PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slavy Lost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Kamara will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lost
vs
Kamara

198 cm
25
269 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slavy Lost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Kamara!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lost ducks under a wild hook from Kamara.

Lost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lost tries to pull guard but Kamara holds him up against the cage and eventually Lost drops back down to his feet.
Lost is trying to pull guard but Kamara has him pressed against the cage.
Kamara dodges an elbow strike from Lost.

Lost jumps into guard, dragging Kamara to the mat.
Lost is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lost pulls Kamara in close to prevent any damage.
Lost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamara wants to control from the top but Lost keeps moving.
Lost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kamara on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lost working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lost is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kamara missing with a left hand there. Lost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamara throws a lazy right hand but Lost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamara misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lost has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lost and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Lost has managed to clinch.
Kamara has Lost pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kamara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lost manages to pull guard.
Kamara wants to stand but Lost has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kamara lands a couple of elbows.
Lost looking to control.
Lost keeping moving, preventing Kamara from controlling successfully.
Kamara preventing the sweep.
Kamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Lost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lost working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamara is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kamara fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamara misses with a looping left.
Lost tried to counter with a leg kick but Kamara avoided it.

Lost rushes Kamara and presses him up against the cage.
Kamara avoids a wild elbow strike from Lost.
Lost lands an elbow inside.
Lost trying to land knees to the body.
Kamara takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamara's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara blocks an elbow strike.
Lost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lost prevents the takedown attempt.
Kamara looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lost.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamara's brow.
Kamara is trying to force a seperation but Lost has the dominant position.
Lost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamara jumps guard but Lost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Slavy Lost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kamara.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamara is trying to break the clinch but Lost has him pressed against the cage.
Lost throws an elbow that misses.
Kamara avoids a wild elbow strike from Lost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slavy Lost dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kamara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lost as he avoids it easily.
Kamara throws a lazy right hand but Lost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lost is looking to slow Kamara down with leg kicks.
Kamara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lost swivels and escapes.
Kamara is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Lost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lost lands a damaging elbow.
Lost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamara avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lost trying to land knees to the body.
Lost pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara avoiding damage as Lost throws knees to the body.
Lost lands a nice elbow.
Lost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kamara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kamara.
Lost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kamara avoids the elbow strike from Lost, against the cage.
Lost lands an elbow inside that Kamara shrugs off.
Lost throws an elbow that misses.
Kamara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lost wants to take the fight to the mat but Kamara manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lost lands a damaging elbow.
Lost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lost is looking for a takedown.
Lost pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lost lands an elbow inside that Kamara shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara avoids a wild elbow strike from Lost.
Lost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamara's efforts to push away.
Kamara is looking to control Lost's arms but Lost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kamara has his back to the cage.
Kamara tries to pull guard but Lost holds him up against the cage and eventually Kamara drops back down to his feet.
Slavy Lost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kamara.
Kamara wants to stall.
Kamara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slavy Lost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamara avoids it.
Lost throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kamara fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kamara smiles and moves away.
Kamara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamara misses with a straight right.
Kamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lost slips under a jab from Kamara.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamara throws out a loose jab but Lost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamara tests Lost's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Slavy Lost has been cut.
Lost slips under a jab from Kamara.
Lost tries to land a leg kick but Kamara saw it coming and moves away.
Lost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lost throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamara can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Kamara misses the target.
Kamara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lost circles away quickly and effectively.
Lost throws a low kick but Kamara moves out of range easily.
Lost ducks under a wild hook from Kamara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lost slips a straight right by Kamara.
Lost lands with a nice body kick.
Kamara dives in and grabs Lost's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lost pushes down on Kamara's head and hops out.
Kamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slavy Lost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lost is looking to clinch but Kamara is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Kamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lost checks a low kick from Kamara.
Kamara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Kamara misses.
Lost ducks under a wild hook from Kamara.
Kamara misses with the combination.
Kamara dips to his left and cracks Lost with an uppercut!
Kamara looks to land a right hand but Lost moved out of range.
Lost feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Lost rushes Kamara and presses him up against the cage.
Kamara dodges an elbow strike from Lost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Slavy Lost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slavy Lost's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kamara, pushing him back against the cage.
Lost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamara's defenses.
Lost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kamara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lost misses with an elbow strike.
Kamara dodges an elbow strike from Lost.
Lost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lost lands an elbow just above Kamara 's eye.
Kamara is looking for a takedown.
Kamara avoids the elbow strike from Lost, against the cage.
Lost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara is trying to stall.
Lost pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamara's brow.
Lost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Lost gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kamara is trying to maintain the position but Lost is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lost wants to free his trapped foot but Kamara is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lost is just content to waste time from the top position. Kamara takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Lost is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kamara has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lost is looking to defend but Kamara has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lost! Kamara pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lost taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Kamara!