PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efren Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Held (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Held has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Efren Lloyd's chin.

Lloyd
vs
Held

194 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efren Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcin Held!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Held rushes Lloyd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Held looking to stall.
Held misses with some punches.

Lloyd has Held pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lloyd pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Held tumbling to the mat - Lloyd dives into Held's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Held manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Held has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lloyd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Lloyd gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Lloyd prevents Held from improving his position.
Held is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lloyd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lloyd's back!

Held is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lloyd knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lloyd for a finish.
Lloyd trying to get back to his feet but Held is in full control for now.
Lloyd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Held on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Held controlling well, preventing Lloyd from escaping the position.
Held is looking to control Lloyd but Lloyd is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lloyd tries to break free.
Lloyd is working hard here to advance position.
Held tries to get the hooks in deep but Lloyd pushed the leg off.

Held has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lloyd has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Held looks winded!
Will Held go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Held is hanging on to Lloyd's back as he tries to escape.

Held looking for the choke from the back.
Lloyd tries to escape the position.
Held punches Lloyd on the ear.
Lloyd is really stuck here.
Held lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lloyd.
Held has the hooks in. Lloyd is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd covers up after that shot from Held.
Lloyd is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Held trying to control momentarily.
Held scores with strikes from the back.

Lloyd defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Held's arms.
You can see the frustration on Lloyd's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Held's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lloyd grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Held is working the ground and pound. Can Lloyd escape?
Held throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Lloyd covering up well under a series of strikes from Held.
Lloyd rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lloyd is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Held dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Held takes the fight into the clinch.

Lloyd tightens his grip and picks Held up, before dumping him to the ground. Held manages to land in guard.

Held has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lloyd has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lloyd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Held.

Lloyd pulls guard.
Lloyd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lloyd has momentary wrist control but Held slips an elbow through the middle.
Lloyd keeping moving, preventing Held from controlling successfully.
Held is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Held stopping the sweep attempt from Lloyd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Held with a nice head shot there.
Held stands up over Lloyd, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Held gets to his feet - Lloyd follows without any prompting.
Lloyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lloyd scores with a head kick. Held tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Held rushes Lloyd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lloyd has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Held regains guard immediately.

Held looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lloyd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Held has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lloyd has managed to get both his arms back between Held's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lloyd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Lloyd. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lloyd. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd lands with a nice body punch.
Lloyd throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Held gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lloyd jumps into guard, dragging Held to the mat.
Lloyd tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Lloyd is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Held presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Held looking to stall.

Lloyd works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Held throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Held manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lloyd manages to get himself to full guard.

Lloyd throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lloyd keeping moving, preventing Held from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lloyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Held is aware though and is defending well.
Held trying to control but Lloyd is working from the bottom.
Held is looking to stand up but Lloyd won't let him.
Held is working Lloyd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Held wants to control from the top but Lloyd keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lloyd wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Lloyd closes the distance and clinches.

Lloyd has clasped his hands together around Held's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Efren Lloyd will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lloyd tries to keep at a distance but Held has taken the fight into the clinch.
Held wants a takedown but no success here.
Held misses with a punch on the inside.
Lloyd lands a knee to the body.
Held is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Lloyd has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Held is trying to keep an underhook but Lloyd manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Held is looking for a sweep. Lloyd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Held trying to control from the bottom.

Lloyd gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Held moves into the clinch.
Held takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Held misses with the head strike.

Lloyd turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Held looks to move to half guard but instead Lloyd has passed into mount! Damn!

Lloyd stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lloyd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Held stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lloyd throws a combination. Held tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lloyd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Held misses with a head kick.
Lloyd works Held's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lloyd rushes Held and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lloyd gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Held with the active half guard here but Lloyd passes nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Held tries to buck Lloyd off but Lloyd is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Held's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Held is looking to reverse the position.

Lloyd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lloyd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Held manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Held is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lloyd pulls his head out easily.
Held trying to hold on to Lloyd's head to control him but Lloyd postures up.
Held tries to get to full guard but Lloyd has control of the leg.
Held has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Held pushes Lloyd off looking to stand but Lloyd dives back in and keeps control.
Lloyd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Held with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Held tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Held is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Held looking for submissions off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lloyd delivers a nice body kick.
Lloyd throws a series of strikes that have Held backpedaling.

Held moves into the clinch successfully.

Held manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lloyd lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Held looking for a guillotine here but Lloyd defends easily.
Held is looking to stand back up but Lloyd counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Held.

And that's the end of the fight!
Efren Lloyd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lloyd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Efren Lloyd!