PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Lazarith (ranked 5112 p4p, 566 weight class) and Timo Dekker (ranked 6850 p4p, 644 weight class). Stan Lazarith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lazarith
vs
Dekker

184 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Taps On The Island

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stan Lazarith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Dekker!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dekker tries to keep at a distance but Lazarith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dekker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dekker blocks an uppercut.
Dekker wants to stall.
Dekker blocks an uppercut.
Lazarith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lazarith tries a body shot but Dekker blocks it.
Lazarith gets underhooks to prevent Dekker's takedown attempt.
Dekker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lazarith misses with the head strike.
Lazarith lands a body punch.
Lazarith lands a right hand.
Lazarith lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazarith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lazarith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lazarith.
A shot in the inside from Lazarith.
A short right from Lazarith.
A short right from Lazarith on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarith lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Lazarith.
Lazarith lands with a light punch inside.
Lazarith pushes Dekker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazarith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dekker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lazarith to keep the fight standing.
Dekker is trying to break free.
Dekker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stan Lazarith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Dekker.
Lazarith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lazarith lands a shoulder strike.
Lazarith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dekker fails to pull guard.
Lazarith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dekker jumps guard but Lazarith stands there with Dekker around his waist. Dekker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lazarith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekker takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarith digs a right hand underneath Dekker's ribcage. Dekker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dekker looks winded!
Lazarith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Lazarith.
A right handed body shot lands from Lazarith.
Lazarith has Dekker pressed against the cage, preventing Dekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Lazarith.
Lazarith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lazarith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazarith lands a shoulder strike.
Lazarith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dekkers head.
A nice left hand lands by Lazarith.
Lazarith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lazarith.
A shot in the inside from Lazarith.
Lazarith gets through Dekker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dekker is rocked!
Lazarith cracks Dekker with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Lazarith.
Lazarith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dekker is still on wobbly legs! Can Lazarith finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lazarith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lazarith lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lazarith.
Lazarith cracks Dekker with a nice body shot.
Dekker seems to have recovered his senses.
Lazarith lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Lazarith.
Lazarith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lazarith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dekker or not.
Lazarith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lazarith cracks Dekker with a nice body shot.
Lazarith scores with a shot to the side of Dekker's head.

It looks like Timo Dekker has been cut.
A short left from Lazarith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lazarith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Lazarith.
A short right from Lazarith on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lazarith.
A right hook to the body lands for Lazarith.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lazarith.
Lazarith cracks Dekker with a nice body shot.
Lazarith digs a right hand underneath Dekker's ribcage. Dekker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lazarith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lazarith cracks Dekker with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Lazarith as the two fighters clinch.
Lazarith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekker backwards.
Lazarith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lazarith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Lazarith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lazarith creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dekker with a big uppercut! Dekker tries to clinch up but Lazarith pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dekker to the mat! Dekker covers up and Lazarith unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stan Lazarith!