PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Lamb and Billy Balls. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lamb
vs
Balls

164 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

172 cm
20
148 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Balls!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb slips under a jab.
Lamb throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Balls on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balls throws a big shot that misses.
Lamb could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Balls just misses with a punch to the body.
Balls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamb moves away.
Balls moves out of range of the leg kick from Lamb.
Lamb avoids the body shot from Balls.
Lamb wants to slow Balls down by chopping away at his legs.
Balls looks to land a combination. Lamb sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Nate Lamb has been cut.
Balls throws a shot to the body.
Balls lands with a right hand.
Balls looks to throw the jab but Lamb is out of range.
A slow jab from Balls misses its intended target.
Lamb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balls throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Balls does no damage.
Balls throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamb.
Lamb tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Balls manages to circle out of the way.
Lamb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Balls was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lamb throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lamb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balls throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamb.
Lamb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lamb moves in looking to clinch but Balls pushes him off.
Balls takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balls uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
Despite the aggression on Balls's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Balls closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lamb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balls works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balls throws a body punch but Lamb moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Balls blocks the low kick.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balls moves out of range as Lamb throws a body kick.
Lamb tries to clinch but Balls moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamb misses with a looping left.
Balls lands a jab to the nose.
Lamb moves away from the strike by Balls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls lands a jab to the nose.
Lamb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balls throws out the jab.
Balls lands a head shot.
Lamb looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Balls misses with a hook. Lamb ducked under it nicely.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. Balls was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb motions for Balls to come forward. Lamb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nate Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Balls lands a left and a right that send Lamb crashing to the mat, dazed. Balls thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lamb is rocked!
Balls looks to land a combination but Lamb avoids it well.
Oh Lamb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balls tries to bum rush Lamb with a series of wild strikes but Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balls rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Balls.

Lamb clinches with his opponent.
Balls takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lamb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Balls wants to stall.
Lamb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balls looking to slow down the pace here.
Lamb seems to have got his legs back now.
Lamb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Lamb - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lamb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balls's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balls.
Lamb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balls has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamb scores a nice knee to the body.
Balls blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamb connects with a knee to the head.
Balls working hard to break the clinch.
Lamb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lamb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balls's efforts to push away.
Balls managing to block the knees to the body from Lamb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balls.

Lamb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Balls does it's job there.
Balls throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Lamb has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lamb leaning against his opponent.
Balls avoiding damage as Lamb throws knees to the body.
Lamb has Balls pressed against the cage, preventing Balls from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balls has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balls takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balls takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balls looks winded!
Balls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamb throws an elbow that misses.
Lamb misses with a knee strike.
Lamb creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Balls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balls wants to break free but Lamb has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb lands a good knee to the midsection. Balls won't want to take too many of those.
Lamb tries a knee to the head but Balls blocks it.
Lamb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balls takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Balls will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Lamb's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lamb looks to land a body kick but Balls moved away.
Balls checks a leg kick.
Balls avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Lamb
enabling Balls to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamb tries to clinch up but Balls circles away and keeps his distance.
Balls moves out of range of the body kick from Lamb.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb throws a hook but Balls blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balls. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.

Lamb clinches up with Balls and pushes him back against the cage.
Balls avoiding damage as Lamb throws knees to the body.
Balls takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb lands an elbow inside that Balls shrugs off.
We've been informed that Balls has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lamb trying to land knees to the body.
Lamb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balls wants to break free but Lamb has control.
Balls throws a head punch that misses.
Balls wants to break free but Lamb has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls tries to break free but Lamb pushes him back against the cage.
Balls has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lamb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balls.
Balls takes an elbow to the temple.
Balls can't break the clinch.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Balls avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.

Balls manages to break the clinch.
Balls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamb quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Balls lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lamb circles away quickly and effectively.
Lamb throws a head kick that misses.
Balls stuns Lamb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lamb moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamb misses with a hook.
Balls takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balls moves out of range as Lamb strikes.
Balls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but Balls is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balls was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
Lamb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamb looks to land a right hand but Balls moved out of range.
Balls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balls keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamb tries to clinch up but Balls circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Balls on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lamb throws an overhand right that lands on Balls's shoulder, as Balls tries to avoid the shot.
Balls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from Balls.
Lamb is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Balls's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lamb is looking to land body kicks.
Balls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balls throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamb.
Lamb is looking to clinch but Balls is avoiding it.
Balls swings for the body but Lamb moves out of range.
Lamb throws a solid leg kick but Balls takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamb.
Balls throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lamb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Balls has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balls and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Billy Balls seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamb.
Lamb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balls manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lamb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Balls has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balls and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balls swinging wildly here.
Balls misses with an uppercut. Lamb saw that one coming.
Lamb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamb misses with a body shot.
Lamb slips a jab and a cross from Balls.
A telegraphed right hand from Balls misses the target.
Lamb throws a head kick that misses.
Balls lands with a straight right. Lamb didn't see that one coming.
Lamb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balls.
Lamb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balls checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lamb is looking to clinch.
Balls misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls misses with a hook.
Lamb throws a head kick that misses.
Balls misses with a wild combination.
Balls is breathing heavily.

Lamb forces Balls back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lamb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lamb prevents a body shot from Balls.
Balls tries to circle away but Lamb has him pinned against the cage.
Balls is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamb throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb avoiding damage.
Lamb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balls avoids it.
Balls wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nate Lamb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Lamb's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Balls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Lamb.
A punch combination from Balls misses.
Balls misses with a looping left.
Balls connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Balls.
Balls displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamb throws out the jab.
Balls misses with a looping left.
A jab from Balls misses.
Balls fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balls.
Lamb moves in looking to clinch but Balls pushes him off.
Lamb looks for the body kick but Balls saw that one coming.
Balls pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balls throws a looping overhand right but Lamb ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls throws a shot from downtown. Lamb moves away and avoids it.
Lamb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balls slips under a jab.
Lamb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balls is out of range and Lamb settles back down.
A nice side step and Balls releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lamb moves out of range of the strikes.
Billy Balls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamb tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balls looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lamb tries to clinch but Balls moves out of range.
Balls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamb.
Lamb tries to clinch up.
Lamb tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balls manages to avoid it.
Lamb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balls.
Balls lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lamb throws a lazy right hand but Balls sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lamb.
Balls scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Lamb.
Lamb takes one to the side of the head.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of Balls's head but Balls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balls looks to land a left hand but Lamb moved out of range nicely.

Lamb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balls is trying to push Lamb away but Lamb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balls's efforts to push away.
Balls blocks the elbow strike.
Balls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamb scores a nice knee to the body.
Lamb keeps control of Balls as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balls trying to control the position but instead, Lamb has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balls into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balls is trying to break the clinch but Lamb has him pressed against the cage.
Lamb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balls avoids it.

Lamb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lamb moves into the clinch.
Lamb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lamb prevents Balls from breaking the clinch.
Balls blocks an elbow strike from Lamb.
Lamb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balls.
Balls is trying to break the clinch but Lamb is controlling him.
Balls wants to get back to striking at distance but Lamb won't allow it.
Lamb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balls avoids it.
Balls avoiding damage as Lamb throws knees to the body.
Balls blocks an elbow strike from Lamb.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls wants to get back to striking at distance but Lamb won't allow it.
Balls is looking to break free of the clinch but Lamb has double underhooks.
Lamb scores with a knee to the head.
Lamb lands a knee to the body.
Lamb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Balls wants to get back to striking at distance but Lamb won't allow it.
Lamb tries to land knees in the clinch but Balls avoids the damage to the body.
Balls has had enough of the clinch but Lamb keeps him there for the moment.
Balls blocks an elbow strike from Lamb.
Balls is trying to break the clinch but Lamb is controlling him.
Balls blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamb lands an elbow inside that Balls shrugs off.
Balls wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lamb has him pressed against the cage.
Lamb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balls stalling in the clinch but Lamb improves position.
Lamb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balls is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Lamb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lamb has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nate Lamb!
Billy Balls spoke after the fight, saying 'My girlfriend left me blue balled last night..'.