PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lam
vs
Warrior

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Warrior!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lam feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lam stops Warrior from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warrior on the ground.
Lam thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Warrior wants to stand and escape but Lam is having none of it.
Lam postures up and lands a big shot to Warrior's brow.
Lam landing with the ground and pound.
Lam won't allow Warrior to get back to his feet.
Warrior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lam.
Lam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lam distracts Warrior with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lam scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lam with a nice head shot there.
Lam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Warrior throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Warrior wants to stand up but Lam is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam working some strikes from top position.
Lam is in close to Warrior's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warrior's head.
Lam landing with the ground and pound.
Warrior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lam lands a couple of digs.
Lam prevents Warrior from getting back to his feet.
Lam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lam could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lam thows a big elbow that misses.
Lam lands a couple of elbows.
Warrior wants to stand and escape but Lam is having none of it.
Warrior looks gassed!
Lam lands a couple of digs.
Lam works over Warrior with some ground and pound from guard.
Lam throwing strikes but missing.
Warrior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is looking to stand up but Lam isn't so interested in that idea.
Lam is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lam is in close to Warrior's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lam won't allow Warrior to get back to his feet.
Lam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lam stopping the sweep attempt from Warrior.
Lam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warrior's head.
Lam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam lands a couple of digs.
Lam stops Warrior from standing up.
Lam works over Warrior with some ground and pound from guard.
Lam scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lam is pushing down on Warrior's leg trying to pass to half guard. Warrior is fighting to maintain full guard but Lam has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lam stops Warrior from getting back to his feet.
Lam wants to pass to mount but Warrior is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Lam.
Lam wants to pass the guard but Warrior is defending well.
Warrior wants to get back to his feet.

Lam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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.
Lam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lam wants to land a leg kick but Warrior is out of range.

Lam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Warrior!
Lam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Warrior's face.
Warrior is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Warrior is bucking up trying to escape but Lam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lam raining down shots from the mount!
Warrior is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lam dominating with strikes here.
Lam punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lam scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Warrior?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lam dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warrior wants a takedown.
Warrior cracks Lam with a nice body shot.
Warrior connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lam's face.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lam blocks it with crossed arms.

Lam gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Warrior regains guard.
Warrior has momentary wrist control but Lam slips an elbow through the middle.
Lam works over Warrior with some ground and pound from guard.
Lam is looking to work some ground and pound but Warrior has wrist control.
Lam throws a big right hand that misses.
Lam connects with a couple of short punches.
Warrior wants to stand and escape but Lam is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lam connects with a couple of short punches.
Lam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Warrior's head.
Lam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Warrior is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lam clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior taking a breather.
Lam drops down looking for an ankle pick but Warrior pulls his leg out and moves away.
Warrior clinches but Lam breaks the clinch

and Lam counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lam lands with a punch from half guard.
Lam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warrior's head.
Warrior pushes Lam off looking to stand but Lam dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lam connects with a nice short shot to Warrior's temple.
Warrior is looking for a sweep. Lam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warrior darts in trying to clinch

so Lam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior has momentary wrist control but Lam slips an elbow through the middle.
John Lam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lam working some strikes from top position.
Lam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Warrior wants to stand up but Lam is controlling him.
Lam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warrior is keeping the position for now.
Lam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Warrior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Warrior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warrior tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Warrior!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lam looking to ground and pound but Warrior is blocking nicely.
Warrior trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warrior can do to turn this around?
Lam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Warrior looks a forlorn figure.
Warrior wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is trying desperately to improve position.
Lam working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Warrior is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lam raining down shots from the mount!
Lam blocks Warrior's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lam lands a big elbow.
Lam raining down shots from the mount!
Lam unloading with bombs!
Lam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Warrior looks a forlorn figure.
Lam dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam cracks Warrior with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lam lands a nice shot to the head.
Lam working Warrior over with strikes here.
Warrior is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lam cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lam landing strikes from the mount and Warrior is in trouble!
Lam lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Lam connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Warrior holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lam tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lam throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lam lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lam is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Warrior can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Warrior takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Warrior tries to buck Lam off but he can't manage it.
Warrior flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lam dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lam shoots in and bounces Warrior off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Warrior wants to stand up but Lam is controlling him.
Lam landing some decent shots from guard.
Lam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Warrior wants to stand and escape but Lam is having none of it.
Lam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warrior's head.
Lam lands a couple of elbows.
Lam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lam lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam is in close to Warrior's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lam is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Lam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warrior's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lam's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lam is working Warrior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lam postures up in Warrior's guard and throws a big left but Warrior blocks it.
Lam throwing strikes from guard but Warrior blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Warrior tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lam counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lam prevents Warrior from getting back to his feet.
Lam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lam scoring with some ground and pound.
Lam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Warrior's head.
Lam won't allow Warrior to get back to his feet.
Lam works over Warrior with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lam is working Warrior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Warrior is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Warrior darts in trying to clinch

and Lam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Warrior's guard now.
Warrior throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lam throwing strikes but missing.
Lam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Warrior wants to stand but Lam is controlling the position.
Lam lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Warrior looks to clinch

and Lam counters with a takedown into side control.
Lam is working Warrior over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lam landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lam is working Warrior over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lam lands a few punches from side control.
Lam working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lam prevents Warrior from escaping the position.
Lam working the ground and pound from side control.
Lam lands a decent elbow from side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warrior darts in trying to clinch

and Lam counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Warrior with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lam stops Warrior from getting back to his feet.
Lam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam throws a strike but Warrior avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Warrior is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lam is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warrior is desperately trying to improve his position but Lam has a good base and remains in mount.
Warrior wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lam lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Lam.
Warrior trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warrior bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Warrior won't allow Lam to sweep him here.
The Warrior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Lam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lam strikes from his own guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Lam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lam 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lam!