PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zucki Lambda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Cringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lambda
vs
Cringe

199 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 Hilo, Zucki Lambda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Cringe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lambda instigates a clinch.
Lambda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cringe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lambda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cringe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lambda moves in looking to clinch but Cringe pushes him off.
Cringe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cringe swinging wildly here.
Cringe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lambda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zucki Lambda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lambda counters with a nice leg kick.
Cringe looks to clinch

and Lambda counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lambda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lambda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Lambda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lambda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cringe misses with a few strikes there.
Cringe misses with a few strikes there.

Lambda drives through and clinches with Cringe against the cage.
Cringe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cringe tries to circle away but Lambda has him pinned against the cage.
Lambda prevents Cringe from breaking the clinch.
Lambda wants a takedown but no success here.
Cringe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cringe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cringe stops a takedown attempt from Lambda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cringe lands an uppercut.
Lambda has Cringe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cringe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lambda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cringe is defending well for now.
Cringe swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lambda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lambda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zucki Lambda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lambda blocks a jab.

Lambda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cringe is trying to break the clinch but Lambda has him pressed against the cage.

Lambda manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cringe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lambda is keeping the position for now.
Lambda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cringe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lambda working a defensive guard here.
Cringe wants to pass the guard but Lambda is keeping the position.
Lambda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lambda tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cringe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lambda wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cringe manages to pass to side control.
Lambda is looking to improve his position.
Lambda wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zucki Lambda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cringe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lambda counters with a nice leg kick.
Lambda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cringe paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lambda clinches.
Lambda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cringe digs a right hand into Lambda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lambda's gas tank.
Cringe is trying to break the clinch but Lambda has him pressed against the cage.
Lambda misses with a punch to the body.
Cringe is trying to break free.
Cringe working hard to break the clinch.

Lambda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lambda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cringe as he jumps to the side.
Cringe tries to clinch but Lambda moves away
and Lambda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cringe slips a jab and a cross from Lambda.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lambda moves into the clinch.
Lambda wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zucki Lambda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cringe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lambda.
Cringe is looking to control Lambda's arms but Lambda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cringe has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cringe.
Cringe wants to stall.
Cringe tries to throw a body punch but Lambda avoids it by throwing Cringe back against the cage.
Lambda stalls.
Lambda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lambda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cringe walks away with a smile on his face. Lambda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lambda clinches up with Cringe and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambda has Cringe pressed against the cage, preventing Cringe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lambda jumps guard but Cringe stands there with Lambda around his waist. Lambda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cringe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cringe throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambda.
Cringe has a couple of punches blocked by Lambda.

Lambda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cringe looks to clinch
and Lambda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cringe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cringe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lambda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cringe swivels and escapes.
Dean Cringe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cringe misses with a two punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lambda - that will leave a mark!
Lambda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambda throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cringe stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lambda looks for a takedown but Cringe sprawls well.
Cringe throws a nice looking combination but Lambda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cringe tries to clinch but Lambda moves away

and Lambda counters by clinching up.
Lambda wants a takedown but no success here.
Cringe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lambda tries for a takedown. No joy.

Lambda pulls guard successfully.
Cringe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cringe wants to get up but he can't break Lambda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cringe pushes down on Lambda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cringe content to control rather than advance.
Lambda wants to control but Cringe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cringe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cringe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zucki Lambda dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lambda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lambda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cringe avoids it really well and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lambda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cringe works on Lambda's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cringe's efforts to push away.
Lambda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cringe walks away with a smile on his face. Lambda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zucki Lambda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cringe looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambda is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cringe tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lambda counters with a shoot takedown. Cringe fights it but they end up in guard.
Lambda prevents Cringe from getting back to his feet.
Lambda throws a strike but Cringe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cringe content to stall in guard here.
Lambda working a defensive guard but Cringe manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cringe has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Zucki Lambda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lambda clinches up with Cringe and pushes him back against the cage.
Lambda prevents Cringe from breaking the clinch.
Cringe prevents the takedown attempt.
Lambda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cringe is defending well for now.
Cringe working hard to break the clinch.

Lambda breaks from the clinch.
Lambda misses with a double jab
and Cringe counters with a nice uppercut.
Zucki Lambda is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cringe wants to clinch

and Lambda counters with a takedown into side control.
Dean Cringe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cringe is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lambda asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cringe can't do much from the bottom here.
Lambda tries to move to mount but Cringe blocks the move with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambda trying to control the action but Cringe is working from the bottom.

Lambda goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cringe rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lambda's guard! Nice work there by Cringe!
Lambda wants to control the position but Cringe says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zucki Lambda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lambda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zucki Lambda!