PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gonna Fly Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lawrence
vs
Egorov

193 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Demonic Steel Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grisha Egorov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence jabs Egorov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawrence has a takedown stuffed.
Lawrence avoids the head kick by Egorov.
Grisha Egorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Egorov pinned against the cage. Egorov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Egorov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Egorov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawrence, pushing him back against the cage.
Lawrence managing to block the knees to the body from Egorov.
Lawrence wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Egorov throws a knee to the head but misses.

Egorov manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Lawrence tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Egorov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Egorov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawrence moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Egorov avoids them all with ease.
Lawrence really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Egorov tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a combination. Egorov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Egorov shoots in looking for a takedown but Lawrence manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Egorov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Egorov shoots for a takedown but Lawrence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Egorov moves out of range.
Lawrence tries for a takedown but Egorov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Lawrence tries to keep at a distance but Egorov has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egorov avoids the elbow strike from Lawrence, against the cage.
Egorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lawrence just stands there and leans against the cage.
Egorov lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lawrence is looking for a takedown.
Egorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Egorov to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Lawrence avoids the elbow strike from Egorov, against the cage.

Lawrence manages to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lawrence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Egorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Egorov wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
Egorov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Egorov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Egorov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Egorov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lawrence swivels and escapes.

Lawrence clinches up with Egorov and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egorov tries to pull guard but Lawrence forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lawrence can't get the takedown.
Egorov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawrence is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Egorov looking for a takedown.
Egorov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lawrence gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Egorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence managing to block the knees to the body from Egorov.
Lawrence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egorov has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Egorov throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence leaning against his opponent.
Egorov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grisha Egorov dominated that round.
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.

Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Egorov shoots in for a double leg but Lawrence sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Egorov.
A solid body kick from Egorov.
Horrible takedown by Egorov or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawrence which made him look bad.
Liam Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egorov misses with a kick to the body.
Egorov throws a nice looking combination but Lawrence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egorov tries to clinch up

and Lawrence counters with a shoot takedown. Egorov fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Egorov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lawrence has passed into half guard!
Egorov is breathing heavily.

Egorov looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lawrence passes into side control!
Egorov prevents Lawrence from improving position.
Egorov is trying to get back to half guard.
Egorov wants to control but Lawrence postures up.

Lawrence has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lawrence checks a leg kick nicely.
Lawrence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Egorov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Egorov tries to avoid it but Lawrence manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Egorov to the ground. Egorov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Egorov dives in and grabs Lawrence's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lawrence pushes down on Egorov's head and hops out.
Liam Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grisha Egorov.
Egorov wants to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a left and a right that stings Egorov.
Egorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egorov is looking to clinch but Lawrence is avoiding it.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Egorov with that takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egorov has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egorov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawrence's efforts to push away.
Egorov misses with a punch to the body.
Egorov tries to land a knee to the head but Lawrence blocks with his arms.
Egorov stalling in the clinch but Lawrence improves position.
Egorov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Egorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence is trying to force a seperation but Egorov has the dominant position.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Egorov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egorov has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
Egorov is working for takedown but Lawrence is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egorov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lawrence prevents it.
Egorov throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawrence is trying to push Egorov away but Egorov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Egorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egorov keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Egorov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawrence is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Egorov misses with a knee to the head.
Egorov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Liam Lawrence will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Egorov looks to clinch

and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Egorov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence wanted to stand there but Egorov had control of the position.
Lawrence is pushing down on Egorov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Egorov is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawrence has managed to sneak the leg through.

Lawrence decides to return to a standing position.
Lawrence shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Egorov pinned against the cage. Egorov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawrence bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence throws a combination. Egorov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawrence stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Egorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Egorov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Egorov misses with a takedown attempt - Lawrence sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lawrence moves into the clinch.
Egorov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lawrence after a bit of a struggle.
Liam Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grisha Egorov.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence is trying to drag Egorov to the mat but Egorov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Egorov breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to land a leg kick but Egorov saw it coming and moves away.
Egorov shoots for a takedown but Lawrence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Egorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Egorov fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawrence lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egorov circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawrence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Egorov avoids it really well and circles away.
Egorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Egorov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawrence.
Egorov throws the kick towards the body but Lawrence avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egorov shoots in but no luck this time.
Egorov closes the distance but Lawrence moves to the side
and Lawrence counters with a series of strikes. Egorov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Egorov sprawls well. Egorov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet.
Egorov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawrence dodges an elbow strike from Egorov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egorov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawrence's brow.

Lawrence pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence working a defensive guard here.
Egorov throws a strike but Lawrence rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Egorov keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Lawrence forces his way into half guard.
Lawrence blocks the strikes from Egorov.
Egorov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawrence. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Egorov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lawrence pulls his head out easily.
Lawrence slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawrence has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lawrence!
Liam Lawrence decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.