PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Steadman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Lawson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Steadman
vs
Lawson

185 cm
25
230 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

181 cm
23
274 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Steadman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steadman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Steadman moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Lawson misses.
Steadman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steadman leaves Lawson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steadman swinging wildly here.
Lawson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steadman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Julius Lawson has been cut.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Steadman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lawson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steadman just misses with a punch to the body.
Steadman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steadman lands a nice hook to Lawson's body. Lawson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steadman scores with a jab. Lawson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steadman scores with the left hand. Lawson knows he should have avoided that one.
Steadman throws a nice looking combination but Lawson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steadman lands a jab to Lawson's midsection.
Steadman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawson circles away quickly and effectively.
Steadman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawson.

That has opened up Julius Lawson's cut even more.
Steadman looks to land a combination. Lawson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steadman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

The cut above Julius Lawson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lawson slips under a jab from Steadman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Steadman misses.
Steadman misses with an uppercut. Lawson saw that one coming.
Steadman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steadman misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steadman. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steadman is looking to wear down Lawson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steadman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Steadman does no damage.
Lawson misses the jab.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Steadman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steadman ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
A nice combination there by Steadman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Steadman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson'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.

Steadman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steadman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
David Steadman is winning the standup battle so far.
Steadman scores with a decent looking hook.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Steadman moved out of range.
Lawson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steadman. Steadman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Steadman is out of range.
Steadman misses with a looping right.
Steadman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steadman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steadman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steadman ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Steadman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
Steadman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Steadman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steadman moves out of range as Lawson strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steadman counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawson blocks a jab.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steadman.
Lawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steadman.
Steadman misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Steadman throws a looping overhand right but Lawson ducks down to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steadman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lawson does it's job there.
Steadman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawson.
Steadman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Steadman lands a right hook to the body.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Steadman ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Steadman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lawson loads up on a big right hand but Steadman slips the punch.
Lawson tries to bum rush Steadman with a series of wild strikes but Steadman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steadman tries to bum rush Lawson with a series of wild strikes but Lawson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steadman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steadman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steadman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawson connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson's cut.
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 left and a right from Steadman both land. Nice combination.
Steadman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Steadman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawson misses with a body shot
and Steadman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Steadman misses its intended target.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steadman was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Steadman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Steadman's shoulder, as Steadman tries to avoid the shot.
Steadman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steadman swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
A lazy left from Lawson finds it's target.
Steadman looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
David Steadman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson throws a hook to the side of Steadman's head but Steadman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steadman misses with a body punch
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steadman moves out of range of the strikes.

Lawson lands a left and a right that send Steadman crashing to the mat, dazed. Lawson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like David Steadman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Steadman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steadman defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Steadman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Steadman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steadman swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson throws a looping overhand right but Steadman ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Steadman.
Lawson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steadman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Steadman uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steadman misses the jab.
Lawson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steadman misses with a hook to the body

and Lawson counters with a nice right hand that sends Steadman toppling to the canvas! Steadman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lawson finish him?!
Lawson thows a body shot but no joy.
Steadman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steadman looks to throw the jab but Lawson is out of range.
Lawson lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Lawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lawson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!