PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lawson (ranked 5685 p4p, 4738 weight class) and Charles Benoit (ranked 588 p4p, 546 weight class). Charles Benoit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lawson
vs
Benoit

180 cm
25
185
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Bondi MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Benoit !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benoit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lawson!
Lawson manages to get back to half guard.
Benoit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawson has his hands clasped together around Benoit 's back. He's all about the action.
Benoit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawson continues to stall.
Lawson gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benoit throwing strikes from guard but Lawson blocks nicely.
Lawson punching from the bottom - just letting Benoit know he's still in a fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benoit 's guard.

Lawson lands a couple of digs.
Lawson stays in close to Benoit 's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawson scoring with some ground and pound.

Lawson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Benoit wants to stand and escape but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Benoit wriggles free and stands up.
Benoit throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson slips under a jab.
Lawson is looking to counter the offense by Benoit and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit scores with the left hand. Lawson knows he should have avoided that one.

Benoit throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lawson was covering up waiting for the punch and Benoit finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benoit takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

Lawson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Benoit frees his head nicely. Oh but Lawson has switched to an armbar! Benoit is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jack Lawson!