PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garv Pauley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pauley comes to the cage accompanied by Steve Earle . Lawson has chosen Wait and Bleed by Slipknot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pauley
vs
Lawson

185 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garv Pauley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Pauley does no damage.
Lawson's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lawson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pauley takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Pauley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pauley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pauley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pauley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pauley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pauley off the cage and back into range.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lawson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pauley to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Lawson has his feet on Pauley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pauley takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Trevor Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pauley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pauley doesn't seem phased though.
Lawson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pauley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pauley takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Pauley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pauley swinging wildly here.
Lawson misses with a looping left.
Lawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pauley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pauley shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawson tries to sprawl out of it but Pauley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pauley throws out the jab.
Lawson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Pauley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pauley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawson as he jumps to the side.
Lawson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Pauley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pauley's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson moves out of range as Pauley strikes.
Lawson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pauley misses with the combination.
Lawson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pauley under the eye.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pauley.
Lawson connects with the punch.
Pauley throws the kick towards the body but Lawson avoids it.
Pauley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garv Pauley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson lands a really nice looking cross but Pauley seems unphased.
Lawson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lawson clinches up with Pauley and pushes him back against the cage.
Lawson leaning against his opponent.
Pauley misses with some punches.
Pauley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pauley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pauley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pauley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pauley misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pauley 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.
Pauley is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawson has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauley.
Lawson lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pauley can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Lawson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pauley takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as Lawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pauley doesn't seem phased though.
Lawson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pauley momentarily.
Lawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pauley is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pauley misses the target.
Pauley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pauley throws a leg kick but Lawson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Lawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pauley's head.
Pauley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pauley keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Pauley walks into a stiff left hand from Lawson.
Lawson dodges the punch combination from Pauley.
Lawson lands a jab to the head.
Lawson scores with a nice strike.
Lawson misses with the combination.
Lawson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pauley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauley slips under a jab from Lawson.
Pauley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lawson's hands.
Pauley dives in for a single leg takedown but Lawson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pauley.
Pauley tries to counter with a takedown but Lawson is quick to defend against it.
Trevor Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Pauley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lawson misses with a left hand
and Pauley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawson staying out of range there.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pauley throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Pauley is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Lawson catches Pauley right on the button with a cross.
Pauley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pauley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Pauley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lawson's waist but Lawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pauley off to one side.
Pauley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauley.
Pauley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawson.
Pauley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Lawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pauley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garv Pauley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pauley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson thuds his right hand into Pauley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pauley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawson at a distance.
Pauley scores with a shot to the body.
Lawson misses with a two punch combination.
Pauley throws a big counter combination but Lawson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pauley.
Pauley attempts a counter takedown but Lawson avoids it well and moves away.
Lawson with a hook.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pauley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pauley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawson is fending him off so far but Pauley persists. Nope, Lawson circles away and we're back to standing.
Garv Pauley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Pauley's shoulder, as Pauley tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Lawson coming out on top.
Pauley throws a shot from downtown. Lawson moves away and avoids it.
Pauley misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Pauley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawson throws a hook to the side of Pauley's head but Pauley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
Lawson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson with a hook.
Pauley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawson at a distance.

Lawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pauley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson trying to land knees to the body.
Pauley throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson has Pauley pressed against the cage, preventing Pauley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike.
Pauley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pauley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lawson as Pauley tries to tie him up.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawson's elbow.
Lawson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pauley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pauley managing to block the knees to the body from Lawson.
Lawson has Pauley pressed against the cage.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauleys head.
Pauley wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawson won't allow it.
Pauley tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Pauley back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauley throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauleys head.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Pauley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pauley ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Pauley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pauley ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Pauley moved out of range.
Pauley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pauley misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.
Trevor Lawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Garv Pauley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson works the jab nicely.

Pauley is rocked!
Lawson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pauley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garv Pauley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Lawson - just one landing.
Oh Pauley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pauley seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pauley right on the button. Pauley goes down! Lawson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lawson gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Lawson!
A relieved looking Trevor Lawson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Garv Pauley was interviewed post fight and said 'This guy I just fought aint nothing to mess with.'.