PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gawain Lot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Disamsam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lot might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Game of Thrones. Mark Disamsam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lot
vs
Disamsam

180 cm
26
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
177 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans
Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gawain Lot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Disamsam!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lot just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Disamsam. Those never looked like landing.
Lot throws a jab when Disamsam was well out of range.
Disamsam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Disamsam slips under a jab from Lot.
Lot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Disamsam.
Disamsam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lot circles away quickly and effectively.

Lot shoots in and gets a takedown into Disamsam's guard.
Lot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lot sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lot throws an elbow that misses. Disamsam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lot's guard. Nice move by Disamsam!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Disamsam manages to get himself to full guard.
Lot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lot controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Disamsam keeping full guard, as Lot tries to pass.
Lot with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lot trying to control but Disamsam is working from the bottom.
Disamsam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lot controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gawain Lot.

Lot closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lot thows a huge punch but Disamsam dodges it nicely.
Lot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lot is looking to take a break and control but Disamsam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disamsam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lot.
Disamsam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lot.

Lot is trying to work for a kimura but Disamsam is defending well.

Lot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Disamsam sees it coming and defends easily.
Lot passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Disamsam keeps working.
Lot has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Disamsam blocking the ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lot controlling the position easily from mount.

Lot goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Disamsam turns into him and now he's in Lot's guard.
Lot looking for a sweep. Not yet Lot, not yet.
Lot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lot tries to get out of the position.
Lot lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Disamsam!
A nice elbow there by Lot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lot there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lot throws some wild stikes that Disamsam manages to avoid easily.

Lot goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Disamsam is on top in guard.
Lot pulls Disamsam in close to prevent any damage.
Lot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Disamsam's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Disamsam's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Disamsam regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lot.
Disamsam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lot throws an elbow that misses. Disamsam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lot's guard. Nice move by Disamsam!
Lot wants to sweep here but Disamsam controlling him for the moment.
Lot is pulling down on Disamsam's head. It's preventing any offense from Disamsam, at least for the moment.
Lot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Disamsam is one step ahead there.
Lot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Disamsam's guard.
Lot 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.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Disamsam wants to stand but Lot is controlling the position.
Lot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Disamsam is keeping the position for now.
Lot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Disamsam keeping full guard, as Lot tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gawain Lot wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Disamsam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lot.
Lot swats away the attempt to clinch by Disamsam.
Lot thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Disamsam tries to bum rush Lot with a series of wild strikes but Lot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Disamsam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lot.
Disamsam slips a jab from Lot.
Disamsam tries to clinch there but Lot circles away.
Lot misses with an uppercut. Disamsam saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gawain Lot dominated that round.
That's time! Lot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Disamsam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Disamsam misses with a few strikes there.
Lot keeps the fight on the outside.

Lot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Lot goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Disamsam has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lot but great work by Disamsam.
Lot gets back to half guard.
Disamsam throwing shots but Lot is blocking nicely.
Lot regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Disamsam.
Lot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Disamsam manages to get himself to full guard.
Lot engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lot slips nicely into half guard.
Disamsam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lot thows a huge punch but Disamsam dodges it nicely.
Lot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lot thows a huge punch but Disamsam dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lot working the head and body with strikes.
Disamsam is breathing heavily.
Lot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Disamsam is refusing to be controlled, as Lot sits in half guard.
Lot trying to mount his opponent but Disamsam defends it.
Gawain Lot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lot takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lot there.
Lot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Lot is looking for a kimura here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lot connects with a nice short shot to Disamsam's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disamsam regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lot.
Lot throws an elbow that misses. Disamsam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lot's guard. Nice move by Disamsam!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lot is on top in guard.
Lot controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lot trying to control the position from guard on top but Disamsam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lot landing with the ground and pound.
Lot controlling from the top position.
Disamsam wants to stand up but Lot is controlling him.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lot is in close to Disamsam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lot is looking to work some ground and pound but Disamsam has wrist control.
Lot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lot wants to pass the guard but Disamsam is keeping the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lot trying to control but Disamsam is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Gawain Lot wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Lot closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Disamsam to the mat! Disamsam manages to get full guard.
Lot forces his way into half guard.
Lot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Disamsam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lot looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Disamsam won't allow Lot to pass to mount.
Lot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lot is controlling the pace.
Disamsam won't allow Lot to pass to mount.
Gawain Lot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Disamsam can do to turn this around?
Disamsam is in trouble now - Lot has advanced to mount!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lot thowing shots but they're missing.
Lot looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mark Disamsam 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.
Lot sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gawain Lot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lot 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Gawain Lot!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Gawain Lot!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Gawain Lot!

Gawain Lot wins by unanimous decision!
Gawain Lot took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pirates Powder for their support in the buildup to the fight.