PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Kanavanah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanavanah has chosen stop dat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lambert
vs
Kanavanah

178 cm
22
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Gauthier Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Kanavanah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanavanah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kanavanah tries to clinch but Lambert moves out of range.

Lambert drives through and clinches with Kanavanah against the cage.

Kanavanah manages to break the clinch.
Lambert misses with an uppercut.
Lambert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanavanah.

Lambert feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kanavanah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lambert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kanavanah keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Lambert won't allow Kanavanah to get back to his feet.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanavanah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gauthier Lambert has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lambert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanavanah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanavanah tries to clinch but Lambert moves out of range.
Kanavanah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kanavanah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Kanavanah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lambert quickly recovers to half guard.
Kanavanah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Kanavanah decides to stand up.

Lambert moves into the clinch.

Kanavanah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lambert instigates a clinch.
Lambert jumps guard but Kanavanah stands there with Lambert around his waist. Lambert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Kanavanah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lambert has Kanavanah up against the cage in a clinch.
Lambert lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lambert is breathing heavily.
Lambert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kanavanah walks away with a smile on his face. Lambert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
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!
Kanavanah is looking to clinch.
Lambert lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kanavanah rushes Lambert and presses him up against the cage.

Kanavanah breaks from the clinch.
Lambert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kanavanah counters with a right hand to the body.
Kanavanah lands a front kick.

Kanavanah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kanavanah showed some decent athleticism there.

Kanavanah stands up and beckons Lambert to join him on the feet.
Lambert shoots in looking for a takedown. Kanavanah tries to sprawl out of it but Lambert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kanavanah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gauthier Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kanavanah clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Kanavanah breaks from the clinch.
Shane Kanavanah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanavanah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Kanavanah scores with a four punch combination!

Kanavanah shoots in and bounces Lambert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kanavanah is working Lambert over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kanavanah works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lambert on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lambert tries to get out of the position.
Kanavanah seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kanavanah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kanavanah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lambert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kanavanah on the ground.
Kanavanah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanavanah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lambert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lambert is trying to stand back up but Kanavanah is controlling him
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. Kanavanah connects with a nice short shot to Lambert's temple.
Kanavanah seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kanavanah works his way into side control.
Kanavanah landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanavanah is putting a hurting on Lambert here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kanavanah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Kanavanah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kanavanah shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lambert is trying to defend but Kanavanah finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kanavanah is trying to control. Lambert wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kanavanah working Lambert over with strikes.
Lambert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kanavanah passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambert squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Kanavanah working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lambert working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanavanah tries to control but Lambert wriggling away.
Kanavanah controlling from the full mount.
Kanavanah raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kanavanah controlling from mount.
Kanavanah scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lambert?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shane Kanavanah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lambert is in a horrible position here. Kanavanah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lambert is looking to improve his position but Kanavanah isn't that keen on the idea.
Lambert is squirming around, avoiding Kanavanah's attempts to control the action.
Kanavanah is landing with some decent strikes but Lambert is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kanavanah working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kanavanah with shots to the head and body - Lambert looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kanavanah landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Gauthier Lambert has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanavanah controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert tries to lock up and control but Kanavanah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kanavanah punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kanavanah lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lambert hang on?
Kanavanah fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kanavanah controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Kanavanah connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kanavanah controlling from mount.
Kanavanah raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanavanah working Lambert over with strikes here.
Kanavanah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kanavanah landing strikes, looking to finish!

Lambert is rocked!

Gauthier Lambert's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanavanah lands a big shot to the head and Lambert winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shane Kanavanah!