PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biscuit Da Sheep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lawrence
vs
Da Sheep

159 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

189 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biscuit Da Sheep!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Da Sheep looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lawrence!
Da Sheep working the ground and pound but Lawrence is defending the strikes.
Da Sheep trying to control the action but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Lawrence might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Da Sheep stands up and beckons Lawrence to his feet.

Lawrence changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Da Sheep looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Sheep is trying to get back to his feet.

Da Sheep throws Lawrence to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Da Sheep shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Da Sheep showed some decent athleticism there.
Lawrence is staying active underneath Da Sheep, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Sheep is pressing down on Lawrence's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lawrence is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lawrence manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Da Sheep preventing the sweep.

Lawrence is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Da Sheep defends well.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Da Sheep from controlling successfully.
Da Sheep won't allow Lawrence to sweep him here.

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.

Da Sheep decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lawrence, up you get!
Da Sheep throws a nice looking combination but Lawrence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawrence is defended easily by Da Sheep.
Da Sheep scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lawrence doesn't seem bothered though.

Da Sheep shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lawrence manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Da Sheep trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawrence's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Da Sheep pushes Lawrence off but Lawrence dives into side control.
Da Sheep is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lawrence has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Da Sheep throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Da Sheep clinches with his opponent.

Lawrence turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lawrence manages to end up in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Sheep is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lawrence is controlling him well.
Lawrence is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Da Sheep's shoulder. That is not cool.
Da Sheep is trying to buck Lawrence off.
Lawrence working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lawrence prevents Da Sheep from escaping the position.
Da Sheep tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Da Sheep looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Sheep trying to get back to his feet but Lawrence is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biscuit Da Sheep dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Da Sheep closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawrence is trying to pull guard but Da Sheep has him pressed against the cage.

Da Sheep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Sheep lands a high kick!

Da Sheep fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lawrence to the ground. Da Sheep is now in Lawrence's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Lawrence manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Sheep has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Da Sheep breaks the clinch.
Biscuit Da Sheep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Sheep.
Lawrence went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Da Sheep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Sheep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Sheep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Da Sheep looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Da Sheep trying to control from Lawrence's half guard. Lawrence has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lawrence really is a fat lump.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Da Sheep from controlling successfully.
Lawrence controls Da Sheep momentarily but Da Sheep frees himself.
Da Sheep must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Da Sheep trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Sheep wants to stand but Lawrence is controlling his posture from full guard.
Da Sheep trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Lawrence looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lawrence controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawrence slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Da Sheep is looking to stand up but Lawrence isn't so interested in that idea.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Da Sheep. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

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.

Lawrence drops back, looking for a kneebar! Da Sheep looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Da Sheep looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Da Sheep!

Lawrence is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Biscuit Da Sheep will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Da Sheep gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Da Sheep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Sheep scores with a kick to the body.
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Da Sheep shoots in and gets a takedown into Lawrence's guard.

Da Sheep gets to his feet - Lawrence follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Da Sheep scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Da Sheep content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Da Sheep seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lawrence does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Sheep is looking to advance position but Lawrence won't allow it.
Lawrence wants to improve his position but Da Sheep is controlling well.

Da Sheep stands up from half guard.

Da Sheep drives through with a takedown into Lawrence's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Lawrence scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Da Sheep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lawrence closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Da Sheep quickly recovers to half guard.

Da Sheep pushes Lawrence off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barry Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Da Sheep scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Da Sheep are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Da Sheep stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Lawrence shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Da Sheep tries to kick Lawrence off but Lawrence keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Sheep on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Da Sheep looks like he's trying to stand up.

Lawrence is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

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.
Da Sheep wants to get back to his feet.
Lawrence sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawrence!
Biscuit Da Sheep is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawrence is defended easily by Da Sheep.
As Lawrence backs off Da Sheep throws a huge counter combo but Lawrence manages to avoid it all.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Da Sheep comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Sheep has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Da Sheep!
Our winner, Biscuit Da Sheep, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.