PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Lawrenz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Street comes to the cage accompanied by The Truth. Lawrenz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by it's amazing - kanye west. Kurt Lawrenz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Street
vs
Lawrenz

196 cm
18
236 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Lawrenz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrenz throws a leg kick but Street sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kurt Lawrenz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrenz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawrenz keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrenz swinging wildly here.
Street misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lawrenz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrenz misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Street blocks the low kick.
Lawrenz throws a series of punches but Street moves out of range.
Lawrenz misses with a two punch combination.
Street fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrenz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Street moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawrenz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Street.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrenz misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrenz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Street fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrenz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Street moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawrenz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lawrenz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kurt Lawrenz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrenz throws a series of punches but Street avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Street looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrenz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lawrenz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Lawrenz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Street shoots in for a takedown but Lawrenz shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Lawrenz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good leg kick by Lawrenz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Street is looking to clinch.
Lawrenz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Street wants to clinch.
Lawrenz misses with the combination.
Street is looking to clinch.
Street wants to clinch up but Lawrenz keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawrenz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Street shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lawrenz sprawls well. Lawrenz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Street gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrenz misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Lawrenz misses.
Lawrenz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrenz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawrenz misses with a wild combination.
Lawrenz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrenz tries to bum rush Street with a series of wild strikes but Street uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrenz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawrenz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Street shoots in for a double leg but Lawrenz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Street will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good leg kick by Lawrenz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lawrenz misses with a two punch combination.

Street closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawrenz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Street checks the leg kick.
Street shoots in for a takedown but Lawrenz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Street doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrenz circles away.
Lawrenz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Street slips a jab and a cross from Lawrenz.
Lawrenz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Street circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawrenz misses with the combination.
Street tries to clinch there but Lawrenz circles away.
Lawrenz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Street.
Lawrenz throws a nice looking combination but Street bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrenz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawrenz swinging wildly here.
Street tries to clinch but Lawrenz moves out of range.
Street avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawrenz throws a series of punches but Street moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Street throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lawrenz on the side of the head.

It looks like Kurt Lawrenz has been cut.
Lawrenz looks gassed!
Lawrenz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrenz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrenz misses with a double jab.
Lawrenz tries to bum rush Street with a series of wild strikes but Street uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Lawrenz does no damage.
Street wants to clinch.
Lawrenz misses with the combination.
Street shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawrenz as he jumps to the side.
Lawrenz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Street looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrenz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Lawrenz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Lawrenz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lawrenz misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrenz throws a nice looking combination but Street bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrenz tries to bum rush Street with a series of wild strikes but Street uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Street looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Street fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawrenz looks to land a combination but Street avoids it well.
Lawrenz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrenz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Street is out of range.
Street fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Lawrenz does no damage.
Street moves in looking to clinch but Lawrenz pushes him off.
Lawrenz misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrenz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrenz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Street slips a jab and a cross from Lawrenz.
Street fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawrenz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrenz throws a leg kick which misses Street's front leg but catches the back leg as Street tries to avoid it.
Lawrenz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Street.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrenz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrenz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Street tries to clinch but Lawrenz is having none of it.
Street takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawrenz looks to land a combination but Street avoids it well.
Lawrenz is looking to chop away at Street's legs.
Street doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrenz circles away.
Lawrenz stuffs the takedown attempt from Street. Street gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawrenz throws a chopping leg kick but Street manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Street buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawrenz is breathing heavily.
Street changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lawrenz tries to avoid it but Street manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lawrenz to the ground. Lawrenz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Street shoots in but Lawrenz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lawrenz misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrenz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Street moves in looking to clinch but Lawrenz pushes him off.
Street moves in looking to clinch but Lawrenz pushes him off.
Lawrenz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Street's sensitive parts.
Michael Street is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Street looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrenz throws a series of punches but Street avoids them all with ease.
Street wants to clinch up but Lawrenz keeps it at a distance.
Street tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Street fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Street misses.
Lawrenz swinging wildly here.
Street has a takedown stuffed.
Street is looking to clinch but Lawrenz is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrenz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrenz throws a series of punches but Street moves out of range.
Street moves in looking to clinch but Lawrenz pushes him off.
Street is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Street moves in looking to clinch but Lawrenz pushes him off.
Street dodges the punch combination from Lawrenz.
Lawrenz throws a series of punches but Street moves out of range.

Street shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lawrenz is trying to defend but Street finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Street connects with a nice short shot to Lawrenz's temple.
Nice strikes from Street there.
Street looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Street 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.
Street scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Street drops an elbow to the side of Lawrenz's head.
Nice strikes from Street there.
Lawrenz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Street. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawrenz pushes Street off looking to stand but Street dives back in and keeps control.
Lawrenz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Street scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street is nestled in close to Lawrenz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Street.
Street looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Street is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Street is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lawrenz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Street!