PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Groves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Groves
vs
Lamb

182 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Groves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Groves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lamb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Groves avoids it.
Groves trying to land knees to the body.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamb working aggressively here.
Lamb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Groves.
Knees to the body from Groves.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Groves.
Groves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Groves tries to land a knee to the head but Lamb blocks with his arms.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike.
Groves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Groves prevents a body shot from Lamb.
Groves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Groves working Lamb over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Groves tries a knee to the head but Lamb blocks it.
Groves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Groves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Groves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Groves blocks an elbow strike.
Lamb taking a breather.
Lamb has a couple of punches blocked by Groves.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Groves tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Groves misses with a knee strike.
Lamb blocks the elbow strike.
Lamb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamb pushes off an throws an elbow but Groves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Groves misses with a knee strike.
Groves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Groves lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groves looking to throw knees to the head but Lamb is blocking nicely.
Groves missing with knees to the body.
Lamb misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Groves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamb misses with a punch to the body.
Groves looking to throw knees to the head but Lamb is blocking nicely.
Groves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamb blocks it with crossed arms.
Groves lands a good knee to the midsection. Lamb won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamb avoiding damage as Groves throws knees to the body.
Groves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamb is defending well for now.
Groves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Groves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lamb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Groves tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Groves with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groves tries to land a knee to the head but Lamb blocks with his arms.
Groves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamb avoiding damage as Groves throws knees to the body.
Lamb swings wildly with an uppercut but Groves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Groves blocking some punches.
Groves avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamb.
Lamb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Lamb throws a punch but it's blocked by Groves.
Lamb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.
Lamb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Groves pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groves blocks a body shot from Lamb.
Lamb is trying to stall.
Lamb tries to land knees in the clinch but Groves avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb managing to block the knees to the body from Groves.
Lamb tries to circle away but Groves has him pinned against the cage.
Groves tries to land a knee to the head but Lamb blocks with his arms.
Lamb looking to throw knees to the head but Groves is blocking nicely.
Lamb blocks an elbow strike from Groves.
Lamb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamb misses with a body punch.
Groves trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamb takes an elbow to the forehead.
Groves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
Groves misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Groves dominated that round.
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.

Groves clinches up with Lamb and pushes him back against the cage.
Groves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
Lamb avoids the elbow strike from Groves, against the cage.
Lamb managing to block the knees to the body from Groves.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.
Groves pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Groves missing with knees to the body.
Groves tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Groves blocking some punches.
Lamb misses with some punches.
Groves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Groves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Groves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Groves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamb blocks it with crossed arms.
Groves tries a knee to the head but Lamb blocks it.
Lamb tries to work over Groves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamb lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Groves.
Groves avoids the elbow strike from Lamb, against the cage.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Groves controls the action.
Groves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Groves controls the action.
Lamb avoiding damage as Groves throws knees to the body.
Lamb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Lamb misses with an elbow over the top.
Lamb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Groves trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Groves missing with knees to the body.
Lamb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Groves avoids the elbow strike from Lamb, against the cage.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Groves.
Groves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb tries to land knees in the clinch but Groves avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamb tries to break free but Groves pushes him back against the cage.
Lamb swings wildly with an uppercut but Groves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Groves can't find room to land a body shot as Lamb controls the action.
Groves tries to land a knee to the head but Lamb blocks with his arms.
Groves looking to throw knees to the head but Lamb is blocking nicely.
Groves pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lamb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lamb is looking to break free of the clinch but Groves has double underhooks.
Groves has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Groves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamb blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Groves.
Lamb looking to throw knees to the head but Groves is blocking nicely.
Lamb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Groves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamb managing to block the knees to the body from Groves.
Lamb is trying to push Groves away but Groves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.
Groves trying to land knees to the body.
Groves missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Groves throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Groves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lamb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Groves trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Lamb.
Lamb throws a punch but it's blocked by Groves.
Lamb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Groves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamb blocks it with crossed arms.
Lamb blocks a body shot from Groves.
Lamb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Groves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Groves throws an elbow but it misses.

Lamb manages to break the clinch.
Danny Groves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Groves dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lamb has Groves up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Groves.
Lamb misses with a body punch.
Lamb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Groves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Groves tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Groves tries a knee to the head but Lamb blocks it.
Lamb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Groves is defending well for now.
Groves trying to land knees to the body.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.
Groves lands an elbow inside that Lamb shrugs off.
Groves lands a nice elbow.
Lamb dodges an elbow strike from Groves.
A knee to the head by Groves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Groves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Danny Groves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Groves controls the action.
Lamb wants to stall.
Groves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Josh Lamb has been cut.
Groves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Groves missing with knees to the body.
Groves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Groves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamb blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Groves tries to throw a body punch but Lamb avoids it by throwing Groves back against the cage.
Lamb blocks a body shot from Groves.
Lamb has a couple of punches blocked by Groves.
Lamb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Groves avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.
Groves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamb is defending well for now.
Lamb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Groves misses with a knee strike.
Lamb jumps guard but Groves stands there with Lamb around his waist. Lamb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Groves pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Groves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Lamb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Groves looking to throw knees to the head but Lamb is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Groves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lamb's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Groves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.
Groves blocks an uppercut.
Groves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamb is defending well for now.
Groves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lamb's efforts to push away.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Groves avoids it.
Lamb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lamb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Groves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lamb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Groves is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Groves.
Groves trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Groves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamb tries a body shot but Groves blocks it.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Josh Lamb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamb avoiding damage as Groves throws knees to the body.
Lamb has a couple of punches blocked by Groves.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Groves as Lamb tries to tie him up.
Lamb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lamb has a couple of punches blocked by Groves.
Groves lands a knee to the head.
Lamb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Groves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamb is defending well for now.
Groves avoiding damage as Lamb throws knees to the body.
Groves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danny Groves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Groves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Groves, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Groves!