PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Turk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lawson
vs
Turk

181 cm
35
274 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

199 cm
31
272 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Turk!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson misses with a body shot.
Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.
Turk cracks Lawson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Julius Lawson has been cut.
Lawson misses with a straight left.

Turk clinches.

Lawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Turk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Turk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lawson throws a hook but Turk blocks it.
Turk fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turk gets the takedown into side control.
Turk throwing strikes but Lawson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lawson wants to stand but Turk is controlling his arm.
Turk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turk wants to control but Lawson postures up.
Turk stops Lawson from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Turk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turk.
Turk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawson defending well though.
Turk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Turk is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson won't allow Turk to pass to mount.

Turk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Turk seems to be looking for submissions.

Turk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lawson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawson defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is holding on to half guard well.
Turk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turk on the ground.
Lawson trying to control but Turk postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lawson wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lawson's head.
Lawson tries to roll over but Turk keeps him under control.
Turk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Turk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lawson misses with a wild body shot.
Turk tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Lawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turk.
Lawson misses with a right hand
and Turk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Turk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turk shoots for a takedown but Lawson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawson scores with a jab to the body.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turk.
Turk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawson pinned against the cage. Lawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Julius Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Turk.
Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawson tries to sprawl out of it but Turk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turk shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawson tries to sprawl out of it but Turk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turk takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
Julius Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson misses with a right hand

and Turk counters by clinching up.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Johnny Turk has been cut.
Turk scores with a shot to the side of Lawson's head.

Lawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Turk has managed to clinch.
Lawson working aggressively here.

Lawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk staying out of range there.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turk throws a hook to the side of Lawson's head but Lawson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Lawson misses.
Julius Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lawson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Turk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lawson jabs Turk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turk shoots for a takedown but Lawson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawson lunges at Turk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turk's hand.
Turk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turk is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Johnny Turk seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lawson drops Turk with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Turk looks back up at him and smiles so Lawson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turk.
Lawson misses with a looping left.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Turk moved out of range.
Lawson looks to land a left hand but Turk moved out of range nicely.

Turk closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawson walks away with a smile on his face. Turk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Turk is just out of range.
Lawson misses with a hook. Turk ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Lawson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Turk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turk slips under a jab from Lawson.
Turk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lawson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turk somewhat.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turk avoids the body shot from Lawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lawson throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.
Turk moves out of range as Lawson strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk avoids the body shot from Lawson.

Turk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Turk jumps into guard, dragging Lawson to the mat.
Lawson looking to pass the guard.
Lawson trying to control but Turk is working from the bottom.

Julius Lawson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Turk saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawson.
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Turk throws a leg kick but Lawson moved away.
Turk slips a straight right by Lawson.
Lawson scores with a jab. Turk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That has opened up Johnny Turk's cut even more.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Turk.

Lawson lands a big uppercut and Turk crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Turk looks OK. Lawson waves Turk back to his feet!

Turk is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a hook
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Lawson tries to sprawl but Turk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnny Turk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawson defending well though.
Lawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turk.
Lawson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turk prevents Lawson from improving his position.
Lawson is looking to control Turk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lawson avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turk.
Lawson is trying to get back to full guard.
Turk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawson defending well though.
Turk slips a nice elbow through Lawson's hands, connecting with Lawson's forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Lawson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawson 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Lawson!
Julius Lawson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.