PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Michaels (ranked 3658 p4p, 4626 weight class) and Geno Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Michaels
vs
Lawson

200 cm
25
135
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
19
140
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taylor Michaels !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geno Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Michaels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Michaels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Michaels creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Michaels passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lawson!
Michaels unloading with bombs!
Lawson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Michaels controlling from the full mount.
Michaels with good strikes from the mount here!
Lawson is trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lawson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michaels . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawson is desperately trying to improve his position but Michaels has a good base and remains in mount.
Michaels landing strikes, looking to finish!
Michaels tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lawson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lawson wants to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels controlling the position easily from mount.
Michaels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Michaels connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Michaels swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taylor Michaels !