PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lambe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson comes to the ring accompanied by Till I Collapse. Sam Carson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Carson
vs
Lambe

175 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Lambe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson wants to clinch.
Lambe tries to clinch but Carson moves away

and Carson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lambe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carson is trying to break the clinch but Lambe has him pressed against the ropes.

Lambe breaks from the clinch.

Lambe instigates a clinch.
Lambe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lambe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carson is keeping busy.
Carson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lambe keeps control of Carson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lambe breaks the clinch.
Carson tries to clinch there but Lambe circles away.

Carson moves into the clinch successfully.
Carson wants to break free but Lambe has control.
Carson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lambe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lambe prevents Carson from breaking the clinch.
Lambe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lambe won't allow it.

Carson breaks from the clinch.
Carson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lambe circles away quickly and effectively.

Lambe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carson, pushing him back against the ropes.

Lambe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lambe gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carson is trying to break free.

Lambe manages to break the clinch.
Lambe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carson as he jumps to the side.
Lambe misses with a takedown attempt
and Carson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carson is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Carson misses its intended target.
Lambe avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lambe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Carson is trying to break the clinch but Lambe has him pressed against the ropes.

Lambe breaks from the clinch.
Lambe looks to clinch

and Carson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lambe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carson is keeping busy.
Carson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Carson manages to break the clinch.
Lambe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lambe tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Carson counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lambe won't allow it.
Lambe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lambe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carson.

Lambe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Lambe.
Lambe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carson darts in trying to clinch

and Lambe counters with a single leg into guard. Carson didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambe trying to control the position from guard on top but Carson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambe pushing down on Carson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Lambe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lambe scores with a takedown into Carson's guard.
Lambe stops Carson from standing up.
Carson keeping moving, preventing Lambe from controlling successfully.
Lambe is looking to work some ground and pound but Carson has wrist control.
Lambe wants to control from the top but Carson keeps moving.
Lambe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson wants to stand but Lambe is controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lambe wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Lambe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Carson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lambe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carson's guard.
Lambe postures up in Carson's guard and throws a big left but Carson blocks it.
Carson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lambe controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambe with a nice head shot there.
Lambe trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.
Carson working a defensive guard here.
Lambe controlling from the top position.
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 Sam Carson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lambe tries to clinch but Carson moves away
and Carson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lambe tries to clinch there but Carson circles away.
Carson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Lambe or perhaps it was just good defense by Carson which made him look bad.

Lambe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lambe stops Carson from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lambe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Lambe is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lambe seems to be working for a kimura but Carson defends the submission attempt.
Carson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lambe not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lambe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carson is just riding it out for now. Lambe eventually gives up the hold.

Lambe is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lambe clinches but Carson breaks the clinch
and Carson counters with a series of strikes. Lambe will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambe tries to clinch but Carson moves away

and Carson moves into the clinch.
Lambe tries to stall but Carson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lambe taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Lambe really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lambe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lambe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sam Carson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambe tries to clinch but Carson is having none of it.
Lambe tries to clinch but Carson is having none of it.
Lambe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carson misses with a double jab.
Lambe tries to clinch up

and Carson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lambe won't allow it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Carson breaks the clinch.
Lambe throws a series of strikes that have Carson backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lambe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrew Lambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lambe moves into the clinch.
Carson avoiding damage as Lambe throws knees to the body.
Carson tries to score a body lock takedown but Lambe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lambe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lambe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Carson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lambe throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Lambe lands but Carson takes it in his stride.
Carson swinging wilding here.
Lambe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carson pinned against the cage. Carson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lambe gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambe trying to land knees to the body.

Lambe breaks the clinch.
Lambe tries to clinch but Carson moves away

and Carson moves into the clinch.

Lambe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lambe throws a combination that misses
and Carson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lambe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carson counters with a series of strikes. Lambe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lambe tries to clinch up

and Carson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Andrew Lambe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lambe shoots and misses

and Carson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Carson manages to break the clinch.
Lambe tries to clinch but Carson is having none of it.

Carson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lambe sprawls well initially but Carson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Lambe looking for submissions off his back.
Lambe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lambe.
Lambe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Carson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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.
Carson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson trying to control the action but Lambe is working from the bottom.
Carson wants to stand but Lambe has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lambe moves into full guard.
Lambe looking to control.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lambe stops Carson from standing up.
Sam Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lambe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Carson dives on top into guard.
Carson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andrew Lambe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carson is looking to stand up but Lambe won't let him.

Lambe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andrew Lambe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Carson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lambe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!