PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Theroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis Theroux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lawrence
vs
Theroux

178 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martyn Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis Theroux!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theroux keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Theroux moves out of range.
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Theroux circles away.

Theroux feints and as Lawrence raises his hands in defense, Theroux changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Theroux is stalling in the full guard.
Theroux tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
Theroux trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawrence's guard.

Lawrence has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Theroux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Theroux trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence wants to get back to his feet but Theroux is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theroux controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lawrence wants to stand and escape but Theroux is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Theroux pushes Lawrence up against the cage in a clinch.
Theroux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lawrence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lawrence lands with a right to the head.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.

Lawrence has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Theroux uses from the top position.
Lawrence looking to control but Theroux passes into half guard.
Lawrence wants to improve his position but Theroux is controlling well.
Theroux moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Theroux tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Theroux has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lawrence is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Theroux has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Lawrence is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Theroux is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Theroux in particular looking to stall.
Lawrence trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theroux frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theroux looking to control but Lawrence is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lawrence is looking to get to half guard.
Lawrence is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawrence wants to try and get back to his feet.
Theroux looking to ground and pound but Lawrence is blocking nicely.
Lawrence tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lawrence tries to hold on but Theroux postures up.

Lawrence bucks Theroux off and manages to get back to his feet!

Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lawrence.
Lawrence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Theroux swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence prevents Theroux from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Theroux dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lawrence is looking to clinch but Theroux is avoiding it.
Theroux closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lawrence counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lawrence.
Theroux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lawrence smiles and moves away.
Lawrence tries to clinch

and Theroux counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Theroux.
Theroux missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lawrence is looking to stand up but Theroux isn't so interested in that idea.
Theroux trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Lawrence lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Theroux!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawrence can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Theroux is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theroux is looking to improve his position but Lawrence isn't that keen on the idea.

Lawrence swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Theroux is now in Lawrence's guard. A big mistake from Lawrence there, giving up the dominant position!
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Theroux from controlling successfully.

Lawrence has his feet on Theroux's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Theroux counters with a single leg into guard. Lawrence didn't expect that.

Lawrence keeping busy on the bottom but Theroux has passed one foot through into half guard.
Theroux wants to take a breather but Lawrence is having none of it.
Theroux is looking to stall here but Lawrence recovers full guard.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Theroux from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawrence working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Theroux doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Theroux manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lawrence trying to keep a closed guard but Theroux is proving a slippery customer.

Lawrence working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Theroux has passed into half guard!
Lawrence has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Theroux is working away from the top position though.
Lawrence wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Theroux missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lawrence is looking to improve his position.
Theroux frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Theroux punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lawrence tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Theroux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Theroux drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Lawrence working for submissions but it's allowed Theroux to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Theroux lands a nice short elbow.
Theroux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawrence is refusing to be controlled, as Theroux sits in half guard.
Lawrence gets back to full guard.
Louis Theroux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Theroux trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lawrence looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lawrence has his feet on Theroux's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Theroux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Theroux moves out of range.

Theroux feints and as Lawrence raises his hands in defense, Theroux changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Theroux passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Lawrence trying to hold on to Theroux's head to control him but Theroux postures up.

Theroux stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Theroux moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Theroux scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Theroux controlling the action here.
Theroux moves nicely into side control.
Lawrence tries to improve position but can't.

Theroux decides to stand back up. Theroux steps back and let's Lawrence get back to his feet.
A head kick by Theroux misses
and Lawrence counters with a head kick.
Theroux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Theroux looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lawrence!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Theroux goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lawrence is on top in guard.

Lawrence stands and steps away. Theroux gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Theroux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawrence gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Theroux counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lawrence's guard now.
Theroux stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence has momentary wrist control but Theroux slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawrence looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawrence, not yet.
Lawrence bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Theroux's guard.

Lawrence drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Theroux manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lawrence has Theroux in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lawrence working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Theroux has passed into half guard!
Martyn Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theroux keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lawrence actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Theroux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Theroux winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Theroux!