PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between U Cant Touch This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cant Touch This
vs
Bobby Lashley

178 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, U Cant Touch This!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touch This tries to clinch up but Lashley circles away and keeps his distance.

Lashley closes the distance and clinches.

Touch This lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Touch This knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lashley on the ground.
Lashley trying to control but Touch This postures up.
Lashley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Touch This loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Touch This is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Touch This trying to control but Lashley is working from the bottom.
Touch This is looking to stand up but Lashley won't let him.
Touch This wants to control from the top but Lashley keeps moving.
Touch This scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Touch This throwing strikes from guard but Lashley blocks nicely.
Touch This working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lashley's head.
Lashley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lashley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Touch This doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Touch This manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Touch This throws a big right hand that misses.
Touch This stops Lashley from standing up.
Lashley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Touch This stands up from Lashley's guard - Touch This perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lashley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Touch This tries to clinch but Lashley is having none of it.
Touch This tries to clinch but Lashley moves away

and Lashley counters by clinching up.
Lashley tries for a takedown but Touch This manages to get underhooks.

Touch This escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Touch This takes one to the chin there.
Touch This keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Touch This tries to break the clinch but Lashley is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Touch This's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Touch This fails with an attempt to clinch.
Touch This is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Touch This clinches but Lashley breaks the clinch

and Lashley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Touch This's guard.
Touch This is breathing heavily.
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!
Lashley won't allow Touch This to get back to his feet.
Lashley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lashley controls from within his opponent's guard.

Lashley gets to his feet - Touch This follows without any prompting.
Touch This keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Touch This tries to clinch
and Lashley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Touch This tries to clinch up

and Lashley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Touch This won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Touch This keeps working.
Touch This tries to bench press Lashley off him but Lashley keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Touch This wants to get back to his feet but Lashley drags him back down.
Touch This is not content to let Lashley control the position.
Touch This is looking for a sweep.

Lashley decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Touch This has closed the distance and engaged Lashley in a clinch.
Lashley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Touch This.

Lashley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Touch This tries to avoid it but Lashley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Touch This to the ground. Touch This escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
U Cant Touch This has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.

Touch This shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Touch This was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Touch This is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lashley is desperately trying to improve his position but Touch This has a good base and remains in mount.
Touch This working Lashley over with strikes here.
Lashley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Touch This lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Touch This has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lashley's face.
Touch This looking to ground and pound but Lashley is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley taking shots to the head.
Lashley is in a horrible position here. Touch This smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lashley is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Lashley 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.

Touch This looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lashley!
Lashley regains half guard.

Lashley looking for submissions off his back.
Touch This is nestled in close to Lashley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Touch This tries to stand and escape but Lashley is controlling the position.
Lashley is trying to stand back up but Touch This is controlling him
Touch This really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lashley is looking for a sweep. Touch This is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Touch This tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lashley controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Lashley does no damage.
U Cant Touch This is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Touch This tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lashley moves into the clinch.
Lashley wants a takedown.
Touch This is pressed up against the cage. Lashley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Touch This down to the mat. Touch This avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Touch This closes the distance but Lashley moves to the side
and Lashley counters with a three punch combo that has Touch This backing up. Touch This nods at Lashley to acknowledge the strikes.
Lashley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lashley counters with a nice uppercut.
Lashley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Touch This closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lashley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Touch This regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touch This is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lashley is controlling him.
Touch This tries to strike from the bottom.
Touch This on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Touch This tries to get out of the position.
Touch This wants to sweep but no luck.

Lashley stands and steps away. Touch This gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lashley moves into the clinch.

Lashley pulls guard successfully.
Lashley looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lashley is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lashley trying to control the position from guard on top but Touch This is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lashley postures up.
Lashley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touch This is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lashley is controlling him.
Touch This 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.
Touch This is working hard here to advance position.
Bobby Lashley has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lashley has a takedown stuffed.
U Cant Touch This has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.

Lashley moves into range and clinches up with Touch This.
Touch This wants to break the clinch but can't.
Touch This has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lashley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lashley goes for a takedown attempt but Touch This pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Touch This avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Touch This looks to clinch
and Lashley counters with a nice body shot.
Lashley shoots in looking for a takedown. Touch This tries to sprawl out of it but Lashley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Touch This manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lashley circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lashley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lashley.
Lashley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Touch This prevents it.

Touch This breaks from the clinch.
Touch This closes the distance and clinches up with Lashley, looking for a takedown. Touch This pushes Lashley against the cage but Lashley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Touch This swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lashley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Touch This's guard now.

Lashley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Touch This wants to clinch
and Lashley counters with a one-two to the body.
Touch This takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Touch This looks to clinch

and Lashley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Lashley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Touch This looks to clinch
and Lashley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Touch This tries to clinch

and Lashley counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Lashley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Touch This looks to clinch

and Lashley counters with a takedown into side control.
Touch This might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lashley is working Touch This over with some ground and pound from side control.
Touch This is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Touch This is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Touch This on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Lashley stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lashley clinches up with Touch This and pushes him back against the cage.
Lashley is trying to drag Touch This to the mat but Touch This just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Lashley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lashley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Touch This manages to get himself to full guard.
Lashley 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.
Lashley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Touch This is keeping the position for now.
Touch This wants to stand and escape but Lashley is having none of it.
Touch This trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley looking to pass the guard.
Touch This is looking to stand up but Lashley isn't so interested in that idea.

Lashley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Touch This, up you get!
Touch This wants to clinch but Lashley slips to the side
and Lashley counters with a two punch combo.
Touch This clinches but Lashley breaks the clinch

and Lashley counters by clinching up.
Touch This can't break the clinch.

Touch This turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Touch This manages to end up in side control.
Touch This creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lashley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Touch This scoring with punches from side control.
Touch This in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Touch This stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Touch This fails to land the takedown.
Lashley shoots in for a double leg but Touch This sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lashley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Touch This tries to clinch there but Lashley circles away.

Lashley has closed the distance and engaged Touch This in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Touch This.
Lashley wants a takedown.
U Cant Touch This has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.
Lashley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Touch This avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lashley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Touch This blocks it with crossed arms.
Touch This stops a takedown attempt from Lashley.
Touch This prevents a takedown attempt there.

Touch This pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Touch This tries to clinch up
and Lashley counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley has a takedown stuffed.

Touch This has Lashley up against the cage in a clinch.
Touch This wants to get back to striking at distance but Lashley won't allow it.
Lashley wants to break free but Touch This has control.
Lashley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Touch This is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lashley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Touch This scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lashley has had enough of the clinch but Touch This keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Lashley as the two fighters clinch.
Lashley fails to pull guard.
Lashley wants a takedown.
Lashley wants a takedown.
Lashley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Touch This turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Touch This manages to end up in side control.
U Cant Touch This has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Lashley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lashley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lashley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lashley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lashley!