PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Radchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radchenko has chosen Korn - Wake Up Hate as his entrance music. The key to victory for Eric Lawson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lawson
vs
Radchenko

190 cm
20
190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Gilop®

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Radchenko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radchenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Radchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Radchenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Radchenko coming out on top.
A combination from Radchenko does no damage.
Radchenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Radchenko fails with the takedown.
Radchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
Radchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Radchenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a wild combination.
Lawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Radchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawson clobbers Radchenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lawson works the jab nicely.
Lawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Radchenko throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson lands a right hook to the body.
Radchenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lawson avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
A lazy left from Lawson finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawson.
Radchenko misses with an uppercut.
Lawson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eric Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Radchenko throws out the jab.
Radchenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawson as he avoids it easily.
Eric Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Radchenko.
Jab, jab by Lawson - just one landing.
Lawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawson moves away from the strike by Radchenko.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Lawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Radchenko.
Lawson throws a hook but Radchenko avoids it easily.
Radchenko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lawson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Radchenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Radchenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawson as he jumps to the side.
Lawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radchenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Radchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Radchenko staying out of range there.
Radchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Radchenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawson cracks Radchenko with an open hand slap.
Lawson throws a hook but Radchenko avoids it easily.
Radchenko throws the left hand but Lawson avoids the punch easily.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Radchenko back to the cage. Lawson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Radchenko staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Radchenko.
Lawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radchenko.
Radchenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawson counters with a one-two to the body.
Radchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws the left hand but Radchenko avoids the punch easily.
Radchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Lawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawson lands with an uppercut that bounces Radchenko off the cage and back into range.
Radchenko throws out a loose jab but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson tests Radchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Radchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Radchenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawson which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Lawson. No joy for Radchenko on that attempt.
Eric Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Radchenko.
Nice sprawl there from Lawson as Radchenko shoots in.
Radchenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eric Lawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Radchenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Radchenko.
Lawson scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Lawson throws a shot from downtown. Radchenko moves away and avoids it.
Lawson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radchenko moves away from the strike by Lawson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lawson, as that shot connected.
Lawson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Radchenko can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lawson and Radchenko drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lawson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lawson!
Eric Lawson retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Eric Lawson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would like to thank Andrei stepped in here to fight me again. I look forward to see who UPG can bring in to fight me next. I don't think my next contender is on the roster right now.'.