PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Lancelot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Lava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lava's choice of entrance music: Numero 1. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lancelot
vs
Lava

185 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Lancelot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remy Lava!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lava sizes up Lancelot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lava stuffs the takedown.
Lava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lancelot paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lava clinches.
Lancelot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lava is pressed up against the cage. Lancelot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lava down to the mat. Lava avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Lancelot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancelot closes the distance but Lava moves to the side

and Lava counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lava.

Lava breaks from the clinch.
Lava stuffs the takedown attempt from Lancelot. Lancelot gets slowly back to his feet.
Lava misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancelot shoots and misses
and Lava counters with a left to the body.
Lava moves in looking to clinch but Lancelot pushes him off.
Lava throws a head kick that Lancelot semi-blocks.
Lancelot shoots and misses

and Lava counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lava.
Lancelot looking for a takedown.
Lava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lava wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lancelot has him pressed against the cage.
Lava prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lancelot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lava is trying to break the clinch but Lancelot has him pressed against the cage.
Lava trying to stall but Lancelot improves his position.
Lava lands an uppercut.
Lava tries to break the clinch but Lancelot is controlling the position.
Lava has Lancelot pressed against the cage.
Lava is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lancelot breaks the clinch.
Lancelot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Lava instigates a clinch.
Lancelot wants a takedown but no success here.
Lancelot can't get the takedown.
Lancelot tries for a takedown but Lava manages to get underhooks.
Lancelot is breathing heavily.
Lava tries to stall but Lancelot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lancelot looking for a takedown.
Lancelot tries for a takedown but Lava manages to get underhooks.
Lancelot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lava prevents it.

Lava manages to break the clinch.

Lava has managed to clinch.
Lava wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lancelot looks for a takedown but Lava sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lava instigates a clinch.
Lava trying to land knees to the body.
Lava lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lancelot backwards.
Lava stalling against the cage.
Lava tries to break the clinch but Lancelot is controlling the position.

Lava breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lava. That's going to slow Lancelot down.
Lancelot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lava counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lava.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot misses with a takedown attempt
and Lava counters with a straight right hand.
Lava smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Remy Lava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lava moves in looking to clinch but Lancelot pushes him off.
Lava throws a leg kick which misses Lancelot's front leg but catches the back leg as Lancelot tries to avoid it.

Lava clinches.

Lava breaks from the clinch.
Lancelot tries for a takedown but Lava circles away easily
and Lava counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lancelot thinking.
Lancelot shoots and misses

and Lava counters by clinching up.
Lava pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lava darts in and clinches Lancelot up against the cage.
Lancelot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lava misses with a knee strike.
Lancelot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lava is pressed up against the cage. Lancelot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lava down to the mat. Lava avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lancelot shoots and misses
and Lava counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancelot shoots in and drives through. Lava sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Lancelot. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lancelot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lava looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lava is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lava trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancelot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancelot trying to keep a closed guard but Lava is proving a slippery customer.
Lava wants to stand but Lancelot has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lava trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancelot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancelot is trying to keep Lava in close.
Lava tries to stand but Lancelot is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lava trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancelot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lava has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lancelot is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lava lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lancelot doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lava counters by clinching up.
Lancelot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lancelot is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lava pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lava gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lancelot.
Lava connects with a knee to the head.
Lava is looking to break free of the clinch but Lancelot has double underhooks.
Lancelot fails to pull guard.

Lancelot turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lancelot manages to end up in side control.
Lava is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lava some visible discomfort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lava tries to buck Lancelot off but Lancelot is having none of it.
Lancelot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lava keeps working.
Lancelot working the ground and pound but Lava is defending the strikes.
Lava takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lava managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lancelot.
I wouldn't like to be where Lava is right now.
Lava manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lancelot's best efforts.
Lava is looking to improve his position.
Lancelot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lava's head.
Lancelot moves nicely into side control.
Lancelot misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot scoring with punches from side control.
Lava wants to control but Lancelot postures up.
Lancelot lands an elbow.
Lancelot tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lava is pushing Lancelot's head away, looking to escape. Lancelot manages to hold on to the position though.
Lancelot landing a few strikes.
Lancelot tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lava's legs.
I wouldn't like to be where Lava is right now.
Lancelot landing strikes.

Lava is rocked!
Lancelot has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lava!
Lancelot working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lava is still in real trouble! Can Lancelot finish him?
Lava takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lancelot's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sir Lancelot!