PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zombie Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lambert might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Victory-Biggie Smalls. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lambert
vs
Nation

161 cm
25
139 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terrance Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zombie Nation!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert tests Nation's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lambert lands a slapping body shot.
Lambert swings for the body but Nation moves out of range.
Nation tries to clinch up

and Lambert counters by moving into the clinch.
Nation misses with a knee strike.
Nation misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lambert.
Nation using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lambert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nation just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lambert's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nation.

It looks like Terrance Lambert has been cut.
Nation gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lambert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nation unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Lambert managing to block the knees to the body from Nation.
Lambert letting Nation take a breather here.
Nation tries a knee to the head but Lambert blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nation.
Lambert tries to break the clinch but Nation is controlling the position.
Lambert takes an elbow to the temple.
Lambert avoiding damage as Nation throws knees to the body.
Nation with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nation obliges.
Lambert blocks an elbow strike from Nation.
Lambert tries to circle away but Nation has him pinned against the cage.
Nation landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nation misses with an elbow over the top.
Lambert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nation controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation lands a nice elbow.
Nation with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nation connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lambert's face.
Lambert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lambert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nation missing with knees to the body.
Lambert tries to break free but Nation pushes him back against the cage.
Nation prevents Lambert from breaking the clinch.
Nation tries to land knees in the clinch but Lambert avoids the damage to the body.
Lambert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nation with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nation comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation lands a damaging elbow.
Nation trying to control the position but instead, Lambert has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nation into the cage.
Lambert tries to break free but Nation pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lambert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lambert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nation misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lambert.
Nation prevents Lambert from breaking the clinch.
Nation connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lambert's face.
Lambert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lambert tries to break free but Nation pushes him back against the cage.
Lambert tries to break the clinch but Nation is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert letting Nation take a breather here.
Nation missing with knees to the body.
Nation throws an elbow that misses.
Nation misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lambert.
Lambert wants to break free but Nation has control.
Nation throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lambert blocks it with crossed arms.
Lambert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nation looks winded!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nation pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nation looking to throw knees to the head but Lambert is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert is trying to break the clinch but Nation is controlling him.
Lambert is trying to break free.

Lambert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zombie Nation dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Lambert's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lambert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nation tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Lambert to counter with a crisp jab.
Lambert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lambert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nation was well out of range. Poor timing from Lambert.
Lambert jabs Nation to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lambert throws a right and a left that Nation avoids nicely.
Nation blocks the body kick.

Nation drives through and clinches with Lambert against the cage.
Nation working Lambert over with knees to the body.
Nation lands a knee to the head.
Lambert looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nation keeps control of Lambert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lambert can't break the clinch.
Nation utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nation landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lambert tries to break the clinch but Nation is controlling the position.
Nation holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lambert has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lambert is trying to push Nation away but Nation has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lambert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lambert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nation is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lambert is defending well for now.
Lambert avoids a wild elbow strike from Nation.
Nation with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nation using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nation is breathing heavily.
Nation is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nation throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lambert is trying to break the clinch but Nation has him pressed against the cage.
Nation lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nation looking to throw knees to the head but Lambert is blocking nicely.
Lambert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nation has him pressed against the cage.
Lambert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nation looking to throw knees to the head but Lambert is blocking nicely.
Nation is trying to stall.
Lambert tries to break the clinch but Nation is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is trying to break free.
Nation missing with knees to the body.
Lambert wants to get back to striking at distance but Nation won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Lambert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lambert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zombie Nation seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lambert can't break the clinch.
Nation misses with a knee strike.
Nation stalling in the clinch.
Lambert can't break the clinch.
Lambert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lambert is trying to push Nation away but Nation has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert can't break the clinch.
Lambert avoids the elbow strike from Nation, against the cage.
Nation with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nation pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lambert is looking to break free of the clinch but Nation has double underhooks.
Nation is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nation pushes off an throws an elbow but Lambert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nation is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lambert is defending well for now.
Lambert avoids a wild elbow strike from Nation.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nation using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lambert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nation misses with a knee strike.
Nation is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lambert is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zombie Nation showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terrance Lambert's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lambert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nation at a distance.
Lambert misses with a jab, cross combination.

Nation has managed to clinch.
Nation misses with a knee strike.
Lambert dodges an elbow strike from Nation.
Nation tries to land knees in the clinch but Lambert avoids the damage to the body.
Nation slows down the pace here.
Lambert working hard to break the clinch.
Nation using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lambert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nation lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nation pushes off an throws an elbow but Lambert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nation lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nation takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lambert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert has had enough of the clinch but Nation keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nation looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nation is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lambert is defending well for now.
Nation tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lambert avoids it.
Lambert avoids a wild elbow strike from Nation.
Nation with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lambert is trying to break free.
Lambert working hard to break the clinch.
Nation with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nation tries to land a knee to the head but Lambert blocks with his arms.
Lambert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nation keeps control of Lambert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nation keeps control of Lambert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lambert breaks from the clinch.
Lambert lands a lovely overhand right.
Lambert digs a good hook to Nation's body.
Lambert misses with a body shot.
Nation tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nation closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lambert makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nation really felt that one!
Nation tries to clinch up but Lambert circles away and keeps his distance.
Nation moves to clinch but Lambert breaks away
and Nation takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert digs a good body shot into Nation's ribs.
Donk. Lambert catches Nation right on the button with a cross.
Lambert scores with a one two! Nation had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Nation blocks the leg kick.
Lambert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nation moves in looking to clinch but Lambert pushes him off.
Lambert is looking to wear down Nation with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nation tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lambert counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lambert throws a low kick, looking for Nation's leg but Nation calmly moves out of range.
Nation tries to clinch but Lambert is having none of it.
Lambert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nation in his tracks.
Lambert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Lambert finds it's way through Nation's defenses.
Nation tries to grapple but his opponent circles

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert working hard to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation misses with a knee strike.
Lambert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nation has him pressed against the cage.
Lambert tries to circle away but Nation has him pinned against the cage.
Nation lands a knee to the head.
Lambert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lambert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nation tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lambert can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nation missing with knees to the body.
Terrance Lambert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lambert lands a hook that snaps the head of Nation backwards.
A shot in the inside from Lambert.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Lambert showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nation 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zombie Nation!