PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siegel comes into the arena with How I Got To Memphis blaring out of the sound system. Max Lawson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Siegel's chin.

Siegel
vs
Lawson

170 cm
23
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Non-Stop Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Siegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson takes one on the button.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Siegel as he avoids it easily.

Siegel clinches up against the cage.
Siegel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Siegel lands a left hand.
Siegel scores with a shot to the side of Lawson's head.
A body shot lands from Siegel.
Siegel lands a shoulder strike.
Siegel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siegel scores with a hook to the body.
Lawson looks gassed!
Lawson fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Siegel.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siegel lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siegel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Siegel crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
A short left from Siegel.
Siegel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Siegel.
Siegel lands a body shot.
Lawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siegel.
Siegel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lawson has had enough of the clinch but Siegel keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Siegel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel lands a right hand.
Siegel lands an elbow inside that Lawson shrugs off.
Siegel scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siegel.
Siegel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Siegel pushes Lawson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Siegel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Siegel.
Siegel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Siegel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawson.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siegel stalling.
Siegel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Siegel lands an elbow inside.
Siegel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Siegel.
Siegel presses Lawson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siegel lands with a left to the head.
Siegel crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
Siegel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Siegel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawson.
Lawson takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Max Lawson has been cut.
Siegel landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Siegel.
Siegel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Siegel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Siegel lands with a left to the head.
Siegel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Siegel lands a nice shot to the body.
Siegel lands a body shot.
Lawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siegel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Siegel lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Siegel.
A left hand lands to the body for Siegel.
Siegel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Siegel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siegel lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siegel.
Lawson jumps guard but Siegel stands there with Lawson around his waist. Lawson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jack Siegel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Lawson.
Siegel lands a nice shot to the body.
Siegel digs a right hand into Lawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawson's gas tank.
Siegel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel cracks Lawson with a nice body shot.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siegel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Siegel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Siegel.
Nice body punch from Siegel - that landed with a thud.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siegel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawson or not.
Lawson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Siegel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice body punch from Siegel.
Siegel connects with a body shot.

Siegel clinches.
Siegel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Siegel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lawson misses with the head strike.
Siegel presses Lawson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Siegel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Siegel lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel lands a damaging elbow.
Siegel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siegel.
A short right from Siegel on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siegel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Siegel lands a knee to the head.
Siegel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siegel leaning against his opponent.
Siegel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Siegel lands an elbow just above Lawson 's eye.
Siegel lands a body punch.
Siegel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siegel.
Siegel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siegel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siegel scores a nice knee to the body.
Siegel lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lawson trying to stall but Siegel improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Siegel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Lawson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Siegel closes the distance and clinches.
Siegel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Siegel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Siegel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Siegel prevents Lawson from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Siegel.
Siegel crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Siegel.
Siegel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Siegel cracks Lawson with a nice body shot.
Siegel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Siegel - that landed with a thud.
Siegel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Siegel is leaning against Lawson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Siegel.
A right handed body shot lands from Siegel.
A short right from Siegel.
Siegel with a knee to the head.
Siegel lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Siegel.
Siegel digs a right hand underneath Lawson's ribcage. Lawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Siegel - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Siegel.
Siegel is leaning against Lawson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Siegel landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siegel.
Siegel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Siegel cracks Lawson with a nice body shot.
Siegel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siegel lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Siegel pushes Lawson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Siegel.
Siegel tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawson avoids the damage to the body.
Lawson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Siegel smiles and moves away.

Siegel moves into the clinch successfully.
Siegel scores a nice knee to the body.
Siegel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawson's face.
Lawson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jack Siegel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Lawson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawson prevents a body shot from Siegel.
Lawson tries to pull guard but Siegel holds him up against the cage and eventually Lawson drops back down to his feet.
Siegel lands a nice uppercut.
Siegel crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
Siegel works on Lawson's body with a couple of short punches.
Lawson jumps guard but Siegel stands there with Lawson around his waist. Lawson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Siegel.
Lawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Siegel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lawson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Siegel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawson or not.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siegel digs a right hand underneath Lawson's ribcage. Lawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Siegel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
Siegel lands a nice knee to the body.
Siegel lands a shot to the body.
Siegel digs a right hand underneath Lawson's ribcage. Lawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Siegel lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Siegel.
Siegel scores a nice knee to the body.
Jack Siegel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Siegel works on Lawson's body with a couple of short punches.
Siegel scores with a shoulder strike.
Siegel pushes Lawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siegel is leaning against Lawson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Siegel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawson.
A short body shot lands from Siegel as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siegel.
Siegel landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siegel.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lawson fails to pull guard.
Siegel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lawson looking for a takedown.
Siegel crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
Siegel lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Siegel prevents Lawson from breaking the clinch.
Siegel lands an elbow inside that Lawson shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Siegel as the two fighters clinch.
Siegel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawson.
Siegel presses Lawson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Siegel.
Lawson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Siegel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Siegel as the two fighters clinch.
Siegel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siegel lands a nice elbow.
Siegel digs a right hand into Lawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawson's gas tank.
Siegel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawsons head.
Lawson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Siegel is keeping busy.
Lawson jumps guard but Siegel stands there with Lawson around his waist. Lawson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Siegel.
Siegel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Siegel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siegel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siegel lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siegel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Siegel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Lawson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Siegel jabs at Lawson's body.

Siegel rushes Lawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siegel is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Siegel.
Siegel presses Lawson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Siegel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Siegel lands an elbow inside that Lawson shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Siegel as the two fighters clinch.
Lawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Siegel lands a nice uppercut.
Siegel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Siegel lands a nice knee to the body.
Siegel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Siegel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siegel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawson's face.
Siegel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Siegel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Siegel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lawson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Siegel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Siegel.
Siegel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawson's face.
Siegel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Siegel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawson tries to throw a body punch but Siegel avoids it by throwing Lawson back against the cage.
Siegel digs a right hand into Lawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawson's gas tank.
Siegel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Siegel.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawson wants to break free but Siegel has control.
A shot in the inside from Siegel.
Siegel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Siegel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Siegel digs a right hand into Lawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawson's gas tank.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Siegel.
Siegel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Siegel prevents Lawson from breaking the clinch.
Lawson wants to break free but Siegel has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Siegel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice elbow from Siegel.
Siegel lands a nice knee to the body.
Siegel lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Siegel.
Siegel digs a right hand underneath Lawson's ribcage. Lawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Siegel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Siegel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Siegel - that landed with a thud.
Siegel lands a body shot.
Siegel with a knee to the head.
Siegel landing knees to the body.
Lawson tries for a takedown but Siegel manages to get underhooks.
Lawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Siegel scores with a hook to the body.
Siegel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Siegel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Siegel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jack Siegel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Lawson.
Siegel punishes Lawson's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Siegel.
Nice jab there from Siegel.
Siegel is looking to wear down Lawson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Siegel rushes Lawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Siegel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Siegel.
Lawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Siegel has him pressed against the cage.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siegel crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Siegel.
Siegel scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Siegel.
Siegel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Siegel lands a body punch.
Siegel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawson or not.
Siegel lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Siegel.
Siegel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Siegel crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
Siegel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying to drag Siegel to the mat but Siegel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Siegel landing knees to the body.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Siegel.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siegel.
Siegel lands an elbow inside.
Siegel lands a nice knee to the body.
Siegel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siegel lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Siegel.
Siegel lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Siegel as the two fighters clinch.
Siegel lands a shot to the body.
Siegel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Siegel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Siegel.
Max Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawson looking to throw knees to the head but Siegel is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Siegel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Siegel 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Siegel!