PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lobster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lobster comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Sacrifice. Easton has chosen I Do It 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.

Lobster
vs
Easton

178 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Lobster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Easton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easton stalks Lobster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lobster's face. Lobster staggers backwards, shaken.
Easton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lobster.
Easton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Easton tries to bum rush Lobster with a series of wild strikes but Lobster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lobster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lobster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Easton blocks a head kick by Lobster.
Lobster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Easton.
Rock Lobster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobster tries to clinch but Easton moves out of range.
Lobster is looking to clinch but Easton is avoiding it.
Easton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lobster.
Easton misses with a double jab.
Lobster is looking to clinch but Easton is avoiding it.
Easton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lobster.
Lobster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Easton circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobster tries to clinch up.
Lobster misses with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Easton. Those never looked like landing.
Lobster looks to clinch
and Easton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lobster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Easton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Easton keeps the fight on the outside.
Easton misses with a series of wild punches.
Lobster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Easton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lobster tries to clinch there but Easton circles away.
Easton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Easton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lobster.
A left and a right from Lobster both land. Nice combination.
Easton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lobster throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lobster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Easton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lobster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Easton tries to circle away but Lobster has him pinned against the cage.
Lobster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Easton.
Lobster missing with knees to the body.
Easton blocks an uppercut.
Lobster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lobster tries a knee to the head but Easton blocks it.

Easton manages to break the clinch.
Easton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lobster.
Lobster wants to clinch.
Easton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Easton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Easton counters with a left and a right that stings Lobster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobster tries to clinch up.
Easton throws a series of punches but Lobster avoids them all with ease.

Lobster moves into the clinch.
Easton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lobster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Easton managing to block the knees to the body from Lobster.
Easton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lobster looking to throw knees to the head but Easton is blocking nicely.
Lobster landing knees to the body.
Easton looks gassed!
Lobster tries a body shot but Easton blocks it.
Lobster tries to land knees in the clinch but Easton avoids the damage to the body.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lobster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Easton's efforts to push away.
Lobster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Easton avoids the elbow strike from Lobster, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easton avoids a wild elbow strike from Lobster.
A frustrated look appears on Easton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lobster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lobster looking to throw knees to the head but Easton is blocking nicely.
Easton is trying to break free.
Lobster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lobster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lobster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Easton's efforts to push away.
Lobster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lobster lands an elbow that stopped Easton in his tracks for a moment.
Lobster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Easton is trying to break free.
Lobster looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Lobster 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Lobster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lobster tries to clinch up but Easton circles away and keeps his distance.
Easton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lobster has closed the distance and engaged Easton in a clinch.
Lobster misses with a knee strike.
Easton tries to pull guard but Lobster forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lobster prevents Easton from breaking the clinch.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lobster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Easton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Easton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lobster walks away with a smile on his face. Easton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lobster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Easton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Easton misses with a double jab.
Easton throws the kick towards the body but Lobster avoids it.
Rock Lobster is winning the standup battle so far.
Lobster dodges the punch combination from Easton.
Easton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lobster has closed the distance and engaged Easton in a clinch.
Lobster prevents Easton from breaking the clinch.
Easton is looking to break free of the clinch but Lobster has double underhooks.
Lobster lands a nice elbow.
Lobster misses with a knee to the head.
Easton is trying to force a seperation but Lobster has the dominant position.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Easton.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lobster misses with a body punch.
Easton is trying to break the clinch but Lobster is controlling him.
Lobster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Easton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lobster working aggressively here.
Easton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lobster to keep the fight standing.
Rock Lobster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Easton.
Lobster landing knees to the head.
Easton is trying to break the clinch but Lobster is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobster tries to land knees in the clinch but Easton avoids the damage to the body.
Easton wants to break free but Lobster has control.
Easton wants to take the fight to the mat but Lobster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lobster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lobster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Easton is defending well for now.
Lobster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lobster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Lobster fails to land.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lobster lands a knee to the head.
Easton blocks an uppercut.
Lobster misses with a body punch.
Lobster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lobster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Easton is trying to break free.
Lobster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Easton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Easton is trying to force a seperation but Lobster has the dominant position.
Easton takes an elbow to the temple.
Lobster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lobster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Easton's face.
Lobster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lobster throws an elbow that misses.
Easton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lobster has Easton pressed against the cage, preventing Easton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lobster prevents Easton from breaking the clinch.
Easton blocks an uppercut.
Lobster tries to throw a body punch but Easton avoids it by throwing Lobster back against the cage.
Easton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lobster has him pressed against the cage.
Lobster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lobster missing with knees to the body.
Lobster lands an elbow just above Easton 's eye.
Easton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lobster walks away with a smile on his face. Easton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lobster backs up against the cage.
Lobster tries to clinch there but Easton circles away.
Lobster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Easton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Easton.
A clash of legs there as Lobster blocks the low kick.
Lobster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Easton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Easton swinging wildly here.
Lobster is looking to clinch but Easton is avoiding it.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Lobster.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Easton tries a head kick but it misses.

Lobster moves into range and clinches up with Easton.
Lobster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Lobster dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lobster swats away the attempt to clinch by Easton.
Lobster darts in trying to clinch
and Easton counters with a three punch combo that has Lobster backing up. Lobster nods at Easton to acknowledge the strikes.
Rock Lobster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Easton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lobster wants to clinch.

Lobster has managed to clinch.
Lobster lands a knee to the head.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lobster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Easton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Easton managing to block the knees to the body from Lobster.
Lobster connects with a knee to the head.
Easton is trying to force a seperation but Lobster has the dominant position.
Easton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Easton takes an elbow to the temple.
Lobster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Easton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobster misses with a punch to the body.
Lobster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lobster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lobster lands a good knee to the midsection. Easton won't want to take too many of those.
Lobster tries to land knees in the clinch but Easton avoids the damage to the body.
Lobster comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lobster digs a right hand into Easton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Easton's gas tank.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Lobster.
Lobster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lobster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Easton's face.
Easton can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobster lands an elbow that stopped Easton in his tracks for a moment.
Lobster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lobster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Easton wants to break free but Lobster has control.
Knees to the body from Lobster.
Easton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Easton tries to break free but Lobster pushes him back against the cage.
Lobster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Easton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lobster walks away with a smile on his face. Easton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Easton moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Easton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rock Lobster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lobster.
Lobster tries to land knees in the clinch but Easton avoids the damage to the body.
Lobster tries to land knees in the clinch but Easton avoids the damage to the body.
Easton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lobster tries to land a knee to the head but Easton blocks with his arms.
Easton jumps guard but Lobster turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rock Lobster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton has had enough of the clinch but Lobster keeps him there for the moment.
Lobster is pressed up against the cage. Easton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lobster down to the mat. Lobster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rock Lobster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Easton.
Lobster fakes the leg kick and cracks Easton in the body.
Lobster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Easton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lobster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Easton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lobster circles away quickly and effectively.
Easton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Easton tries to clinch there but Lobster circles away.
Easton takes a swing at Lobster's ribcage but misses.
Easton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lobster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Easton can do to turn this around?
Lobster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lobster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Easton, pushing him back against the cage.
Easton tries to circle away but Lobster has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Easton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Easton tries to pull guard but Lobster holds him up against the cage and eventually Easton drops back down to his feet.
Easton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lobster smiles and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lobster clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Lobster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lobster 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Lobster!
Rock Lobster seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.