PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Lamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dominica Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aiken
vs
Lamas

160 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
29
154 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Dauntless

Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cub Lamas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamas misses with a straight right.
Lamas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lamas there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Cub Lamas has been cut.
Aiken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aiken misses with a shot to the body
and Lamas counters with a stiff right hand.

Aiken has managed to clinch.
Aiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lamas backwards.
Lamas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aiken digs a right hand into Lamas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lamas's gas tank.
Lamas can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
A short uppercut from Aiken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken blocking some punches.
Lamas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aiken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lamas swings wildly with an uppercut but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aiken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aiken lands with a left to the head.
Lamas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aiken is working Lamas over against the cage.
Aiken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Aiken scores with a shot to the side of Lamas's head.
Aiken lands a shoulder strike.

Lamas is rocked!
Lamas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aiken seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lamas can turn it around.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Lamas.
Aiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lamas.
Lamas is trying to push Aiken away but Aiken has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Lamas working aggressively here.
Lamas misses with the head strike.
Aiken misses with a short punch on the inside.

Lamas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamas misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aiken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamas lands a two punch combo.
Aiken doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamas circles away.

Aiken clinches.
Aiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Aiken.
Lamas is still on wobbly legs! Can Aiken finish him?
Aiken blocks a body shot from Lamas.
A nice left hand lands by Aiken.
Aiken is stalling here.
Lamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken lands a shot to the body.
Aiken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aiken presses Lamas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aiken is pushing Lamas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aiken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamas backwards.
Aiken pushes Lamas against the cage. Aiken is working some dirty boxing. Aiken pushes off with a quick right hook! Lamas goes down! Lamas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Aiken moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Midick Aiken!
Midick Aiken retains his featherweight title!
Midick Aiken made sure to mention his sponsor, Dauntless in his post fight interview.