PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Thomas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lawrence
vs
Thomas

190 cm
26
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Revostar Fight Gear

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Thomas.

Lawrence drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lawrence is controlling him.
Thomas is wriggling around but Lawrence manages to pass to half guard.
Thomas pushes Lawrence off but Lawrence dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet here but Lawrence is keeping cool and he's managed to take Thomas's back.
Lawrence is riding his opponent, not letting Thomas buck him off.
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

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.
Lawrence controls the position.
Thomas is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lawrence off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Thomas has eaten all the pies!
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet but Lawrence has full control of the position and if anything, Thomas has just worked his way into a worse spot.

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.
Lawrence biding his time, controlling Thomas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.

Lawrence gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet here but Lawrence is keeping cool and he's managed to take Thomas's back.
Thomas holding both Lawrence 's hands and preventing any damage.
Lawrence slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lawrence controlling from the back.
Thomas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Thomas's body.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Lawrence is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Lawrence dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lawrence shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Lawrence scores a takedown into full mount!
Thomas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawrence tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lawrence controlling his opponent.
Lawrence will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

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.
Lawrence sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thomas for as long as he can get away with.

Kevin Lawrence has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.

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.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Dan Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lawrence, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!

Kevin Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!