PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 1755 p4p, 1375 weight class) and Michael Bostic (ranked 105 p4p, 90 weight class). Lalla comes to the cage accompanied by ЛЮБИ. Bostic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Move. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lalla
vs
Bostic

175 cm
41
118
28 - 33 - 2

160 cm
27
143
14 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Fast

Fantasy Threads

Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 33 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bostic feints and as Lalla raises his hands in defense, Bostic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bostic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lalla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lalla has an active guard here but Bostic has managed to pass into half guard.
Bostic slips a nice elbow through Lalla's hands, connecting with Lalla's forehead.
Lalla is looking to improve his position.
Bostic wants to take a breather but Lalla is having none of it.
Bostic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lalla is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bostic pulls his head out easily.
Lalla is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bostic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bostic's back!

Lalla is persistently looking for the submission but Bostic is defending it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bostic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lalla's arms.
Bostic is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lalla off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bostic wants to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lalla's guard. Nice work there by Bostic.
Bostic working some strikes from top position.
Bostic stands up over Lalla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Lalla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bostic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bostic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lalla will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bostic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Lalla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bostic landing some decent shots from guard.

Lalla throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bostic escapes and throws Lalla's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lalla takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is looking to reverse the position.
Lalla is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Bostic.
Bostic drops an elbow to the side of Lalla's head.
Lalla is trying to get back to full guard.
Lalla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bostic 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.
Lalla is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bostic jumps into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic scores with punches from side control.
Lalla looking for a sweep but Bostic has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lalla is looking to get to half guard.
Bostic looking to finish Lalla with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lalla!
Lalla can't escape the position.
Lalla is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bostic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lalla is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lalla gets back to half guard.
Lalla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bostic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lalla is keeping the position for now.
Bostic passes into half guard.

Lalla actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic winds up and cracks Lalla with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bostic drops an elbow to the side of Lalla's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalla tries to get to full guard but Bostic has control of the leg.

Lalla looking for submissions off his back.
Bostic stalling.
Bostic prevents Lalla from improving his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Lalla's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bostic wants to take a breather but Lalla is having none of it.
Bostic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Bostic there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bostic connects with a nice short shot to Lalla's temple.

Lalla is rocked!

Lalla looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bostic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bostic throws a front kick that sends Lalla stumbling back into the cage.
Bostic lands with a nice body punch.
Bostic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lalla momentarily.
Oh Lalla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bostic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lalla.
A shot to the liver by Bostic. Beautiful body shot.
Bostic lands a jab to Lalla's midsection.
Lalla seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic throws a good cross that connects.
Bostic throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bostic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bostic misses with a looping right.
Bostic lands with a nice body kick.
Bostic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Bostic.
Bostic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lalla is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bostic lands a jab to Lalla's midsection.
Bostic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michael Bostic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bostic drives through with a takedown into Lalla's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Lalla looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bostic passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic trying to control the position but Lalla is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is looking to reverse the position.
Bostic works to advance to full mount. Lalla defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lalla working to try and regain half guard.
Bostic raining down shots from the mount!
Lalla working to try and regain half guard.
Bostic content just to control the position here.
Lalla working to try and regain half guard.
Bostic lands a big shot there that rocks Lalla but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bostic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lalla is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bostic wants to control the pace but Lalla is squirming around nicely.
Bostic looking to finish Lalla with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lalla!
Lalla flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bostic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lalla bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bostic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lalla manages to get himself to full guard.

Lalla is looking for a triangle but Bostic pushes his legs off easily.

Lalla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bostic is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lalla throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bostic escapes and throws Lalla's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lalla is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bostic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bostic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Bostic there.

Bostic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lalla is just riding it out for now. Bostic eventually gives up the hold.
Lalla has hold of Bostic's hands but Bostic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bostic wants to control but Lalla is keeping him busy.
Lalla makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lalla.
Bostic works over Lalla with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bostic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lalla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lalla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bostic scores with a push kick.
Bostic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bostic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lalla rather than just go for the knockout.
Bostic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lalla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bostic.
Lalla lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bostic misses with a body kick.
Lalla appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic with a nice calf kick.
Bostic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bostic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Bostic.

Bostic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lalla on his heels. He'll look to pass Lalla's guard now, I'm sure.
Lalla keeping moving, preventing Bostic from controlling successfully.
Lalla has momentary wrist control but Bostic slips an elbow through the middle.
Lalla is looking to sweep but instead, Bostic has passed into half guard.
Lalla is refusing to be controlled, as Bostic sits in half guard.
Lalla tries to get to full guard but Bostic has control of the leg.
Lalla is refusing to be controlled, as Bostic sits in half guard.

Lalla looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bostic lands a nice short elbow.
Lalla is in trouble now - Bostic has advanced to mount!
Bostic with good strikes from the mount here!
Bostic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lalla is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bostic blocks Lalla's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The referee warns Lalla that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lalla really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lalla is working hard here to advance position.
Michael Bostic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalla slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Lalla is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bostic pulls his head out easily.
Bostic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lalla does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bostic winds up and cracks Lalla with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lalla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bostic controlling the action here.
Bostic lands with a punch from half guard.
Bostic is keen to just control but Lalla is a slippery customer.
Bostic working over Lalla with some ground and pound. Lalla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lalla missing with punches from the bottom.
Bostic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bostic is keen to just control but Lalla is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael Bostic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lalla is looking to improve his position.
Bostic stalling.
Bostic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bostic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jaro Lalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bostic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lalla!
Lalla is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bostic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bostic 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bostic!
Michael Bostic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Jaro Lalla was interviewed post fight and said '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.