PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hawke will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lawrence
vs
Hawke

178 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

155 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martyn Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hawke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawke swivels and escapes.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Hawke.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawke.
Hawke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawke.
Lawrence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawke wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Hawke thows a left - swing and a miss!

Lawrence closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lawrence is working Hawke over with some ground and pound from side control.

Lawrence tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lawrence has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hawke wants to get back to his feet but Lawrence drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lawrence thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lawrence has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lawrence thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hawke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawrence. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawke wants to get back to his feet.

Lawrence goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hawke rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lawrence's guard! Nice work there by Hawke!

Lawrence is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke wants to stand but Lawrence has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Lawrence escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hawke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hawke tries to stand but Lawrence is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawrence looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hawke passes into side control.
Lawrence is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hawke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Lawrence looking for submissions off his back.

Lawrence looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep. Hawke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Lawrence is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hawke pulls his head out easily.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Lawrence wants to get back to full guard.

Hawke stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lawrence to get to his feet.
Hawke tries to clinch up.
Lawrence changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawke tries to avoid it but Lawrence manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawke to the ground. Hawke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawke tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Hawke connects with a crisp jab.
Hawke is looking to clinch.
Hawke tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
Hawke scores with the left hand. Lawrence knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martyn Lawrence dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hawke wants to clinch.
Hawke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence fails with the takedown.
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawke misses with a head kick.
Hawke wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Hawke.
Hawke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawrence fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawke moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hawke wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawke stuffs the takedown attempt from Lawrence. Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Hawke shows good takedown defense.
Hawke doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Hawke wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrence tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawke swivels and escapes.
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawke wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawke swivels and escapes.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawke tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawke is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hawke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawke wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Hawke doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Hawke stuffs the takedown.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawke.

Lawrence closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lawrence is trying to get an arm triangle but Hawke is defending well.
Hawke is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lawrence connects with a decent elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawke tries to escape but Lawrence is in control.

Lawrence tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martyn Lawrence dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawke wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Hawke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawke misses with a body shot.
Martyn Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawke throws a sloppy head kick and Lawrence moves out of range easily.
Lawrence shoots in for a double leg but Hawke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawke doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawke tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawke.
Hawke throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hawke.
Hawke is looking to clinch.
Hawke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence lands a two punch combo.
Lawrence lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick by Lawrence misses
and Hawke counters with a head kick. That will keep Lawrence thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hawke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Lawrence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mike Hawke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawke tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawke tries to clinch up.
Hawke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawke tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.

Lawrence shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
You get the feeling that Hawke really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Lawrence looking to secure an arm triangle but Hawke defends it well.

Lawrence is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hawke has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence won't let Hawke get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Lawrence goes for an armbar but Hawke turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hawke.

Hawke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawke wants to stand but Lawrence is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martyn Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lawrence is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lawrence is proving hard to escape from.

Lawrence is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hawke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawrence's guard.
Mike Hawke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hawke has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lawrence to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hawke is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lawrence pulls down on the head and he's put Hawke to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Martyn Lawrence!