PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil deGrasse Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Terry Lam has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lam
vs
deGrasse Tyson

181 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
178 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Amsterdam, Terry Lam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil deGrasse Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch.
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch.

deGrasse Tyson drives through and clinches with Lam against the cage.
Lam takes a knee right on the jaw!
deGrasse Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
deGrasse Tyson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson scores with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but Lam blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lam avoids the damage to the body.
deGrasse Tyson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lam's efforts to push away.
deGrasse Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lam is looking to break free of the clinch but deGrasse Tyson has double underhooks.
deGrasse Tyson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lam won't want to take too many of those.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
deGrasse Tyson scores with a knee to the head.
Lam is trying to push deGrasse Tyson away but deGrasse Tyson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
deGrasse Tyson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee to the head.
Lam managing to block the knees to the body from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
deGrasse Tyson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lam's efforts to push away.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Lam blocks with his arms.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lam takes a knee to the side of the body.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Lam blocks with his arms.
deGrasse Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lam blocks it with crossed arms.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
deGrasse Tyson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Lam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Lam is blocking nicely.
Lam is trying to push deGrasse Tyson away but deGrasse Tyson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lam working hard to break the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

deGrasse Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lam slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lam misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lam, as that shot connected.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
deGrasse Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick but Lam moves out of range.
A head kick misses from deGrasse Tyson.
Lam's corner calls for a 1-2. Lam obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but deGrasse Tyson manages to avoid it.

Lam tries to keep at a distance but deGrasse Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lam blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but Lam blocks it.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Lam blocks with his arms.
Lam tries to break free but deGrasse Tyson pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lam wants to break free but deGrasse Tyson has control.
deGrasse Tyson crunches a lovely knee into Lam's ribcage.
deGrasse Tyson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lam's efforts to push away.
Lam wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil deGrasse Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Lam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - deGrasse Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lam scores with a shot to the body.
Lam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but deGrasse Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lam.
Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
deGrasse Tyson looks for a takedown but Lam sprawls well.
deGrasse Tyson lands a head kick!
Lam punishes deGrasse Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.
deGrasse Tyson closes the distance but Lam moves to the side
and Lam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps deGrasse Tyson thinking.
deGrasse Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent deGrasse Tyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam connects with a body shot.

deGrasse Tyson pushes Lam up against the cage in a clinch.
Lam tries to break free but deGrasse Tyson pushes him back against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Lam blocks with his arms.
Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
deGrasse Tyson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Lam is blocking nicely.
deGrasse Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Lam blocks with his arms.
deGrasse Tyson effectively controlling the action here.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Lam is blocking nicely.
Lam can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
deGrasse Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lam.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Lam is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
deGrasse Tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lam is defending well for now.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Lam is blocking nicely.
Lam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lam tries to break the clinch but deGrasse Tyson is controlling the position.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
deGrasse Tyson prevents Lam from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

deGrasse Tyson breaks the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lam circles away.
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - deGrasse Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lam cracks a nice hook into deGrasse Tyson's ribs.
deGrasse Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Lam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Lam does it's job there.
deGrasse Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lam.
Lam jabs deGrasse Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lam tests deGrasse Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lam counters with a straight right hand.
Lam dips to his left and cracks deGrasse Tyson with an uppercut!
deGrasse Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lam swings for the body but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range.
Lam thows a left - swing and a miss!
deGrasse Tyson fails with the takedown.
Terry Lam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch there but Lam circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lam.
Lam avoids the head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil deGrasse Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lam's jab looks to have found its range, popping deGrasse Tyson under the eye.
Lam is looking to wear down deGrasse Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donk. Lam catches deGrasse Tyson right on the button with a cross.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch up
and Lam counters with a stiff right hand.
deGrasse Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.
Lam swings for the body but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range.
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch but Lam slips to the side
and Lam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lam misses with an uppercut.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but deGrasse Tyson manages to avoid it.
deGrasse Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lam pinned against the cage. Lam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
deGrasse Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
deGrasse Tyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch but Lam is having none of it.

deGrasse Tyson instigates a clinch.
deGrasse Tyson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Lam is blocking nicely.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee to the head.

Lam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Lam. Beautiful body shot.
Terry Lam is winning the standup battle so far.
Lam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

deGrasse Tyson pushes Lam up against the cage in a clinch.
deGrasse Tyson missing with knees to the body.
Lam tries to break free but deGrasse Tyson pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lam blocks it with crossed arms.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lam tries to break free but deGrasse Tyson pushes him back against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
deGrasse Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lam's defenses.
deGrasse Tyson misses with an elbow over the top.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Lam blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
deGrasse Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lam managing to block the knees to the body from deGrasse Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Lam is blocking nicely.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lam avoids the damage to the body.
deGrasse Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lam avoids the damage to the body.
deGrasse Tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lam is defending well for now.
deGrasse Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Lam blocks with his arms.
Lam wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lam breaks the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch up but Lam circles away and keeps his distance.
Lam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but deGrasse Tyson manages to avoid it.
deGrasse Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lam lands with a nice body punch.
Terry Lam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson moves forwards but Lam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lam lands with a nice body punch.
Lam cracks deGrasse Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lam cracks a nice hook into deGrasse Tyson's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lam scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - deGrasse Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lam jabs at deGrasse Tyson's body.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
deGrasse Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lam defends it nicely.
Terry Lam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
deGrasse Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lam.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Lam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think deGrasse Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil deGrasse Tyson!
Neil deGrasse Tyson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.