PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Folayang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Folayang comes to the cage accompanied by Mike Swift. Lloyd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Hives - Tick Tick Boom. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Folayang
vs
Lloyd

175 cm
31
161 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

175 cm
28
167 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduard Folayang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folayang takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Folayang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lloyd clinches up against the cage.

Lloyd has Folayang pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lloyd pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Folayang tumbling to the mat - Lloyd dives into Folayang's guard.

Lloyd gets to his feet - Folayang follows without any prompting.
A shot to the liver by Folayang. Beautiful body shot.

Folayang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lloyd wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folayang misses with a head shot. Lloyd uses the momentum to regain guard.
Folayang is looking to work some ground and pound but Lloyd has wrist control.
Folayang is looking to work some ground and pound but Lloyd has wrist control.
Lloyd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Folayang.
Lloyd wants to stand up but Folayang is controlling him.

Lloyd uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Folayang shoots in for a double leg but Lloyd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Folayang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lloyd moves away.
Folayang works over Lloyd's head and body with a nice combination.
Eduard Folayang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Folayang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lloyd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Folayang is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lloyd slows down the pace here.

Lloyd tightens his grip and picks Folayang up, before dumping him to the ground. Folayang manages to land in guard.
Folayang keeping full guard, as Lloyd tries to pass.
Folayang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lloyd looking to sit in guard and control but Folayang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang throws a strike but Lloyd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lloyd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lloyd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lloyd trying to control but Folayang is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lloyd wants to pass the guard but Folayang is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Lloyd dominated that round.
That's time! Folayang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Folayang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lloyd.
Eduard Folayang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Folayang misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Folayang or perhaps it was just good defense by Lloyd which made him look bad.
Lloyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Folayang.
Folayang shoots in looking for a takedown. Lloyd tries to sprawl out of it but Folayang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lloyd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Folayang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lloyd defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduard Folayang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Folayang or perhaps it was just good defense by Lloyd which made him look bad.
Folayang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lloyd manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to clinch up.
Lloyd slips a jab and a cross from Folayang.
A jab from Folayang misses.
Folayang throws a nice looking combination but Lloyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Folayang. Those never looked like landing.
Lloyd dodges the punch combination from Folayang.
Folayang dives in and grabs Lloyd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lloyd pushes down on Folayang's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Folayang misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lloyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lloyd closes the distance and clinches up with Folayang, looking for a takedown. Lloyd pushes Folayang against the cage but Folayang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Folayang throws a combination that misses

and Lloyd counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd trying to land knees to the body.
Folayang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Folayang wants a takedown but no success here.
Lloyd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lloyd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Lloyd has hold of one of Folayang's legs. Folayang is fighting the takedown attempt but Lloyd gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lloyd tries to free his leg and advance position but Folayang is retaining full guard.
Lloyd looking to sit in guard and control but Folayang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Folayang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lloyd wants to get back to his feet but Folayang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Folayang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lloyd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Folayang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Folayang throwing strikes but missing.

Lloyd pushes Folayang off and gets back to his feet.
Folayang tries to bum rush Lloyd with a series of wild strikes but Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Folayang throws a body punch but Lloyd moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is looking to clinch.
Folayang misses with a right hand

and Lloyd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Lloyd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Folayang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lloyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Folayang works Lloyd's body with a nice hook.
Folayang shoots and misses

and Lloyd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Folayang's guard.

Folayang is working an open guard so Lloyd takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Folayang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Folayang throws a right hand that misses

and Lloyd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Lloyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Folayang.
Lloyd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Folayang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lloyd somewhat.
Lloyd wants to clinch.
Folayang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lloyd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lloyd.
Lloyd looking to sit in guard and control but Folayang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lloyd is looking to stand up but Folayang isn't so interested in that idea.
Folayang throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lloyd pushes Folayang off and gets back to his feet.
Lloyd slips a jab and a cross from Folayang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Folayang throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Folayang is having none of it.
Eduard Folayang is winning the standup battle so far.
Folayang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lloyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Folayang with that takedown attempt.
Folayang throws a sloppy body shot

and Lloyd counters by clinching up.
Folayang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lloyd.
Folayang managing to block the knees to the body from Lloyd.
Lloyd missing with knees to the body.
Lloyd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Folayang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lloyd lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lloyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Folayang shoots in but Lloyd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Folayang is having none of it.
Lloyd wants to clinch up but Folayang keeps it at a distance.
Folayang lands a nice shot to the body.

Lloyd moves into range and clinches up with Folayang.
Lloyd stalling the fight.
Folayang misses with an elbow strike.
Folayang is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduard Folayang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lloyd is looking to control Folayang's arms but Folayang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lloyd has his back to the cage.
Lloyd looking to throw knees to the head but Folayang is blocking nicely.
Lloyd taking a breather.

Lloyd pulls Folayang into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Lloyd scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Lloyd gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lloyd turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lloyd manages to end up in side control.
Folayang wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Folayang sneaks out the side door and pushes Lloyd away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tom Lloyd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Folayang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lloyd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Folayang.
Eduard Folayang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folayang misses with a body punch

and Lloyd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Folayang's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Folayang wants to stand up but Lloyd is controlling him.
Lloyd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Lloyd hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lloyd avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Lloyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lloyd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Lloyd!
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