PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mars might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare. Lawrence Mars has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mars
vs
Charm

167 cm
28
141 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

150 cm
31
142 lbs
19 - 28 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charm keeps the fight on the outside.
Charm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mars circles away quickly and effectively.
Mars lands a jab-cross combination.
Charm misses with a series of wild punches.

Charm gets caught napping as Mars dives in and scores a takedown. Charm manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mars trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Charm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mars lands a couple of digs.
Mars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Charm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mars is looking to work some ground and pound but Charm has wrist control.
Mars throwing strikes from guard but Charm blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mars throws a big elbow that misses.
Mars throwing strikes from guard but Charm blocks nicely.
Mars has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mars is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mars working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mars postures up in Charm's guard and throws a big left but Charm blocks it.
Mars distracts Charm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mars will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mars trying to control but Charm is working from the bottom.
Mars throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mars in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mars wants to control from the top but Charm keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Lawrence Mars has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mars jabs Charm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Mars.

Mars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mars sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mars misses with a head shot.
Mars throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mars looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Mars there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mars dominating with strikes here.
Mars lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Mars there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mars throws some wild stikes that Charm manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Mars dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mars avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charm misses with a few strikes there.
Mars wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Charm darts in trying to clinch

and Mars counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mars throws an elbow that misses. Charm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mars's guard. Nice move by Charm!
Mars is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mars has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Charm has passed into side control.
Mars is trying to control Charm's posture but Charm avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mars throws a strike but Charm avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mars throwing strikes but missing.
Mars stands and throws Charm's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Charm regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mars's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Charm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mars looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Charm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mars sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Charm defending well though.
Mars seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Charm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Charm wants to get back to his feet.
Mars thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Charm's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Mars seems to be looking for submissions.
Charm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mars wants to control but Charm is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mars looks to land a strike but Charm avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mars controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawrence Mars overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mars scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mars works over Charm with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars looking to pass the guard.
Charm wants to stand up but Mars is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Mars dominated that second round.
That's time! Mars's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mars drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Charm parries the strikes from Mars easily there. Mars is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Charm to escape.
Charm defending against the ground and pound.

Mars thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mars throws a strike aimed at the side of Charm's head but Charm avoids it well.
Mars prevents Charm from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars scoring with punches from side control.
Mars works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Charm tries to escape but Mars is in control.
Mars trying to control the action but Charm is working from the bottom.

Mars tries for a kimura but Charm is defending well.
Mars working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Mars.
Mars is looking to take a break and control but Charm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Mars is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Charm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mars in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charm takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Mars looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mars lands a nice forearm strike.
Charm is trying to buck Mars off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charm dodges the ground and pound from Mars.
Charm managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mars.
Mars tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lawrence Mars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The strikes coming from Mars are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mars throws a strike aimed at the side of Charm's head but Charm avoids it well.
Lucky Charm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mars is looking to take a break and control but Charm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Mars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mars has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Mars!
Lawrence Mars really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.