PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Lapris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olle Tandberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olle Tandberg will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lapris
vs
Tandberg

181 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Lapris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Olle Tandberg!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tandberg swivels and escapes.

Lapris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lapris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lapris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lapris throwing strikes from guard but Tandberg blocks nicely.
Tandberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapris stopping the sweep attempt from Tandberg.
Lapris distracts Tandberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tandberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lapris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tandberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lapris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lapris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lapris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lapris advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lapris passes to side control.
Lapris taking a breather here.
Lapris tries to advance to mount but Tandberg denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Tandberg's face as Lapris controls the position.
Lapris working the head with strikes.
Lapris scoring with punches from side control.
Lapris content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lapris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lapris happy to just control the position for now.

Lapris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lapris passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tandberg!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Lapris is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tandberg is surviving well by controlling Lapris's body position as best he can.
Lapris controlling from mount.
Lapris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lapris landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lapris looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lapris lands a couple of good shots and Tandberg has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Lapris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lapris shoots and misses
and Tandberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tandberg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lapris defends well and Tandberg ends up having to push Lapris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good leg kick by Tandberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lapris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tandberg as he jumps to the side.
Tandberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tandberg throws a solid leg kick but Lapris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tandberg.
Nice defenses there by Tandberg.
Tandberg is looking to score with low kicks.

Lapris closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tandberg quickly recovers to half guard.
Tandberg tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lapris manages to move to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandberg throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lapris. What's that going to do exactly?
Lapris breaks from Tandberg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tandberg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lapris has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tandberg's face.
Lapris breaks from Tandberg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lapris lands with some strikes.
Lapris controlling the position easily from mount.
Lapris is landing with some decent strikes but Tandberg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapris landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lapris is landing with some decent strikes but Tandberg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Lapris is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tandberg to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tandberg shrugs it off.
Lapris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tandberg?

Lapris looking for a guillotine from mount but Tandberg is having none of it.
Lapris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tandberg taking shots to the head.
Lapris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tandberg can do to turn this around?
Tandberg is bucking up trying to escape but Lapris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lapris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tandberg looks a forlorn figure.
Tandberg is in a horrible position here. Lapris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lapris is landing with some decent strikes but Tandberg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lapris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lapris punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapris avoids the attempt from Tandberg to control.
Tandberg is in a horrible position here. Lapris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tandberg tries to hold on but Lapris pushes him away.
Carlos Lapris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lapris has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tandberg's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Lapris.
Lapris breaks from Tandberg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lapris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lapris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Lapris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Lapris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tandberg ducks under a wild hook from Lapris.
Tandberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lapris or perhaps it was just good defense by Tandberg, which made it look bad.
Lapris closes the distance and clinches up with Tandberg, looking for a takedown. Lapris pushes Tandberg against the cage but Tandberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Olle Tandberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lapris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tandberg pinned against the cage. Tandberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Lapris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tandberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lapris is able to avoid easily.
Tandberg throws a leg kick but Lapris moved away.
Lapris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandberg misses with a low kick.

Lapris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tandberg on his heels. He'll look to pass Tandberg's guard now, I'm sure.
Lapris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tandberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Lapris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lapris tries to free his leg and advance position but Tandberg is retaining full guard.
Lapris passes Tandberg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lapris in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapris moves nicely into side control.

Lapris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tandberg, who protects the arm well.

Lapris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tandberg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Olle Tandberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tandberg can do anything to dispel that myth.

Lapris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lapris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tandberg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lapris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tandberg to see if he's OK.
Tandberg tries to bench press Lapris off him but Lapris keeps the position.

Lapris is working to tighten his grip on Tandberg's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Tandberg has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lapris is really squeezing tight and eventually Tandberg passes out! Lapris breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlos Lapris!
A less than humble Carlos Lapris misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.