PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Callaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Lashley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Callaway
vs
Lashley

198 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Callaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaway wants to clinch up but Lashley keeps it at a distance.
Callaway wants to clinch up but Lashley keeps it at a distance.
Lashley circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lashley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Callaway looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Callaway tries to buck Lashley off but Lashley is having none of it.
Lashley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Callaway will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Callaway is looking to regain half guard here but Lashley keeps moving and retains side control.
Callaway is trying to control Lashley's posture but Lashley avoids it.
Callaway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lashley avoids the strikes from the bottom by Callaway.
Lashley controlling the position.
Lashley trying to control the position but Callaway is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Callaway tries to clinch but Lashley moves out of range.
Callaway tries to clinch but Lashley moves out of range.

Lashley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Callaway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Lashley pulls Callaway into guard.
Lashley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Callaway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Callaway stopping the sweep attempt from Lashley.
Callaway wants to stand but Lashley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Callaway won't allow Lashley to sweep him here.
Callaway throws and elbow that misses. Lashley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Callaway's guard. Nice move by Lashley!

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.
Callaway manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lashley manages to get himself to full guard.
Callaway throws a strike but Lashley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lashley preventing the sweep.

Callaway had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lashley defends it easily.
Lashley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Callaway looking for a sweep. Not yet Callaway, not yet.
Callaway is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lashley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lashley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lashley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Callaway flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lashley controlling the action here.
Lashley is trying to control. Callaway wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Callaway 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.
Callaway is looking for a sweep. Lashley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaway is working hard here to advance position.
Lashley trying to control the action but Callaway is working from the bottom.
Lashley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lashley looking to control but Callaway is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lashley landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Lashley stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Lashley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Callaway tries to clinch but Lashley moves away

and Lashley counters with a shoot takedown. Callaway fights it but they end up in guard.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lashley drives through and clinches with Callaway against the ropes.
Lashley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Callaway wants to break free but Lashley has control.
Callaway tries to pull guard but Lashley holds him up against the ropes and eventually Callaway drops back down to his feet.
Callaway drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lashley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Callaway wants to clinch
and Lashley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Lashley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Callaway napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Callaway manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lashley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lashley is looking to take a break and control but Callaway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Callaway moves into full guard.
Callaway can't keep his opponent in guard - Lashley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lashley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Callaway is defending against the submission attempts here by Lashley.
Callaway slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants to stand but Callaway is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lashley tries to free his leg and advance position but Callaway is retaining full guard.
Lashley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Callaway trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Callaway trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lashley trying to control but Callaway is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Callaway with a poor takedown

and Lashley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lashley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Callaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Callaway fails to land.
Callaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Lashley controls his hands.
Callaway tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lashley smiles and moves away.

Lashley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lashley lands a heavy elbow.
Callaway tries to reverse the position but Lashley maintains control.
Lashley trying to control but Callaway is having none of it.
Callaway flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaway is wriggling around trying to escape.
Callaway flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lashley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Callaway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lashley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lashley blocks Callaway's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lashley trying to control but Callaway is having none of it.
Callaway swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Callaway is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lashley has closed the distance and engaged Callaway in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Callaway.
Callaway is pressed up against the ropes. Lashley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Callaway down to the mat. Callaway avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Callaway closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lashley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Callaway looking for submissions off his back.
Lashley is keen to just control but Callaway is a slippery customer.
Callaway wants to get back to full guard.

Lashley is trying to work for a kimura but Callaway is defending well.
Lashley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaway is staying active underneath Lashley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Callaway misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lashley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Callaway darts in trying to clinch

and Lashley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Callaway!
Bobby Lashley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lashley controlling from the full mount.
Lashley trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaway regains half guard.
Callaway wants to stand back up but Lashley manages to pass into side control.
Callaway tries to bench press Lashley off him but Lashley keeps the position.
Lashley lands some shots froms side control.
Lashley tries to move into full mount but can't pass Callaway's legs.
Callaway regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Callaway is looking for a sweep. Lashley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lashley is trying to control the action in half guard but Callaway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Callaway pushes Lashley off looking to stand but Lashley dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lashley scores with a takedown into Callaway's guard.

Lashley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Marc Callaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lashley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lashley showed some decent athleticism there.
Lashley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaway gets full guard.

Callaway wriggles free and stands up.
Callaway gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lashley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lashley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callaway keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Lashley wants to pass the guard but Callaway is keeping the position.
Callaway striking off his back but it's not causing Lashley any problems.
Marc Callaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callaway keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.

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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

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