PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avtomat Kalashnikova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zac Lawman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalashnikova comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Ratamahatta. Avtomat Kalashnikova has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kalashnikova
vs
Lawman

218 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
254 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avtomat Kalashnikova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zac Lawman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikova throws a right hand that Lawman ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawman also avoids with ease.
Kalashnikova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kalashnikova pushes Lawman up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawman prevents Kalashnikova from breaking the clinch.

Lawman pulls guard successfully.
Lawman throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lawman is striking off his back. Kalashnikova thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Kalashnikova is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lawman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kalashnikova.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawman is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lawman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawman tries to get to full guard but Kalashnikova has control of the leg.
Lawman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lawman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kalashnikova won't allow Lawman to sweep him here.
Lawman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalashnikova is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd cheers as Kalashnikova lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lawman doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Zac Lawman has been cut.
Kalashnikova is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kalashnikova clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawman tries to pull guard but Kalashnikova holds him up against the cage and eventually Lawman drops back down to his feet.
Lawman jumps guard but Kalashnikova stands there with Lawman around his waist. Lawman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kalashnikova is trying to break free.
Kalashnikova wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawman won't allow it.
Kalashnikova prevents a takedown attempt there.
Avtomat Kalashnikova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zac Lawman.
Lawman looking for a takedown.
Kalashnikova gets underhooks to prevent Lawman's takedown attempt.
Kalashnikova is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawman has double underhooks.
Kalashnikova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lawman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lawman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kalashnikova is in trouble now - Lawman has advanced to mount!
Kalashnikova tries to hold on but Lawman postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawman with good strikes from the mount here!
Lawman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lawman looking to ground and pound but Kalashnikova is blocking nicely.
Lawman landing shots from mount.
Lawman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lawman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Lawman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lawman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kalashnikova?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lawman has hold of Kalashnikova's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kalashnikova manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lawman dominating with strikes here.
Kalashnikova really wants to buck Lawman off and get back to his feet.
Kalashnikova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikova wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lawman.
Kalashnikova blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zac Lawman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zac Lawman's cut.
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.

Lawman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalashnikova pinned against the cage. Kalashnikova gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawman tries to clinch
and Kalashnikova counters with a right hand to the body.
Kalashnikova circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kalashnikova counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawman thinking.

Kalashnikova darts in and clinches Lawman up against the cage.
Kalashnikova gets underhooks to prevent Lawman's takedown attempt.
Kalashnikova wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kalashnikova is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Avtomat Kalashnikova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zac Lawman.

Lawman pulls guard successfully.
Lawman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kalashnikova puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lawman gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lawman cracks Kalashnikova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lawman dominating with strikes here.
Lawman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lawman landing strikes from the mount and Kalashnikova is in trouble!
Kalashnikova is bucking up trying to escape but Lawman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Lawman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lawman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kalashnikova hang on?
Kalashnikova really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lawman throwing strikes here but Kalashnikova is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kalashnikova wants to hold on but Lawman pushes him away.
Lawman throws some wild stikes that Kalashnikova manages to avoid easily.
Lawman looking to finish with strikes here!
Lawman throws some wild stikes that Kalashnikova manages to avoid easily.
Kalashnikova is trying to escape the mount.
Kalashnikova takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lawman landing strikes from the mount and Kalashnikova is in trouble!
Kalashnikova wants to control but Lawman is having none of it.
Lawman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lawman controlling from the full mount.
Lawman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kalashnikova because Lawman loaded up on that one.
Lawman misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lawman looking to finish Kalashnikova with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kalashnikova!
Lawman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lawman unloading with bombs!
Kalashnikova can't escape the position.
Lawman with good strikes from the mount here!
Lawman lands with some strikes.
Kalashnikova can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawman throws some wild stikes that Kalashnikova manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zac Lawman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zac Lawman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lawman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalashnikova circles away.
Lawman wants to clinch.
Kalashnikova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawman.
Avtomat Kalashnikova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kalashnikova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalashnikova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kalashnikova can't break the clinch.
Lawman fails to pull guard.

Kalashnikova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalashnikova swinging wilding here.
Kalashnikova tries to clinch but Lawman moves away

and Lawman counters with a takedown into side control.
Lawman misses with the ground and pound.

Lawman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kalashnikova rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lawman's guard! Nice work there by Kalashnikova!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lawman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lawman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kalashnikova manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawman throwing strikes from guard but Kalashnikova blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalashnikova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawman works over Kalashnikova with some ground and pound from guard.
Lawman wants to pass the guard but Kalashnikova is keeping the position.
Kalashnikova keeping moving, preventing Lawman from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kalashnikova swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawman.

Lawman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawman lands a nice forearm strike.
Lawman landing strikes.
Lawman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lawman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kalashnikova manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kalashnikova makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kalashnikova.
Kalashnikova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawman.
Kalashnikova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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.

Kalashnikova throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lawman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalashnikova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kalashnikova will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kalashnikova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lawman advances to half guard.
Lawman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kalashnikova defending well though.
Lawman trying to pass the guard but Kalashnikova defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lawman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zac Lawman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zac Lawman!