PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martyn Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the ring accompanied by Hello Zepp. This should be a great matchup!

Edwards
vs
Lawrence

170 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Edwards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martyn Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Edwards tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lawrence swivels and escapes.
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.

Edwards drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Edwards has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lawrence is proving hard to escape from.
Lawrence keeping full guard, as Edwards tries to pass.

Lawrence throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Edwards escapes and throws Lawrence's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ground and pound from Edwards seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lawrence is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Lawrence wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Edwards has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Lawrence's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Lawrence is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Edwards!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Justin Edwards!
Justin Edwards is the new welterweight champion!