PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blaise Lamont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janjalani Abu Bakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamont comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted Nerve. Abu Bakhar has chosen Allah Wakbar as his entrance music. Janjalani Abu Bakhar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lamont
vs
Abu Bakhar

181 cm
28
177 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

178 cm
27
185 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaise Lamont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamont lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abu Bakhar at a distance.
Lamont tests Abu Bakhar's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Janjalani Abu Bakhar has been cut.
Abu Bakhar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamont swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abu Bakhar connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Abu Bakhar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abu Bakhar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook but Lamont blocks it.
Lamont throws a big shot that misses.

Lamont has Abu Bakhar up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamont blocks a body shot from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar stalling the fight.
Lamont has a couple of punches blocked by Abu Bakhar.
Still in the clinch, Lamont scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abu Bakhar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abu Bakhar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamont is working Abu Bakhar over against the cage.
Lamont blocks a body shot from Abu Bakhar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lamont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abu Bakhar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamont working aggressively here.
Lamont softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamont effectively controlling the action here.
Lamont fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lamont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abu Bakhar wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamont.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lamont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abu Bakhar misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abu Bakhar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abu Bakhar backwards.
Abu Bakhar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lamont throws a head punch that misses.
Abu Bakhar blocks an uppercut.
Abu Bakhar lands an uppercut.
Abu Bakhar misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar is trying to stall.
Lamont blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamont blocks a body shot from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamont lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lamont working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Lamont.
Lamont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont blocks an uppercut.
Lamont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abu Bakhar.
Lamont has Abu Bakhar pushed against the cage.
Abu Bakhar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamont effectively controlling the action here.
Lamont lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abu Bakhar stalling.
Abu Bakhar misses with a punch on the inside.
Abu Bakhar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abu Bakhar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abu Bakhar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamont's elbow.
Lamont gets through Abu Bakhar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lamont swings wildly with an uppercut but Abu Bakhar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamont working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lamont.
Abu Bakhar misses with some punches.
Abu Bakhar working aggressively here.
Lamont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamont lands an uppercut.
Abu Bakhar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamont blocking some punches.
Lamont lands a left hand.
Lamont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abu Bakhar blocking some punches.

Lamont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abu Bakhar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lamont's head backwards.

It looks like Blaise Lamont has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abu Bakhar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abu Bakhar misses with a straight right.
Abu Bakhar throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaise Lamont dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abu Bakhar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lamont misses with a hook. Abu Bakhar ducked under it nicely.
Lamont cracks Abu Bakhar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheers as Lamont lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abu Bakhar doesn't seem phased though.

Abu Bakhar rushes Lamont and presses him up against the cage.
Abu Bakhar lands a body punch.
Abu Bakhar misses with a punch on the inside.
Abu Bakhar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lamont fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Lamont fails to land.
A short uppercut from Lamont.
Abu Bakhar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamont backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamont.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abu Bakhar tries to stall but Lamont uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lamont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamont.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lamont can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lamont up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamont.
Lamont softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamont working aggressively here.
A short right from Lamont.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamont.
Abu Bakhar takes a shot to the head.
Lamont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamont lands a body punch in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abu Bakhar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lamont stalls.
Lamont trying to control the position but instead, Abu Bakhar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lamont into the cage.
Abu Bakhar blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont is trying to stall.
Lamont misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Abu Bakhar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abu Bakhar lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lamont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamont lands an uppercut.
Abu Bakhar wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Abu Bakhar.
Lamont is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abu Bakhar is keeping busy.
Abu Bakhar stalling in the clinch but Lamont improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lamont breaks from the clinch.
Lamont slips under a jab from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar misses the jab.
Abu Bakhar swings for the body but Lamont moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Abu Bakhar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abu Bakhar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abu Bakhar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamont.
Lamont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abu Bakhar.
A punch lands to the side of Abu Bakhar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abu Bakhar just misses with a punch to the body.
Abu Bakhar moves in looking to clinch but Lamont pushes him off.
Lamont scores with a three punch combo!
Janjalani Abu Bakhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Abu Bakhar misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont lands with a hook. Abu Bakhar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Abu Bakhar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lamont leaning his opponent against the cage.
Abu Bakhar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lamont working aggressively here.

Lamont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamont lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That has opened up Janjalani Abu Bakhar's cut even more.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook but Lamont avoids it easily.
Abu Bakhar throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamont throws a hook to the side of Abu Bakhar's head but Abu Bakhar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamont defending well as Abu Bakhar loads up on a big left hand.
Abu Bakhar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaise Lamont dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Abu Bakhar misses the jab.
Abu Bakhar misses the jab.
Lamont throws a looping overhand right but Abu Bakhar ducks down to avoid it.
Lamont throws a jab but it's blocked by Abu Bakhar.
Lamont displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abu Bakhar throws out the jab.
Lamont loads up on a big right hand but Abu Bakhar slips the punch.
Lamont staying out of range there.
Abu Bakhar ducks under a wild hook from Lamont.
Abu Bakhar throws a right hand that misses
and Lamont counters with a series of strikes. Abu Bakhar will be more careful next time no doubt.

Lamont closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abu Bakhar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamont softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lamont.
Abu Bakhar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamont lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lamont.

Lamont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abu Bakhar missing with a left hand there. Lamont was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abu Bakhar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamont swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lamont rushes Abu Bakhar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lamont misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lamont lands a shoulder strike.
Abu Bakhar working aggressively here.
Lamont throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Lamont to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamont.

Lamont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamont takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abu Bakhar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamont was well out of range. Poor timing from Abu Bakhar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Abu Bakhar misses its intended target.
Abu Bakhar looks to land a combination but Lamont avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamont cracks Abu Bakhar with a good jab.
Abu Bakhar jabs at Lamont's body.
Lamont cracks Abu Bakhar with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Lamont.
Abu Bakhar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Abu Bakhar is rocked!
Nice body punch from Lamont.
Abu Bakhar is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamont finish him?
Abu Bakhar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lamont showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abu Bakhar.
Lamont catches Abu Bakhar with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Abu Bakhar forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Blaise Lamont!
An out of breath Blaise Lamont thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.