PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lemoyne (ranked 2977 p4p, 3141 weight class) and Balal Lama (ranked 123 p4p, 130 weight class). Balal Lama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lemoyne
vs
Lama

183 cm
26
192
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
220
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Lemoyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lama misses the shot to the body.
Lama shoots in for a takedown but Lemoyne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lama misses with a combination

and Lemoyne moves into the clinch.
Lama managing to block the knees to the body from Lemoyne.
Lama wants a takedown.
Lemoyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lemoyne lands a nice elbow.
Lemoyne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lama up against the cage.
Lemoyne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lemoyne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Josh Lemoyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemoyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lemoyne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lemoyne controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama has a couple of punches blocked by Lemoyne.
Lama is looking for a takedown.
Lemoyne lands a nice elbow.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside.
Lemoyne lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lama fails to land.
Lemoyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lemoyne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lama.
Lemoyne working Lama over with knees to the body.
Lama looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lemoyne.
Lama tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lemoyne lands a nice elbow.
Lama tries to circle away but Lemoyne has him pinned against the cage.
Lama takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside that Lama shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside that Lama shrugs off.
Lama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lemoyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lama tries for a takedown but Lemoyne manages to get underhooks.
Lemoyne lands a good knee to the midsection. Lama won't want to take too many of those.
Lemoyne tries a knee to the head but Lama blocks it.
Lama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lemoyne after a bit of a struggle.
A hook to the body from Lemoyne.
Nice elbow from Lemoyne.

It looks like Balal Lama has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lemoyne.
Lemoyne lands a damaging elbow.
Lemoyne gets underhooks to prevent Lama's takedown attempt.
Lemoyne with a knee to the head.
Lemoyne lands a body shot.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside.
Lemoyne crunches a lovely knee into Lama's ribcage.
Lemoyne working Lama over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemoyne lands a knee to the head.
Lemoyne landing knees to the head.
Lemoyne with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lemoyne.
Lemoyne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lemoyne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lemoyne prevents it.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lemoyne.
Lemoyne lands a good knee to the midsection. Lama won't want to take too many of those.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside that Lama shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lama takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've been informed that Lama has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lemoyne lands a damaging elbow.
Lemoyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lemoyne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama takes an elbow to the temple.
Lemoyne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lama's face.
Lemoyne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lemoyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lemoyne throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Lemoyne.
Lemoyne lands an elbow that stopped Lama in his tracks for a moment.
Lemoyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lemoyne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lemoyne lands an elbow that stopped Lama in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lama takes an elbow to the temple.
Lemoyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lemoyne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Lemoyne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balal Lama's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lama darts in looking for a takedown but Lemoyne gets double underhooks and turns Lama into the cage.
Lama throws a head kick that misses.
Lemoyne seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lama has a takedown stuffed.
Decent striking displayed by Lama there.

Lemoyne gets tackled into the cage by Lama. Lama maintains the clinch.
Lemoyne scores a nice knee to the body.
Lemoyne scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lama is breathing heavily.
Lemoyne landing knees to the body.
Lemoyne lands a nice elbow.
Lemoyne scores a nice knee to the body.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemoyne working Lama over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lemoyne lands a damaging elbow.
Lemoyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lemoyne working Lama over with knees to the body.
Lemoyne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside.
Lemoyne pushes Lama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lemoyne lands a damaging elbow.
Lemoyne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lama's face.
Lemoyne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemoyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lemoyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lama's defenses.
Lemoyne working Lama over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lemoyne.
Lemoyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lemoyne scores with a knee to the head.
Lemoyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lama takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lama is looking for a takedown.
Josh Lemoyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
Lemoyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lama's defenses.
Lama takes an elbow to the temple.
Lemoyne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lemoyne lands an elbow that stopped Lama in his tracks for a moment.
Lama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lemoyne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lemoyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lama.
Lemoyne defending well as Lama loads up on a big left hand.
Balal Lama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Lama.
Lemoyne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lama.
Lemoyne seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama throws a solid leg kick but Lemoyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lama.
Lama throws a sloppy head kick

and Lemoyne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lemoyne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lemoyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lama's defenses.
Lemoyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lemoyne.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside that Lama shrugs off.
Lemoyne lands a nice elbow.
Lemoyne lands a good knee to the midsection. Lama won't want to take too many of those.
Lama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lemoyne crunches a lovely knee into Lama's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemoyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lemoyne has Lama pushed against the cage.
Lama has Lemoyne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lemoyne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lemoyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Lama controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lemoyne lands a damaging elbow.
Lemoyne has Lama pressed against the cage.
Lama is working for takedown but Lemoyne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lemoyne lands an elbow just above Lama 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lemoyne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lemoyne.
Lemoyne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lama.
Lama being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemoyne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Lemoyne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Balal Lama'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. And we move into the final round!

Lemoyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lama.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lama is defended easily by Lemoyne.
Lemoyne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lama.
Lama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lemoyne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lemoyne tries to land a knee to the head but Lama blocks with his arms.
Lama wants a takedown.
Josh Lemoyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
Lama tries to throw a body punch but Lemoyne avoids it by throwing Lama back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lemoyne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lemoyne tries a knee to the head but Lama blocks it.
Lama being controlled against the cage.
Lama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lemoyne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemoyne lands a damaging elbow.
Lemoyne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lemoyne lands a nice knee to the body.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside.
Lemoyne prevents the takedown attempt.
Josh Lemoyne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lemoyne misses with a knee strike.
Lemoyne lands a nice knee to the body.
Lemoyne leaning against his opponent.
Lemoyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lama's defenses.
Lemoyne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lama can do to turn this around?
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside.
Lemoyne looking to throw knees to the head but Lama is blocking nicely.
Lama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lemoyne gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lemoyne lands an elbow just above Lama 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lama looking for a takedown.
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!
Lemoyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lemoyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Lemoyne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lemoyne lands an elbow just above Lama 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lemoyne.
Lemoyne lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lemoyne.
Lemoyne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lemoyne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lemoyne obliges.
Lemoyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lemoyne is leaning against Lama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lemoyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemoyne lands an elbow inside that Lama shrugs off.
Lemoyne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lama's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lemoyne.
Lemoyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lama can't get the takedown.
Lemoyne lands an elbow just above Lama 's eye.
Lemoyne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemoyne working Lama over with knees to the body.
Lemoyne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lemoyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lemoyne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemoyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lemoyne lands a damaging elbow.
Lemoyne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Lemoyne.
Lemoyne landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lemoyne obliges.
Lemoyne stalling against the cage.
Lemoyne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lemoyne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lemoyne working Lama over with knees to the body.
Lemoyne holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Lama gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lemoyne regains guard.
Lemoyne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lama on the ground.
Lama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lama won't allow Lemoyne to get back to his feet.
Balal Lama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemoyne can't keep his opponent in guard - Lama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Lemoyne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lemoyne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Lemoyne!