PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between God Save the Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Laskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Laskey has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Save the Queen
vs
Laskey

192 cm
25
215 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

$10

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, God Save the Queen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Laskey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laskey is looking to clinch.
Laskey is looking to clinch but Queen is avoiding it.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laskey.
Laskey fails in his attempt to clinch.

Laskey pushes Queen up against the cage in a clinch.
Queen keeps control of Laskey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Laskey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Queen uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Laskey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
Queen misses with a body punch.
Laskey is trying to break the clinch but Queen is controlling him.
Queen prevents Laskey from breaking the clinch.
Laskey lands a knee to the head.

It looks like God Save the Queen has been cut.
Laskey tries to stall but Queen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laskey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Queen has him pressed against the cage.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laskey tries to break the clinch but Queen is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Queen.
Queen tries to work over Laskey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Queen.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Laskey avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Laskey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Queen.
Laskey is trying to stall.
Laskey blocking some punches.
Laskey trying to stall but Queen improves his position.
Laskey is trying to push Queen away but Queen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Queen.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen lands a right hand.
Queen tries a body shot but Laskey blocks it.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Laskey avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Queen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laskey or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Queen.
Laskey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laskey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Queen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laskey backwards.
Laskey trying to control the position but instead, Queen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laskey into the cage.
Laskey has Queen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Queen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Laskey.
Laskey is trying to stall.
Laskey pushes off an throws an elbow but Queen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Laskey manages to break the clinch.
Laskey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Queen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queen throws out a leg kick but Laskey moves out of range and Queen only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laskey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laskey is looking to clinch.
Queen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laskey. That did some damage!
Laskey doesn't manage to clinch there - Queen circles away.
Laskey misses with a body kick.
Queen throws a front kick aimed at Laskey's knee but Laskey avoids it well.
Laskey fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Laskey with that takedown attempt.
God Save the Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Laskey.

Laskey pushes Queen up against the cage in a clinch.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Laskey.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Laskey avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
Laskey is looking to control Queen's arms but Queen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laskey has his back to the cage.
Laskey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laskey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with some punches.

Laskey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Queen wants to land a leg kick but Laskey is out of range.
Queen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laskey wants to clinch but Queen slips to the side
and Queen counters with a nice leg kick.
Queen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laskey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queen cracks Laskey with a good jab.
Queen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Queen has closed the distance and engaged Laskey in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laskey wants to get back to striking at distance but Queen won't allow it.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Laskey controls the action.
Queen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 God Save the Queen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on God Save the Queen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Laskey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laskey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Queen throws out the jab.
Laskey shoots in looking for a takedown but Queen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Laskey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laskey moves in looking to clinch but Queen pushes him off.
Queen throws a leg kick that is checked

and Laskey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Laskey avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
Queen working aggressively here.

Laskey jumps guard and drags Queen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Queen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Queen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laskey wants to get back to his feet but Queen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because God Save the Queen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Laskey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Queen keeps control of Laskey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Queen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Laskey avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Laskey.
Queen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laskey tries a knee to the head but Queen blocks it.
Queen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laskey blocking some punches.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Laskey avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
Laskey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Laskey is trying to force a seperation but Queen has the dominant position.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Laskey manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Queen is predictable there
and Laskey counters with a left to the body.
Laskey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laskey misses with a two punch combination.
Laskey is looking to clinch.
Queen lands a leg kick that knocks Laskey off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laskey has a takedown stuffed.
Queen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A left lands for Queen.
Laskey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queen connects with a leg kick. Laskey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laskey tries to clinch up.
Queen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
God Save the Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Queen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laskey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laskey blocks the body kick.
Laskey swinging wildly here.
Queen throws a sloppy head kick
and Laskey counters with a right hand to the body.
Queen throws a low kick but Laskey avoids it.
Queen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laskey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jerry Laskey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queen looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Queen clinches up with Laskey and pushes him back against the cage.
Laskey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laskey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Queen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Laskey controls the action.
Queen lands a shot to the body.
Queen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Queen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Queen.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
Queen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laskey lands with a light punch inside.
Laskey tries to stall but Queen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laskey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laskey looking for a takedown.
God Save the Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Laskey.
Laskey just leaning against Queen, taking a breather.
Laskey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Laskey is breathing heavily.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen throws a head punch that misses.
Laskey is trying to break the clinch but Queen is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
God Save the Queen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Queen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

God Save the Queen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on God Save the Queen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laskey forces Queen back against the cage and clinches.
Laskey tries to stall but Queen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laskey is looking for a takedown.
Queen misses with a punch to the body.
Queen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Laskey as the two fighters clinch.
Laskey blocks an uppercut.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laskey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen letting Laskey take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Laskey.
Laskey takes a shot to the head.
Queen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laskey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen struggles to land a body shot inside as Laskey controls his hands.
Queen swings wildly with an uppercut but Laskey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laskey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Laskey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Queen uses from the top position.

Laskey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Queen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laskey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Queen is keeping busy.
Laskey crunches a lovely knee into Queen's ribcage.
Laskey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Queen after a bit of a struggle.
God Save the Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Laskey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laskey misses with a body punch.
Laskey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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!
Queen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laskey backwards.
Laskey tries to score a body lock takedown but Queen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Laskey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laskey.
Laskey misses with a body punch.
Queen struggles to land a body shot inside as Laskey controls his hands.
Queen prevents a body shot from Laskey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
Queen prevents a body shot from Laskey.

Laskey manages to break the clinch.
Laskey wants to clinch up but Queen keeps it at a distance.
God Save the Queen is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen throws the left hand but Laskey avoids the punch easily.
Laskey misses with a double jab.

Laskey forces Queen back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laskey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Laskey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Queen as Laskey tries to tie him up.

Laskey drags the fight down to the ground.
Queen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Queen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Laskey is looking for a triangle here but Queen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Queen decides to stand back up. Queen steps back and let's Laskey get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laskey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Queen defends it nicely.
Laskey defending well as Queen loads up on a big left hand.
Laskey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laskey misses with a double jab.

Queen forces Laskey back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen lands a left hand.
Queen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Queen tries a body shot but Laskey blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Laskey really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on God Save the Queen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Laskey forces Queen back against the cage and clinches.
Laskey wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Queen.
Laskey wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Queen.
Laskey looking to throw knees to the head but Queen is blocking nicely.
Queen lands an uppercut.
Queen lands with a light punch inside.
Queen lands a body punch.
Queen pushes Laskey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Queen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laskey is trying to stall.
Laskey is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Laskey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laskey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Queen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laskey tries to close the distance and clinch but Queen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laskey moves out of range as Queen throws a body kick.
Queen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Queen throws the kick towards the body but Laskey avoids it.
Queen lands with a kick to the temple. Laskey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Queen wants to slow Laskey down by chopping away at his legs.
Laskey dives in and grabs Queen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Queen pushes down on Laskey's head and hops out.
Queen dips to his left and cracks Laskey with an uppercut!
Laskey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Queen counters with a head kick.
Queen misses with a kick to the body.
Laskey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Queen throws a right and a left that Laskey avoids nicely.
Queen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laskey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laskey.
Laskey staying out of range there.
Queen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laskey tries to clinch but Queen moves out of range.

Laskey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Laskey.
Laskey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Queen tries a body shot but Laskey blocks it.
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laskey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laskey wants a takedown.
Laskey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Queen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
God Save the Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Laskey.
Laskey looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a shot to the body.
Laskey digs a right hand into Queen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Queen's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Queen as Laskey tries to tie him up.
Laskey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Queen is defending well.
Laskey is trying to stall.
Queen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Queen misses with a body punch.
Laskey is trying to force a seperation but Queen has the dominant position.
Queen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laskey struggles to land a body shot inside as Queen controls his hands.
Laskey cracks Queen with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laskey jumps guard but Queen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laskey's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Laskey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laskey wants to clinch.
Queen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Queen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laskey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laskey avoids the body shot from Queen.
Laskey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Queen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Laskey somewhat.

Laskey clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Laskey.

Laskey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

God Save the Queen had his way with Jerry Laskey in that round.
The cut man is working on God Save the Queen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Laskey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
Laskey dodges the punch combination from Queen.
Queen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Laskey misses.
Queen loads up on a big right hand but Laskey slips the punch.
Queen throws a front kick aimed at Laskey's knee but Laskey avoids it well.
Laskey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laskey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laskey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Queen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queen looks for the body kick but Laskey saw that one coming.
Laskey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Queen's waist but Queen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laskey off to one side.
Queen with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laskey clinches with his opponent.
Laskey wants to stall.
Queen misses with the head strike.
Queen swings wildly with an uppercut but Laskey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laskey blocks an uppercut.
Laskey taking a breather.
Queen tries to work over Laskey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen working aggressively here.
Laskey lands a knee to the body.
Queen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laskey's elbow.
Laskey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Queen.
Laskey wants a takedown but no success here.
Queen misses with some punches.
Laskey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Queen's elbow.
Queen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laskey tries to pull guard but Queen holds him up against the cage and eventually Laskey drops back down to his feet.
God Save the Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Laskey.
Come on Laskey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Laskey breaks the clinch.
Laskey is looking to clinch.
Laskey tries to clinch up.
Queen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Queen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laskey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Queen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laskey shoots in looking for a takedown but Queen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Laskey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laskey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Queen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laskey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laskey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Queen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laskey tries a head kick but it misses.
Laskey is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Laskey is looking to clinch but Queen is avoiding it.
Laskey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Queen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Laskey clinches up against the cage.
Laskey tries to throw a body punch but Queen avoids it by throwing Laskey back against the cage.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Laskey.
Laskey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laskey pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a body punch.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
Laskey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
Laskey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jerry Laskey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laskey blocks an uppercut.
Queen gets through Laskey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laskey connects with a knee to the head.
Laskey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laskey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Laskey.
Laskey landing knees to the head.
Laskey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Queen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
God Save the Queen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laskey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Laskey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Queen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... God Save the Queen!
God Save the Queen retains his light heavyweight title!
God Save the Queen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.