PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 4750 p4p, 0 weight class) and Codename Lastairman (ranked 24715 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Foreman
vs
Lastairman

190 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Codename Lastairman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foreman shoots in and bounces Lastairman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Foreman throwing strikes but missing.
Lastairman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foreman throws an elbow that misses. Lastairman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foreman's guard. Nice move by Lastairman!

Foreman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lastairman trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman wants to stand but Lastairman is controlling the position.
Foreman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman is striking from the bottom but Lastairman uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman is looking to get back to full guard here but Lastairman has managed to pass to side control instead.
Foreman is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lastairman working the ground and pound from side control.
Foreman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lastairman is controlling him well.
Foreman is looking to reverse the position.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet.
Foreman misses with a strike from the bottom.
Foreman misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Foreman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Lastairman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foreman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foreman pushes Lastairman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lastairman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Lastairman decides to stand back up. Lastairman steps back and let's Foreman get back to his feet.

Foreman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lastairman napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lastairman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Foreman.
Foreman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Foreman throwing strikes but Lastairman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Foreman is trying to get back to half guard.
Foreman throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Foreman is looking for a sweep.

Lastairman decides to stand back up. Lastairman steps back and let's Foreman get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foreman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lastairman.
Foreman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lastairman pinned against the cage. Lastairman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries for a takedown but Lastairman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lastairman but Lastairman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lastairman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Foreman with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Foreman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lastairman counters with a straight right hand.

Lastairman tries to sprawl but Foreman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lastairman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foreman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is nestled in close to Lastairman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Foreman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lastairman defending well though.
Foreman working over Lastairman with some ground and pound. Lastairman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Foreman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lastairman is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foreman lands a nice short elbow.
Foreman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lastairman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foreman.
Lastairman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Foreman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Foreman throwing shots but Lastairman is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Codename Lastairman will probably get the nod.
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.

Foreman drives through with a takedown into Lastairman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lastairman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foreman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lastairman is looking to stand up but Foreman isn't so interested in that idea.
Foreman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foreman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lastairman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foreman connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lastairman is looking to stand up but Foreman isn't so interested in that idea.
Foreman throwing strikes but missing.
Foreman stands up over Lastairman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lastairman wants to stand but Foreman is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foreman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lastairman has momentary wrist control but Foreman slips an elbow through the middle.
Foreman throws an elbow that misses. Lastairman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foreman's guard. Nice move by Lastairman!

Foreman tries to strike from the bottom.
Foreman is striking but Lastairman is not phased and passes to half guard.
Foreman punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lastairman moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.
George Foreman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foreman wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet.
Foreman tries to improve position but can't.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet but Lastairman drags him back down.
Foreman tries to improve position but can't.
Foreman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lastairman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Foreman tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman dives in and grabs Lastairman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lastairman pushes down on Foreman's head and hops out.
Lastairman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lastairman misses with a takedown attempt - Foreman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lastairman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lastairman wants it to stay on the feet.
Lastairman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Foreman shoots in and bounces Lastairman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Foreman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lastairman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Foreman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lastairman is controlling Foreman's posture.
Lastairman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreman with a nice head shot there.

Lastairman manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Foreman is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lastairman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Foreman.
Foreman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lastairman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lastairman manages to break the clinch.
George Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman tries for a takedown but Lastairman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Codename Lastairman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lastairman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Foreman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lastairman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lastairman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Foreman shoots in but Lastairman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lastairman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Foreman as Lastairman shoots in.
Foreman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Foreman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lastairman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lastairman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foreman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foreman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foreman misses with a body punch
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foreman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lastairman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Foreman takes a swing at Lastairman's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Foreman with that takedown attempt.
Lastairman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Foreman with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lastairman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Foreman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lastairman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lastairman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foreman swivels and escapes.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lastairman sprawls well. Lastairman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Foreman slaps away a takedown attempt from Lastairman, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lastairman sprawls well. Lastairman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Lastairman tries to counter with a clinch but Foreman shakes him off and moves away.
Lastairman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Foreman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lastairman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Foreman misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lastairman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foreman tries to avoid it but Lastairman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foreman to the ground. Foreman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Foreman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lastairman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Foreman.
Lastairman tries for a takedown but Foreman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Lastairman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Codename Lastairman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lastairman passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foreman throws a strike from the bottom but Lastairman passes into side control!
Lastairman prevents Foreman from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Codename Lastairman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lastairman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Codename Lastairman!