shoots for a double leg takedown but Lasher sprawls well. He's pushed Dynamite's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lasher tries to clinch there but Dynamite circles away.
Dynamite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lasher closes the distance but Dynamite moves to the side
and Dynamite counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lasher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lasher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dynamite swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lasher sprawls well. Lasher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dynamite gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris Lasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jak Dynamite.

Lasher has managed to clinch.
Dynamite drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lasher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lasher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dynamite changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lasher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lasher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite misses with a takedown attempt - Lasher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lasher tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite shoots for a takedown but Lasher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lasher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lasher is looking to clinch.
Dynamite fails with a takedown attempt.
Dynamite is breathing heavily.

Lasher instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jak Dynamite has been cut.

Dynamite pulls guard.

Lasher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lasher tries to clinch but Dynamite moves away

and Dynamite counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dynamite.
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!
Lasher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dynamite's guard.
Lasher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Lasher decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lasher shoots in for a takedown but Dynamite shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Lasher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jak Dynamite's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dynamite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lasher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dynamite fails with the takedown

and Lasher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lasher.
Lasher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lasher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lasher throws an elbow but it misses.
Lasher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lasher looking to throw knees to the head but Dynamite is blocking nicely.
Lasher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dynamite gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lasher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lasher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dynamite blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lasher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dynamite has Lasher pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dynamite pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lasher tumbling to the mat - Dynamite dives into Lasher's guard.
Lasher managing to control the position.
Dynamite throws an elbow that misses. Lasher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dynamite's guard. Nice move by Lasher!
Dynamite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dynamite wants to get back to his feet but Lasher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lasher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasher trying to control the position from guard on top but Dynamite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lasher is looking to stand up but Dynamite won't let him.
Lasher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Lasher stands up and waves to Dynamite to follow him.

Lasher forces Dynamite back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasher connects with a knee to the head.
Lasher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lasher throws an elbow but misses.
Lasher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Jak Dynamite's cut even more.
Lasher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lasher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dynamite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Lasher has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dynamite uses from the top position.
Lasher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lasher thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lasher misses with a head shot.
Lasher controlling his opponent.
Lasher throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dynamite because Lasher loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasher looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lasher has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Lasher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lasher. Dynamite does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Lasher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lasher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Lasher!
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