PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars's entrance music is Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare. A fine choice. Baby Angel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mars
vs
Angel

167 cm
21
141 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
141 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Angel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars checks a leg kick nicely.
Mars looks to land a right hand but Angel moved out of range.
Angel thuds his right hand into Mars's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Angel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mars.
Mars misses with a wild body shot.
Angel lands a jab to Mars's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Angel.
Angel misses with a double jab.
Angel misses with a wild combination.
Angel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baby Angel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mars shoots in and bounces Angel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mars wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Mars preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars tries to free his leg and advance position but Angel is retaining full guard.
Mars throws a strike but Angel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Angel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Angel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mars looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Angel postures up in Mars's guard and throws a big left but Mars blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but Mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angel won't allow Mars to sweep him here.
Angel trying to control but Mars is working from the bottom.
Mars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Angel manages to get himself to full guard.

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.
Angel keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Mars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Angel looking for a sweep. Not yet Angel, not yet.
Angel working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mars wants to pass the guard but Angel is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mars stopping the sweep attempt from Angel.
Mars wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Mars tries to free his leg and advance position but Angel is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mars shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Angel's guard.
Angel keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Angel keeping full guard, as Mars tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mars thows a big elbow that misses.
Mars lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mars wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Angel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mars looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Mars dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mars throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Mars throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mars throws a looping overhand right but Angel ducks down to avoid it.
Angel throws a shot from downtown. Mars moves away and avoids it.
Mars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angel manages to avoid it.
Mars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angel misses with a two punch combination.
Mars throws the left hand but Angel avoids the punch easily.
Angel scores with a body shot.
A big right from Mars misses.
Angel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mars is out of range and Angel settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Angel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Angel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Angel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Angel.
Angel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Angel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Angel defending well as Mars loads up on a big left hand.
Angel ducks under a wild hook from Mars.
Sloppy strikes from Angel. Those never looked like landing.
Angel stalks Mars and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mars's face. Mars staggers backwards, shaken.

Mars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mars stopping the sweep attempt from Angel.
Mars 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Angel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mars sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Angel's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel is staying active underneath Mars, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Mars.
Mars thows a huge punch but Angel dodges it nicely.
Angel gets full guard.
Mars throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Angel keeping full guard, as Mars tries to pass.
Mars slips nicely into half guard.
Mars working Angel over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars wants to free his trapped foot but Angel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mars is controlling the pace.
Mars lands with a punch from half guard.
Mars working the head and body with strikes.
Mars missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Angel is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mars looks to land a strike but Angel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Angel is trying to keep Mars in close.
Mars advances position into side control!
Angel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mars.
Mars lands some shots froms side control.
Mars advances to mount.
Mars is landing with some decent strikes but Angel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lawrence Mars will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Angel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mars moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Angel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mars on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Angel misses.
Angel lands a high kick!
Mars is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Angel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Angel throws a right and a left that Mars avoids nicely.
Angel scores with a decent looking hook.
Angel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mars is able to avoid easily.
Mars avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mars throws a solid leg kick but Angel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mars.
Angel connects with a solid leg kick.
Mars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angel misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baby Angel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Angel misses with a body punch

and Mars counters with a shoot takedown. Angel fights it but they end up in guard.
Mars throws and elbow that misses. Angel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mars's guard. Nice move by Angel!
Mars is trying to keep Angel in close.
Mars manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mars raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mars cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Angel is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lawrence Mars overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mars tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mars looking to control but Angel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mars lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Baby Angel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel is in a horrible position here. Mars smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Angel is bucking up trying to escape but Mars cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mars lands a big shot there that rocks Angel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mars lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mars looking to control but Angel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mars punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Mars.
Mars pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars cracks Angel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mars lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Angel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Angel is looking to escape.
Mars lands a big elbow.
Lawrence Mars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mars looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Mars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mars, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Mars!