PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nothing is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vegan Reich - The Way It Is. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lawson
vs
or Nothing

175 cm
18
130 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

175 cm
50
100 lbs
27 - 57 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 57 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nothing stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Lawson has Nothing up against the cage in a clinch.

Lawson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lawson manages to end up in side control.
Lawson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nothing is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lawson in side control, throwing shots but Nothing defends.
Lawson working the strikes but Nothing uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lawson with the ground and pound but Nothing uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lawson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nothing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawson.
Lawson throws a strike but Nothing rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Nothing won't allow Lawson to sweep him here.
Lawson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lawson tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothing engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nothing forces his way into half guard.
Nothing controlling the action here.
Lawson is looking to get back to full guard here but Nothing has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lawson tries to bench press Nothing off him but Nothing keeps the position.
Nothing controlling the position.
Lawson is looking to regain half guard here but Nothing keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lawson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nothing asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lawson being controlled for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lawson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nothing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Nothing there.
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nothing can pounce on him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nothing lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

All or Nothing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lawson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nothing lands a jab to the head.

Lawson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nothing controlling the position for now.
Nothing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nothing regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lawson.
Lawson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lawson throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson throws a strike but Nothing rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lawson being controlled here, momentarily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson is striking but Nothing is not phased and passes to half guard.
Nothing stalling.
Lawson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Nothing decides to stand and escape the position.
A left and a right from Nothing both land. Nice combination.
Nothing keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Lawson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nothing quickly recovers to half guard.
Nothing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawson.
Nothing controlling the position well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lawson throwing shots but Nothing is blocking nicely.
Nothing regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lawson.
Nothing has control of Lawson's left arm, preventing Lawson from doing any damage.
Thomas Lawson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nothing keeping full guard, as Lawson tries to pass.
Lawson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lawson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nothing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nothing with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

All or Nothing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nothing works the jab nicely.

Nothing gets caught flat footed, as Lawson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Nothing manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Lawson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nothing on his heels. He'll look to pass Nothing's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawson throws an elbow that misses. Nothing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawson's guard. Nice move by Nothing!

Lawson being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to sweep but instead, Nothing has passed into half guard.
Nothing works his way into full mount!
Lawson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nothing controlling from the full mount.
Nothing forces the positional change into back control.
Lawson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nothing.
Nothing is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Nothing the control monster continue. Boring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nothing's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
You can see the frustration on Lawson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

And that's the end of the fight!
All or Nothing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nothing winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... All or Nothing!
In defeat, Thomas Lawson stepped up to the mic, saying 'It doesn't matter one day I will be the champ'.