PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Lawler (ranked 6096 p4p, 499 weight class) and Ryan Yoder (ranked 8631 p4p, 601 weight class). Bob Lawler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Yoder's chin.

Lawler
vs
Yoder

179 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Yoder!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Lawler.
Yoder throws a series of strikes that have Lawler backpedaling.
Yoder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoder has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lawler is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A punch combination from Yoder misses.
Yoder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawler circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawler throwing a counter right hand but Yoder manages to avoid it.
Yoder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lawler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoder misses with a wild combination.
Yoder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoder falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Lawler to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ryan Yoder has been cut.
Lawler throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoder misses with a few strikes there.
Yoder fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yoder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawler scores with a hook.
A combination from Yoder does no damage.
Yoder swinging wildly here.
Lawler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Yoder does no damage.
No joy there for Yoder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawler throws a shot from downtown. Yoder moves away and avoids it.
Lawler slips a jab and a cross from Yoder.
A little feinted left hand from Lawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawler circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoder lands a two punch combo.
Lawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoder looks winded!
Lawler misses with a straight left.
Lawler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoder is looking for the big counter here.
Yoder misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Yoder misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoder throws a series of punches but Lawler moves out of range.
Lawler is looking to counter punch.
Yoder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yoder lands with an uppercut that bounces Lawler off the cage and back into range.
Ryan Yoder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoder swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Lawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Lawler misses.
Yoder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawler misses the target.
Yoder misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler dodges the punch combination from Yoder.
Lawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Yoder. Those never looked like landing.
Lawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lawler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yoder.
Yoder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawler connects with a single shot there.
Yoder throws a combination. Lawler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawler slips a jab and a cross from Yoder.
Lawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Yoder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Yoder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yoder looks to land a combination but Lawler avoids it well.
Yoder shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lawler eats them both and turns towards Yoder to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lawler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yoder swings for the body but Lawler moves out of range.
Lawler cracks Yoder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan Yoder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoder misses with a wild body shot.
Yoder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawler circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoder lands a two punch combo.

Oooooh!!! Lawler has knocked Yoder down with a huge combo! Lawler steps away and waves a wobbly Yoder back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Yoder is rocked!
Lawler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoder misses with a two punch combination.
Yoder is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawler finish him?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yoder!
Yoder misses with a few strikes there.
Yoder is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder misses with a two punch combination.
Yoder seems to have recovered his senses.
Yoder misses with a two punch combination.
Yoder moves out of range as Lawler strikes.
Yoder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoder misses with the combination.
Lawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoder.
Yoder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yoder misses with a double jab.
Lawler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoder has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Yoder.
Lawler throws a hook but Yoder blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoder misses with a wild combination.
Yoder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lawler might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yoder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoder drops his hands momentarily and Lawler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That has opened up Ryan Yoder's cut even more.
Yoder throws a series of strikes that have Lawler backpedaling.
Yoder throws a right hand that Lawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawler also avoids with ease.
Yoder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawler slips a jab and a cross from Yoder.
Yoder cracks Lawler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Lawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawler slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoder throws a combination that misses
letting Lawler counter with a right hand.
Yoder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawler misses with a looping left.
Yoder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lawler throws an overhand right that lands on Yoder's shoulder, as Yoder tries to avoid the shot.
Lawler slips a jab and a cross from Yoder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawler dodges the punch combination from Yoder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yoder.
Yoder throws a one two combo.
Yoder moves away from the strike by Lawler.
Yoder is working the combinations to good effect here.
Yoder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Yoder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Yoder's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Yoder misses.
Lawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoder misses with the combination.
Yoder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yoder tries to bum rush Lawler with a series of wild strikes but Lawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Lawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawler is looking to counter punch.
Ryan Yoder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler scores with a jab. Yoder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yoder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawler checks a leg kick.

Lawler drops Yoder with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yoder looks back up at him and smiles so Lawler waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoder throws a series of punches but Lawler avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder throws a right hand that Lawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawler also avoids with ease.
Yoder gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Lawler points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Yoder wakes up just in time to hear Lawler thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Lawler!
A victorious Bob Lawler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.