PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Lampert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Lau is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lampert
vs
Lau

178 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Lampert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lau!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampert digs a good body shot into Lau's ribs.
Lampert stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lampert's corner calls for a 1-2. Lampert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lau walks into a left hand.
Lampert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lau misses with a right hand
and Lampert counters with a straight right hand.
Lampert with a jab.
Lampert lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lampert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lau! But no joy.
Lampert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Lau tries to counter it with a takedown but Lampert pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A lazy left from Lampert finds it's target.
Lampert misses with a series of wild punches.
Lau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau takes one on the button.
Lampert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lampert is looking to clinch.
Lampert cracks Lau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Lau.
Lau let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lampert connects with a right hand. Lau shakes it off.
Lau ducks under a wild hook from Lampert.
Lau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lampert.
Lampert is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lampert moves away from the strike by Lau.
Lampert paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lampert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lampert misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lampert misses with a looping left.
Lampert throws a series of punches but Lau moves out of range.
Lau tries a quick counter leg kick but Lampert is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lampert works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lampert is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lampert is breathing heavily.
Lampert cracks Lau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lampert cracks a nice hook into Lau's ribs.
Lampert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lau was well out of range. Poor timing from Lampert.
Lau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lampert.
Lampert is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lau throws a lazy uppercut
and Lampert counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lampert wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampert works Lau's body with a nice hook.
Lau slips a straight right by Lampert.
Lau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lampert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lampert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lampert misses with a hook. Lau ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lampert. Lau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lau slips under a jab.
Lau throws a chopping leg kick but Lampert manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lampert seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lau tries a head kick but it misses.
Lau throws an overhand right that lands on Lampert's shoulder, as Lampert tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lampert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lau. Lau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
Lampert tries to counter by clinching up but Lau breaks away and moves out of range.
Lampert tries to bum rush Lau with a series of wild strikes but Lau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lau throws an overhand right that lands on Lampert's shoulder, as Lampert tries to avoid the shot.
Lau wants to land a leg kick but Lampert is out of range.
Lau throws a low kick but Lampert moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lampert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lampert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lau.
Lau tries a quick counter leg kick but Lampert is wise to it.
Lampert misses with a hook

and Lau counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lampert tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lau manages to move to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lampert dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lau misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Lampert misses the target.
Lau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kyle Lampert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lampert tests Lau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lampert scores with a hook to the body. Lau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot lands for Lampert.
Lampert misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Lampert finds it's target.
Lampert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lau manages to avoid it.
Lampert lunges at Lau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lau's hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau misses with a looping right.
Lampert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lampert with a nice cross.
Kyle Lampert is winning the standup battle so far.
Lampert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lau manages to avoid it.
Lampert staying out of range there.
Lampert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lampert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lau.
Lau misses the jab.
Lampert scores with a sloppy right hand. Lau should have avoided that one.
Lau misses with a body kick.
Lau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Lampert misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampert lands a nice hook to Lau's body. Lau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lampert looks to score with a jab to the body but Lau is just out of range.
Lau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lampert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lampert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lau can do to turn this around?
A cross from Lampert lands.
Lau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lampert throws out the jab.
Lau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau just misses with a punch to the body.
Lampert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lau.
Lau misses with a body shot.
Lau fails to land with a series of punches.
Lampert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lau tries a quick counter leg kick but Lampert is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a head kick but Lampert moves out of range.
Lau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampert.
Lampert throws a right hand that Lau ducks under and follows up with a left that Lau also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lau! But no joy.
A leg kick checked by Lampert.
Lau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lampert is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Lampert blocks the low kick.
Lau slips under a jab from Lampert.
Lampert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lau.
Lau throws a shot from downtown. Lampert moves away and avoids it.
Lau misses with a low kick.
Lampert throws a series of punches but Lau moves out of range.
Lau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lampert with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lampert avoids the body shot from Lau.
Lampert misses with a wild combination.
Lau misses with a body kick.
Lampert misses the jab.
Jab from Lau.
Nice defenses there by Lampert.
Lampert avoids the body shot from Lau.
Lampert slips a jab and a cross from Lau.
Lau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lampert dominated that second round.
That's time! Lampert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lau throws a hook to the side of Lampert's head but Lampert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Lampert.
Lampert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lau is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lampert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
Lampert lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lampert misses.
Lampert checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lampert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampert throws a jab when Lau was well out of range.
Lau swings for the body but Lampert moves out of range.
Lampert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lampert lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lampert.
Lampert throws a shot from downtown. Lau moves away and avoids it.
Lau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lau keeps the fight on the outside.
Lampert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lampert throws a nice looking combination but Lau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lau tries a quick counter leg kick but Lampert is wise to it.
A low kick from Lau is predictable there
and Lampert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lau does no damage.
Lau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lampert counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lau misses the target.
Lau blocks a jab.
Lau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lampert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lampert lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lampert checks a leg kick.
Lampert throws a body shot but no joy.
Lau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lampert.
Lampert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lau.
Lau blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Lau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Lau. Those never looked like landing.
Lampert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lau.
Lampert just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lampert.
Lau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lampert.
Lampert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lampert tests Lau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lampert ducks under a wild hook from Lau.
Lampert wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a hook to the side of Lampert's head but Lampert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lampert misses with a hook.
Lampert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lau.
Lampert checks a low kick from Lau.
Lampert blocks a jab.
Lampert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lampert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lau.
Lampert looks to throw the jab but Lau is out of range.
Lampert throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lampert takes a swing at Lau's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Lampert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lampert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Lampert!