PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blaise Lamont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Briar has chosen The Boys of the Old Brigade as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lamont
vs
O Briar

181 cm
22
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

176 cm
23
168 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaise Lamont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamont throws a poor cross that misses
and Lamont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamont pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamont misses with a body shot.
Blaise Lamont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Briar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Briar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Briar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Briar.
Lamont fails with a takedown attempt.

Lamont shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Briar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Lamont stalls from top position.
O Briar sneaks back into half guard.
O Briar trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lamont lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar is trying to get back to full guard.
Lamont seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Briar manages to get to full guard.
Lamont advances position into side control!
O Briar manages to get back to half guard.
Lamont wants to take a breather but O Briar is having none of it.

Lamont moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from O Briar.
Lamont trying to control the action but O Briar is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Briar is looking for a sweep.
Lamont working the ground and pound.
O Briar is looking for a sweep.
Lamont working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lamont is working O Briar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lamont lands a nice forearm strike.
O Briar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Briar is letting Lamont control him for a moment.
Lamont lands a few punches from side control.
Lamont trying to control the action but O Briar is working from the bottom.
O Briar is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Lamont lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamont scoring with punches from side control.
Lamont lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lamont lands an elbow.
Lamont working the head and body with strikes.
O Briar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lamont not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lamont prevents O Briar from improving his position.
Lamont controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar gets full guard.
O Briar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lamont keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lamont wants to improve his position but O Briar is controlling well.
Lamont wants to control but O Briar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Briar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lamont tries to roll over but O Briar keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lamont manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaise Lamont dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Briar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamont misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Briar slips a straight right by Lamont.
Lamont digs a good body shot into O Briar's ribs.
Lamont scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Lamont lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Briar doesn't seem phased though.
Lamont checks a leg kick.
O Briar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamont.
Lamont dips to his left and cracks O Briar with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamont takes a swing at O Briar's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Lamont. Beautiful body shot.
O Briar throws a shot to the body.
O Briar misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamont misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar looks to land a body kick but Lamont moved away.
Lamont throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Briar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamont works O Briar's body with a nice hook.
Lamont shoots in and drives through. O Briar sprawls well.
Lamont swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Lamont shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
O Briar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lamont.

O Briar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lamont postures up in O Briar's guard and throws a big left but O Briar blocks it.
O Briar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lamont throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaise Lamont overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont is in close to O Briar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lamont landing some decent shots from guard.
O Briar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lamont!
Lamont is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Briar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lamont can't escape the position.
O Briar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lamont gets back to half guard.
Lamont gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Briar is pushing down on Lamont's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lamont is fighting to maintain full guard but O Briar has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar prevents Lamont from improving his position.
O Briar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lamont is trying to stand back up but O Briar is controlling him
O Briar is thwarting Lamont's attempts to control the position.
Lamont tries to roll over but O Briar keeps him under control.
O Briar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Briar prevents Lamont from improving his position.
O Briar 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.
Lamont regains full guard. Nicely done.
O Briar postures up in Lamont's guard and throws a big left but Lamont blocks it.

That's four 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.
Lamont tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamont preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamont is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lamont trying to control from half guard but O Briar is working away.
O Briar manages to get to full guard.
Lamont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lamont trying to control but O Briar is working from the bottom.
O Briar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamont trying to control the position from guard on top but O Briar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ralph O Briar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

O Briar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Briar takes a swing at Lamont's ribcage but misses.
Lamont's corner calls for a 1-2. Lamont obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Briar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Briar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Briar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Briar lands a right hook to the body.
O Briar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Briar throws a leg kick

and Lamont counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Lamont is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Briar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lamont.
O Briar wants to improve his position but Lamont is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lamont.
Lamont seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Briar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Briar trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Lamont seems content to control.
Lamont landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Briar is trying to maintain the position but Lamont is very close to passing his half guard.
Lamont is pressing down on O Briar's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Briar is holding on for now.
Lamont not doing much here.

Lamont is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, O Briar has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Briar trying to control from the bottom.
Lamont 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.
O Briar is looking to control Lamont's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Briar avoid being mounted?
Lamont working O Briar over with strikes.
Lamont is looking to take a break and control but O Briar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lamont wants to pass the guard but O Briar is defending well.
Lamont with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Lamont is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Briar.

Lamont thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
O Briar wants to sweep but no luck.

O Briar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Briar trying to control the position.
Lamont with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lamont slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamont stands up over O Briar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Briar keeping full guard, as Lamont tries to pass.
Lamont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamont trying to control the position from guard on top but O Briar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamont makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Briar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lamont manages to get himself to full guard.
Lamont pulls O Briar in close to prevent any damage.

Lamont is looking to sinch up a triangle. O Briar throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lamont's body to avoid the submission. Lamont has instead reached around O Briar's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lamont arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Blaise Lamont!