PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle has chosen I Like to Move It as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Takeru Kyle enters the cage!

Lawler
vs
Kyle

180 cm
29
197 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

184 cm
27
200 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

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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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Lawler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle swings widly with a right hand
and Lawler counters with a left and a right that stings Kyle.
Kyle lands a head shot.
Kyle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lawler misses with the combination.
Kyle cracks the inside of Lawler's front leg.
Kyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawler counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawler throws the left hand but Kyle avoids the punch easily.
Lawler misses with a looping left.
Kyle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawler.
Kyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawler walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle lands a head kick. Lawler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawler is fending him off so far but Kyle persists. Nope, Lawler circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle connects with a single shot there.
That kick from Lawler tenderised Kyle's leg. Kyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kyle is looking to land body kicks.
Kyle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lawler misses with a hook to the body
and Kyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lawler swings for the body but Kyle moves out of range.
Lawler missing with a left hand there. Kyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler swinging wildly here.
Eric Lawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyle throws a shot from downtown. Lawler moves away and avoids it.
Kyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lawler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Lawler misses with a body shot.
Lawler misses with a low kick as Kyle jumps back.
Lawler motions for Kyle to come forward. Lawler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle throws a low kick but Lawler moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler scoring well with a low kick there.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawler. That did some damage!
Lawler misses with a hook. Kyle ducked under it nicely.
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
Lawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lawler is out of range.
Lawler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Good exchange - Kyle coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lawler - just one landing.
Lawler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kyle.
Kyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle lands with a good body shot.
Kyle misses with an uppercut.
Kyle throws a hook but Lawler blocks it.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawler tests Kyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyle misses with a body punch
and Lawler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kyle scores with a jab. Lawler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kyle checks a low kick from Lawler.
Kyle throws a body punch but Lawler moves out of range.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawler as he jumps to the side.
Lawler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kyle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lawler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lawler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lawler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawler misses with a head kick.
Kyle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands with a straight right. Lawler didn't see that one coming.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawler manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Lawler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
Lawler with a nice cross.
Kyle throws a leg kick which misses Lawler's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawler tries to avoid it.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Lawler.
Lawler is looking to land body kicks.
Kyle throws a hook to the side of Lawler's head but Lawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kyle.
Kyle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lawler throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big right from Kyle misses.
Kyle misses with an uppercut. Lawler saw that one coming.
Kyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kyle misses with an uppercut
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawler.
Lawler scores with a decent looking hook.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kyle.
Lawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyle is just out of range.
A punch combination from Lawler misses.
Kyle throws a leg kick that misses.
Kyle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lawler is out of range and Kyle settles back down.
A head kick misses from Kyle.
Lawler takes a swing at Kyle's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle misses with a looping left.
Kyle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kyle as he checks the leg kick.
Kyle has his takedown stuffed
and Lawler counters with a solid body kick.
Eric Lawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeru Kyle.
Lawler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kyle checks it well.
Kyle cracks Lawler with an open hand slap.
Lawler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawler is looking to wear down Kyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Lawler moved away.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 Eric Lawler will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kyle dodges the punch combination from Lawler.
Lawler misses with an uppercut
and Kyle counters with an outside leg kick.
A cross from Lawler lands.
Kyle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawler throws a body punch but Kyle moves out of range.
Kyle misses with an uppercut.
Lawler cracks the inside of Kyle's front leg.
Lawler misses with a hook.
Lawler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Takeru Kyle has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a takedown attempt - Lawler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kyle throws a leg kick that misses.
Lawler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lawler throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawler.
Kyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters circling a little - Kyle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eric Lawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Lawler blocks a head kick by Kyle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyle throws out the jab.
Lawler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kyle looks to land a left hand but Lawler moved out of range nicely.
Lawler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Lawler checks it.
Kyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle thumps Lawler with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawler misses the target.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Lawler moved out of range.
Kyle throws a leg kick
and Lawler counters with a left and a right that stings Kyle.
Lawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kyle - the referee stops the clock and Lawler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kyle. Lawler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyle.
Lawler scores with the left hand. Kyle knows he should have avoided that one.
Kyle looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a body kick.
Lawler avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Kyle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lawler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kyle at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lawler avoids the head kick by Kyle.
Kyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyle loads up on a big right hand but Lawler slips the punch.
Kyle moves out of range of the body kick from Lawler.
Kyle drops his hands momentarily and Lawler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawler.
Lawler scores with a nice body kick.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Kyle moves out of range.
Kyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lawler swings for the body but Kyle moves out of range.
Lawler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kyle counters with a straight right hand.
Lawler misses with a right hand
and Kyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawler throws a body punch but Kyle moves out of range.
Kyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lawler can pounce on him.
Lawler tries to land a front kick but Kyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lawler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kyle is out of range and Lawler settles back down.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawler lands with a right hand.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawler scores with a sloppy right hand. Kyle should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Lawler checks it.
Lawler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawler throws a body punch but Kyle moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kyle throws a sloppy head kick and Lawler moves out of range easily.
Kyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lawler's calf.
Lawler lands a jab to Kyle's midsection.
Lawler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kyle is breathing heavily.
Lawler avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kyle.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawler.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Kyle is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler slips a jab from Kyle.
Kyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawler finish him?
Lawler fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kyle to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kyle looks to clinch but Lawler throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kyle taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eric Lawler!
Eric Lawler retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Eric Lawler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.