PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Lampard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lampard has chosen Davidian by Machine Head as his entrance music. Terry Lampard has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sberg
vs
Lampard

181 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Butchered Fight Wear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Sberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Lampard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Sberg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lampard trying to control but Sberg postures up.

Lampard looking for submissions off his back.
Lampard is looking to improve his position.
Lampard controlling the position well.

Sberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lampard sees it coming and defends easily.
Lampard trying to control from the bottom.

Lampard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampard wants to control but Sberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sberg lands with a kick to the temple. Lampard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lampard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lampard looks gassed!

Sberg rushes Lampard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lampard is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sberg can't fight it off and eventually Lampard manages to take the fight to the floor. Sberg looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lampard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lampard won't allow Sberg to sweep him here.
Lampard trying to control the position from guard on top but Sberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sberg wants to stand and escape but Lampard is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sberg connects with a high kick.
Lampard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lampard with a poor takedown
and Sberg counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampard blocks a head kick by Sberg.

Sberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sberg stops a takedown attempt from Lampard.
Carl Sberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Lampard.

Sberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sberg tries to clinch up but Lampard circles away and keeps his distance.
Sberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lampard.
Sberg throws a head kick that misses.
Sberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sberg throws a sloppy head kick and Lampard moves out of range easily.

Lampard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lampard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sberg throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lampard. What's that going to do exactly?
Sberg is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lampard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lampard trying to control but Sberg is having none of it.

Lampard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sberg is surviving well by controlling Lampard's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sberg wants to hold on but Lampard pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Sberg 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.

Lampard gets caught flat footed, as Sberg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lampard has Sberg pulled in close to control his posture.
Lampard wants to control but Sberg passes easily into half guard.
Lampard wants to control but Sberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sberg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lampard.

Sberg 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.
Lampard is controlling Sberg's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampard trying to control here.

Sberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lampard defends it well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lampard tries for a takedown but Sberg circles away easily
and Sberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lampard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lampard misses with a takedown

and Sberg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lampard's guard now.

Lampard is looking for a triangle but Sberg pushes his legs off easily.
Lampard is trying to keep Sberg in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lampard has an active guard here but Sberg has managed to pass into half guard.
Lampard is trying to get back to full guard.
Lampard trying to control from the bottom.
Sberg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lampard.
Sberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lampard on the ground.
Sberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lampard avoids the head kick by Sberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Lampard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sberg wants to control but Lampard is keeping him busy.
Lampard is looking for a sweep.
Sberg working away.
Carl Sberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sberg tries to move to mount but Lampard blocks the move with his legs.
Sberg working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sberg throws a head kick that misses.
Lampard with a poor takedown
and Sberg counters with an inside leg kick.
Carl Sberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Lampard.

Lampard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sberg sprawls well initially but Lampard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sberg is looking to escape.
Lampard is taking a breather. Sberg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sberg is trying to stand back up but Lampard is controlling him

Lampard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Sberg kicks off Lampard and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Lampard circles away.
Sberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lampard swats away the attempt to clinch by Sberg.
Lampard fails to land the takedown.
Sberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Lampard circles away.
Sberg throws a head kick that misses.
Lampard misses with a takedown attempt - Sberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sberg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sberg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sberg tries to control but Lampard wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lampard has given up his back here.
Sberg is not going to allow Lampard to sit and survive in this position.
Sberg lands a shot to the body.
Sberg avoiding Lampard 's attempts to control his hands.
Sberg is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sberg gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sberg gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sberg apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Sberg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sberg taking a breather here.
Lampard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sberg's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sberg is working away from the top position though.

Sberg stands up from half guard.

Lampard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lampard keeping moving, preventing Sberg from controlling successfully.
Lampard is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Lampard has his foot on Sberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Lampard trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampard is adopting a defensive guard.

Lampard has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sberg doesn't defend quickly enough and Lampard has managed to lock this one up! Can Sberg escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lampard on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Terry Lampard!