PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumsfeld Shart (ranked 3831 p4p, 3991 weight class) and Ferdinand Lascombe (ranked 502 p4p, 518 weight class). Ferdinand Lascombe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rumsfeld Shart's chin.

Shart
vs
Lascombe

190 cm
21
219
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
212
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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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, Rumsfeld Shart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ferdinand Lascombe!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lascombe has closed the distance and engaged Shart in a clinch.

Lascombe pulls guard.
Shart wanted to stand there but Lascombe had control of the position.
Lascombe is pulling down on Shart's head to control his posture.
Shart controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lascombe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shart postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lascombe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shart is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lascombe keeping moving, preventing Shart from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lascombe is on top in guard.

Shart wants to sweep here but Lascombe controlling him for the moment.
Lascombe wants to control from the top but Shart keeps moving.
Shart 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.
Shart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shart pulls Lascombe in close to prevent any damage.
Shart looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lascombe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lascombe passes Shart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lascombe wants to control but Shart is keeping him busy.
Shart moves into full guard.
Lascombe stopping the sweep attempt from Shart.
Shart is trying to control the position but Lascombe postures up.

Lascombe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shart manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lascombe has Shart in his guard.

Lascombe wants to hit a sweep here but Shart passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lascombe there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lascombe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lascombe is working to get back to half guard.
Lascombe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Shart looking to secure an arm triangle but Lascombe defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shart content just to control the position here.
Lascombe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shart throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lascombe because Shart loaded up on that one.
Shart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lascombe can't escape the position.
Shart tries to control but Lascombe wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shart fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shart scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lascombe?
Shart trying to control but Lascombe is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rumsfeld Shart dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shart looks to clinch

and Lascombe counters with a takedown into side control.

Lascombe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shart is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lascombe prevents Shart from standing back up.
Lascombe is looking to take a break and control but Shart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lascombe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shart sees it coming and defends easily.
Shart gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lascombe tries to free his leg and advance position but Shart is retaining full guard.

Lascombe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shart manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lascombe has Shart in his guard.

Shart has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lascombe is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart advances to half guard.
Lascombe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Shart jumps into side control!
Lascombe regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shart lands a nice short elbow.
Shart not doing much here.
Lascombe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shart content to control rather than advance.
Shart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lascombe tries to get to full guard but Shart has control of the leg.
Shart wants to pass to mount but Lascombe is defending the position.
Lascombe tries to roll over but Shart keeps him under control.
Shart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Shart postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lascombe to stand up.
Shart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lascombe can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shart keeps the fight on the outside.

Shart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shart throws a big elbow that misses.
Lascombe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shart is one step ahead there.
Shart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shart advances to half guard.
Shart slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lascombe gets full guard.
Shart throwing strikes but missing.
Lascombe is trying to control the position but Shart postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lascombe wants to sweep but no luck.
Shart sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shart throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rumsfeld Shart dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Shart keeps the fight on the outside.
Shart changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lascombe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lascombe fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Shart pulls Lascombe into guard.
Lascombe trying to move into half guard but instead Shart has managed to sweep!

Lascombe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lascombe, not yet.

Lascombe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shart is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shart is working Lascombe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shart lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lascombe wants to sweep here but Shart controlling him for the moment.
Shart engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shart is working Lascombe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lascombe keeping moving, preventing Shart from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Lascombe looking for a guillotine here but Shart defends easily.
Lascombe tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Shart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lascombe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shart has managed to get both his arms back between Lascombe's legs - danger averted.

Shart stands up from Lascombe's guard - Shart perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferdinand Lascombe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Shart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lascombe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shart happy to just control the position for now.

Shart decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lascombe to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lascombe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shart is pressed up against the cage. Lascombe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shart down to the mat. Shart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lascombe tries to close the distance and clinch but Shart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lascombe circles away quickly and effectively.
Lascombe tries to clinch but Shart moves out of range.
Shart throws a big counter combination but Lascombe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Lascombe moves into the clinch successfully.
Shart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lascombe's elbow.

Shart jumps guard and drags Lascombe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shart tries to strike from the bottom.
Shart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lascombe's guard.

Shart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lascombe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lascombe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Shart is trying to control the position but Lascombe postures up.
Lascombe tries to free his leg and advance position but Shart is retaining full guard.
Lascombe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lascombe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shart is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shart won't allow Lascombe to pass to mount.
Ferdinand Lascombe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shart is looking for a sweep. Lascombe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shart regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shart looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lascombe is defending well. Shart quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lascombe has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shart celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rumsfeld Shart!
Rumsfeld Shart took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Huntington New Age Wellness Community for their support in the buildup to the fight.