PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gawain Lot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lot's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Game of Thrones. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lot
vs
Madison

180 cm
26
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
174 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Pirates Powder
CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gawain Lot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Madison!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Madison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Madison wants to control but Lot is keeping him busy.
Madison is chipping away with strikes.

Madison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lot prevents Madison from moving into mount.
Madison works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Madison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Madison landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lot is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lot can't do much from the bottom here.
Madison working the strikes but Lot uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lot is trying to get back to full guard.
Madison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lot's head.
Madison thows a huge punch but Lot dodges it nicely.
Lot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Madison looks to land a strike but Lot avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Madison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madison is looking to work some ground and pound but Lot has wrist control.
Madison postures up and lands a big shot to Lot's brow.
Lot manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lot misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Lot there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lot punching from mount but Madison doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lot punching from mount but Madison doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lot thowing shots but they're missing.
Madison tries to reverse the position but Lot maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lot tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lot misses with a head shot.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lot controlling the position easily from mount.
Lot looking to finish with strikes here!
Lot looking to control but Madison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lot unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lot.
Madison avoids a strike by Lot and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Lot's guard! Fantastic escape!
Madison trying to control but Lot is working from the bottom.
Lot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Madison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lot is keeping the position for now.
Madison won't allow Lot to sweep him here.
Madison wants to control from the top but Lot keeps moving.
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 looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Madison looking to improve position, pressing down on Lot's thigh with his hand. Lot seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Madison paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Madison's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Lot picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gawain Lot!
Gawain Lot is the new welterweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gawain Lot made sure he mentioned Pirates Powder, along with how happy he was to win his fight.