PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Panther has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Panther
vs
Lawless

184 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Panther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemmy Lawless!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Lawless.
Lawless misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lawless avoids the body shot from Panther.
Lawless fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawless misses with a double jab.
Lawless rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panther moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panther connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lawless fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panther showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawless.
Lawless fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Panther avoids it really well and circles away.
John Panther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lemmy Lawless.
Lawless misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lawless changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Panther looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Panther managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lawless.
Panther is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lawless is controlling him well.
Lawless is looking to take a break and control but Panther is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panther wants to get back to his feet but Lawless drags him back down.
Lawless taking a breather here.

Lawless is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Panther is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lawless looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Panther throws a nice looking combination but Lawless bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawless takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawless throws a combination that misses
and Panther counters with a leg kick.
Panther falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lawless counters with a single leg into guard. Panther didn't expect that.
Panther knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lawless on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawless won't allow Panther to get back to his feet.
Lawless passes Panther's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Panther looks like he's trying to stand up.
Panther trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Panther tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lawless manages to move to mount!
Lawless fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawless landing strikes from the mount.
Lawless wants to control the pace but Panther is squirming around nicely.

Lawless working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Panther is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lawless lands a heavy elbow.
Lawless lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Panther is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawless lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Panther squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lawless cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Panther wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Lawless working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lawless lands a nice shot to the head.

Lawless is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Panther can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lawless lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panther is trying to stand up.

Lawless looking for a guillotine from mount but Panther is having none of it.
Lawless throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemmy Lawless dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lawless throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Panther counters with an outside leg kick.
John Panther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawless misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Panther.
Panther is looking to score with low kicks.
Panther throws a head kick that misses.
Lawless blocks a head kick by Panther.
Panther throws a series of punches but Lawless avoids them all with ease.
Lawless throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawless is breathing heavily.
Panther throws a head kick that misses.
Lawless ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawless throws a combination that misses
and Panther makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless misses with a takedown attempt - Panther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Panther throws a head kick but Lawless moves out of range.
John Panther is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawless shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Panther sprawls well. Panther wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawless gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawless throws out a loose jab but Panther uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawless scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawless misses with an uppercut.
Lawless throws a combination that misses
and Panther counters with a head kick. That will keep Lawless thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panther throws a nice looking combination but Lawless bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawless swinging wilding here.
Lawless rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panther moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawless swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Panther counter with a right hand.
Lawless falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panther counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lawless is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawless moves away.

Lawless shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Panther's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawless thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lawless won't allow Panther to get back to his feet.
Lawless trying to control but Panther is working from the bottom.

Lawless drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lawless jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Panther wants to stand and escape but Lawless is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Panther throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lawless.

Lawless shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Panther manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless works over Panther with some ground and pound from guard.
Panther keeping moving, preventing Lawless from controlling successfully.
Panther is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lawless has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawless throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panther works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lawless's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Panther wants to stand but Lawless is controlling the position.
Lawless scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawless slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Panther wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Panther is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Panther dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

A big right from Panther misses.
Panther throws a head kick but Lawless moves out of range.
John Panther is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panther circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawless changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panther tries to avoid it but Lawless manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panther to the ground. Panther escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Lawless with that takedown attempt.
Lawless tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Panther swivels and escapes.
John Panther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lemmy Lawless.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panther throws a head kick that misses.
Lawless throws a left and a right that both miss

and Panther counters with a head kick that drops Lawless to the mat! Lawless scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Panther connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther throws a head kick but Lawless moves out of range.
Panther throws a head kick but Lawless moves out of range.
Lawless lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Panther backs up against the cage.
Panther is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawless lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lawless.
Panther lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lawless misses with a straight right.
A big right from Panther misses.
Lawless has a takedown stuffed.
Panther's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Panther duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther cracks the inside of Lawless's front leg.
Panther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Panther looks to land a left hand but Lawless moved out of range nicely.
Lawless throws a combination that misses
and Panther counters with a nice leg kick.
Panther swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lawless counters with a single leg into guard. Panther didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawless content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lemmy Lawless has got the better of the ground game so far.
Panther is wriggling around but Lawless manages to pass to half guard.
Panther tries to kick Lawless off but Lawless keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawless is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Panther tries to kick Lawless off but Lawless keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Panther is trying to escape back to his feet but Lawless uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Panther gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lawless trying to control but Panther is having none of it.
Lawless takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Panther wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lawless postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Panther looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Lawless looking to finish Panther with some ground and pound. This is bad for Panther!
Lawless landing strikes from the mount and Panther is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Lawless.

Lawless is working for a guillotine from mount but Panther frees his head quite easily.
Panther's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lawless cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Panther that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Panther wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lawless can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Panther is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Panther showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Panther has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Panther!