PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Malcolm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill: Another Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Malcolm
vs
Lawrence

170 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Arcticus University: London

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon Malcolm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malcolm just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence is looking for the big counter here.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Malcolm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Malcolm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawrence is keeping the position for now.
Malcolm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malcolm is working Lawrence over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malcolm stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence keeps trying to improve his position.

Lawrence is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawrence looks winded!
Malcolm is working Lawrence over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lawrence looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Malcolm passes into side control.
Malcolm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Malcolm lands a few punches from side control.
Malcolm looks up at the clock and then as Lawrence takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Malcolm smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Malcolm is staying tight to Lawrence's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lawrence is working to avoid the ground and pound but Malcolm connects with a decent elbow.
Malcolm scoring with punches from side control.
A big shot lands for Malcolm! That's hurt Lawrence! Will he recover? Malcolm fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Malcolm!
A less than humble Devon Malcolm misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.