PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baron Geisler (ranked 1480 p4p, 191 weight class) and Trevor Lawson (ranked 2220 p4p, 296 weight class). Lawson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wait and Bleed by Slipknot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Baron Geisler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Geisler
vs
Lawson

178 cm
22
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Geisler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Geisler doesn't seem bothered though.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Lawson misses.
Geisler is looking to score with low kicks.
Geisler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geisler misses with a kick to the body
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Geisler misses.
Nice defenses there by Geisler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Geisler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geisler throws a combination that misses
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
Geisler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geisler moves away from the strike by Lawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler moves out of range of the strikes.
Baron Geisler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Geisler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Geisler slips a straight right by Lawson.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geisler throws out the jab.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geisler moves away.
Lawson cracks Geisler with a good jab.
Lawson throws a jab when Geisler was well out of range.
Geisler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Geisler.
We've been told by Geisler's head coaches at Thomas Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lawson walks into a jab.
Geisler tries to land a front kick but Lawson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lawson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Geisler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geisler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawson lands an overhand right.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a body shot but no joy.
Geisler throws a shot from downtown. Lawson moves away and avoids it.
Geisler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Lawson misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geisler throws a lazy body kick
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geisler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson takes a swing at Geisler's ribcage but misses.
Lawson staying out of range there.
Geisler misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawson! But no joy.
Geisler throws a low kick, looking for Lawson's leg but Lawson calmly moves out of range.
Lawson cracks Geisler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Geisler throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geisler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
Geisler misses with a wild body shot.
Lawson throws an off balance right hand
and Geisler counters with a leg kick.
Geisler throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Geisler scores with a one two! Lawson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Geisler misses
and Lawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geisler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lawson's head backwards.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Geisler moved out of range.
Geisler moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Geisler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Lawson.
Geisler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawson.
Lawson throws a hook to the side of Geisler's head but Geisler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Geisler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawson.
Lawson throws the left hand but Geisler avoids the punch easily.
Geisler throws a sloppy head kick
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Geisler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Geisler swings widly with a right hand
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geisler throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
It seemed like Lawson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Geisler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lawson's calf.
Geisler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Geisler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice straight punches there by Lawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawson.
A head kick by Geisler misses
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Geisler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Lawson dominated that round.
That's time! Geisler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A low kick from Geisler misses
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geisler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Geisler slips a straight right by Lawson.
Lawson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Geisler tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Lawson cracks Geisler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Geisler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Geisler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Geisler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Geisler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geisler tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler lands with a cross.
Geisler throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Geisler might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lawson blocks a low kick nicely.
Geisler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geisler misses with a kick to the body
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Trevor Lawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geisler throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geisler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawson throws out a counter right but Geisler avoids it with no problem.
Geisler throws a low kick but Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Geisler misses with a jab to the body
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Geisler throws a right hand that misses
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geisler misses with an uppercut.
Geisler looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawson is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Lawson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Geisler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geisler wants to land a leg kick but Lawson is out of range.
Geisler misses with a head kick.
Lawson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Geisler backs up against the cage.

Geisler is rocked!
Geisler misses with a body shot.
Lawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawson connects with a single shot there.
Oh Geisler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from Geisler.
Lawson throws out a counter right but Geisler avoids it with no problem.
Geisler seems to have got his legs back now.
Geisler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Geisler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Geisler.
The crowd cheers as Lawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Geisler doesn't seem phased though.
Lawson misses with a two punch combination.
Geisler throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Geisler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Geisler misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Geisler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawson throws a hook but Geisler blocks it.
Lawson misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Geisler misses the target.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Geisler is out of range.
Geisler misses with a kick to the body
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Geisler misses with a kick to the body.
Lawson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A leg kick checked by Lawson.
Geisler throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Geisler misses
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Geisler throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
Lawson misses the jab.
Geisler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a wild combination.
Geisler scores with a push kick.
Geisler lands with a good body shot.
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!
Lawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geisler.
Geisler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lawson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawson throws a right and a left that Geisler avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geisler slips under a jab.
It looked like Geisler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Geisler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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! Geisler'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!

Lawson swings for the body but Geisler moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Geisler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lawson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lawson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lawson moves out of range of the leg kick from Geisler.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geisler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson throws the left hand but Geisler avoids the punch easily.
Lawson swings widly with a right hand
and Geisler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geisler throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Geisler saw that one coming.
Lawson throws a shot from downtown. Geisler moves away and avoids it.
Lawson punishes Geisler's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Geisler does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Geisler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lawson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Geisler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Geisler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Lawson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geisler.
Geisler lands a leg kick that knocks Lawson off balance momentarily.
Lawson checks a low kick from Geisler.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Geisler's shoulder, as Geisler tries to avoid the shot.
Lawson slips under a jab.
Geisler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Baron Geisler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a shot from downtown. Lawson moves away and avoids it.
Lawson cracks Geisler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Geisler throws a front kick aimed at Lawson's knee but Lawson avoids it well.
Lawson moves away from the strike by Geisler.
Geisler throws a jab when Lawson was well out of range.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Geisler looks to throw a body kick
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geisler looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Geisler pushes Lawson away with a front kick.
Geisler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawson checks it well.
Geisler tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Geisler.
Geisler pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a right hand
and Lawson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawson blocks a low kick nicely.
Geisler looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawson! But no joy.
Geisler moves forwards but Lawson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Geisler throws a low kick but Lawson moves out of range easily.
Geisler tries to work over Lawson's front leg with a kick but Lawson checks it.
Lawson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Geisler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lawson with a hook.
Lawson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geisler misses with an uppercut
and Lawson counters with a two punch combo.
Geisler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawson counters with a one-two to the body.
Geisler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson throws the left hand but Geisler avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler blocks a jab.
Geisler misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Geisler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geisler digs a good body shot into Lawson's ribs.
A head kick by Geisler misses
and Lawson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geisler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawson! But no joy.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Geisler saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lawson.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Geisler's shoulder, as Geisler tries to avoid the shot.
Geisler misses with the body kick
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
Lawson lands with a nice body punch.
Trevor Lawson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Geisler takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Lawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawson 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Lawson!
An out of breath Trevor Lawson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.