PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson comes to the cage accompanied by Animals as leaders -soraya. This should be a great matchup!

Lawson
vs
Rampage

193 cm
28
221 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

191 cm
31
225 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Kerry Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage throws a leg kick
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawson lands the left hand.
Rampage slips a straight right by Lawson.
Rampage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rampage tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rampage manages to avoid it.
Lawson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kerry Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Lawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawson.
Lawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rampage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawson's knee momentarily.
Lawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rampage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rampage's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rampage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rampage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rampage throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Lawson lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawson lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lawson swings widly with a right hand
and Rampage counters with a good, hard body kick but Lawson shrugs it off.
Lawson throws a jab when Rampage was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Lawson.
Rampage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lawson.
Lawson tests Rampage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rampage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawson checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rampage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rampage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
Lawson lands a jab-cross combination.
Rampage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Lawson misses with a hook
and Rampage counters with a head kick.
Rampage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Lawson misses.
Lawson misses with a hook

and Rampage counters by moving into the clinch.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Lawson.
Lawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rampage backwards.
Rampage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rampage.
Lawson blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rampage on the inside.
Rampage has Lawson pressed against the cage, preventing Lawson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lawson lands a left hand.
Rampage prevents Lawson from breaking the clinch.
Rampage tries to work over Lawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawson slowing the pace effectively.
Lawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rampage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rampage trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rampage.
Lawson stalling in the clinch but Rampage improves position.
Rampage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawson's defenses.

It looks like Kerry Lawson has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawson.
Rampage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rampage gets through Lawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lawson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rampage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawson slowing the pace effectively.
Rampage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rampage trying to land knees to the body.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rampage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Rampage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rampage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rampage lands a left hand.
Rampage misses with the head strike.
Rampage cracks Lawson with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyle Rampage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kerry Lawson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Lawson misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lawson checks a leg kick.

Rampage lands a big head kick that sends Lawson tumbling to the mat! Rampage takes a step backwards and waves Lawson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lawson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawson scores with a one two! Rampage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rampage looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawson is just out of range.
Lawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rampage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lawson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lawson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rampage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rampage cracks Lawson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kyle Rampage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.
Rampage swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rampage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawson walks into a stiff left hand from Rampage.
Rampage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lawson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rampage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson misses with an uppercut
and Rampage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rampage misses with a hook.
Lawson throws the left hand but Rampage avoids the punch easily.
Lawson throws a combination that misses
and Rampage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawson thinking.
Rampage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a straight right.
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Rampage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson cracks a nice hook into Rampage's ribs.
Lawson cracks Rampage with a good jab.
Rampage is looking to clinch but Lawson is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rampage in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rampage looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawson is just out of range.
Rampage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rampage tries to clinch up.
Lawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rampage counters with a good, hard body kick but Lawson shrugs it off.
Rampage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampage.
Nice uppercut there from Rampage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage misses with a head kick.
Lawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rampage.
Lawson throws a series of punches but Rampage avoids them all with ease.
Rampage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rampage throws a sloppy head kick
and Lawson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lawson throws a good cross that connects.
Rampage motions for Lawson to come forward. Rampage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson swinging wildly here.
Rampage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawson rather than just go for the knockout.
Lawson lands with an overhand left.
Lawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Rampage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rampage misses with a right hand
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rampage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rampage closes the distance and pushes Lawson back into the cage.

Lawson manages to break the clinch.
Lawson throws the left hand but Rampage avoids the punch easily.
Lawson cracks Rampage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rampage connects with a single shot there.
Kerry Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Rampage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rampage misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson throws a head kick that misses.
Lawson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rampage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawson throws a series of punches but Rampage moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Rampage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kerry Lawson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Lawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawson.
Lawson throws a right and a left that Rampage avoids nicely.
Rampage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rampage lands a head kick!

Rampage lands a big head kick that sends Lawson tumbling to the mat! Rampage takes a step backwards and waves Lawson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rampage throws a front kick aimed at Lawson's knee but Lawson avoids it well.
Lawson slips a jab from Rampage.
Rampage throws a low kick but Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson connects with a right hand. Rampage shakes it off.
A punch combination from Lawson misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lawson.
Lawson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Rampage throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lawson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rampage lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kyle Rampage!
Kyle Rampage made sure to mention his sponsor, Tab out in his post fight interview.