PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson has chosen Wait and Bleed by Slipknot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Dangle
vs
Lawson

173 cm
26
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Dangle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangle slips a straight right by Lawson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lawson.
Dangle connects with an inside leg kick.
Dangle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dangle tries to clinch
and Lawson counters with a series of strikes. Dangle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dangle throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dangle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Dangle.
Dangle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dangle slips under a jab from Lawson.
Dangle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dangle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dangle moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangle misses with an elbow strike.
Lawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dangle blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle managing to block the knees to the body from Lawson.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawson misses with an elbow over the top.
Dangle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dangle backwards.
Dangle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawson has had enough of the clinch but Dangle keeps him there for the moment.
Dangle looking to throw knees to the head but Lawson is blocking nicely.
Lawson dodges an elbow strike from Dangle.
Dangle is looking to control Lawson's arms but Lawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dangle has his back to the cage.
Dangle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dangle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawson is keeping busy.
Lawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dangle is struggling to control the position.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawson blocking some punches.
Lawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dangle.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but Dangle is controlling the position.
Lawson misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lawson fails to land.
Dangle throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawson has Dangle pushed against the cage.
Lawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Dangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dangle.
Lawson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
Dangle misses with a knee strike.
Dangle lands an uppercut.
Dangle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dangle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Dangle.
Lawson blocks an elbow strike.
Dangle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawson.

Lawson breaks the clinch.
Lawson avoids a kick to the body.
Dangle tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lawson clobbers Dangle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dangle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dangle.
Dangle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dangle misses the shot to the body.
Dangle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dangle tries to work over Lawson's front leg with a kick but Lawson checks it.
Dangle tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
Dangle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dangle moves away from the strike by Lawson.
Dangle throws the kick towards the body but Lawson avoids it.
Lawson throws out a counter right but Dangle avoids it with no problem.
Dangle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dangle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Lawson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dangle lands a leg kick that knocks Lawson off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Lawson finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dangle throws a big counter combination but Lawson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dangle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dangle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dangle tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Lawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dangle throws a leg kick but Lawson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawson throws out a counter right but Dangle avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Lawson. Those never looked like landing.
Dangle defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Lawson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangle misses with a straight right.
Lawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lawson misses with a low kick.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangle moves away.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dangle throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trevor Lawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dangle tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Dangle tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Dangle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dangle throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson throws out a counter right but Dangle avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Lawson misses.

Dangle gets a clinch.
Dangle misses with a knee strike.
Lawson misses with an elbow strike.
Dangle missing with knees to the body.
Trevor Lawson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawson blocking some punches.
Dangle tries a knee to the head but Lawson blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawson prevents a body shot from Dangle.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Dangle.
Lawson blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dangle's brow.
Dangle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Lawson lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dangle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dangle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the head but Lawson blocks with his arms.
Dangle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dangle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dangle missing with knees to the body.

Lawson breaks from the clinch.
Lawson blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawson! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Dangle is looking to slow Lawson down with leg kicks.
Dangle tries to clinch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Dangle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lawson misses with a two punch combination.
Dangle doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
Lawson throws a right hand that misses
and Dangle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dangle throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Lawson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawson lands with a hook. Dangle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawson connects with a crisp jab.
Lawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dangle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dangle. That's going to slow Lawson down.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dangle.
Dangle staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a two punch combination.
Dangle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dangle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dangle's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Dangle misses
and Lawson counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Dangle! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Lawson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Lawson!
Our winner, Trevor Lawson, 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.