PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Lollard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Breese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lollard
vs
Breese

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Lollard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny Breese!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lollard drives through and clinches with Breese against the cage.
Come on Lollard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lollard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lollard is trying to break the clinch but Breese has him pressed against the cage.
Lollard misses with some punches.
Breese tries to pull guard but Lollard won't allow it.
Breese tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lollard smiles and moves away.
Lollard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Breese. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lollard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lollard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Breese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Breese tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lollard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Breese somewhat.
Eddie Lollard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Breese.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lollard.
Eddie Lollard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lollard.
Lollard motions for Breese to come forward. Lollard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Breese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lollard avoids the head kick by Breese.
Lollard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Breese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lollard scoring well with a low kick there.
Lollard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lollard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Breese keeps the fight on the outside.
Lollard scores with a leg kick.

Lollard has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lollard breaks the clinch.
Lollard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lollard with a jab.
A combination from Lollard does no damage.
Lollard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Breese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lollard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Breese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lollard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lollard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lollard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Breese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lollard was well out of range. Poor timing from Breese.
Breese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Breese gets the takedown into side control.
Lollard is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Breese is controlling him well.
Breese trying to control the action but Lollard is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lollard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Breese trying to control the action but Lollard is working from the bottom.
Breese tries to move to mount but Lollard blocks the move with his legs.

Breese thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Breese trying to control the position but Lollard is working away.
Lollard pushes Breese away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Breese gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lollard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lollard is not content to let Breese control the position.
Breese is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Lollard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lollard throws a chopping leg kick but Breese manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eddie Lollard is winning the standup battle so far.

Lollard clinches.
Breese just leaning against Lollard, taking a breather.
Breese goes for a takedown attempt but Lollard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lollard feints a jab promting Breese to slip. Lollard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Breese slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Benny Breese has been cut.
Breese swats away the attempt to clinch by Lollard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lollard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lollard wants to clinch up but Breese keeps it at a distance.

Lollard drives through and clinches with Breese against the cage.
Lollard tries to stall but Breese uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Breese avoids a wild elbow strike from Lollard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Breese is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lollard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lollard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Breese.
Breese prevents Lollard from breaking the clinch.
Lollard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breese can do to turn this around?
Lollard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Breese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lollard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Breese takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Breese has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lollard.
Breese fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lollard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eddie Lollard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Breese.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lollard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Breese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Breese shoots in but Lollard avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Breese darts in and clinches Lollard up against the cage.
Breese tries for a takedown. No joy.
Breese working hard to break the clinch.

Breese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lollard throws a sloppy head kick and Breese moves out of range easily.
Breese fails to land the takedown.
Lollard wants to clinch.
Breese is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lollard tries to clinch but Breese moves out of range.
Lollard doesn't manage to clinch there - Breese circles away.
Lollard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Breese.

Breese shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lollard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Lollard has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Breese off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Eddie Lollard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Breese takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Lollard clinches up with Breese and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Breese's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lollard lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Lollard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lollard is trying to break the clinch but Breese is controlling him.
Lollard stalling in the clinch but Breese improves position.
Lollard misses with a body punch.
Lollard lands a nice shot to the body.
Lollard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lollard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lollard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Breese wants a takedown but no success here.
Lollard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Lollard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Breese's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lollard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lollard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lollard moves in looking to clinch but Breese pushes him off.

Breese closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lollard quickly recovers to half guard.

Breese seems to be looking for submissions.
Lollard wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lollard pushes Breese off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Breese drives through with a takedown into guard.

Lollard has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Breese is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lollard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Breese tries to pull guard but Lollard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Breese working hard to break the clinch.
Breese tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lollard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Breese is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lollard to keep the fight standing.
Eddie Lollard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Breese.
With the fighters up against the cage, Breese throws an elbow but misses.
Breese content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eddie Lollard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Breese drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lollard pulls his leg out and moves away.

Lollard has Breese up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breese tries to break free but Lollard pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lollard.

Lollard breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown attempt by Breese or perhaps it was just good defense by Lollard, which made it look bad.
Lollard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lollard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Breese shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lollard is trying to defend but Breese finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Lollard manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lollard is looking to clinch.
Lollard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Breese's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Breese circles away from the clinch attempt

and Breese counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Breese is keen to just control but Lollard is a slippery customer.
Breese stops Lollard from getting back to his feet.
Breese trying to control from half guard but Lollard is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breese trying to pass the guard but Lollard defending well.

Lollard manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Breese keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Lollard breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lollard moves in looking to clinch but Breese pushes him off.
Lollard wants to clinch.
Benny Breese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Lollard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Breese throws a combination. Lollard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Lollard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lollard 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Lollard!
A very excited looking Eddie Lollard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.