|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timber Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Audet's entrance music is Will.I.Am - T.H.E.. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
31
203 lbs
14 - 13 - 1 |
|
184 cm
31
197 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timber Lake!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake just misses with a punch to the body.
Lake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lake misses with a series of wild punches.
Lake gets caught flat footed, as Audet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lake keeping moving, preventing Audet from controlling successfully.
Lake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Audet is one step ahead there.
Lake wants to stand but Audet is controlling the position.
Audet trying to control the position from guard on top but Lake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Audet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nathan Audet just wasn't active enough.
Audet closes the distance and clinches.
Lake is trying to break the clinch but Audet has him pressed against the cage.
Lake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Audet keeps control of Lake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Audet has Lake pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Audet pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lake tumbling to the mat - Audet dives into Lake's guard.
Audet throws an elbow that misses. Lake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Audet's guard. Nice move by Lake!
Audet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lake is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lake defends well.
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!
Audet is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Audet wants to get back to his feet but Lake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Audet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Audet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake wants to control from the top but Audet keeps moving.
Lake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Audet is keeping the position for now.
Audet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Audet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lake defends well.
Lake being controlled here momentarily.
Audet wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lake is now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Audet is refusing to be controlled, as Lake sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Audet 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.
Lake throws a series of punches but Audet moves out of range.
Lake misses with a wild body shot.
Audet avoids the body shot from Lake.
Audet shoots in for a takedown but Lake shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Audet tries to clinch but Lake is having none of it.
Audet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lake prevents the takedown attempt.
Audet looking to throw knees to the head but Lake is blocking nicely.
Lake blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Lake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Audet is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Audet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake is trying to push Audet away but Audet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Audet is trying to trip Lake. He has hold of a leg but Lake is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Audet persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake is looking to sweep but instead, Audet has passed into half guard.
Audet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Audet is stalling here. Lake is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Audet seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lake has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lake taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Audet avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lake.
Audet is not content to let Lake control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Audet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lake, pushing him back against the cage.
Lake letting Audet take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Lake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Audet prevents Lake from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet is trying to stall.
Lake is trying to break the clinch but Audet is controlling him.
Audet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Audet trying to control the position but instead, Lake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Audet into the cage.
Lake wants to break free but Audet has control.
Audet landing knees to the body.
Audet has Lake pressed against the cage, preventing Lake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Audet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Audet.
Lake is trying to force a seperation but Audet has the dominant position.
Audet keeps control of Lake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Audet misses with a knee to the head.
Lake tries to break free but Audet pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lake's defenses.
Audet misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Audet lands a knee to the head.
Audet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lake's face.
Lake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Audet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Audet landing knees to the head.
Audet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Audet is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Audet has him pressed against the cage.
Lake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lake is looking to break free of the clinch but Audet has double underhooks.
Lake is looking to break free of the clinch but Audet has double underhooks.
Audet lands an elbow inside that Lake shrugs off.
Audet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Audet dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lake misses with a body shot.
Lake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Audet moves away.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch but Lake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lake is looking for a triangle but Audet pushes his legs off easily.
Lake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lake keeping moving, preventing Audet from controlling successfully.
Audet passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet drops an elbow to the side of Lake's head.
Audet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lake won't allow Audet to pass to mount.
Audet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lake has hold of Audet's hands but Audet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Audet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Audet wants to pass to mount but Lake is defending the position.
Audet working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet wants to free his trapped foot but Lake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Audet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lake wants to improve his position but Audet is controlling well.
Timber Lake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Audet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Audet is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lake is staying active underneath Audet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake is looking to control Audet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lake avoid being mounted?
Audet slips a nice elbow through Lake's hands, connecting with Lake's forehead.
Nathan Audet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Audet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lake gets full guard.
Audet 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.
Audet trying to control the position from guard on top but Lake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Audet postures up in Lake's guard and throws a big left but Lake blocks it.
Lake keeping moving, preventing Audet from controlling successfully.
Lake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lake being controlled here, momentarily.
Audet postures up in Lake's guard and throws a big left but Lake blocks it.
Lake wants to stand but Audet is controlling the position.
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!
Audet is working Lake over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Audet with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lake wants to sweep but no luck.
Lake keeping moving, preventing Audet from controlling successfully.
Audet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lake's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Audet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Audet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Audet!
Nathan Audet thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
