PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Foreman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lawson
vs
Foreman

181 cm
28
274 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

200 cm
22
275 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson misses with a shot to the body
and Foreman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lawson thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman.
Danga de danga de dang - Lawson scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Foreman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Julius Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson misses with a wild combination.
Foreman walks into a stiff left hand from Lawson.
Lawson cracks Foreman with an open hand slap.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawson misses with a shot to the body

and Foreman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foreman misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson is pushing Foreman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawson.
Lawson is pushing Foreman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Foreman fails to land.
Lawson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foreman lands with a right to the head.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Lawson taking a breather.
Foreman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
Foreman scores with a hook to the body.
Foreman scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Foreman throws an elbow but misses.
Lawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Julius Lawson has been cut.
Lawson dodges an elbow strike from Foreman.
Foreman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Foreman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Foreman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawson blocks it with crossed arms.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman lands a right hand.
Lawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
Foreman can't find room to land a body shot as Lawson controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
Foreman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson is looking to control Foreman's arms but Foreman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lawson has his back to the cage.
Foreman trying to land knees to the body.
Lawson is looking to break free of the clinch but Foreman has double underhooks.
Foreman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Foreman.
A shot in the inside from Lawson.
Foreman misses with some punches.
A short left from Lawson.
Foreman misses with a knee strike.
Foreman lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Foreman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foreman has a couple of punches blocked by Lawson.
Foreman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Foreman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawson misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman lands a body punch.
Lawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foreman's elbow.
Foreman misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foremans head.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawson cracks Foreman with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson misses with the head strike.
Lawson scores with a shot to the side of Foreman's head.
Lawson wants to stall.
Foreman has a couple of punches blocked by Lawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foreman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lawson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Foreman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Foreman lands a body shot.
Foreman thows a body shot but no joy.
Foreman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawson misses with a hook
and Foreman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Foreman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawson scores with the left hand. Foreman knows he should have avoided that one.
Foreman throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson lands a slapping body shot.
Lawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Foreman counters with a nice body shot.
Foreman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a left hand
and Foreman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman cracks a nice hook into Lawson's ribs.

Foreman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Foreman lands a nice uppercut.

Julius Lawson's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Foreman.
Foreman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foreman misses with some punches.
Foreman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman lands with a left to the head.
Lawson managing to block the knees to the body from Foreman.
Lawson misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman is working Lawson over against the cage.
Foreman misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
A body shot lands from Foreman.
Lawson blocking some punches.
Foreman tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Foreman back against the cage.
Foreman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George Foreman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Foreman stalling the fight.
Foreman lands with a light punch inside.
Lawson has had enough of the clinch but Foreman keeps him there for the moment.
Foreman leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foreman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foreman lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foreman pushes Lawson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foreman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman digs a right hand into Lawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawson's gas tank.
Foreman landing knees to the head.
Foreman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawson.
Foreman pushes Lawson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Foreman.
Foreman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foreman lands a right hand.
Foreman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Foreman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Foreman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Foreman there.
Lawson misses the jab.
Nice shot by Lawson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Foreman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman throws a shot to the body.
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a hook

and Foreman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Foreman on the inside.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Foreman.
Foreman pushes Lawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foreman lands with a light punch inside.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
Foreman pushes Lawson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Foreman pushes Lawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foreman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Foreman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
A short uppercut from Foreman.
Foreman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foreman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman misses with a knee to the head.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Foreman.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.

Julius Lawson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Lawson.
Foreman is pushing Lawson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Foreman lands a shot to the body.
Foreman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawson's elbow.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foreman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Foreman struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawson controls his hands.
Foreman lands a right hand.

Lawson is rocked!
Foreman throws an elbow that misses.
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foreman slows down the pace here.
Foreman scores with a shot to the side of Lawson's head.
Lawson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Foreman dips a shoulder and cracks Lawson with a mighty uppercut! Lawson falls back against the cage and Foreman unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lawson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Foreman screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Foreman!
George Foreman is the new heavyweight champion!
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