PBP Commentary

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

Cramp
vs
Lawrie

185 cm
26
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ebenezer Cramp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Lawrie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lawrie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cramp manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawrie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrie trying to control but Cramp is working from the bottom.
Lawrie is looking to pass into half guard but Cramp pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cramp is in guard.
Cramp prevents Lawrie from getting back to his feet.
Cramp trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawrie's guard.
Lawrie wants to get back to his feet but Cramp passes into half guard.
Cramp is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramp is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Lawrie manages to get to full guard.
Lawrie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cramp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cramp is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie seems keen to control Cramp's posture.
Cramp seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ebenezer Cramp wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cramp is looking to clinch but Lawrie is avoiding it.

Cramp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cramp is keen to just control but Lawrie is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cramp tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lawrie.
Cramp works his way into full mount!
Lawrie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cramp trying to control but Lawrie is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie is looking to get to half guard.
Cramp avoids the attempt from Lawrie to control.
We've been informed that Lawrie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Poor strikes thrown by Cramp there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cramp is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cramp shoots in looking for a takedown but Lawrie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cramp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lawrie tries to clinch but Cramp moves away

and Cramp counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lawrie's guard now.
Lawrie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cramp looking to pass the guard.
Lawrie keeping moving, preventing Cramp from controlling successfully.
Cramp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cramp stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramp throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawrie has a closed guard, preventing Cramp from standing up.
Lawrie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cramp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ebenezer Cramp just wasn't active enough.
Cramp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cramp wants it to stay on the feet.
Cramp tries to clinch up.
Cramp shoots for a takedown but Lawrie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Lawrie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cramp on his heels. He'll look to pass Cramp's guard now, I'm sure.

Lawrie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cramp is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lawrie, into his guard.
Lawrie has his hands on Cramp's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie keeping moving, preventing Cramp from controlling successfully.
Lawrie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cramp throwing strikes from guard but Lawrie blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawrie wants to stand up but Cramp is controlling him.
Cramp wants to control from the top but Lawrie keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ebenezer Cramp wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cramp dives in for a single leg takedown but Lawrie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebenezer Cramp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cramp tries a body shot but Lawrie blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lawrie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cramp regains guard.
Lawrie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cramp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Cramp looking for a guillotine here but Lawrie defends easily.
Cramp wants to stand but Lawrie is controlling the position.
Lawrie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cramp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cramp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lawrie's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebenezer Cramp dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Lawrie or perhaps it was just good defense by Cramp, which made it look bad.
Lawrie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Lawrie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lawrie throwing strikes but missing.
Lawrie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cramp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cramp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawrie trying to control but Cramp is working from the bottom.
Cramp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawrie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lawrie with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawrie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cramp's head.
Lawrie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cramp is looking to stand up but Lawrie isn't so interested in that idea.
Lawrie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cramp working a defensive guard here.
Lawrie throws an elbow that misses. Cramp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawrie's guard. Nice move by Cramp!
Cramp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cramp wants to pass the guard but Lawrie is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cramp trying to control but Lawrie is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ebenezer Cramp just wasn't active enough.
Cramp looks to land a combination but Lawrie avoids it well.
Lawrie is looking to clinch.
Cramp throws a push kick but Lawrie slaps the foot to one side.
Cramp misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Cramp.

Lawrie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lawrie is working Cramp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrie works over Cramp with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawrie stops Cramp from standing up.
Lawrie throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawrie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lawrie throwing strikes from guard but Cramp blocks nicely.
Cramp throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ebenezer Cramp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cramp trying to strike off his back.
Lawrie chips away with some ground and pound.
Lawrie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawrie passes Cramp's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cramp is trying to stand.
Lawrie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cramp tries to kick Lawrie off but Lawrie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Lawrie.
Lawrie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cramp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cramp.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cramp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawrie is looking to work some ground and pound but Cramp has wrist control.

Lawrie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cramp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lawrie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cramp 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebenezer Cramp!