PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor has chosen I Have A Dream as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bones
vs
Lawlor

192 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Lawlor!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawlor lands with a right hand.
Lawlor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawlor lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Lawlor misses.
Lawlor misses with an uppercut.
Lawlor lands an overhand right.
Lawlor cracks Bones with an open hand slap.
Lawlor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawlor lands a lovely overhand right.
Lawlor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawlor digs a good hook to Bones's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawlor throws a jab when Bones was well out of range.
Bones tries to counter with a takedown but Lawlor is quick to defend against it.
Bones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawlor misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Lawlor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor throws a looping overhand right but Bones ducks down to avoid it.
Lawlor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawlor lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawlor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawlor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lawlor misses with a hook.
Lawlor digs a good body shot into Bones's ribs.
Lawlor scores with a punch to the head.
Lawlor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lawlor won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bones has an Americana. Lawlor didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bones is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bones hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bobby Bones!
A very excited looking Bobby Bones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Benny Lawlor stepped up to the mic, saying 'best 2 of 3?'.