PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kulata Bitok (ranked 23815 p4p, 4226 weight class) and Cole Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake has chosen Panic Attack as his entrance music. 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.

Bitok
vs
Lake

182 cm
23
160
25 - 43 - 5

178 cm
23
160
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 43 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kulata Bitok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Lake!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lake.
Lake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lake feints a jab promting Bitok to slip. Lake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bitok slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Lake closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bitok to the mat! Bitok manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitok controls Lake momentarily but Lake frees himself.
Bitok preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lake stands and steps away. Bitok gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lake clinches.

Lake has clasped his hands together around Bitok's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lake lands a few punches from side control.
Lake taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lake decides to stand back up. Lake steps back and let's Bitok get back to his feet.

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

Lake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lake drives through and clinches with Bitok against the cage.

Lake manages to break the clinch.
Bitok checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lake throws a right and a left that Bitok avoids nicely.
Bitok feinted with a counter takedown.
Lake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bitok circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitok quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bitok thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake misses with a wild combination.
Lake misses with a few strikes there.
Bitok quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Lake misses.
Lake looks to land a combination but Bitok avoids it well.
Bitok quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Lake looking to score a takedown here. Bitok is defending well but Lake drives through and ends up in Bitok's 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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lake lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Lake gets to his feet - Bitok follows without any prompting.

Lake gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Lake is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lake winds up and cracks Bitok with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bitok is breathing heavily.
Lake drops an elbow to the side of Bitok's head.
Well, if Lake is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lake slips a nice elbow through Bitok's hands, connecting with Bitok's forehead.
Bitok knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lake on the ground.
Lake lands strikes from half guard.
Bitok is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lake scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bitok is looking to improve his position.
Lake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bitok with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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. Lake connects with a nice short shot to Bitok's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Bitok gets tackled into the cage by Lake. Lake maintains the clinch.
Bitok has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Lake is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bitok can't fight it off and eventually Lake manages to take the fight to the floor. Bitok looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lake chips away with some ground and pound.
Lake landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lake seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitok preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lake scoring with some ground and pound.
Lake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lake 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.
Lake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Lake gets to his feet - Bitok follows without any prompting.
Bitok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lake!
Lake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bitok quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

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

Lake is trying to trip Bitok. He has hold of a leg but Bitok is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lake persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lake working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lake stands up over Bitok, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lake passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lake postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bitok to stand up.
Lake misses with a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Lake.
Decent striking displayed by Lake there.

Bitok is rocked!

Lake pushes Bitok up against the cage in a clinch.

Lake has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bitok regains guard immediately.
Lake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake landing some decent shots from guard.
Lake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Lake stands up and waves to Bitok to follow him.

Lake moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Lake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lake moves into the clinch.

Lake lands a takedown into guard.
Cole Lake has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lake stands up from Bitok's guard - Lake perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lake!
Bitok slips a jab and a cross from Lake.
It appears Bitok was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cole Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Bitok tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lake dips to his left and cracks Bitok with an uppercut!

Lake is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bitok's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bitok with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitok wants to control but Lake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lake is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lake lands with a punch from half guard.
Lake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bitok with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Bitok is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lake working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bitok with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lake is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bitok is hurt! He's hurt bad - Lake fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bitok from any more punishment! Congratulations to Lake! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Lake!
Cole Lake very nearly forgot to thank Shadow Realm Clothing and Laundry NYC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.