PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lagk
vs
De Wilde

193 cm
30
212 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

185 cm
40
214 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Lagk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri De Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Wilde tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimitri De Wilde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagk leaves De Wilde with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for De Wilde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Wilde fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Wilde throws a hook to the side of Lagk's head but Lagk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Wilde misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lagk counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Lagk clinches with his opponent.
Lagk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Wilde.
De Wilde is pushing Lagk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagk throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Wilde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lagk is stalling here.
Lagk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Wilde is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Wilde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Wilde or perhaps it was just good defense by Lagk, which made it look bad.
A counter left hand to the body from Lagk misses its target.
Nick Lagk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitri De Wilde.
De Wilde swats away the attempt to clinch by Lagk.
De Wilde swats away the attempt to clinch by Lagk.

De Wilde looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De Wilde throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lagk gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Wilde throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Wilde missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Wilde is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lagk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lagk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lagk looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Wilde is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Wilde 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Wilde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Wilde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Wilde shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lagk throwing a counter right hand but De Wilde manages to avoid it.

Lagk instigates a clinch.
Lagk tries to break the clinch but De Wilde is controlling the position.
Lagk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Wilde.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Wilde as Lagk tries to tie him up.
Lagk misses with an elbow strike.
De Wilde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lagk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Wilde's elbow.
Lagk trying to land knees to the body.
Lagk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Lagk.
Lagk is pushing De Wilde up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Our sources have told us that Lagk has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lagk gets through De Wilde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lagk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lagk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lagk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Lagk 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.

De Wilde looks to land a combination but Lagk avoids it well.
De Wilde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Wilde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lagk closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lagk.

It looks like Dimitri De Wilde has been cut.
Lagk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Wilde looking to slow down the pace here.
Lagk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Wilde.
De Wilde misses with a punch on the inside.
Lagk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lagk breaks from the clinch.
De Wilde shoots in but no luck this time.
As De Wilde looks to move away, Lagk throws a big counter combo but De Wilde just gets out of the way.
No luck for De Wilde with that takedown attempt.
Lagk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Wilde's head backwards.
Lagk is looking to clinch but De Wilde is avoiding it.

Lagk pushes De Wilde up against the cage in a clinch.
Lagk is pushing De Wilde up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lagk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lagk tries to land knees in the clinch but De Wilde avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lagk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

De Wilde successfully pulls guard.
De Wilde keeping moving, preventing Lagk from controlling successfully.
Lagk lands a couple of elbows.
Lagk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Wilde can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lagk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lagk trying to control but De Wilde is working from the bottom.
Lagk is looking to advance position but De Wilde has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

De Wilde unloads with some shots from mount but Lagk bucks and avoids them well.
Lagk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Wilde prevents Lagk from getting the reversal.
Lagk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Wilde.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Wilde with a couple of short strikes.
De Wilde throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lagk because De Wilde loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde looking to finish with strikes here!
Lagk wants to hold on but De Wilde pushes him away.
De Wilde misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dimitri De Wilde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lagk is desperately trying to improve his position but De Wilde has a good base and remains in mount.
De Wilde with shots to the head and body - Lagk looks very uncomfortable down there.
De Wilde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De Wilde landing punches.
Lagk is working to get back to half guard.
De Wilde controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Wilde.
De Wilde connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lagk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lagk is bucking up trying to escape but De Wilde cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
De Wilde looking to control but Lagk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lagk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri De Wilde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dimitri De Wilde's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lagk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lagk fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Wilde looks to land a left hand but Lagk moved out of range nicely.
De Wilde misses with a straight right.
A jab from De Wilde does it's job there.
Lagk walks into a straight right hand from De Wilde.

De Wilde gets tackled into the cage by Lagk. Lagk maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from De Wilde.
Lagk misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagk is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee calls for Lagk to work.
Lagk lands with a left to the head.
Lagk trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk digs a right hand into De Wilde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Wilde's gas tank.
De Wilde prevents a body shot from Lagk.
Lagk lands an uppercut.
De Wilde jumps guard but Lagk stands there with De Wilde around his waist. De Wilde gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lagk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Wilde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lagks head.
De Wilde blocks an elbow strike.
Lagk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Wilde avoids it.
Lagk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lagk leaning against his opponent.
De Wilde dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Wilde blocks the elbow strike.
Lagk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Wilde is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde taking a breather.
Lagk can't find room to land a body shot as De Wilde controls the action.
Lagk lands an elbow that stopped De Wilde in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Lagk.
De Wilde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lagk lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lagk.
Lagk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lagk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lagk moves in looking to clinch but De Wilde pushes him off.
Lagk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Wilde swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lagk closes the distance and clinches.
Lagk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lagk lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk lands an elbow inside that De Wilde shrugs off.

That has opened up Dimitri De Wilde's cut even more.
De Wilde managing to block the knees to the body from Lagk.
De Wilde blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lagk.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lagk obliges.
Lagk tries to land knees in the clinch but De Wilde avoids the damage to the body.
Lagk prevents De Wilde from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Wilde.
The referee calls for Lagk to work.
De Wilde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lagk digs a right hand into De Wilde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Wilde's gas tank.
De Wilde prevents a body shot from Lagk.
Lagk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lagk tries to work over De Wilde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lagk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lagk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lagk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Wilde taking a breather.
Nick Lagk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lagk taking a breather.
Lagk misses with a body punch.
Lagk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lagk throws a punch but it's blocked by De Wilde.
Lagk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lagk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Wilde.
Lagk misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Lagk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lagk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Lagk!
Nick Lagk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.