PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Atkiray (ranked 5230 p4p, 4453 weight class) and Andrew Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temujin Atkiray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Lam's chin.

Atkiray
vs
Lam

168 cm
18
149
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
154
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Temujin Atkiray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Lam!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkiray misses with a takedown attempt - Lam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lam throws a hook but Atkiray avoids it easily.

Lam gets caught napping as Atkiray dives in and scores a takedown. Lam manages to retain guard.
Lam looking to control.
Lam is looking to sweep but instead, Atkiray has passed into half guard.
Atkiray lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atkiray.
Lam has hold of Atkiray's hands but Atkiray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkiray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Atkiray working the head and body with strikes.
Lam tries to get to full guard but Atkiray has control of the leg.
Atkiray winds up and cracks Lam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam tries to get to full guard but Atkiray has control of the leg.
Atkiray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Atkiray prevents Lam from improving his position.

Lam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atkiray is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atkiray scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lam is staying active underneath Atkiray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Atkiray there.
Atkiray slips a nice elbow through Lam's hands, connecting with Lam's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Atkiray lands a nice short elbow.
Atkiray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lam taking some punishment here, with Atkiray in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkiray winds up and cracks Lam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Atkiray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Atkiray working Lam over with strikes.
Atkiray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Atkiray prevents Lam from improving his position.
Atkiray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lam tries to get to full guard but Atkiray has control of the leg.
Atkiray winds up and cracks Lam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Atkiray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lam wants to get back to full guard.
Lam looks winded!
Atkiray drops an elbow to the side of Lam's head.
Atkiray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Atkiray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkiray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Atkiray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Atkiray is looking to take a break and control but Lam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atkiray scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Atkiray working the head and body with strikes.
Atkiray seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Atkiray working over Lam with some ground and pound. Lam looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lam trying to control from the bottom.
Atkiray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Atkiray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lam tries to get to full guard but Atkiray has control of the leg.
Atkiray seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Atkiray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Atkiray lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkiray lands strikes from half guard.
Lam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atkiray scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Atkiray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lam tries to get to full guard but Atkiray has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Atkiray.
Atkiray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Atkiray lands with a punch from half guard.
Atkiray winds up and cracks Lam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Atkiray working Lam over with strikes.
Lam on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atkiray scores with a couple of nice shots.
Atkiray lands with a punch from half guard.
Atkiray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lam taking some punishment here, with Atkiray in his half guard.
Atkiray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Temujin Atkiray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Atkiray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lam looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Atkiray scores with punches from side control.
Lam can't do much from the bottom here.
Atkiray looking to control but instead Lam has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atkiray scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atkiray scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lam wants to control but Atkiray is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Atkiray.
Atkiray slips a nice elbow through Lam's hands, connecting with Lam's forehead.
Atkiray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Atkiray there.
Temujin Atkiray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Atkiray lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkiray slips a nice elbow through Lam's hands, connecting with Lam's forehead.
Lam is breathing heavily.
Atkiray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Atkiray lands strikes from half guard.
Atkiray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lam trying to hold on to Atkiray's head to control him but Atkiray postures up.
Lam is trying to get back to full guard.
Atkiray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Atkiray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Atkiray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lam taking some punishment here, with Atkiray in his half guard.
Lam is refusing to be controlled, as Atkiray sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Atkiray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkiray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Atkiray seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Atkiray drops an elbow to the side of Lam's head.
Atkiray is nestled in close to Lam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lam wants to get back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Atkiray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Atkiray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Atkiray there.
Atkiray is nestled in close to Lam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Atkiray lands strikes from half guard.
Atkiray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Atkiray scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Atkiray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lam can do to turn this around?
Atkiray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Atkiray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lam is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkiray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Atkiray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Atkiray connects with a nice short shot to Lam's temple.
Atkiray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Atkiray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Atkiray winds up and cracks Lam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Atkiray lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Atkiray scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Atkiray lands strikes from half guard.
Atkiray is trying to control. Lam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Atkiray working Lam over with strikes.
Atkiray slips a nice elbow through Lam's hands, connecting with Lam's forehead.
Lam on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkiray lands with a punch from half guard.
Atkiray working the head and body with strikes.
Atkiray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Atkiray lands a nice short elbow.
Atkiray winds up and cracks Lam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Atkiray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Atkiray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Atkiray winds up and cracks Lam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Lam is rocked!
Atkiray lands strikes from half guard.
Lam is still in real trouble! Can Atkiray finish him?
Atkiray winds up and cracks Lam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Atkiray working the head and body with strikes.
Atkiray scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Atkiray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Atkiray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Atkiray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Atkiray connects with a nice short shot to Lam's temple.
Atkiray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Atkiray is nestled in close to Lam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lam on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Lam looking for submissions off his back.
Atkiray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Atkiray connects with a nice short shot to Lam's temple.
Ground and pound from Atkiray.
Atkiray seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Atkiray lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lam! More strikes land and this one is all over! Atkiray jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temujin Atkiray!
A victorious Temujin Atkiray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.