PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pebbles OfCocoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lambert might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. 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.

Lambert
vs
OfCocoa

187 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pebbles OfCocoa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OfCocoa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lambert.
OfCocoa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
OfCocoa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
OfCocoa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lambert fails with a takedown attempt.
OfCocoa throws a series of strikes that have Lambert backpedaling.
Lambert fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from OfCocoa.
Lambert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
OfCocoa tries to clinch up.
OfCocoa misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OfCocoa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert moves out of range as OfCocoa strikes.
Lambert tries to score a power double leg takedown but OfCocoa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lambert somewhat.
OfCocoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
OfCocoa wants to clinch.
OfCocoa looks to land a right hand but Lambert moved out of range.
OfCocoa tries to clinch up but Lambert circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Lambert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lambert doesn't succeed with the takedown
and OfCocoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by OfCocoa.
OfCocoa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mike Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OfCocoa scores with a punch to the head.
OfCocoa misses with a hook.
Lambert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from OfCocoa.
OfCocoa scores with a jab. Lambert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lambert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lambert goes for a double leg but OfCocoa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as OfCocoa continues to drive forward.
Lambert scores with the left hand. OfCocoa knows he should have avoided that one.
OfCocoa throws a series of punches but Lambert moves out of range.
Lambert appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
OfCocoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OfCocoa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and OfCocoa wants it to stay on the feet.
Lambert swats away the attempt to clinch by OfCocoa.
Lambert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Lambert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lambert lands an elbow.
Lambert working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lambert is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lambert is trying to get an arm triangle but OfCocoa is defending well.
OfCocoa is letting Lambert control him for a moment.

Lambert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lambert is working OfCocoa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lambert.
OfCocoa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lambert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lambert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Lambert tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lambert has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
OfCocoa is looking for a sweep.

Lambert wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by OfCocoa, who protects the arm well.

Lambert is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, OfCocoa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lambert tries to score with some ground and pound. OfCocoa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pebbles OfCocoa dominated that round.
That's time! Lambert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lambert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
OfCocoa throws out a counter right but Lambert avoids it with no problem.
Mike Lambert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? OfCocoa is fending him off so far but Lambert persists. Nope, OfCocoa circles away and we're back to standing.
Lambert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OfCocoa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lambert.
OfCocoa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Lambert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. OfCocoa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lambert passes OfCocoa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
OfCocoa keeping control of the position.
Mike Lambert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lambert connects with a nice short shot to OfCocoa's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lambert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Lambert is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
OfCocoa is looking for a sweep. Lambert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lambert 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.

It looks like Pebbles OfCocoa has been cut.
Lambert wants to free his trapped foot but OfCocoa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
OfCocoa is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Lambert is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, OfCocoa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lambert landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Lambert looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
OfCocoa trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
OfCocoa is not content to let Lambert control the position.

Lambert looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lambert works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lambert looking to punish the body of his opponent here but OfCocoa is avoiding damage well.
OfCocoa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
OfCocoa is looking to regain half guard here but Lambert keeps moving and retains side control.
Lambert tries to move to full mount but OfCocoa actually manages to regain half guard.
Lambert working the head and body with strikes.

The cut above Pebbles OfCocoa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Lambert is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lambert not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

OfCocoa is defending against the submission attempts here by Lambert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lambert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pebbles OfCocoa'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!

Lambert walks into a left hand.
OfCocoa looks to land a combination. Lambert sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
OfCocoa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
OfCocoa takes one to the chin there.
OfCocoa takes a swing at Lambert's ribcage but misses.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with OfCocoa but OfCocoa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
OfCocoa throws out a counter right but Lambert avoids it with no problem.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lambert.
No joy there for OfCocoa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OfCocoa lands a head shot.
Lambert misses with a takedown attempt - OfCocoa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OfCocoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lambert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pebbles OfCocoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OfCocoa stuffs the takedown.
A jab from OfCocoa misses.
OfCocoa tries to clinch up.
OfCocoa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lambert circles away quickly and effectively.
OfCocoa tries to clinch up.

OfCocoa gets caught flat footed, as Lambert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
OfCocoa pulls Lambert in close to prevent any damage.
OfCocoa wants to sweep but no luck.
OfCocoa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lambert controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OfCocoa has momentary wrist control but Lambert slips an elbow through the middle.
Lambert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lambert trying to control but OfCocoa is working from the bottom.
Lambert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lambert has his takedown stuffed
and OfCocoa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OfCocoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lambert.
Lambert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Lambert drives through with a takedown into guard.
OfCocoa keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Lambert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lambert wants to control from the top but OfCocoa keeps moving.
OfCocoa trying to control the position here.
Lambert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OfCocoa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OfCocoa controls Lambert momentarily but Lambert frees himself.
Lambert throws a big elbow that misses.
Lambert trying to control but OfCocoa is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Lambert shoots in and gets a takedown into OfCocoa's guard.
Lambert controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambert throwing strikes from guard but OfCocoa blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pebbles OfCocoa.
I think OfCocoa 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pebbles OfCocoa!