PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petr Ondrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ondrus comes to the cage accompanied by HARDCORE. Lawson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Another Victory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ondrus
vs
Lawson

188 cm
28
202 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

$10
Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Ondrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ondrus counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawson connects with a crisp jab.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Ondrus moved out of range.
Lawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ondrus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ondrus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson with a jab.
Ondrus thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ondrus checks a leg kick.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Ondrus thuds his right hand into Lawson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lawson misses with a kick to the body.
Ondrus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ondrus.
Lawson scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Ondrus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
Ondrus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Lawson lands a lovely overhand right.
Lawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eric Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Lawson moves out of range of the strikes.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ondrus moves away.
Lawson throws an off balance right hand
and Ondrus counters with a low kick, right behind Lawson 's knee.
Lawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus throws a shot to the body.
Lawson tries for a takedown but Ondrus circles away easily
and Ondrus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Lawson as he connects with a hook.
Ondrus ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ondrus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lawson.
Ondrus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawson.
Lawson throws a hook but Ondrus blocks it.
Petr Ondrus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawson misses with a right hand
and Ondrus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ondrus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondrus lands with a cross.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Ondrus saw that one coming.
Ondrus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawson misses with a looping right.
Lawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
Ondrus cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
Nice cross by Lawson.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Ondrus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Ondrus is out of range.
Lawson throws a right hand that misses
and Ondrus counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a jab when Ondrus was well out of range.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Ondrus saw that one coming.
Lawson throws a looping overhand right but Ondrus ducks down to avoid it.
Lawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ondrus counters with an inside leg kick.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown but Ondrus shows good takedown defense.
Ondrus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Lawson tries to bum rush Ondrus with a series of wild strikes but Ondrus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawson sizes up Ondrus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ondrus is looking to slow Lawson down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ondrus.
Lawson cracks Ondrus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lawson 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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Ondrus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ondrus tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a hook. Ondrus ducked under it nicely.
Lawson throws a nice looking combination but Ondrus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ondrus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lawson, as that shot connected.

Ondrus is rocked!
Lawson scores with a body shot.
Oh Ondrus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawson cracks Ondrus with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ondrus falls to his knees and Lawson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lawson!
Eric Lawson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.