PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Eston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eston
vs
Lambert

190 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabian Eston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lambert pinned against the cage. Lambert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eston tries a head kick but it misses.
Eston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eston tries for a takedown but Lambert circles away easily

and Lambert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lambert passes the guard and advances to mount!
Eston is working to get back to half guard.
Lambert scoring with strikes but Eston is staying in there.
Lambert breaks from Eston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lambert tries to control but Eston wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eston is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eston tries to hold on but Lambert pushes him away.
Eston is looking to improve his position but Lambert isn't that keen on the idea.
Lambert looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lambert tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lambert with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambert tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lambert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert scoring with strikes but Eston is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambert wants to control the pace but Eston is squirming around nicely.
Lambert controlling the pace for now.
Eston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lambert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lambert with the ground and pound from mount.
Lambert won't let Eston get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Eston is breathing heavily.
Lambert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lambert controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lambert lands a nice shot to the head.
Lambert content just to control the position here.
Lambert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eston?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lambert lands a big elbow.
Lambert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambert tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lambert fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lambert lands a big elbow.
Lambert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eston is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lambert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lambert looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Lambert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Eston shoots and misses

and Lambert counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lambert passes Eston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lambert throwing shots but Eston is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lambert slips a nice elbow through Eston's hands, connecting with Eston's forehead.
Eston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eston tries to get out of the position.
Lambert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lambert slows the pace down in half guard.
Lambert wants to control but Eston is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambert wants to free his trapped foot but Eston is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eston is staying active underneath Lambert, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Robert Lambert wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lambert misses with a hook. Eston ducked under it nicely.
Fabian Eston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lambert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eston counters with a one-two to the body.
Lambert slips a jab and a cross from Eston.
Eston shoots for a takedown but Lambert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lambert scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eston moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is stalling in the full guard.
Lambert works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Eston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lambert has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert lands a nice shot to the head.
Lambert has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eston's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert tries to control but Eston wriggling away.
Robert Lambert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lambert scoring with strikes but Eston is staying in there.
Lambert takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lambert with shots to the head and body - Eston looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lambert with shots to the head and body - Eston looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lambert controlling the pace for now.
Lambert looking to control but Eston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lambert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lambert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Eston is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert wants to control the pace but Eston is squirming around nicely.
Lambert controlling the position easily from mount.
Eston is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lambert landing punches.
Lambert landing strikes from the mount and Eston is in trouble!
Lambert lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Eston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lambert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lambert lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lambert working Eston over with strikes here.
Lambert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eston is looking to escape.
Lambert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eston?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Lambert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Eston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

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.
Eston seems to have got his legs back now.
Lambert postures up.
Eston keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Eston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Eston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lambert defends it easily.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Eston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lambert controls the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eston wants to sweep but no luck.
Lambert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Eston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lambert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lambert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lambert distracts Eston with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eston trying to control the position.
Lambert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lambert tries to free his leg and advance position but Eston is retaining full guard.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Eston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambert controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Eston looking for a sweep. Not yet Eston, not yet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Robert Lambert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Lambert gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Lambert is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert winds up and cracks Eston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lambert scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eston is staying active underneath Lambert, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lambert lands a nice short elbow.
Eston wants to get back to his feet.
Lambert controlling the pace.
Lambert passes to side control.
Lambert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Eston down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert controls the position.
Lambert scoring with punches from side control.
Lambert taking a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambert cracks Eston with a big elbow.
Robert Lambert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here.
Lambert advances nicely into full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert controlling from the full mount.
Fabian Eston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Lambert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lambert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Robert Lambert!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Robert Lambert!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Robert Lambert!

Robert Lambert wins by unanimous decision!