PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Lake (ranked 2674 p4p, 2775 weight class) and Dino Ebedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake comes to the cage accompanied by Panic Attack. Ebedi has chosen Moby Dick - Ugass kutya! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lake
vs
Ebedi

178 cm
24
160
7 - 7 - 0

170 cm
34
150
11 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dino Ebedi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lake feints and as Ebedi raises his hands in defense, Lake changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ebedi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ebedi controlling Lake's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lake throws a strike but Ebedi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ebedi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Ebedi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake is looking to stand up but Ebedi isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ebedi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ebedi throws a sloppy head kick and Lake moves out of range easily.
Cole Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Ebedi.
Lake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ebedi counters with a left and a right that stings Lake.
Lake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ebedi throws a fast counter high kick but Lake manages to duck under it in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi punishes Lake's body with a nice straight punch.
Ebedi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lake has time to react.
Ebedi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Lake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lake is looking to stall here but Ebedi recovers full guard.
Lake stopping the sweep attempt from Ebedi.
Lake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ebedi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ebedi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ebedi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi is pushing down on Lake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lake is fighting to maintain full guard but Ebedi has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ebedi prevents Lake from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dino Ebedi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lake ducks right into an uppercut from Ebedi.

Lake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ebedi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ebedi pulls Lake in close to his closed guard and prevents Lake from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ebedi keeping moving, preventing Lake from controlling successfully.
Lake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebedi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ebedi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ebedi.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lake wants to stand and escape but instead Ebedi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ebedi advances position into side control!
Lake wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lake pushes Ebedi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ebedi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lake clinches with his opponent.

Ebedi pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lake wanted to stand there but Ebedi had control of the position.
Lake won't allow Ebedi to sweep him here.
Ebedi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ebedi pulls Lake in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lake tries to free his leg and advance position but Ebedi is retaining full guard.
Ebedi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ebedi has a closed guard, preventing Lake from standing up.
Lake is looking to work some ground and pound but Ebedi has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ebedi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lake scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ebedi manages to mount him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dino Ebedi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ebedi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lake moves in looking to clinch but Ebedi pushes him off.
Cole Lake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lake looks to score with a jab to the body but Ebedi is just out of range.
Lake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ebedi.

Lake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lake slips a nice elbow through Ebedi's hands, connecting with Ebedi's forehead.
Lake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ebedi manages to get to full guard.
Lake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebedi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cole Lake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ebedi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ebedi keeps trying to improve his position.
Lake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ebedi seems keen to control Lake's posture.
Lake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole Lake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lake throws a strike but Ebedi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ebedi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lake keeping full guard, as Ebedi tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi 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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ebedi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lake.
Lake misses with a combination
and Ebedi counters with a nice uppercut.
Lake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ebedi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lake gets a double leg takedown into Ebedi's guard.
Lake preventing the sweep.
Dino Ebedi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ebedi pulls Lake in close to prevent any damage.
Ebedi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lake's guard.

Ebedi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lake is keeping the position for now.
Ebedi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Ebedi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ebedi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dino Ebedi!
During a confident post fight interview, Dino Ebedi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.