PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Lancelot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lancelot
vs
Dias

185 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Lancelot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Dias!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancelot misses with a body shot.
Lancelot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lancelot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias tries to clinch up.
Lancelot misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Lancelot misses.
Dias shoots for a double leg takedown but Lancelot sprawls well. He's pushed Dias's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dias closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lancelot circles away.
Dias moves out of range as Lancelot strikes.
Lancelot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancelot.
Dias is looking to clinch but Lancelot is avoiding it.
Lancelot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dias manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancelot misses with a few strikes there.

Dias shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dias was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lancelot is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancelot flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias tries to control but Lancelot wriggling away.
BOOM! Dias connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lancelot can't escape the position.
Dias looking to finish with strikes here!
Lancelot is trying desperately to improve position.
Dias wants to control the pace but Lancelot is squirming around nicely.
Dias pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lancelot's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dias throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dias content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot is desperately trying to improve his position but Dias has a good base and remains in mount.
Lancelot is working hard here to advance position.
Dias raining down shots from the mount!
Dias working Lancelot over with strikes here.
Dias lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dias scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dias punching from mount but Lancelot doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lancelot is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias content just to control the position here.
I looks like Dias might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Lancelot is trying desperately to improve position.
Dias lands a big elbow.
Dias fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dias controlling the position easily from mount.
Lancelot tries to reverse the position but Dias maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot is breathing heavily.

Dias looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dias looking to control but Lancelot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dias prevents Lancelot from getting the reversal.
Dias sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dias postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lancelot looks a forlorn figure.
Lancelot is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body punch from Dias.
Lancelot misses with a hook to the body

and Dias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lancelot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lancelot avoiding damage.
Lancelot gets underhooks to prevent Dias's takedown attempt.
Dias tries to score a body lock takedown but Lancelot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Lancelot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dias closes the distance and clinches up with Lancelot, looking for a takedown. Dias pushes Lancelot against the cage but Lancelot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jefferson Lancelot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dias.
Dias throws a head kick but Lancelot moves out of range.
Good shot there by Lancelot.
Lancelot throws a right hand that Dias ducks under and follows up with a left that Dias also avoids with ease.
Lancelot throws the left hand but Dias avoids the punch easily.
Dias throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lancelot's waist but Lancelot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dias off to one side.
Lancelot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dias slips under a jab.
Dave Dias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dias tries to clinch but Lancelot moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dias throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Lancelot.
Dias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancelot.
Dias scores with the left hand. Lancelot knows he should have avoided that one.
Lancelot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dias.
Dias doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancelot circles away.
Dias lands with a nice body punch.
Lancelot keeps the fight on the outside.
Dias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lancelot swivels and escapes.

Dias fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lancelot sprawls well initially but Dias persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lancelot wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias is trying to control. Lancelot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lancelot trying to control but Dias postures up.
Lancelot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dias is trying to control. Lancelot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lancelot is trying to get back to full guard.
Dias tries to pass to full mount but Lancelot defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dias closes the distance and clinches up with Lancelot, looking for a takedown. Dias pushes Lancelot against the cage but Lancelot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Dias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Lancelot misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dias 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.

Lancelot has an active guard here but Dias has managed to pass into half guard.
Dias wants to take a breather but Lancelot is having none of it.
Lancelot works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lancelot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lancelot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Lancelot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dias gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lancelot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dias is pushing down on Lancelot's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lancelot is fighting to maintain full guard but Dias has managed to sneak the leg through.

Dias decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dias.
Dias lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lancelot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dias moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dias tries for a takedown but Lancelot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Dias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dias lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dias doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancelot circles away.
Lancelot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lancelot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lancelot misses with a looping left.
Dias looks for a takedown but Lancelot sprawls well.
Lancelot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lancelot as Dias shoots in.
Dias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lancelot swivels and escapes.
Jefferson Lancelot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dias.
Dias looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lancelot throws a right and a left that Dias avoids nicely.
Lancelot thows a body shot but no joy.
Jefferson Lancelot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancelot throws a body punch but Dias moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lancelot misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias misses with a takedown attempt - Lancelot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dias moves out of range as Lancelot strikes.
Lancelot misses with a shot to the body
and Dias makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dias fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lancelot avoids it really well and circles away.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lancelot sprawls well. Lancelot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dias gets slowly back to his feet.
Dias looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lancelot is fending him off so far but Dias persists. Nope, Lancelot circles away and we're back to standing.

Dias changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lancelot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dias in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot regains half guard.
Dias is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lancelot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dias 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.
Lancelot wants to sweep here but Dias controlling him for the moment.
Lancelot keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lancelot is proving hard to escape from.

Lancelot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dias defends well.
Dias looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lancelot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dias is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dias wants to clinch.
Jefferson Lancelot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancelot keeps the fight on the outside.
Dias moves in looking to clinch but Lancelot pushes him off.
Dias shoots in for a takedown but Lancelot shows good takedown defense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dias closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lancelot moves into full guard.
Dave Dias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dias trying to control but Lancelot is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Dias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dias has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Dias!