PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Gilbert is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lawrence
vs
Gilbert

195 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Albert Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence leaves Gilbert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Gilbert changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lawrence looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lawrence gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lawrence is looking to improve his position.
Lawrence trying to hold on to Gilbert's head to control him but Gilbert postures up.

Gilbert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lawrence is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gilbert's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gilbert's back!

Lawrence looking for the RNC.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilbert is trying to get back to his feet but Lawrence has full control of the position and if anything, Gilbert has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert turns into Lawrence and is now in his guard.
Gilbert trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawrence's guard.
Gilbert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawrence works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilbert with a nice head shot there.
Gilbert connects with a couple of short punches.
Lawrence is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lawrence with the ground and pound but Gilbert uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Gilbert is keeping the position.
Gilbert is looking to stand up but Lawrence isn't so interested in that idea.
Lawrence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gilbert thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lawrence would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gilbert lands an upkick as Lawrence stands over him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence swings for the body but Gilbert moves out of range.
Gilbert on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Gilbert needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there.
Gilbert fails to land the takedown.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
Gilbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Gilbert fails to land the takedown.
Albert Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Gilbert.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Gilbert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gilbert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence lands with a nice combination. Gilbert backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawrence tries to sprawl out of it but Gilbert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lawrence manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gilbert slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Lawrence moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Gilbert looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gilbert lands a couple of elbows.
Gilbert works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gilbert lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Gilbert.
Gilbert working over Lawrence with some ground and pound. Lawrence looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gilbert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gilbert scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gilbert is nestled in close to Lawrence, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gilbert working the head and body with strikes.
Lawrence is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gilbert scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lawrence on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gilbert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gilbert working Lawrence over with strikes.
Gilbert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence taking some punishment here, with Gilbert in his half guard.

Gilbert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gilbert working Lawrence over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lawrence looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ethan Gilbert will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gilbert darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawrence gets full guard.
Gilbert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gilbert is working Lawrence over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gilbert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gilbert cracks Lawrence with a solid left hand.
Gilbert scoring with some ground and pound.
Gilbert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawrence manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilbert manages to get himself to full guard.
Gilbert throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gilbert looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawrence is one step ahead there.

Gilbert has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lawrence off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lawrence scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gilbert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.

Lawrence gets caught flat footed, as Gilbert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lawrence looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gilbert puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gilbert prevents Lawrence from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gilbert connects with a nice short shot to Lawrence's temple.
Ethan Gilbert has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gilbert connects with a nice short shot to Lawrence's temple.
Gilbert is nestled in close to Lawrence, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gilbert scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gilbert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lawrence is looking to improve his position.
Gilbert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lawrence wants to improve his position but Gilbert is controlling well.
Lawrence is working hard here to advance position.
Lawrence taking some punishment here, with Gilbert in his half guard.
Gilbert working over Lawrence with some ground and pound. Lawrence looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gilbert working the head and body with strikes.
Gilbert working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Gilbert is working for a kimura but Lawrence is defending it quite comfortably.
Lawrence trying to hold on to Gilbert's head to control him but Gilbert postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gilbert moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Lawrence.
Gilbert working the body and head with strikes.
Gilbert in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gilbert lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lawrence tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lawrence takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gilbert working the body and head with strikes.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep.
Gilbert lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gilbert tries for a kimura but Lawrence is defending well.
Lawrence is looking to regain half guard here but Gilbert keeps moving and retains side control.
Gilbert working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gilbert in side control lands a decent elbow.

Gilbert stands up.

Gilbert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lawrence takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Gilbert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gilbert shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lawrence is trying to defend but Gilbert finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Lawrence looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gilbert lands strikes from half guard.
Gilbert working Lawrence over with strikes.
Gilbert drops an elbow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Gilbert working Lawrence over with strikes.
Gilbert working Lawrence over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gilbert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lawrence is trying to stand.
Gilbert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gilbert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gilbert postures up and lands a big shot to Lawrence's brow.

Lawrence looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gilbert passes Lawrence's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gilbert lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gilbert lands a nice short elbow.
Lawrence has hold of Gilbert's hands but Gilbert slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gilbert drops an elbow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Gilbert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lawrence works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gilbert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gilbert sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lawrence's guard.
Lawrence wants to get back to full guard.
Lawrence works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gilbert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gilbert stops Lawrence from standing up.
Gilbert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gilbert working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gilbert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawrence. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gilbert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gilbert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gilbert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lawrence works Gilbert's body with a nice hook.
Gilbert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gilbert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Gilbert does no damage.
Lawrence lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gilbert at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence stuffs the takedown.
Lawrence lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Albert Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilbert looks for a takedown but Lawrence sprawls well.
Albert Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Gilbert.
Lawrence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gilbert's hands.
Horrible takedown by Gilbert or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawrence which made him look bad.
Gilbert shoots in but no luck this time.
Lawrence lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gilbert at a distance.
Gilbert shoots in for a double leg but Lawrence sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilbert.
Gilbert fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lawrence avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawrence stuffs the takedown attempt from Gilbert. Gilbert gets slowly back to his feet.
Albert Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence works Gilbert's body with a nice hook.

Gilbert shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lawrence is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawrence is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gilbert scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lawrence works his way to full guard. Good work.

Lawrence looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gilbert passes into half guard.
Albert Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from Gilbert there.
Gilbert working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ethan Gilbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gilbert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Gilbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gilbert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Gilbert!