February 1, 2010, at 6:19 pm
Everyone is excited about Bobby Lashley. We saw what Brock Lesnar was able to do with some size and excellent wrestling ability. That’s why everyone is pumped to see Lashley take the next step and show us that he could a champ.
Did his win over Wes Sims really do that? Nope. Not at all.
Let’s break down what happened. As the video starts, Lashley grabs a sloppy double leg that could only take down a man who has no center of gravity and a complete lack of conditioning. Sims than adjusts into the stupid position where he holds the back of his legs, allowing Lashley to pepper him with little Brock Lesnar-esque shots to the head. Once he breaks the hold, Sims tries for an armbar, but is too busy be punched in the face to latch it in.
They end up back in guard, where Sims actually closes his guard. Then, he goes back to the high guard, grabbing the back of his legs and gets punched in the face repeatedly again. Lashley posts up, and drops bombs for about a minute until the fight was stopped. However, he does get Sims’ back, and is not able to finish.
So, how do you grade this performance? He defeated a guy who is a punchline in MMA circles by stopping him in the first round. He never passed guard, he never was able to truly dominate. Does this mean that he is ready for a step up in competition? Probably, but we are talking a Mike Whitehead step up, not a Fedor, Brett Rogers step up.
Related posts:
Tags: 
Leave a reply