PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 347 p4p, 47 weight class) and James Freeman (ranked 2705 p4p, 332 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lawrence might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweep the Leg. James Freeman has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lawrence
vs
Freeman

185 cm
26
175 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

184 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

BEAST
Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lawrence lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Lawrence clinches up against the cage.
Lawrence working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Lawrence is leaning against Freeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Freeman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freeman throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lawrence is leaning against Freeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lawrence lands a hook that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Lawrence.
Lawrence works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman misses with the head strike.
Lawrence lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freeman.
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawrence pushes Freeman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a body shot in the clinch.

Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Lawrence punishes Freeman's body with a nice straight punch.
James Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Freeman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawrence tries to sprawl out of it but Freeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawrence manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman with a poor takedown

and Lawrence counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lawrence.
Johnny Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Freeman.
Lawrence works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Freeman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freeman misses with some punches.
Lawrence lands with a left to the head.
Lawrence lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Lawrence pushes Freeman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Freeman looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawrence creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freeman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lawrence lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike.
Lawrence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freemans head.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence connects with the punch.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawrence is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawrence stalks Freeman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Freeman's face. Freeman staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawrence is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lawrence lands a lovely overhand right.
A cross from Lawrence lands.
Freeman avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lawrence defends it nicely.
Lawrence leaves Freeman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lawrence feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freeman's calf.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawrence lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Lawrence clinches.
Lawrence lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freeman.
Lawrence lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Lawrence scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with the head strike.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body.
Lawrence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Lawrence lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Lawrence lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lawrence.
Freeman misses with the head strike.
Freeman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence lands an uppercut.

Lawrence breaks from the clinch.

Freeman moves into the clinch.
Lawrence lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lawrence.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
A shot in the inside from Lawrence.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lawrence.
Lawrence gets through Freeman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Freeman is rocked!
A short uppercut from Lawrence.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawrence finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lawrence dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lawrence drops Freeman with a naaaaasty hook - Freeman is in real trouble here! Lawrence dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Lawrence!
Johnny Lawrence retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Lawrence thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.