PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lawson
vs
Donnelly

182 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Donnelly. That's going to slow Lawson down.
Lawson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lawson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
We've been informed that Donnelly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Donnelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawson is fending him off so far but Donnelly persists. Nope, Lawson circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawson connects with a crisp jab.
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Liam Donnelly has been cut.
We've been told by Lawson's head coaches at Montreal Muay Thai that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Donnelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawson to score with a decent uppercut.
Donnelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lawson tries to avoid it but Donnelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lawson to the ground. Lawson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Lawson clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Lawson.
Lawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Nice body punch from Lawson - that landed with a thud.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Lawson pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the side of Lawson's head.
Donnelly blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Donnelly on the inside.
Donnelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson working aggressively here.
Lawson scores with a shot to the side of Donnelly's head.
A head punch on the inside from Lawson fails to land.
Donnelly works on Lawson's body with a couple of short punches.
Lawson can't find room to land a body shot as Donnelly controls the action.
Donnelly cracks Lawson with a nice body shot.
Lawson lands with a short shot to the head.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Lawson back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Lawson misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lawson is stalling here.
Lawson misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Donnelly pulls guard effortlessly.
Lawson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lawson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Donnelly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Donnelly has his foot on Lawson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lawson works his way back into a safe position though.
Donnelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Donnelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lawson throws a strike but Donnelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawson controlling the position.
Donnelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lawson is nestled in close to Donnelly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lawson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Donnelly misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lawson trying to pass the guard but Donnelly defending well.
Donnelly manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donnelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lawson cracks Donnelly with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly has control of Lawson's left arm, preventing Lawson from doing any damage.
Donnelly is trying to keep Lawson in close.
Lawson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donnelly is keeping the position for now.
Lawson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson with a nice head shot there.
Donnelly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lawson controls the pace.

Donnelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lawson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lawson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Lawson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Donnelly's cut.
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.

Lawson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawson.
Donnelly looks to land a left hand but Lawson moved out of range nicely.
Lawson misses with a low kick as Donnelly jumps back.
A low kick from Donnelly is predictable there
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Donnelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawson has time to react.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawson lands a lovely overhand right.
Donnelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donnelly is looking to chop away at Lawson's legs.
Lawson scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lawson connects with a leg kick. Donnelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lawson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lawson. That's going to slow Donnelly down.

Lawson clinches.
Donnelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawson.
Lawson lands a shot to the body.
Lawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trey Lawson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Lawson.
Donnelly is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donnelly up against the cage.
Lawson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawson taking a breather.
Lawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
Donnelly 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. Donnelly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson pushes Donnelly away with a front kick.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Lawson is out of range.
Lawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Lawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donnelly doesn't seem phased though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lawson.
Donnelly fails with the takedown
and Lawson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Donnelly really felt that one!
Donnelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Lawson.
Lawson scores with a head kick. Donnelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Donnelly clinches with his opponent.
Lawson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lawson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawson tries to work over Donnelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Lawson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donnelly up against the cage.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lawson lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Lawson is leaning against Donnelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lawson scores with a shot to the side of Donnelly's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly misses with the head strike.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donnelly lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Donnelly.
Lawson lands with a right to the head.
Lawson lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawson.
A body shot lands from Lawson.
Lawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lawson on the inside.
Lawson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donnelly or not.
Lawson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawson lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Lawson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liam Donnelly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Donnelly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lawson is trying to defend but Donnelly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Donnelly prevents Lawson from improving his position.
Lawson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lawson wants to control but Donnelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Donnelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Lawson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lawson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Donnelly is fighting to break Lawson's control of his arms but Lawson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Donnelly trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Lawson wants to sweep here but Donnelly controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donnelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trey Lawson is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Donnelly is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donnelly with a poor takedown
and Lawson counters with a good low kick that Donnelly was not able to check.
Donnelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly shoots in for a takedown but Lawson shows good takedown defense.
Lawson lands a head kick!
Lawson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lawson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donnelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Lawson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Donnelly avoids the head kick by Lawson.
Lawson cracks Donnelly with an open hand slap.
Donnelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawson throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donnelly dives in for a single leg takedown but Lawson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trey Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Donnelly.
Lawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawson lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lawson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Lawson lands a body shot.
Liam Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Lawson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawson pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawson tries to stall but Donnelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lawson lands a left hand.
Lawson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lawson lands a right hand.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson taking a breather.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Donnelly as Lawson tries to tie him up.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Lawson prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Lawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trey Lawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawson digs a right hand into Donnelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donnelly's gas tank.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Lawson blocks it.
Lawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly gets through Lawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Lawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lawson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Lawson!
An out of breath Trey Lawson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.