PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Laurence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Fertus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Laurence
vs
Fertus

190 cm
24
240 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

189 cm
34
230 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Laurence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Fertus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertus blocks the body kick.
Laurence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Fertus.

It looks like Clayton Laurence has been cut.
Fertus throws a shot from downtown. Laurence moves away and avoids it.
Fertus checks a low kick from Laurence.
Laurence throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fertus.
A little jabbing left from Fertus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laurence fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laurence misses with a straight left.
Fertus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fertus loads up on a big right hand but Laurence slips the punch.
Laurence throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fertus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fertus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Laurence.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fertus.
Laurence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fertus scores with the left hand. Laurence knows he should have avoided that one.
Laurence just misses with a punch to the body.
Fertus throws a sloppy body shot
and Laurence counters with a one-two to the body.
Fertus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laurence misses with an uppercut.
Fertus misses with a double jab.
Fertus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Laurence. Those never looked like landing.
Fertus throws a hook but Laurence avoids it easily.
Laurence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fertus moves away.
Laurence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fertus doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laurence just misses with a punch to the body.
Fertus scores with a shot to the body.
Laurence lands a nice looking body shot.
Laurence misses with a leg kick
enabling Fertus to counter with a crisp jab.
Laurence misses with a hook
and Laurence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laurence misses with a shot to the body
and Fertus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laurence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laurence throws a poor cross that misses
and Fertus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Clayton Laurence's cut is getting worse.
Fertus is looking to clinch but Laurence is avoiding it.
Fertus checks a low kick from Laurence.
Fertus lands a slapping body shot.
Laurence throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertus tries a head kick but it misses.
Laurence is looking to counter punch.
Fertus misses with a hook. Laurence ducked under it nicely.
Laurence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fertus was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurence.
Laurence is looking to slow Fertus down with leg kicks.
Laurence shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fertus eats them both and turns towards Laurence to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Laurence connects with a leg kick. Fertus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fertus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laurence scores with a body shot.
Fertus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laurence scores with a hook.
Laurence scores with a sloppy right hand. Fertus should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurence throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Fertus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Laurence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laurence looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laurence is looking to slow Fertus down with leg kicks.
Laurence connects with a right hand. Fertus shakes it off.
Laurence lands the left hand.
Laurence fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laurence lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fertus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laurence does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Fertus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laurence misses with a lunging right hand
and Fertus counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laurence scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Laurence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Laurence's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fertus misses with a hook. Laurence ducked under it nicely.
Laurence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fertus can do to turn this around?
Laurence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fertus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laurence misses with a leg kick
letting Fertus counter with a right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fertus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laurence has got the better of the exchanges.
Laurence throws a lazy uppercut
letting Fertus counter with a right hand.
Laurence throws a low kick, looking for Fertus's leg but Fertus calmly moves out of range.
Laurence pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fertus is out of range and Laurence settles back down.
Laurence throws a leg kick
and Fertus counters with a stiff right hand.

Laurence is rocked!
Laurence has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Laurence scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence throws a leg kick
and Fertus counters with a right hand to the body.
Laurence lands a leg kick that knocks Fertus off balance momentarily.
Laurence throws an overhand right that lands on Fertus's shoulder, as Fertus tries to avoid the shot.
Laurence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fertus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Laurence catches Fertus right on the button with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Laurence scores with a four punch combination!
Laurence thows a leg kick but Fertus checks it
and Fertus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laurence moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fertus throws a shot from downtown. Laurence moves away and avoids it.
Laurence scores with a hook to the body. Fertus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fertus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laurence connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fertus scrambles back to his feet.
Laurence throws a right hand that misses
and Fertus counters with a good low kick that Laurence was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fertus with a nice cross.

Clayton Laurence's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertus throws a right hand that Laurence ducks under and follows up with a left that Laurence also avoids with ease.
Clayton Laurence is winning the standup battle so far.
Laurence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fertus throws a big shot that misses.
Fertus throws a nice looking combination but Laurence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clayton Laurence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurence swings for the body but Fertus moves out of range.
Laurence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fertus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fertus moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laurence.
Laurence throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laurence.
Laurence connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence throws a body punch but Fertus moves out of range.
Laurence tries a low kick but Fertus avoids it.
Laurence moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laurence throws a series of punches but Fertus moves out of range.
Fertus tries to clinch there but Laurence circles away.
No joy there for Laurence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laurence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fertus moves away from the strike by Laurence.
Nice body punch from Laurence.
Laurence lands a glancing blow to the side of Fertus's head.
Laurence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Fertus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurence lands with an uppercut that bounces Fertus off the cage and back into range.
Laurence throws a leg kick which misses Fertus's front leg but catches the back leg as Fertus tries to avoid it.
Laurence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fertus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laurence lands a slapping body shot.
Fertus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fertus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fertus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laurence.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laurence.
Laurence throws a lazy right hand but Fertus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laurence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laurence scores with a body shot.
Laurence takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laurence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Laurence dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Laurence's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Laurence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fertus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laurence throws a big shot that misses.
Fertus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laurence keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fertus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laurence connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laurence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fertus misses with an uppercut
and Laurence counters with a thumping low kick.
Laurence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fertus checks a leg kick nicely.
Laurence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fertus manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laurence jabs Fertus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laurence throws a jab when Fertus was well out of range.
As Laurence backs off Fertus throws a huge counter combo but Laurence manages to avoid it all.
Fertus is looking to land body kicks.
Laurence misses the shot to the body.
Laurence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Fertus to counter with a crisp jab.
Laurence throws a leg kick but Fertus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body punch from Laurence.
Laurence throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Laurence misses its intended target.
Fertus throws a series of punches but Laurence avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laurence misses with a combination
letting Fertus counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fertus. Laurence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laurence tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fertus misses with a looping right.
Laurence misses with the body kick
and Fertus counters with a right hand to the body.
Laurence throws a leg kick
and Fertus counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laurence throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fertus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fertus.
It seemed like Fertus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laurence just misses with a punch to the body.
Laurence throws a nice looking combination but Fertus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laurence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laurence scores with a three punch combo!
A slapping leg kick lands for Laurence.
Laurence throws a leg kick but Fertus checks it.
Fertus wants to clinch up but Laurence keeps it at a distance.
Laurence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fertus's sensitive parts.
Laurence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fertus moves away.
Fertus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laurence looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Laurence misses
and Fertus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jeez, Clayton Laurence's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clayton Laurence's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Fertus!
Mike Fertus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.