PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chet Lamare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Floyd
vs
Lamare

179 cm
19
158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Determined

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chet Lamare!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamare waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Floyd.
Floyd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lamare.
Lamare throws a half hearted mid kick.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
Lamare looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Floyd misses with a low kick.
Lamare throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamare.
Lamare tries to clinch but Floyd is having none of it.
Floyd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamare is looking to clinch.
Floyd tries to work over Lamare's front leg with a kick but Lamare checks it.
Lamare fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Floyd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lamare throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Floyd throws a predictable looking body shot

and Lamare counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lamare.
Lamare misses with an elbow strike.
Floyd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamare.
Lamare lands an elbow inside.
Floyd managing to block the knees to the body from Lamare.
Lamare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Floyd tries to score a body lock takedown but Lamare shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lamare comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Floyd dodges an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamare throws an elbow but it misses.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamare misses with some punches.
Floyd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lamare is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Floyd's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Floyd's brow.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamare lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamare throws an elbow but misses.
Floyd tries to throw a body punch but Lamare avoids it by throwing Floyd back against the cage.
Floyd looking to slow down the pace here.
Floyd working hard to break the clinch.
Floyd avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamare.
Floyd dodges an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare pushes off an throws an elbow but Floyd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamare misses with an elbow strike.

Floyd breaks from the clinch.

Lamare closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd can't get the takedown.
Floyd working aggressively here.
Lamare cracks Floyd with a nice body shot.
Floyd avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
Lamare throws an elbow but it misses.
Lamare misses with an elbow strike.
Lamare working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamare throws an elbow but misses.
Floyd has Lamare pressed against the cage.
Floyd trying to land knees to the body.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lamare as Floyd tries to tie him up.
Lamare throws an elbow that misses.
Floyd wants to get back to striking at distance but Lamare won't allow it.
Floyd wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamare lands a damaging elbow.
Lamare working Floyd over with knees to the body.
Lamare lands an elbow inside that Floyd shrugs off.
Floyd avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
Lamare lands an elbow that stopped Floyd in his tracks for a moment.
Floyd dodges an elbow strike from Lamare.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Floyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lamare lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Lamare.
Lamare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floyd blocks an elbow strike.
Lamare misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamare.
Lamare pushes off an throws an elbow but Floyd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chet Lamare dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Floyd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Floyd throws a low kick but Lamare moves out of range easily.
Floyd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamare counters with a slapping leg kick.
Floyd misses with a kick to the body.
Floyd lands with a kick to the temple. Lamare shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lamare fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Floyd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Floyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Floyd misses with a head kick.
Floyd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lamare can pounce on him.
Lamare scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Floyd lands a big head kick that sends Lamare tumbling to the mat! Floyd takes a step backwards and waves Lamare back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lamare is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamare delivers a nice body kick.
Lamare is still on wobbly legs! Can Floyd finish him?
Floyd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lamare seems to have recovered his senses.
Lamare lands with a straight right. Floyd didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd misses with a head kick.
Lamare scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Floyd doesn't seem bothered though.
Lamare tries a head kick but it misses.
Floyd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lamare looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Floyd.
Floyd wants to slow Lamare down by chopping away at his legs.
Lamare goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lamare throws a front kick aimed at Floyd's knee but Floyd avoids it well.
Floyd throws a head kick that misses.

Lamare has managed to clinch.
Floyd stalling in the clinch but Lamare improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Floyd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Floyd's efforts to push away.
Lamare gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Floyd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Floyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamare working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Floyd tries to break the clinch but Lamare is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamare.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamare lands a body punch.
Floyd avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamare.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare tries to land knees in the clinch but Floyd avoids the damage to the body.
Floyd blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.
Floyd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamare avoids it.
Floyd avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare has a couple of punches blocked by Floyd.
Lamare lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Floyd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Floyd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Floyd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lamare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Floyd's brow.
Floyd missing with knees to the body.
Lamare creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamare misses with an elbow over the top.
Chet Lamare seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Floyd slowing the pace effectively.
Lamare throws a punch but it's blocked by Floyd.
Floyd blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamare lands a nice elbow.
Lamare comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lamare goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Floyd avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamare.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Floyd's brow.
Lamare lands an elbow that stopped Floyd in his tracks for a moment.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamare throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Floyd's brow.
Lamare lands an elbow inside.
Floyd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Floyd is trying to break the clinch but Lamare has him pressed against the cage.
Lamare lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chet Lamare will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lamare throws a low kick, looking for Floyd's leg but Floyd calmly moves out of range.
Floyd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Floyd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Floyd cracks the inside of Lamare's front leg.
John Floyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd misses with a combination
and Lamare counters with a low kick, right behind Floyd 's knee.
Lamare tries to work over Floyd's front leg with a kick but Floyd checks it.
Lamare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamare throws the kick towards the body but Floyd avoids it.
Lamare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Floyd tried to score with a low kick but Lamare checks it.
A low kick from Floyd misses

and Lamare counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Floyd looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Floyd blocks the elbow strike.
Lamare misses with the head strike.
Lamare misses with an elbow strike.
Floyd blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare throws an elbow but it misses.
Lamare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Floyd wants to get back to striking at distance but Lamare won't allow it.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Floyd takes an elbow to the temple.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Floyd misses with a punch to the body.
Lamare blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Floyd - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is trying to force a seperation but Lamare has the dominant position.
Lamare creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamare tries a body shot but Floyd blocks it.
Floyd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lamare is keeping busy.
Floyd stalls.
Floyd avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
Lamare misses with an elbow strike.
Lamare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Floyd blocks the elbow strike.
Floyd avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
Floyd throws a head punch that misses.

Floyd breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamare throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lamare tries to clinch there but Floyd circles away.
Floyd moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Floyd.
Lamare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.
Floyd connects with a high kick.
A low kick from Floyd is predictable there

and Lamare counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lamare.
Lamare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Floyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamare throws an elbow but misses.
Lamare misses with an elbow over the top.
John Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lamare lands an elbow inside that Floyd shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamare managing to block the knees to the body from Floyd.
Lamare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamare blocking some punches.
Floyd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lamare prevents it.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Floyd tries a body shot but Lamare blocks it.
Floyd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lamare.
Floyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Floyd tries to break free but Lamare pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Floyd's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Floyd's brow.

Floyd breaks the clinch.
Lamare tries to clinch but Floyd moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chet Lamare.
I've got Lamare 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chet Lamare!
Chet Lamare was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.