PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 1350 p4p, 966 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 184 p4p, 133 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lawrence
vs
Lacplesis

180 cm
31
174
18 - 16 - 0

180 cm
35
171
36 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence defending well as Lacplesis loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lacplesis lands with a slapping head kick.
Lawrence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lawrence will feel that in the morning.
Lawrence has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Lacplesis counters with a good, hard body kick but Lawrence shrugs it off.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a straight right hand.
Lacplesis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacplesis swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lacplesis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawrence's sensitive parts.
Lacplesis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lacplesis backs up against the cage.
A jab from Lawrence finds it's way through Lacplesis's defenses.
Lacplesis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!

Lawrence shoots in and bounces Lacplesis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Lacplesis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawrence is in close to Lacplesis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lawrence slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawrence.
Lacplesis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawrence.
Lawrence throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lawrence trying to control the action but Lacplesis is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lawrence 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.

Lawrence is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lacplesis defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lawrence wants to work for an arm triangle but Lacplesis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lawrence throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lacplesis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawrence.
Lawrence missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lacplesis trying to control but Lawrence postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good exchange - Lawrence coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence shoots and misses
and Lacplesis counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lacplesis avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches up with Lacplesis, looking for a takedown. Lawrence pushes Lacplesis against the cage but Lacplesis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Lacplesis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence throws a hook but Lacplesis avoids it easily.
Lawrence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lacplesis.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Lacplesis moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses

and Lacplesis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lawrence wants to stall.
Lawrence is trying to drag Lacplesis to the mat but Lacplesis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Malachi Lawrence will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lacplesis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Lawrence finds it's target.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawrence is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lacplesis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lawrence sizes up Lacplesis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lacplesis throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lacplesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Lawrence lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacplesis moves out of range of the strikes.
Lawrence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Lacplesis.
Lawrence tries for a takedown but Lacplesis circles away easily
enabling Lacplesis to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lacplesis throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis clobbers Lawrence with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malachi Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a takedown. Lacplesis tries to sprawl out of it but Lawrence keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lacplesis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawrence dives in and grabs Lacplesis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lacplesis pushes down on Lawrence's head and hops out.
A nice side step and Lacplesis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis delivers a nice body kick.
Lacplesis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Good shot there by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lacplesis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacplesis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Humors Lacplesis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lacplesis slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis scores with a hook.
Lacplesis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawrence's sensitive parts.
A lazy left from Lawrence finds it's target.
Lacplesis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawrence.

Lacplesis closes the distance and pushes Lawrence back into the cage.
Lawrence goes for a takedown attempt but Lacplesis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice shot by Lacplesis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lacplesis throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lawrence takes a step back to recover.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lacplesis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawrence to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawrence stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lawrence gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacplesis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lacplesis thuds his right hand into Lawrence's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lacplesis. That's going to slow Lawrence down.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Lacplesis avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands with a straight right. Lawrence didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawrence.
Lacplesis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawrence shoots and misses
and Lacplesis counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacplesis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lacplesis takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Lacplesis cracks Lawrence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lacplesis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lawrence throws a combination that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a right hand to the body.
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis with a nice calf kick.
Lacplesis throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Lacplesis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lacplesis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lacplesis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Humors Lacplesis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lacplesis lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Lacplesis.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence takes one to the side of the head.
Lawrence looks to throw the jab but Lacplesis is out of range.
Lacplesis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence tries for a takedown but Lacplesis circles away easily
and Lacplesis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lacplesis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawrence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lacplesis defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Lacplesis misses.
Lacplesis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Lacplesis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lacplesis also avoids with ease.
Lawrence throws the left hand but Lacplesis avoids the punch easily.
Lawrence takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacplesis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacplesis connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lacplesis blocks a jab.
Lacplesis lands with an uppercut that bounces Lawrence off the cage and back into range.
Lacplesis cracks Lawrence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lacplesis scores with a leg kick.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lacplesis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lacplesis slips under a jab.
Lacplesis slips a jab from Lawrence.
Lacplesis dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence tries for a takedown but Lacplesis circles away easily
and Lacplesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lacplesis scores with a nice strike.
Lawrence scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawrence is defended easily by Lacplesis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacplesis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lawrence looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lacplesis feints and then cracks Lawrence's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawrence down.
Lacplesis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Lacplesis.
Lawrence is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lawrence fails with the takedown
enabling Lacplesis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lacplesis cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawrence has time to react.
Lawrence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacplesis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lacplesis sprawls well. Lacplesis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawrence tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawrence chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lacplesis can pounce on him.

Lacplesis clinches with his opponent.
Lawrence is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lacplesis is pressed up against the cage. Lawrence has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lacplesis down to the mat. Lacplesis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lacplesis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Lacplesis shows good takedown defense.
Lacplesis digs a good hook to Lawrence's body.
Lacplesis scores with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lacplesis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis very nearly forgot to thank Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.