PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Hull has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hull
vs
Lawrence

213 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hull seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lawrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lawrence gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawrence just leaning against Hull, taking a breather.

Lawrence breaks from the clinch.

Hull drives through and clinches with Lawrence against the cage.

Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hull counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hull.

Hull successfully pulls guard.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Hull keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hull is on top in guard.

Hull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hull postures up.
Hull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull cracks Lawrence with a solid left hand.
Hull landing with the ground and pound.
Hull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrence is looking to stand up but Hull isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lawrence looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hull is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hull really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hull with a nice head shot there.
Lawrence looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawrence, not yet.
Hull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull works over Lawrence with some ground and pound from guard.
Lawrence preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hull won't allow Lawrence to get back to his feet.
Hull stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hull cracks Lawrence with a solid left hand.
Hull content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawrence looks winded!
Hull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hull postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hull makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawrence wants to sweep but no luck.
Hull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hull working some strikes from top position.
Hull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lawrence is controlling Hull's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawrence striking from his own guard.
Hull cracks Lawrence with a solid left hand.
Hull scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawrence working a defensive guard here.

Hull decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lawrence, up you get!

Hull darts in and clinches Lawrence up against the cage.
Hull tries to pull guard but Lawrence won't allow it.

Hull manages to break the clinch.
Hull fails with the takedown.
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Hull circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence scores with the left hand. Hull knows he should have avoided that one.
Hull throws a wild body kick that Lawrence sees coming a mile off.
Lawrence fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Hull misses its target.
A head kick by Lawrence misses
and Hull counters with a one-two to the body.
Hull shoots in for a takedown but Lawrence shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hull clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hull successfully pulls guard.
Hull has Lawrence pulled in close to control his posture.
Hull keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Hull dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hull shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lawrence wants to control but Hull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hull seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lawrence wants to control but Hull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hull connects with a nice short shot to Lawrence's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Hull there.

Hull stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lawrence to get to his feet.

Hull has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hull breaks from the clinch.

Hull clinches up against the cage.
Hull fails to pull guard.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike.
Hull tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lawrence is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Hull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawrence.
As Lawrence tries to get set, Hull tries to push him back and clinch up but Lawrence manages to avoid the attempt.

Lawrence moves into range and clinches up with Hull.

Lawrence breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hull moves into range and clinches up with Lawrence.
Hull tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Hull moves out of range easily.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence misses with a leg kick

and Hull holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hull is trying to force a seperation but Lawrence has the dominant position.
Hull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawrence has him pressed against the cage.

Hull has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lawrence uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lawrence wants to stand and escape but instead Hull has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hull lands a couple of elbows.

Lawrence scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jonathan Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches up with Hull, looking for a takedown. Lawrence pushes Hull against the cage but Hull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hull.
Lawrence moves to clinch but Hull breaks away
and Hull counters with a one-two to the body.
Lawrence moves in looking to clinch but Hull pushes him off.

Hull drives through and clinches with Lawrence against the cage.

Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lawrence gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hull postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence has momentary wrist control but Hull slips an elbow through the middle.
Lawrence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hull makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Lawrence is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hull fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Hull gets control of Lawrence's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hull will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lawrence throwing strikes from guard but Hull blocks nicely.
Hull not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Hull dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lawrence shoots in for a double leg but Hull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Hull was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lawrence takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Hull.
Lawrence tries to clinch up
and Hull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence fails with the takedown
and Hull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lawrence pushes Hull up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrence jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hull walks away with a smile on his face. Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robbie Hull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Lawrence.
Hull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hull throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lawrence avoids it.

Lawrence looking to score a takedown here. Hull is defending well but Lawrence drives through and ends up in Hull's guard.
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence won't allow Hull to get back to his feet.
Lawrence is looking to pass into half guard but Hull pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hull is in guard.

Hull distracts Lawrence with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hull is working Lawrence over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hull postures up and lands a big shot to Lawrence's brow.
Hull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
Hull scoring with some ground and pound.
Hull lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hull stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence trying to control the position.
Hull postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lawrence has momentary wrist control but Hull slips an elbow through the middle.
Hull lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lawrence looking for a guillotine here but Hull defends easily.
Lawrence wants to stand up but Hull is controlling him.
Robbie Hull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hull scoring with some ground and pound.
Hull lands a couple of digs.
Hull postures up and lands a big shot to Lawrence's brow.
Lawrence wants to stand up but Hull is controlling him.
Hull chips away with some ground and pound.
Lawrence wants to sweep but no luck.
Hull content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Hull scoring with some ground and pound.
Hull chips away with some ground and pound.
Lawrence has momentary wrist control but Hull slips an elbow through the middle.
Hull is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hull with a nice head shot there.
Lawrence has momentary wrist control but Hull slips an elbow through the middle.
Lawrence wants to stand up but Hull is controlling him.
Hull distracts Lawrence with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawrence is trying to keep Hull in close.
Hull works over Lawrence with some ground and pound from guard.
Hull connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hull is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hull landing with the ground and pound.

Lawrence is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hull is aware though and is defending well.
Hull scoring with some ground and pound.
Hull stands up over Lawrence, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Lawrence looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hull stands up over Lawrence, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hull landing with the ground and pound.
Hull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Hull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Hull!