PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Herrera (ranked 4376 p4p, 427 weight class) and Andra Lancelotti (ranked 5461 p4p, 467 weight class). Andra Lancelotti is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Herrera
vs
Lancelotti

173 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabian Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andra Lancelotti!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lancelotti moves into the clinch.
Herrera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Herrera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lancelotti prevents it.
Herrera fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Herrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lancelotti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Herrera bucks up and tries to throw Lancelotti off but instead Lancelotti has got his back!
Herrera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Herrera trying to control the position but Lancelotti manages to sink in the hooks.
Lancelotti lands with a hammerfist to the side of Herrera's head.
Lancelotti lands a shot to the head.
Lancelotti really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Herrera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancelotti is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Herrera. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Herrera looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lancelotti.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lancelotti. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Herrera manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lancelotti's guard. Nice work there by Herrera.
Herrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lancelotti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lancelotti seems keen to control Herrera's posture.
Lancelotti looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancelotti, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera wants to control from the top but Lancelotti keeps moving.
Lancelotti working a defensive guard here.
Herrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancelotti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lancelotti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Herrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lancelotti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Herrera preventing the sweep.
Herrera is looking to stand up but Lancelotti won't let him.
Herrera postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelotti wants to stand and escape but Herrera is having none of it.
Lancelotti has his hands on Herrera's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herrera wants to control from the top but Lancelotti keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lancelotti blocks a head kick by Herrera.

Lancelotti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Herrera is trying to defend but Lancelotti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lancelotti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Herrera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera trying to control here.
Lancelotti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lancelotti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Herrera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Herrera has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lancelotti escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lancelotti!
Lancelotti is staying tight to Herrera's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Herrera wants to control but Lancelotti postures up.
Lancelotti trying to control the position but Herrera is working away.
Lancelotti scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Herrera to see if he's OK.
Herrera prevents Lancelotti from moving into mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is trying to get back to half guard.
Herrera is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lancelotti is working Herrera over with some ground and pound from side control.
Herrera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lancelotti working the ground and pound.
Lancelotti laying and praying for a moment but Herrera takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lancelotti is trying to control the action in half guard but Herrera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lancelotti in particular looking to stall.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lancelotti.
Herrera wants to control but Lancelotti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lancelotti moves nicely into side control.
Herrera tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lancelotti controlling the positon.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lancelotti controlling well, preventing Herrera from escaping the position.
Herrera trying to control the action but Lancelotti just sinks the hooks in.
Herrera covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Lancelotti is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Herrera tries to escape but Lancelotti has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lancelotti lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Herrera can't escape the position.
Lancelotti punishes Herrera with strikes from the back mount.
Lancelotti lands shots from the back.
Herrera is breathing heavily.
Lancelotti is landing with strikes. Herrera can't take much more of this.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Herrera defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lancelotti's arms.

Lancelotti is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Herrera defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Herrera is trying to break free.

Lancelotti is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Herrera has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lancelotti.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Herrera defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lancelotti's arms.

Lancelotti is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Herrera can't escape the position.
Lancelotti is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Herrera up.
Herrera is trying to break free.
Lancelotti wants to control but Herrera is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancelotti avoiding Herrera 's attempts to control his hands.

Lancelotti tightening his grip on Herrera, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andra Lancelotti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lancelotti.
Lancelotti slaps away a takedown attempt from Herrera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Herrera dives in for a single leg takedown but Lancelotti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Herrera. No joy for Lancelotti on that attempt.
Herrera throws a big counter combination but Lancelotti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Herrera shoots for a double leg takedown but Lancelotti sprawls well. He's pushed Herrera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Herrera. 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.
Herrera misses with a takedown attempt

and Lancelotti counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herrera seems a little lost for a moment, as Lancelotti dominates the positioning.
Andra Lancelotti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancelotti lands a nice forearm strike.
Lancelotti trying to control the action but Herrera is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera struggling a bit here.
Lancelotti has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lancelotti controlling from mount.
Lancelotti is landing with some decent strikes but Herrera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lancelotti with the ground and pound from mount.
Lancelotti with a couple of short strikes.
Herrera taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is in a horrible position here. Lancelotti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lancelotti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lancelotti landing shots from mount.
Lancelotti with the ground and pound from mount.

Lancelotti looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Herrera throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lancelotti. What's that going to do exactly?
Lancelotti working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancelotti scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelotti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lancelotti lands with some strikes.
Lancelotti controlling his opponent.
Herrera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lancelotti wants to control the pace but Herrera is squirming around nicely.
Lancelotti cracks Herrera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lancelotti cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancelotti unloading with bombs!
Herrera tries to reverse the position but Lancelotti maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is bucking up trying to escape but Lancelotti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lancelotti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Herrera looks a forlorn figure.
Lancelotti unloading with bombs!

Lancelotti has control of Herrera's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Herrera regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lancelotti lands a nice shot to the head.
Herrera wants to hold on but Lancelotti pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancelotti breaks from Herrera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lancelotti unloading with bombs!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Lancelotti looking to secure an arm triangle but Herrera defends it well.

Lancelotti jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Herrera is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Herrera and Lancelotti has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Herrera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lancelotti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Herrera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lancelotti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lancelotti grinds an elbow into Herrera's temple.
Lancelotti wants to stand but Herrera is controlling his arm.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lancelotti works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Lancelotti politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lancelotti prefers to stall for the moment though.
Herrera is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Herrera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Herrera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lancelotti working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Lancelotti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lancelotti looks up at the clock and then as Herrera takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lancelotti smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is trying to control Lancelotti's posture but Lancelotti avoids it.
Herrera takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Herrera is trying to escape the position but Lancelotti is controlling the position.
Herrera takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lancelotti landing strikes.
Lancelotti lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Herrera down.
Lancelotti working away.
Lancelotti working the ground and pound from side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is trying to control Lancelotti's posture but Lancelotti avoids it.
Lancelotti in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Herrera gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lancelotti cracks Herrera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lancelotti scoring with strikes but Herrera is staying in there.
BOOM! Lancelotti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lancelotti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Herrera's face.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lancelotti raining down shots from the mount!
Lancelotti controlling his opponent.
Lancelotti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Herrera?
Lancelotti controlling from mount.
Lancelotti working Herrera over with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancelotti landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lancelotti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fabian Herrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andra Lancelotti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lancelotti controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andra Lancelotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lancelotti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Andra Lancelotti!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Andra Lancelotti!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Andra Lancelotti!

Andra Lancelotti wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Andra Lancelotti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.