PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek The Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. 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.

Lotus
vs
The Brave

186 cm
43
183 lbs
30 - 41 - 2

175 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 30 - 41 - 2, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek The Brave!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Brave shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Lotus has one foot on The Brave's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lotus doesn't manage to clinch there - The Brave circles away.
Lotus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Brave leaves Lotus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Brave tries to counter by closing the distance.
A left lands for The Brave.
The Brave lands a slapping body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that The Brave has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The Brave throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The Brave moves into the clinch.
The Brave lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lotus wants to break free but The Brave has control.
The Brave wants to take the fight to the mat but Lotus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brave lands with a right to the head.
Lotus wants to break free but The Brave has control.
The Brave dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lotus dodges an elbow strike from The Brave.

The Brave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Brave takes a swing at Lotus's ribcage but misses.
The Brave throws a head kick that misses.

The Brave shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lotus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Lotus pushes The Brave off and gets back to his feet.
Lotus slips a jab from The Brave.
Lotus tries to clinch there but The Brave circles away.
The Brave catches Lotus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lotus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lotus scores with a push kick.
The Brave throws the left hand but Lotus avoids the punch easily.
Lotus tries to counter by clinching up but The Brave breaks away and moves out of range.
The Brave with a hook.
The Brave tries to score with a low kick but Lotus moves his leg out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Brave. That's going to slow Lotus down.
Lotus is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lotus shoots in looking for a takedown. The Brave tries to sprawl out of it but Lotus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Brave manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lotus shoots for a takedown but The Brave saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Brave scores with a spinning back kick!
The Brave lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Tommy Lotus has been cut.

The Brave feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lotus is wriggling around but The Brave manages to pass to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Brave slows the pace down in half guard.
The Brave winds up and cracks Lotus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Brave is trying to control. Lotus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lotus tries to roll over but The Brave keeps him under control.

Lotus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Brave prevents Lotus from improving his position.
The Brave working Lotus over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Brave lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lotus trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lotus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Brave missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Brave content to stall in guard here.

Lotus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Brave stands and throws Lotus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Brave scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek The Brave dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lotus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Brave swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Brave throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Brave misses with a body shot.
Lotus is looking to clinch but The Brave is avoiding it.
The Brave connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lotus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Brave pinned against the cage. The Brave gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

The Brave fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lotus, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lotus is trying to break the clinch but The Brave is controlling him.

The Brave has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lotus is trying to keep an underhook but The Brave manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lotus is positioning himself well to prevent The Brave advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Brave thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lotus's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brave working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lotus is trying to get back to full guard.
The Brave trying to control from half guard but Lotus is working away.
The Brave prevents Lotus from improving his position.
Lotus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Brave is working away from the top position though.
The Brave drops an elbow to the side of Lotus's head.
Lotus tries to get to full guard but The Brave has control of the leg.
The Brave looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lotus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Brave looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Brave working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

The Brave is looking for a kimura here.
Lotus wants to improve his position but The Brave is controlling well.
The Brave stalling.
The Brave working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus wants to get back to full guard.
The Brave slows the pace down in half guard.
The Brave has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Brave working the head and body with strikes.
The Brave lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from The Brave there.
Lotus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lotus.
Lotus looking to control.
The Brave connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Brave not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Lotus looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but The Brave is defending well. Lotus quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! The Brave has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lotus celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Lotus!
A victorious Tommy Lotus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.