PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sufjan Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens comes to the cage accompanied by They Are Zombies. Clint Lomax has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sufjan Stevens's chin.

Stevens
vs
Lomax

176 cm
23
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
142 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sufjan Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens looks for a takedown but Lomax sprawls well.

Lomax shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lomax was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stevens wants to hold on but Lomax pushes him away.
Stevens gets back to half guard.
Stevens is looking to control Lomax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevens avoid being mounted?
Stevens keeping control of the position.
Lomax prevents Stevens from improving his position.
Lomax is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stevens tries to get to full guard but Lomax has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lomax's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lomax seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevens is looking to control Lomax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevens avoid being mounted?
Stevens is trying to get back to full guard.
Lomax keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lomax is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stevens!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lomax is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stevens can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lomax controlling from mount.
Lomax punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lomax tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Lomax.
Lomax lands a nice shot to the head.
Lomax looking to control but Stevens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lomax landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lomax pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lomax avoids the attempt from Stevens to control.
Lomax lands with some strikes.
Lomax sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stevens is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lomax sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax with a couple of short strikes.
Stevens throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lomax. What's that going to do exactly?
Lomax wants to control the pace but Stevens is squirming around nicely.
Lomax looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stevens working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Lomax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lomax closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stevens with a knee to the head.
Lomax lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lomax stalling in the clinch but Stevens improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Stevens.
Knees to the body from Lomax.
Lomax looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.

Stevens has picked Lomax up - he's going for a ride! Stevens dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lomax keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stevens is looking to take a break and control but Lomax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lomax keeping hold of Stevens's head, controlling as best he can.
Lomax wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to control but Lomax is keeping him busy.
Lomax is in trouble now - Stevens has advanced to mount!
Lomax tries to hold on but Stevens postures up.
Lomax working to try and regain half guard.
Lomax tries to hold on but Stevens pushes him away.
Lomax is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stevens unloading with bombs!
Stevens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lomax is looking to escape.
Lomax regains half guard.
Lomax is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stevens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stevens's back!
Stevens tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lomax trying to control but Stevens is having none of it.
Lomax controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax thowing shots but they're missing.
Stevens is trying desperately to improve position.
Lomax controlling from the full mount.
Lomax pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lomax controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee warns Stevens that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lomax pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stevens is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lomax wants to control the pace but Stevens is squirming around nicely.
Stevens is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lomax lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Lomax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stevens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lomax throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Lomax clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Stevens.

Lomax manages to break the clinch.
Lomax fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lomax moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Lomax keeps it at a distance.

Lomax shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lomax with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is looking for a sweep. Lomax is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clint Lomax has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stevens is looking to control Lomax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevens avoid being mounted?
Stevens tries to roll over but Lomax keeps him under control.
Lomax trying to control from half guard but Stevens is working away.
Lomax trying to control from Stevens's half guard. Stevens has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stevens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stevens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lomax controls the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Clint Lomax just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lomax scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lomax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lomax swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Lomax avoids the head kick by Stevens.

A big head kick from Lomax and Stevens is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like Sufjan Stevens has been cut.
Lomax slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lomax lands some shots froms side control.
Lomax moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevens keeps working.
Lomax working the body and head with strikes.
Stevens tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lomax lands with some strikes.
Lomax trying to control but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lomax sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stevens tries to reverse the position but Lomax maintains control.
Lomax postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stevens looks a forlorn figure.
Lomax blocks Stevens's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lomax controlling the position easily from mount.
Lomax tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Lomax really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sufjan Stevens's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lomax has closed the distance and engaged Stevens in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lomax.

Lomax breaks the clinch.
Lomax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lomax.
Lomax throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lomax misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Lomax.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick
and Lomax counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stevens's knee momentarily.
Stevens takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stevens takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stevens counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lomax lands a body shot.
Lomax has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Lomax knocks Stevens to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Lomax works to advance to full mount. Stevens defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stevens working to try and regain half guard.
Lomax tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stevens tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is working hard here to advance position.
Stevens tries to lock up and control but Lomax gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lomax can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevens is looking to escape.
Lomax lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax controlling from mount.
Lomax tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
Stevens is desperately trying to improve his position but Lomax has a good base and remains in mount.
Lomax dominating with strikes here.
Stevens is looking to get to half guard.
Lomax lands a big shot there that rocks Stevens but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stevens tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevens is looking to get to half guard.
Lomax looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lomax with shots to the head and body - Stevens looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomax putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lomax tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Lomax dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sufjan Stevens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lomax is looking to score with low kicks.
Lomax looks to land a combination. Stevens sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lomax tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sufjan Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lomax gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lomax.
Lomax lands an elbow just above Stevens 's eye.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Stevens.
Lomax landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Lomax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lomax changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stevens looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Stevens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lomax lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stevens takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lomax wants to take a breather but Stevens manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lomax.

Stevens looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lomax passes into side control.
Lomax controlling the position.
Lomax has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sufjan Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lomax. What's that going to do exactly?
Stevens is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lomax looking to control but Stevens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lomax controlling the position easily from mount.
Lomax punishing his opponent with strikes.
Clint Lomax is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax controlling the pace for now.
Stevens is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stevens swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lomax blocks Stevens's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lomax sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stevens tries to hold on but Lomax postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lomax content just to control the position here.
Lomax blocks Stevens's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Stevens flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Stevens is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lomax content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Lomax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lomax has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Clint Lomax!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Clint Lomax!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Clint Lomax!

Clint Lomax wins by unanimous decision! Clint Lomax retains his bantamweight title!