PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucco Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lam
vs
Bruce

190 cm
23
265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
254 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Lam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bucco Bruce!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lam keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce shoots in looking for a takedown but Lam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bruce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Lam misses.
Lam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruce.
Lam misses with a body shot.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Lam keeps it at a distance.
Lam lands with a cross.
Lam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bruce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bruce shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lam. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Lam.
Bruce fails with the takedown.
John Lam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bucco Bruce.
Lam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Lam.
Lam misses with a left hand

and Bruce counters with a takedown into side control.
Lam is trying to control Bruce's posture but Bruce avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bruce off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Bruce right now.
Lam lands a shot to the head.
Bruce looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lam 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.
Bruce tries to escape but Lam has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bruce is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to control the position but Lam manages to sink in the hooks.
Bruce trying to get back to his feet but Lam is in full control for now.
Lam lands a shot to the body.
Lam missing with punches from the back.
Bruce covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Lam scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Lam gets his hands free as Bruce looks to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bruce hold on?
Lam struggling to land strikes to the head as Bruce covers up.
Lam lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lam is punishing Bruce with strikes - can he finish him?!
Bruce takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bruce covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Lam gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lam's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to control his opponent's hands but Lam gets his hands free.
Lam lands with a hammerfist to the side of Bruce's head.
Lam scores with punches from the back.
Lam throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bruce is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce is covering up but some of the strikes from Lam are getting through and doing damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lam lands a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lam dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Bruce throws a leg kick that misses.
Bucco Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lam throws out a powerful jab.
Lam throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lam lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruce.
Bruce tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lam counters with a nice body shot.
Bruce blocks a jab.
Bruce slips a jab from Lam.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce jabs Lam right on the nose. Lam blinks but takes it well.

Bruce shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bruce stops Lam from getting back to his feet.
Lam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lam wants to get back to his feet.
Lam wants to control but Bruce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bruce moves nicely into side control.
Lam tries to escape but Bruce is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lam is working hard here to advance position.
Lam wants to get back to his feet but Bruce drags him back down.
Lam is looking to regain half guard here but Bruce keeps moving and retains side control.
Lam is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bruce is controlling him well.
Bruce is staying tight to Lam's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bruce advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam is looking to improve his position but Bruce isn't that keen on the idea.
Bruce controlling the position easily from mount.
Lam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bruce tries to control but Lam wriggling away.
Bruce looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lam tries to reverse the position but Bruce maintains control.
Lam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bruce trying to control but Lam is having none of it.
Lam tries to hold on but Bruce pushes him away.
Lam regains half guard.
Bruce trying to control from half guard but Lam is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucco Bruce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Lam just misses with a punch to the body.
Lam thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruce staying out of range there.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown but Lam shows good takedown defense.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Lam takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Lam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruce.
Bruce tries to clinch up
and Lam counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Lam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lam lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lam misses the target.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lam but Lam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Lam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bucco Bruce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lam lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Lam keeps it at a distance.
Lam is looking to wear down Bruce with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Lam.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lam.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Lam circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce tries to clinch but Lam moves out of range.
Lam lands a body shot.
Bruce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lam.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lam closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bruce quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam is trying to control the action in half guard but Bruce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bruce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruce tries to get to full guard but Lam has control of the leg.
Lam trying to mount his opponent but Bruce defends it.
Lam is nestled in close to Bruce, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bruce is refusing to be controlled, as Lam sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bruce trying to control from the bottom.
Bruce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bruce wants to control but Lam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lam stops Bruce from getting back to his feet.
Bruce wants to improve his position but Lam is controlling well.
Bruce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lam.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Lam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lam!