PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wood Chimera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Laz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Laz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Chimera
vs
Laz

183 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
307 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wood Chimera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Laz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chimera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Laz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chimera working the ground and pound but Laz is defending the strikes.
Chimera cracks Laz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Laz is looking to regain half guard here but Chimera keeps moving and retains side control.
Laz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Laz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chimera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chimera wants to control but Laz is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimera throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chimera working away.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Laz scores a takedown into full mount!
Laz lands a big elbow.
Laz controlling from mount.
I looks like Laz might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Chimera 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laz landing strikes from the mount.
Laz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chimera?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laz controlling from mount.
Chimera is looking to get to half guard.
Laz content just to control the position here.
Chimera is desperately trying to improve his position but Laz has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chimera wants to control but Laz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chimera is desperately trying to improve his position but Laz has a good base and remains in mount.
Laz controlling his opponent.

Laz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chimera turns into him and now he's in Laz's guard.
Laz keeping full guard, as Chimera tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimera stops Laz from standing up.
Chimera won't allow Laz to sweep him here.
Laz is adopting a defensive guard.
Laz controls Chimera momentarily but Chimera frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Laz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Laz with a poor takedown

and Chimera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Laz's guard now.

Chimera decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Laz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chimera wants to sweep but no luck.
Laz wants to control from the top but Chimera keeps moving.
Laz wanted to stand there but Chimera had control of the position.
Laz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimera throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chimera trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Laz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Laz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chimera working to try and regain half guard.
Chimera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Laz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chimera is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laz with the ground and pound from mount.
Laz content just to control the position here.
Chimera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Laz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Laz controlling from mount.
Laz avoids the attempt from Chimera to control.
Laz trying to control but Chimera is having none of it.
King Laz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laz with a couple of short strikes.

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.
Laz lands a nice shot to the head.
Laz with shots to the head and body - Chimera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Laz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Laz trying to control but Chimera is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, King Laz just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wood Chimera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chimera misses with a takedown attempt

and Laz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chimera!
Laz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Laz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Laz throws a hook but Chimera blocks it.
Chimera ducks under a wild hook from Laz.
Chimera throws a sloppy head kick and Laz moves out of range easily.

Laz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chimera manages to get to full guard.
Laz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chimera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chimera trying to control the position.
Chimera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chimera can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laz controls the pace.
Laz being controlled here momentarily.

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.

Laz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Laz dodges the punch combination from Chimera.
Chimera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laz dodges the punch combination from Chimera.

Laz shoots in and bounces Chimera off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Laz stands up over Chimera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Laz stands and steps away. Chimera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Laz lands a glancing blow to the side of Chimera's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chimera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chimera swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Laz lands a takedown into guard.
Laz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Laz trying to control the position from guard on top but Chimera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Laz lands a couple of digs.
Chimera being controlled here, momentarily.
Laz wants to control from the top but Chimera keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Laz wants to control from the top but Chimera keeps moving.
Laz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chimera trying to keep a closed guard but Laz is proving a slippery customer.
Chimera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laz.
Wood Chimera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Laz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Chimera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Laz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for King Laz!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for King Laz!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for King Laz!

King Laz wins by unanimous decision!