PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Black Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight's entrance music is None Shall Pass. A fine choice. Lawrence has chosen Overture as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black Knight
vs
Lawrence

180 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

177 cm
28
182 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Black Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Lawrence decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lawrence trying to work for an americana but Knight has managed to regain full guard.
Lawrence scoring with some ground and pound.

Lawrence drops back looking for a leg! Knight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knight manages to kick Lawrence off! Lawrence jumps back into Knight's guard.
Lawrence throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight keeping full guard, as Lawrence tries to pass.
Lawrence is fighting to break Knight's control of his arms but Knight is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawrence is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight controls Lawrence momentarily but Lawrence frees himself.
Lawrence looking to pass the guard.
Knight manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lawrence is trying to reverse the position but instead Knight has taken his back - oops!
Knight trying to control.
Lawrence has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Knight working for the choke.
Lawrence tries to escape but Knight has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Knight is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lawrence is defending well though. Knight let's go of the attempt for now.
Lawrence turns into Knight and is now in his guard.
Lawrence thows a big elbow that misses.
Knight keeping full guard, as Lawrence tries to pass.
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawrence throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight pulls Lawrence in close to prevent any damage.
Lawrence looking to pass the guard.

Lawrence avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lawrence!
Lawrence is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four 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 bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Knight manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Knight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that The Black Knight will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawrence.
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Knight misses.
Lawrence shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Lawrence will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Black Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lawrence.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Knight.
Lawrence on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawrence changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but Lawrence manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Black Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Lawrence shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marcus Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight's corner calls for a 1-2. Knight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knight cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Lawrence moved out of range.
Knight jabs Lawrence right on the nose. Lawrence blinks but takes it well.
Lawrence is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Lawrence misses
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight scores with the left hand. Lawrence knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
Knight throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily.
Knight slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawrence, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lawrence throws a combination that misses
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fails with the takedown
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Knight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Knight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Knight lands a shot to the body.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight works on Lawrence's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight pushes Lawrence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Knight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knight misses with some punches.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Black Knight dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lawrence with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Knight.
The Black Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Knight thuds his right hand into Lawrence's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marcus Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight lands a nice shot that snaps Lawrence's head back.
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knight pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight thuds his right hand into Lawrence's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lawrence looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knight is fending him off so far but Lawrence persists. Nope, Knight circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight misses with a hook. Lawrence ducked under it nicely.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawrence slips a straight right by Knight.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight misses with a hook.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Knight scores with a nice strike.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a takedown but Knight manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lawrence's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Black Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lawrence.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Knight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawrence.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knight darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Knight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lawrence's hands.
Marcus Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence slips a jab from Knight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knight catches Lawrence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
Knight takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Knight misses the jab.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lawrence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knight throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination

and Knight counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Lawrence wants a takedown.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Knight.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Knight.
A shot in the inside from Knight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Knight.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Black Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Black Knight!