PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Lloyd (ranked 4695 p4p, 4301 weight class) and Lily Foster (ranked 238 p4p, 222 weight class). Jamal Lloyd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lloyd
vs
Foster

155 cm
18
140
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lily Foster!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foster closes the distance and pushes Lloyd back into the cage.
Lloyd is trying to force a seperation but Foster has the dominant position.
Foster has Lloyd pressed against the cage, preventing Lloyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Foster is controlling him.

Foster manages to break the clinch.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lloyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster shoots for a takedown but Lloyd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Foster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lloyd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lloyd throws a lazy right hand but Foster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foster wants to counter with a clinch but Lloyd pushes him away.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lloyd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lloyd checks a leg kick nicely.
Lloyd looks to throw the jab but Foster is out of range.
Lloyd lunges at Foster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Foster's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foster with the counter takedown but Lloyd avoids it easily.
Lloyd misses with a straight right.
Foster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lloyd.
Foster is looking for the big counter here.
Lloyd misses with a right hand
and Foster counters with a straight right hand.

Foster closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lloyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jamal Lloyd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lloyd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lloyd misses with a left hand
and Lloyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foster looks for a takedown but Lloyd sprawls well.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lily Foster.
Lloyd throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Foster to counter with a crisp jab.

Foster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Foster pulls guard successfully.
Lloyd throwing strikes from guard but Foster blocks nicely.
Lloyd is looking to work some ground and pound but Foster has wrist control.
Lloyd prevents Foster from getting back to his feet.
Foster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Foster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lloyd landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster has momentary wrist control but Lloyd slips an elbow through the middle.
Lloyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lloyd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lloyd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lloyd throws a big right hand that misses.
Lloyd distracts Foster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lloyd could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lloyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lloyd connects with a couple of short punches.
Lloyd postures up in Foster's guard and throws a big left but Foster blocks it.
Lloyd throwing strikes but missing.
Lloyd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Lloyd dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lloyd looks to land a right hand but Foster moved out of range.
Lily Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foster shoots in but Lloyd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Lloyd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Foster is rocked!
Lloyd throws the left hand but Foster avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lloyd as Foster shoots in.
Lloyd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Foster counters with a three punch combo that has Lloyd backing up. Lloyd nods at Foster to acknowledge the strikes.
Jamal Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster staying out of range there.
Lloyd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foster circles away quickly and effectively.
Foster throws a counter combo.
Lloyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foster blocks a jab.
Jamal Lloyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Lloyd digs a good hook to Foster's body.
Lloyd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Foster slips under a jab.
Jab by Lloyd.
Foster is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a hook

and Foster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Foster.

Lloyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lloyd throws out the jab.

Lloyd tries to keep at a distance but Foster has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lloyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lloyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lloyd's face.
A frustrated look appears on Lloyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lloyd is trying to push Foster away but Foster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lloyd smiles and moves away.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lily Foster.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foster connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a nice inside leg kick.
Foster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws an overhand right that lands on Foster's shoulder, as Foster tries to avoid the shot.
Foster feints the counter takedown.
Foster defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Foster moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lloyd looks to throw the jab but Foster is out of range.
Foster doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Lloyd misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foster.
Foster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lloyd scores with the left hand. Foster knows he should have avoided that one.
Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foster moves away.
Lloyd throws a jab when Foster was well out of range.
Lloyd throws a lazy right hand but Foster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Lloyd dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Foster darts in looking for a takedown but Lloyd gets double underhooks and turns Foster into the cage.
A slow jab from Lloyd misses its intended target.

Foster feints and as Lloyd raises his hands in defense, Foster changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lloyd has his feet on Foster's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Lloyd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Lloyd.
Foster tries to clinch but Lloyd is having none of it.
Foster wants to clinch.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lloyd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut. Foster saw that one coming.
Lloyd throws a series of punches but Foster avoids them all with ease.

Foster throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lloyd tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Foster is in Lloyd's guard.

Lloyd scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lloyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lloyd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foster.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lily Foster.
Lloyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foster moves out of range as Lloyd strikes.
Lloyd tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lloyd misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foster.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lloyd misses with a straight left.
Lloyd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foster looks for a takedown but Lloyd sprawls well.
Lloyd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lloyd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foster.
Foster tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lloyd misses with a hook. Foster ducked under it nicely.
Foster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foster moves out of range of the strikes.
Lily Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lloyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Foster misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Lloyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lloyd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Lloyd!
Our winner, Jamal Lloyd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.