PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lloyed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mexico comes to the ring accompanied by I want war. Ron Mexico could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Lloyed's chin.

Mexico
vs
Lloyed

185 cm
35
180 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

180 cm
29
178 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Mexico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lloyed!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mexico avoids it really well and circles away.
Lloyed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mexico moves out of range of the strikes.
Lloyed looks to score with a jab to the body but Mexico is just out of range.
Mexico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mexico blocks a head kick by Lloyed.
Lloyed throws a body kick that misses.
Lloyed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lloyed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lloyed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mexico counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lloyed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mexico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lloyed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexico lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lloyed keeping moving, preventing Mexico from controlling successfully.
Mexico is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lloyed is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mexico tries to free his leg and advance position but Lloyed is retaining full guard.
Mexico trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lloyed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ron Mexico just wasn't active enough.
Lloyed throws a combination. Mexico tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lloyed scores with a three punch combo!
Lloyed lands a nice shot that snaps Mexico's head back.

Lloyed gets caught napping as Mexico dives in and scores a takedown. Lloyed manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyed wants to sweep but no luck.
Mexico throws an elbow that misses. Lloyed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mexico's guard. Nice move by Lloyed!
Lloyed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lloyed throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lloyed with a flurry of punches that miss.

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

Lloyed is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mexico is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mexico has escaped and now he's on top!
Mexico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lloyed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mexico postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mexico throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mexico postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mexico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lloyed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mexico stands up over Lloyed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mexico trying to control but Lloyed is working from the bottom.
Lloyed wants to sweep but no luck.
Lloyed looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mexico with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lloyed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mexico.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Mexico dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lloyed ducks under a wild hook from Mexico.
Mexico feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lloyeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lloyed - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Mexico.
Lloyed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lloyed blocks a jab.
Mexico avoids the head kick by Lloyed.
A shot to the body from Lloyed misses

and Mexico counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mexico.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mexico showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mexico trying to control but Lloyed is working from the bottom.
Mexico is really struggling to control Lloyed but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mexico not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ron Mexico.
Mexico slips under a jab from Lloyed.
Josh Lloyed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyed moves away from the strike by Mexico.
Lloyed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mexico.
Lloyed lands a really nice looking cross but Mexico seems unphased.
Mexico darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mexico takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed throws a sloppy head kick and Mexico moves out of range easily.
Lloyed throws a nice looking combination but Mexico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lloyed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lloyed wants it to stay on the feet.
Lloyed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lloyed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mexico on the side of the head.
Lloyed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mexico. That did some damage!

Mexico looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lloyed!
Mexico has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mexico.
Mexico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lloyed keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mexico scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lloyed dodges the ground and pound from Mexico.
Lloyed can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mexico scoring with punches from side control.
Lloyed gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mexico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lloyed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mexico is trying to control the action in half guard but Lloyed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mexico wants to free his trapped foot but Lloyed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mexico thows a huge punch but Lloyed dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Mexico dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lloyed scores with a head kick.
Mexico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyed was well out of range. Poor timing from Mexico.
A head kick misses from Lloyed.
Lloyed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lloyed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Josh Lloyed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lloyed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lloyed.
Lloyed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mexico misses with a series of wild punches.
Lloyed motions for Mexico to come forward. Lloyed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mexico misses with a straight right.
Mexico avoids the body shot from Lloyed.
Mexico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lloyed moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyed misses with a kick to the body.
Lloyed misses with a straight right.
Lloyed throws out a loose jab but Mexico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyed throws a sloppy head kick and Mexico moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Lloyed misses its intended target.
Mexico works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Josh Lloyed has been cut.
Mexico moves out of range of the body kick from Lloyed.
Lloyed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mexico doesn't seem bothered though.
Lloyed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lloyed misses with a kick to the body.
Mexico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lloyed doesn't seem bothered though.
Lloyed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mexico swings for the body but Lloyed moves out of range.
Mexico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyed was well out of range. Poor timing from Mexico.
Ron Mexico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mexico throws a jab when Lloyed was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mexico slips a jab and a cross from Lloyed.
A big left from Lloyed misses.
Mexico catches Lloyed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lloyed slips under a jab from Mexico.
Lloyed misses with a head kick.
Mexico looks for a takedown but Lloyed sprawls well.
Lloyed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mexico slips a jab from Lloyed.
Mexico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Lloyed does no damage.
Lloyed throws out a leg kick but Mexico moves out of range and Lloyed only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed misses with the combination.
Lloyed scores with a jab to the head.
Lloyed looks to land a right hand but Mexico moved out of range.
Josh Lloyed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mexico connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lloyed's hands.
Jab, jab by Mexico - just one landing.
Lloyed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mexico is out of range.
Mexico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyed.
Lloyed is looking to chop away at Mexico's legs.
Lloyed blocks the body kick.
Lloyed throws a leg kick

and Mexico counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lloyed tries to get to full guard but Mexico has control of the leg.
Mexico seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lloyed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ron Mexico overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed is trying to stand.
Lloyed is refusing to be controlled, as Mexico sits in half guard.
Lloyed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mexico.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mexico is trying to control. Lloyed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mexico misses with a head shot. Lloyed uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mexico accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Mexico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mexico 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Mexico!