PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Vip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lassi Lambada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lassi Lambada was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Vip
vs
Lambada

190 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
35
200 lbs
23 - 20 - 1

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Vip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lassi Lambada!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lambada closes the distance and clinches.
Lambada pushes Vip back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lambada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vip is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Lambada successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lambada is on top in guard.

Lambada tries to free his leg and advance position but Vip is retaining full guard.
Vip looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lambada is one step ahead there.
Lambada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vip trying to control the position.
Vip definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lambada controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lambada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vip works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lambada is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lambada slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lambada advances nicely into full mount.

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.
Lambada controlling his opponent.
Vip keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambada controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambada landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vip tries to lock up and control but Lambada gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lambada controlling his opponent.
Lambada looking to finish Vip with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vip!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lambada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lambada raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vip on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vip tries to get out of the position.
Vip is breathing heavily.
Lambada scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambada fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lambada controlling from the full mount.
Vip taking shots to the head.
Lambada looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lambada with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambada tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lambada with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vip is in a horrible position here. Lambada smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lambada sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vip tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lambada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vip goes for a double leg but Lambada avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lambada continues to drive forward.

Lambada turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lambada remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lambada misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambada landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here as Lambada stalls from top position.
My spies in The Warehouse inform me that Lambada has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lambada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vip takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lambada is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vip's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vip takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lambada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A lull in the action here as Lambada stalls from top position.
Lambada looks up at the clock and then as Vip takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lambada smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lambada advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lambada controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambada is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lambada with the ground and pound from mount.
Lambada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vip takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambada controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Vip that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lambada is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lambada scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vip?
Lambada controlling from mount.
Lambada postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vip looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambada controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lassi Lambada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lambada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lambada clobbers Vip with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vip looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Lambada finds it's way through Vip's defenses.

Vip is rocked!
Lambada connects with a right hand. Vip shakes it off.
Oh Vip is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lambada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vip backwards.
Lambada lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Lambada on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lambada tightens his grip and picks Vip up, before dumping him to the ground. Vip manages to land in guard.
Lambada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lambada is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Lambada stands and steps away. Vip gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lambada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vip seems to have got his legs back now.
A body shot lands from Lambada.
Vip jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lambada walks away with a smile on his face. Vip gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vip shoots in for a takedown but Lambada shows good takedown defense.

Lambada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lambada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lambada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lassi Lambada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lambada scores with a shot to the side of Vip's head.

Lambada tightens his grip and picks Vip up, before dumping him to the ground. Vip manages to land in guard.
Lambada controlling from the top position.
Lambada passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambada lands a nice forearm strike.
John Vip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lassi Lambada has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambada controlling the position.
Lambada working the ground and pound.
Lambada controls the position.
Lambada working the ground and pound from side control.
Lambada advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lambada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambada content just to control the position here.
Lambada's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lambada looking to finish Vip with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vip!
Lassi Lambada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lambada controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lambada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lambada takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lambada has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vip's face.
Lambada content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lassi Lambada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lambada 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 24:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lassi Lambada!
A relieved looking Lassi Lambada thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.