PBP Commentary

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

Torque
vs
Lawson

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

The Perfect Bloodline Laboratories

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Megga Torque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torque looks to land a body kick but Lawson moved away.
Torque throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lawson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Torque.
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Lawson looks to land a left hand but Torque moved out of range nicely.
Lawson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lawson blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torque. That's going to slow Lawson down.
Lawson shoots for a takedown but Torque saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Torque connects with an inside leg kick.
Torque misses with a head kick.
Torque fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torque stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Torque wants it to stay on the feet.
Torque explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torque lands a head kick. Lawson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Torque throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lawson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torque - the referee stops the clock and Lawson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torque. Lawson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torque throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Torque lands a high kick!
Torque throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torque throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torque throws a head kick that misses.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Torque.

Lawson shoots in and gets a takedown into Torque's guard.
Lawson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawson won't allow Torque to sweep him here.

Torque throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torque is breathing heavily.
Lawson chips away with some ground and pound.

Torque is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lawson is aware though and is defending well.

Torque throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lawson with a nice head shot there.
Lawson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Torque keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lawson postures up.
Lawson working some strikes from top position.
Lawson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lawson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Torque pushes a forearm under Lawson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lawson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Megga Torque!