PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Lemon (ranked 212 p4p, 3763 weight class) and Tyler Westlake (ranked 30 p4p, 347 weight class). Westlake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tek It (Sped Up) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyler Westlake enters the cage!

Lemon
vs
Westlake

180 cm
29
160
21 - 7 - 0

179 cm
29
160
7 - 14 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Lemon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Westlake!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lemon forces Westlake back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee calls for Lemon to work.
Lemon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lemon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lemon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Westlake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lemon is defending well.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Westlake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lemon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.

Lemon rushes Westlake and presses him up against the cage.
Westlake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lucky Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Westlake.
Lemon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Westlake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lemon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lemon is pressed up against the cage. Westlake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lemon down to the mat. Lemon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Westlake tries for a takedown but Lemon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lemon stuffs the takedown.
Westlake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lemon takes the fight into the clinch.
Westlake letting Lemon take a breather here.
Lemon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lemon slows down the pace here.
Lemon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee calls for Lemon to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Westlake misses with a takedown attempt - Lemon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lemon has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lemon effectively controlling the action here.
Lemon has Westlake pushed against the cage.
Westlake is trying to pull guard but Lemon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lemon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lemon.
Lemon is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Westlake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lemon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Lemon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lemon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lemon clinches up against the cage.
Lemon leaning against his opponent.
Lemon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lemon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lemon has Westlake pressed against the cage.
Lemon stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.

Lemon closes the distance and clinches.
Westlake 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.
Lemon just leaning against Westlake, taking a breather.
Lemon is struggling to control the position.
Westlake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lemon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westlake can do to turn this around?
Lemon is struggling to control the position.
Lemon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lemon leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Westlake shoots in looking for a takedown. Lemon tries to sprawl out of it but Westlake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lemon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lemon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Westlake sprawls and moves away.
We've been informed that Westlake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lucky Lemon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Lemon pushes Westlake up against the cage in a clinch.
Lemon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Westlake up against the cage.
Lemon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Westlake letting Lemon take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Westlake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lemon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lucky Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Westlake.
Westlake being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.

Lemon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lemon is struggling to control the position.
Westlake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lemon pulls his leg out and moves away.

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.

Lemon rushes Westlake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lemon has Westlake pushed against the cage.
Lemon stalling the fight.
Lemon leaning against his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.

Lemon clinches up with Westlake and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lemon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Lemon clinches.
Lemon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Westlake letting Lemon take a breather here.
Lemon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lemon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lemon pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.

Westlake gets tackled into the cage by Lemon. Lemon maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lemon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Westlake up against the cage.
Lemon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Westlake up against the cage.
Lemon stalling in the clinch.
Lemon is stalling here.

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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.

Lemon closes the distance and clinches.
Lemon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lemon.
Lemon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Westlake tries to score a body lock takedown but Lemon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lemon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Westlake is working for takedown but Lemon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lucky Lemon has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.
Westlake shoots in looking for a takedown but Lemon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Westlake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lucky Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Westlake.
Westlake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lemon tries to avoid it but Westlake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lemon to the ground. Lemon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Lemon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lemon stalling against the cage.
Lemon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lemon for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lemon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon stalls.

Westlake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lemon has Westlake up against the cage in a clinch.
Lemon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucky Lemon.

Lemon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Westlake wants a takedown.
Tyler Westlake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westlake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Lemon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lemon, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Lemon!
Lucky Lemon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.