PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bordas Agua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schoolboy Lamar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Agua
vs
Lamar

198 cm
28
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
259 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bordas Agua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schoolboy Lamar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Agua forces Lamar back against the cage and clinches.
Agua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lamar prevents it.
Lamar scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bordas Agua has been cut.
Lamar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lamar landing knees to the head.
Agua lands a right hand.
Lamar effectively controlling the action here.
Lamar missing with knees to the body.
Agua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lamar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Agua lands with a right to the head.
Agua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lamar pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bordas Agua. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lamar closes the distance and clinches.
Lamar working Agua over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Agua fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Lamar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamar missing with knees to the body.
Lamar stalls.
Agua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lamar backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamar effectively controlling the action here.
Lamar trying to land knees to the body.
Lamar effectively controlling the action here.
Lamar taking a breather.
Agua wants a takedown.
Agua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lamar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lamar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Agua.
Agua wants a takedown but no success here.
Lamar landing knees to the head.
Lamar gets underhooks to prevent Agua's takedown attempt.
Agua is breathing heavily.
Lamar looking to throw knees to the head but Agua is blocking nicely.
Lamar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Agua's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Agua's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Agua fails to land.
Lamar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Agua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lamar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lamar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Agua avoiding damage as Lamar throws knees to the body.
Lamar slowing the pace effectively.
Agua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lamar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lamar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamar lands an elbow that stopped Agua in his tracks for a moment.
Lamar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lamar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Agua.
Lamar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Agua up against the cage.
Lamar lands a nice knee to the body.
Agua avoiding damage as Lamar throws knees to the body.
Lamar scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agua wants a takedown.
Agua avoiding damage as Lamar throws knees to the body.
Agua wants a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lamar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Agua up against the cage.
Lamar landing knees to the head.
Agua goes for a takedown attempt but Lamar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lamar swinging wildly here.
Agua moves out of range as Lamar strikes.
Lamar misses the jab.
Agua is looking to chop away at Lamar's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lamar misses with a body shot.
Agua fails to land the takedown.

Agua gets tackled into the cage by Lamar. Lamar maintains the clinch.
Agua drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lamar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lamar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Agua drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lamar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Agua can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lamar obliges.
Lamar scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schoolboy Lamar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bordas Agua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lamar clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Lamar.
Agua tries to score a body lock takedown but Lamar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lamar misses with a knee strike.
Lamar blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamar.
Agua scores with a shot to the side of Lamar's head.
Lamar tries to land a knee to the head but Agua blocks with his arms.
Agua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lamar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lamar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Agua avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agua.
Agua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lamar prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bordas Agua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamar missing with knees to the body.
Agua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lamar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Agua has Lamar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lamar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lamar prevents it.
Agua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamar stalling the fight.
Lamar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lamar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lamar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schoolboy Lamar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Agua being controlled against the cage.
Lamar connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamar.
Agua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lamar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lamar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lamar.
Lamar looking to throw knees to the head but Agua is blocking nicely.
Agua wants a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Agua.
Lamar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Agua tries for a takedown. No joy.
Agua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Lamar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lamar slowing the pace effectively.
Lamar lands an elbow just above Agua 's eye.
Lamar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Agua avoids it.
Agua is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lamar misses with a knee strike.
Lamar stops a takedown attempt from Agua.
Lamar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Agua.
Lamar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Agua up against the cage.
Lamar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Lamar to work.
Lamar looking to throw knees to the head but Agua is blocking nicely.
Lamar lands an elbow inside that Agua shrugs off.
Lamar lands an elbow just above Agua 's eye.
Agua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Agua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Agua has Lamar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Agua pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lamar tumbling to the mat - Agua dives into Lamar's guard.
Lamar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lamar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Agua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lamar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Agua postures up and lands a big shot to Lamar's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agua won't allow Lamar to get back to his feet.
Agua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lamar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lamar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big right from Agua misses.
Lamar slaps away a takedown attempt from Agua, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lamar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamar looks for the body kick but Agua saw that one coming.
Agua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schoolboy Lamar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bordas Agua's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lamar tries to clinch but Agua moves out of range.
Agua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamar manages to avoid it.
Lamar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agua misses with a body shot.
Lamar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Agua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lamar wants to counter the offense by Agua and move into the clinch position.
Lamar connects with a high kick.
Lamar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agua moves away.
Agua lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Agua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamar is looking to chop away at Agua's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Agua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Agua takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Agua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lamar leaning against his opponent.
Lamar stalling the fight.
Agua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamar crunches a lovely knee into Agua's ribcage.
Lamar just leaning against Agua, taking a breather.
Lamar stalling the fight.
Lamar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Schoolboy Lamar.
Lamar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Lamar moves into the clinch successfully.
Lamar stops a takedown attempt from Agua.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lamar looking to throw knees to the head but Agua is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamar has Agua pushed against the cage.
Lamar is pressed up against the cage. Agua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lamar down to the mat. Lamar 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 Bordas Agua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lamar wants to clinch up but Agua keeps it at a distance.
Agua missing with a left hand there. Lamar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamar wants to clinch up but Agua keeps it at a distance.
Schoolboy Lamar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agua misses with a right hand

and Lamar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Lamar misses with a knee strike.
Lamar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lamar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lamar taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Lamar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamar scores with a knee to the head.
Agua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lamar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lamar slows down the pace here.
Lamar lands an elbow inside that Agua shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lamar obliges.
Lamar has Agua pushed against the cage.
Agua managing to block the knees to the body from Lamar.
Agua goes for a takedown attempt but Lamar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lamar clinches with his opponent.
Lamar lands a knee to the body.
Lamar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Agua's face.
Agua is working for takedown but Lamar is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Agua avoids it.
Lamar lands a knee to the head.
Lamar misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamar lands an elbow inside that Agua shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Agua can't get the takedown.
Schoolboy Lamar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lamar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Agua.
Agua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lamar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lamar scores a nice knee to the body.
Lamar is stalling here.
Come on Lamar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bordas Agua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Agua blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schoolboy Lamar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lamar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schoolboy Lamar!
During a confident post fight interview, Schoolboy Lamar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.