PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Putra Rajasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cooper Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajasa comes to the cage accompanied by Bed of Roses. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rajasa
vs
Lawson

189 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

179 cm
24
161 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Putra Rajasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cooper Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajasa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawson misses with a few strikes there.
Lawson looks to land a combination. Rajasa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lawson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rajasa avoids the head kick by Lawson.
Lawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawson swings widly with a right hand
and Rajasa counters with a good, hard body kick but Lawson shrugs it off.
Lawson misses with a double jab.
Lawson throws a good cross that connects.
Lawson misses with a looping left.
Lawson thows a leg kick but Rajasa checks it
and Rajasa counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from Rajasa.
Rajasa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lawson is able to avoid easily.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajasa swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson thuds a left hand into Rajasa's body.
Lawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rajasa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rajasa scores with a nice body kick.
Rajasa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rajasa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooper Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson connects with a nice looking jab.
Rajasa walks into a left hand.
Rajasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Lawson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lawson throws a right and a left that Rajasa avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Lawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawson lands a really nice looking cross but Rajasa seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawson.
Rajasa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rajasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawson misses with a two punch combination.
Rajasa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lawson throws a head kick but Rajasa moves out of range.
Lawson misses with the combination.
Lawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rajasa.
Lawson 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rajasa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rajasa moves out of range of the strikes.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rajasa.
Lawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Rajasa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rajasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawson throws a counter combo.
Lawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rajasa lands a head shot.
Lawson motions for Rajasa to come forward. Lawson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRajasa.
Lawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Rajasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawson throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to land a front kick but Rajasa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rajasa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Lawson defending well as Rajasa loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Rajasa does it's job there.
Rajasa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawson throws a series of punches but Rajasa moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rajasa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rajasa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Rajasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Lawson dominated that round.
That's time! Rajasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lawson checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Rajasa.
Cooper Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rajasa.
Rajasa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rajasa misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Lawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lawson! Rajasa is out on his feet! Lawson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rajasa is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rajasa is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cooper Lawson!
Cooper Lawson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.