PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ithalo Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lampard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ithalo Foreman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Foreman
vs
Lampard

189 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ithalo Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Lampard!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lampard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lampard throws a head kick that misses.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Lampard is just out of range.
Ithalo Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lampard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foreman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lampard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foreman as he avoids it easily.
Foreman moves out of range as Lampard throws a body kick.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampard.
Foreman throws a hook to the side of Lampard's head but Lampard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lampard tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lampard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lampard misses with a head kick.
Foreman takes a swing at Lampard's ribcage but misses.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Lampard avoids them all with ease.
Lampard fails to land the takedown.

Foreman rushes Lampard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foreman is trying to trip Lampard. He has hold of a leg but Lampard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Foreman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Foreman sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Foreman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Foreman content to stall in guard here.
Foreman slips nicely into half guard.
Foreman thows a huge punch but Lampard dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Foreman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Foreman decides to return to a standing position.
Lampard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lampard looks gassed!
Lampard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ithalo Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Lampard.
Foreman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands with a shot to the body.
Foreman missing with a left hand there. Lampard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Lampard darts in trying to clinch
and Foreman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lampard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lampard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lampard is trying desperately to land a takedown but Foreman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lampard.
Foreman swinging wilding here.

Foreman drops Lampard with a beautiful combination! Lampard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Foreman is looking for the KO!

Lampard is rocked!

It looks like Frank Lampard has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman digs a good hook to Lampard's body.
Foreman digs a good body shot into Lampard's ribs.

Foreman lands a left and a right that send Lampard crashing to the mat, dazed. Foreman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lampard is still on wobbly legs! Can Foreman finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foreman.
Lampard seems to have recovered his senses.
Lampard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foreman is looking to wear down Lampard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Foreman.
Foreman lands a lovely overhand right.
Lampard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but Lampard shows good takedown defense.

Foreman clinches up against the cage.

Foreman breaks the clinch.
Lampard tries to clinch but Foreman moves away
and Foreman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman punishes Lampard's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Foreman there.

Foreman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ithalo Foreman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lampard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lampard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Foreman is out of range and Lampard settles back down.
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
Lampard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.

Foreman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lampard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lampard tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Foreman easily slips into full mount!
Foreman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lampard can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lampard is looking to get to half guard.
Foreman content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Foreman controlling the position easily from mount.
Foreman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lampard for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Foreman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lampard is just holding on here. Foreman manages to take his back.

Lampard is trying to defend against the choke here but Foreman has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Foreman Tightens the hold and Lampard taps out furiously! Foreman displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ithalo Foreman!