PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lenerd Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jacknife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lawrence
vs
Jacknife

160 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lenerd Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Jacknife!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacknife looks for a takedown but Lawrence sprawls well.
Lawrence has his takedown stuffed

and Jacknife counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lawrence won't be happy with that.
Jacknife trying to control the position but Lawrence is working away.
Jacknife wants to stand but Lawrence is controlling his arm.
Jacknife wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawrence keeps working.
Lawrence is trying to improve his position.
Lawrence managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jacknife.

Jacknife goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lawrence rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jacknife's guard! Nice work there by Lawrence!
Jacknife trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jacknife swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawrence.

Lawrence darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawrence works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lawrence controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence punching from mount but Jacknife doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jacknife throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lawrence. What's that going to do exactly?
Lawrence throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jacknife wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Lawrence is looking to control Jacknife but Jacknife is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lawrence 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.
Lawrence somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Lawrence tightening his grip on Jacknife, looking for the choke.
Jacknife tries to escape but Lawrence has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacknife looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lawrence.
Jacknife tries to escape but Lawrence has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jacknife wants to get back to his feet.
Jacknife looks gassed!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
You can see the frustration on Jacknife's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Lawrence is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jacknife defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jacknife tries to escape but Lawrence has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lawrence trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenerd Lawrence dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jacknife misses with a takedown

and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lawrence seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lawrence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacknife keeps working.
Lawrence not doing much here.
Lawrence passes to full mount!
Jacknife tries to lock up and control but Lawrence gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lawrence punching from mount but Jacknife doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence avoids the attempt from Jacknife to control.
Jacknife is breathing heavily.
Lawrence controlling from mount.
Lawrence trying to control but Jacknife is having none of it.
Lawrence controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Lenerd Lawrence just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice defenses there by Jacknife.
Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacknife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.

Lawrence changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jacknife looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Lawrence decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Jacknife shows good takedown defense.
Jacknife throws a nice head kick!
Jacknife checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence shoots in and drives through. Jacknife sprawls well.

Lawrence drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lawrence looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lawrence might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Jacknife working for a triangle but Lawrence defends it easily.
Jacknife 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.
Jacknife looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacknife, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacknife wants to control the position but Lawrence says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jacknife avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawrence.
Lawrence stalling.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jacknife's head.
Lawrence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacknife keeps working.
Lawrence is just content to waste time from the top position. Jacknife takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lawrence stays in close to Jacknife's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenerd Lawrence dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jacknife stuffs the takedown attempt from Lawrence. Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet.

Lawrence feints and as Jacknife raises his hands in defense, Lawrence changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacknife tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Jacknife keeps moving.
Jacknife controls Lawrence momentarily but Lawrence frees himself.

Lawrence decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jacknife, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick

and Jacknife counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Jacknife is looking for a kimura but Lawrence is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jacknife to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence gets full guard.
Jacknife must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawrence lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jacknife!
Lawrence throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jacknife because Lawrence loaded up on that one.
Lenerd Lawrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawrence avoids the attempt from Jacknife to control.
Lawrence throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lawrence trying to control but Jacknife is having none of it.
Lawrence with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacknife tries to lock up and control but Lawrence gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jacknife tries to control Lawrence's body but Lawrence pushes him off. Jacknife squirms to his side and now Lawrence has his back!
I really don't envy Jacknife right now.
Jacknife wants to get back to his feet.
Lawrence struggling to land strikes to the head as Jacknife covers up.
Lawrence lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawrence looking for the choke from the back.
Jacknife tries to escape the position.
Jacknife is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lawrence is looking to control Jacknife but Jacknife is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Lawrence working for the choke.
Jacknife looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jacknife staying busy and making it hard for Lawrence to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jacknife is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Jacknife has his takedown stuffed

and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jacknife controls Lawrence momentarily but Lawrence frees himself.
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacknife looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacknife, not yet.
Jason Jacknife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jacknife working for submissions but it's allowed Lawrence to get to half guard.
Jacknife punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenerd Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lawrence, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenerd Lawrence!