PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lannister
vs
Bader

187 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Bader!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lannister misses with a double jab
and Bader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lannister scores with a hook to the body. Bader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lannister misses with a left hand
and Bader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bader ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Bader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bader gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lannister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Lannister. Those never looked like landing.
Lannister stuffs the takedown.
Bader fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jamie Lannister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bader.
Bader takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Lannister misses.
Bader lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lannister backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lannister there.
Bader shoots in for a takedown but Lannister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lannister misses with a double jab.
Bader fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lannister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bader on the side of the head.
A jab from Lannister misses.
Lannister throws a right hand that Bader ducks under and follows up with a left that Bader also avoids with ease.
Bader fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lannister avoids it really well and circles away.
Bader slips under a jab.
Lannister fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bader fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lannister blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Lannister. Those never looked like landing.
Lannister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lannister throws a hook to the side of Bader's head but Bader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister misses with the combination.
Lannister stuffs the takedown attempt from Bader. Bader gets slowly back to his feet.
Bader looks to land a combination but Lannister avoids it well.
Bader looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister misses with an uppercut
and Bader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lannister thinking.
Jamie Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Lannister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bader staying out of range there.
Bader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lannister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bader tries for a takedown but Lannister sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lannister takes a swing at Bader's ribcage but misses.
Jamie Lannister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bader with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bader throws a chopping leg kick but Lannister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bader tries for a takedown but Lannister circles away easily
and Lannister counters with a stiff right hand.
Bader is looking to clinch.
Lannister goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lannister cracks Bader with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a wild combination.
Lannister circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lannister counters with a two punch combo.
Bader throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lannister's waist but Lannister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bader off to one side.
Lannister avoids the head kick by Bader.
Lannister slips a jab and a cross from Bader.
Lannister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horrible takedown by Bader or perhaps it was just good defense by Lannister which made him look bad.
Lannister takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lannister to score with a decent uppercut.
Bader fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lannister blocks a head kick by Bader.
Lannister misses with a two punch combination.
Bader defending well as Lannister loads up on a big left hand.
Lannister throws a body punch but Bader moves out of range.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Bader walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lannister throws a series of punches but Bader moves out of range.
Lannister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bader.
Lannister leaves Bader with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lannister looks to land a left hand but Bader moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lannister moves out of range as Bader throws a body kick.

Lannister tries to keep at a distance but Bader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bader is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jamie Lannister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bader.
Bader is breathing heavily.
Lannister taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lannister pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader wants to take the fight to the mat but Lannister manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lannister avoids it.
Bader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Bader scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bader working hard to break the clinch.
Lannister leaning against his opponent.

Lannister gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lannister controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lannister working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bader is trying to control but can't.
Lannister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bader does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lannister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lannister lands with a punch from half guard.
Lannister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bader avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lannister.
Lannister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bader's head.
Bader throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bader is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lannister's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lannister's back!

Lannister defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bader's arms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bader.
Lannister is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bader's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader avoiding Lannister 's attempts to control his hands.

Bader is looking for the choke from the back position but Lannister is controlling his hands well.
Lannister looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lannister has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lannister tries to escape but Bader has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister holding both Bader 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Lannister dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lannister throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Jamie Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bader shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lannister pinned against the cage. Lannister gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a series of wild punches.
Bader will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bader shoots in but Lannister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamie Lannister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bader.
Lannister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lannister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bader.
Bader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lannister throws out the jab.
Lannister throws a series of punches but Bader avoids them all with ease.
Bader is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lannister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lannister misses with a wild combination.
Lannister looks to land a combination but Bader avoids it well.
Lannister swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bader tries to close the distance and clinch but Lannister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lannister misses with a two punch combination.
Bader throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.
Bader moves to clinch but Lannister breaks away
and Lannister counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader moves out of range as Lannister strikes.
Lannister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bader circles away quickly and effectively.
Bader misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bader.
Bader tries to clinch up.
Bader scores with a one two! Lannister had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lannister misses with a left hand
and Bader counters with a left and a right that stings Lannister.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bader shoots in looking for a takedown. Lannister tries to sprawl out of it but Bader keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lannister manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lannister misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lannister misses with a double jab.
Bader throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.
Bader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bader shoots for a double leg takedown but Lannister sprawls well. He's pushed Bader's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Lannister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Lannister. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lannister.
Jamie Lannister is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Lannister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lannister avoids the head kick by Bader.
Lannister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bader is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lannister is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bader.
Bader throws out a loose jab but Lannister uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister cracks a nice hook into Bader's ribs.
Lannister dips to his left and cracks Bader with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Bader.
Lannister lands a two punch combo.
Lannister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bader.
Lannister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bader fails to land the takedown.
Bader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lannister jabs Bader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryan Bader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamie Lannister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lannister with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Lannister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lannister 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Lannister!