PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Kumar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawless has chosen Eye Of TheTiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Johnny Lawless enters the cage!

Kumar
vs
Lawless

190 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Kumar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Lawless!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawless rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kumar avoids the head kick by Lawless.
Lawless avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lawless has closed the distance and engaged Kumar in a clinch.

Lawless escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lawless gets a takedown into half guard.
Kumar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kumar trying to control the position.
Kumar keeping moving, preventing Lawless from controlling successfully.
Kumar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kumar controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless tries to hold on but Kumar pushes him away.
Lawless tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kumar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Kumar has control of Lawless's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lawless regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lawless tries to buck Kumar off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawless is trying desperately to improve position.
Kumar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lawless looks gassed!
Kumar can't control as he wanted to and Lawless manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Kumar moves nicely into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lawless is trying to get back to half guard.
Lawless gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kumar controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kumar lands a heavy elbow.
Kumar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Kumar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lawless has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Kumar gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lawless keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kumar with a poor takedown

and Lawless counters with a takedown into side control.
Lawless really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kumar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Kumar wants to get back to his feet but Lawless drags him back down.
Kumar tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumar gets back to half guard.
Lawless trying to control from half guard but Kumar is working away.
Kumar moves into full guard.
Kumar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lawless slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumar tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawless is retaining full guard.
Lawless trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Kumar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kumar doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lawless counters with a shoot takedown. Kumar fights it but they end up in guard.
Lawless seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kumar working a defensive guard here.

Kumar scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Kumar gets a takedown into half guard.
Kumar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawless keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumar is trying to control the action in half guard but Lawless is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kumar is thwarting Lawless's attempts to control the position.

Kumar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kumar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lawless does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lawless pushes Kumar off looking to stand but Kumar dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kumar misses with a hook
and Lawless counters with a low kick, right behind Kumar 's knee.
Kumar fails with the takedown

and Lawless counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kumar!
Lawless controlling his opponent.
Kumar tries to hold on but Lawless postures up.
Kumar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kumar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kumar is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kumar bucks Lawless off and manages to get back to his feet!

Kumar rushes Lawless and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kumar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawless changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kumar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lawless darts in trying to clinch

and Kumar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawless's guard.
Lawless trying to keep a closed guard but Kumar is proving a slippery customer.
Kumar advances position into side control!
Lawless is not content to let Kumar control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless is looking to reverse the position.
Lawless is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lawless clinches up with Kumar and pushes him back against the cage.
Kumar stalling in the clinch but Lawless improves position.
Lawless fails to pull guard.

Kumar drags the fight down to the ground.
Lawless preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawless would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kumar holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harold Kumar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kumar doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lawless counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kumar wants to control but Lawless is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kumar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lawless trying to control but Kumar is working from the bottom.
Lawless stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kumar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawless trying to control but Kumar is working from the bottom.

Kumar wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar blocks a head kick by Lawless.
Lawless closes the distance but Kumar moves to the side

and Kumar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Lawless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawless shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kumar as he jumps to the side.
Lawless misses with a head kick.
Kumar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawless throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kumar's waist but Kumar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lawless off to one side.
Kumar fails with the takedown.
Lawless shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kumar but Kumar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harold Kumar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lawless.
Kumar has his takedown stuffed
and Lawless counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kumar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawless is fending him off so far but Kumar persists. Nope, Lawless circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawless misses with a head kick.

Lawless clinches up against the cage.

Kumar breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kumar.
Kumar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawless counters with a leg kick.
Lawless is looking to clinch.
Kumar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawless as he avoids it easily.
Lawless goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Kumar rushes Lawless and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawless wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kumar jumps guard.
Lawless trying to control but Kumar is working from the bottom.
Kumar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kumar trying to control the position.

Kumar is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lawless rolls with it to try and escape but Kumar cranks on the arm and Lawless is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harold Kumar!