|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abi Bala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Lampard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 155lb limit. Abi Bala came in at 157.6 and Henry Lampard came in at 157.5 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. Henry Lampard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
26
167 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
|
170 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big heart |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abi Bala!
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, Henry Lampard!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bala dives in for a single leg takedown but Lampard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Lampard misses with a knee strike.
Bala tries to pull guard but Lampard holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bala drops back down to his feet.
Lampard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bala trying to remain calm as Lampard controls from the top position.
Lampard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bala keeps working.
Lampard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bala. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bala tries to escape but Lampard is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampard wants to control but Bala is keeping him busy.
Lampard looking to control but instead Bala has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bala has hold of Lampard's hands but Lampard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lampard is thwarting Bala's attempts to control the position.
Lampard is trying to control the action in half guard but Bala is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lampard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lampard trying to control from half guard but Bala is working away.
Lampard trying to control from Bala's half guard. Bala has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bala wants to stand up but Lampard is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bala trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lampard shoots in and bounces Bala off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lampard wants to stand but Bala has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bala is trying to control the position but Lampard postures up.
Bala keeping moving, preventing Lampard from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bala, up you get!
Nice sprawl there from Lampard as Bala shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abi Bala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bala avoids a kick to the body.
Bala shoots in and drives through. Lampard sprawls well.
Bala delivers a nice body kick.
Lampard pushes Bala up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lampard tightens his grip and picks Bala up, before dumping him to the ground. Bala manages to land in guard.
Lampard tries to free his leg and advance position but Bala is retaining full guard.
Lampard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lampard prevents Bala from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bala is trying to control the position but Lampard postures up.
Lampard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bala is keeping the position for now.
Bala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lampard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bala is breathing heavily.
Lampard looking to sit in guard and control but Bala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lampard is trying to keep Bala in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Lampard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bala shoots for a takedown but Lampard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lampard defends it nicely.
Lampard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lampard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lampard is fending him off so far but Bala persists. Nope, Lampard circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abi Bala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bala shoots for a double leg takedown but Lampard sprawls well. He's pushed Bala's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lampard has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lampard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lampard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lampard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lampard working the head with strikes.
Lampard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lampard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Abi Bala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lampard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lampard takes a little break here. Bala wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lampard working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bala throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Lampard scoring with punches from side control.
Bala tries to improve position but can't.
Lampard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bala to his feet.
Good leg kick by Bala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lampard moves into range and clinches up with Bala.
Bala breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lampard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lampard lands in his opponent's guard.
Bala working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bala keeping moving, preventing Lampard from controlling successfully.
Lampard stays in close to Bala's body and controls the position.
Bala can't keep his opponent in guard - Lampard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lampard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bala does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lampard content to control rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lampard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lampard slaps away a takedown attempt from Bala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lampard has closed the distance and engaged Bala in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bala can't break the clinch.
Lampard manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Lampard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lampard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bala!
Lampard wants to control but Bala is keeping him busy.
Bala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lampard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bala gets back to half guard.
Lampard moves into full mount! Bala won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lampard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lampard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampard lands a heavy elbow.
Bala really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bala is in a horrible position here. Lampard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bala is working to get back to half guard.
Bala tries to hold on but Lampard pushes him away.
Lampard controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lampard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampard breaks from Bala's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lampard working the ground and pound effectively.
Lampard lands with some strikes.
Bala in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bala is squirming around, avoiding Lampard's attempts to control the action.
Lampard working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lampard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bala is looking to escape.
Henry Lampard has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lampard content just to control the position here.
Lampard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bala flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lampard avoids the attempt from Bala to control.
Bala is squirming around, avoiding Lampard's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bala is trying to escape the mount.
Bala tries to hold on but Lampard postures up.
Lampard landing punches.
Abi Bala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lampard tries to control but Bala wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bala is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Henry Lampard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lampard tries to control but Bala wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Lampard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lampard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Lampard!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
