PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites The Dust. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rose
vs
Lawler

186 cm
30
192 lbs
19 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
197 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Lawler thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose avoids the body shot from Lawler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lawler misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawler misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawler thinking.
Lawler throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a right hand
and Lawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawler cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Lawler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lawler misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Lawler avoids the head kick by Rose.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Lawler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rose dominated that round.
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.

Lawler misses with a head kick.
Lawler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Lawler throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to clinch there but Lawler circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler scores with a jab to the head.
Johnny Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Lawler ducks down to avoid it.
Lawler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lawler misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose is looking to clinch but Lawler is avoiding it.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Rose misses
and Lawler counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A big right from Rose misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Lawler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lawler thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Lawler slips the punch.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a body punch
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Lawler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lawler duly obliges.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose motions for Lawler to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Lawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose throws a leg kick but Lawler checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Lawler's defenses.
Lawler misses the body punch
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Lawler misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose cracks Lawler with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Eric Lawler just about did enough to take it.
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.

Lawler throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Lawler misses.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
Rose lands with a hook. Lawler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawler throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.

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.
Lawler tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose misses with a body punch
and Lawler counters with an inside leg kick.
Lawler swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose thows a leg kick but Lawler checks it
and Lawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Lawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Lawler misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawler misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Lawler tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawler cracks Rose with a good jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose jabs Lawler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Eric Lawler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lawler connects with a body shot.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lawler.
Lawler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lawler there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lawler doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose punishes Lawler's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Lawler moves away and avoids it.
Lawler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose tries to clinch
and Lawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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.
That kick from Lawler tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawler.
Lawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawler 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Eric Lawler!

Johnny Rose wins by split decision!
Johnny Rose retains his middleweight title!