PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reeves Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Reeves Lawal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Grant
vs
Lawal

183 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
21
193 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reeves Lawal!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant connects with a crisp jab.
Roland Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawal tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawal.
Lawal throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Grant throws a jab when Lawal was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant throws a jab when Lawal was well out of range.
Lawal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lawal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Lawal takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lawal checks a leg kick.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Lawal slips the punch.
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawal.
Grant misses with a shot to the body

and Lawal moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Grant.

Lawal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to de liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Grant.
A punch lands to the side of Lawal 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Grant throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Grant.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawal in his tracks.
Lawal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Lawal.
Grant throws a jab when Lawal was well out of range.
Lawal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grant lands with a cross.
Lawal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lawal moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Lawal's shoulder, as Lawal tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawal wants to clinch.
Lawal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawal moves away.
Lawal moves out of range of the leg kick from Grant.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawal should have avoided that one.
A big left from Grant misses.
Jab, jab by Grant - just one landing.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawal.
Lawal fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawal blocks a jab.
Grant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Grant dominated that round.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grant throws a jab when Lawal was well out of range.
Grant misses with a hook.
Grant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lawal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grant connects with a right hand. Lawal shakes it off.
Lawal ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Lawal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Lawal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Lawal moves away and avoids it.
Grant misses the jab.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses

and Lawal counters by clinching up.
Grant looking to slow down the pace here.
Lawal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lawal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lawal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawal.
Grant throws a combination that misses
and Lawal counters with a thumping low kick.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lawal counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a right and a left that Lawal avoids nicely.
Lawal moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Lawal tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Lawal is out of range.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawal moves away.
Grant misses the body punch

and Lawal counters by clinching up.
Lawal is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Lawal controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Lawal.
Good body shot from Grant.
Come on Lawal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lawal rushes Grant and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Grant.
Grant lands a shot to the body.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawal is defending well for now.

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

Lawal has Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawal controls his hands.
Lawal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grant keeps control of Lawal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawal wants to break free but Grant has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lawal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grant working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lawal.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Lawal improves position.
Lawal blocks an uppercut.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Lawal presses Grant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Grant tries to work over Lawal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawal misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant is looking to control Lawal's arms but Lawal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
Lawal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lawal staying out of range there.
Lawal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reeves Lawal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Lawal moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Grant throws a jab when Lawal was well out of range.
Lawal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawal wants to clinch.
Grant tests Lawal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawal.
Grant falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lawal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lawal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grant as Lawal tries to tie him up.
Grant tries to work over Lawal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lawal as Grant tries to tie him up.
Lawal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant misses with some punches.

Lawal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Lawal moves away and avoids it.
Grant throws the left hand but Lawal avoids the punch easily.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.

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.
Lawal doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Lawal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Lawal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawal is just out of range.
Grant misses the jab.
Grant lands a body shot.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal takes one to the chin there.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawal checks it well.
Lawal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Lawal is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawal.
Lawal is looking to clinch.
Roland Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawal tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant misses with a leg kick
and Lawal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Lawal moves away and avoids it.
Lawal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Lawal misses
and Lawal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawal should have avoided that one.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Lawal moved out of range nicely.
Lawal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grant misses the jab.
Grant throws a leg kick but Lawal moved away.
Grant misses the body punch

and Lawal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grant 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Grant!