PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Blackbeard (ranked 1061 p4p, 135 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 273 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackbeard comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. Lawrence is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sweep the Leg. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blackbeard
vs
Lawrence

180 cm
26
177 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
175 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Blackbeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence connects with a jab.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Lawrence.
We've been informed that Lawrence has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lawrence.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Lawrence is looking to land body kicks.
Lawrence misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackbeard blocks the body kick.
Blackbeard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackbeard is just out of range.
It looked like Blackbeard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a low kick, looking for Blackbeard's leg but Blackbeard calmly moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Blackbeard avoids nicely.
Blackbeard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lawrence there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lawrence has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackbeard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blackbeard. Blackbeard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with a good jab.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackbeard.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Blackbeard's body.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Blackbeard throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackbeard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawrence! But no joy.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackbeard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence throws out a leg kick but Blackbeard moves out of range and Lawrence only half commits.
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Lawrence lands a really nice looking cross but Blackbeard seems unphased.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Blackbeard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Blackbeard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Blackbeard misses its intended target.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence throws out a powerful jab.
Blackbeard loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Blackbeard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Blackbeard counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Blackbeard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Lawrence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blackbeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackbeard misses with a hook.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackbeard.
Lawrence connects with a high kick.
Jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackbeard should have avoided that one.
Lawrence lands a nice shot that snaps Blackbeard's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Lawrence catches Blackbeard right on the button with a cross.
Blackbeard needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there.
Blackbeard gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Blackbeard checks the leg kick.
Blackbeard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
A cross from Blackbeard lands.
A big left from Blackbeard misses.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawrence wants to slow Blackbeard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Blackbeard circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackbeard scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbeard throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lawrence, right into the meat.
Blackbeard misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lawrence dominated that round.
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.

Lawrence catches Blackbeard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackbeard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawrence connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackbeard scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackbeard misses the target.
Lawrence lands with a straight right. Blackbeard didn't see that one coming.
Blackbeard throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Blackbeard tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawrence paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackbeard misses with a hook to the body
and Lawrence counters with a nice body kick.
Blackbeard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackbeard misses with a left hand
and Lawrence counters with a two punch combo.
Blackbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackbeard takes one to the chin there.
Blackbeard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Blackbeard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blackbeard slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackbeard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence unleashes a big counter combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lawrence lunges at Blackbeard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackbeard's hand.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackbeard misses the target.
Nice jab there from Lawrence.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Blackbeard gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackbeard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawrence.
Blackbeard throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackbeard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackbeard is able to avoid easily.
Lawrence works over Blackbeard's head and body with a nice combination.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Blackbeard.
Lawrence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence slips a jab from Blackbeard.
Lawrence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackbeard with a body shot.
Lawrence throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Lawrence misses
and Blackbeard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackbeard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lawrence misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
A big right from Blackbeard misses.
Lawrence throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackbeard misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackbeard checks a leg kick.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
Blackbeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawrence connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackbeard's sensitive parts.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawrence lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackbeard's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackbeard avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a combination. Blackbeard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackbeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
A big right from Blackbeard misses.
Blackbeard checks a leg kick.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackbeard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbeard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawrence as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lawrence tries to land a front kick but Blackbeard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackbeard jabs at Lawrence's body.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackbeard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackbeard swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lawrence there.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Blackbeard is having none of it.
Blackbeard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackbeard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawrence 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 Blackbeard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blackbeard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence lands with a cross.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence lands with a hook. Blackbeard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Blackbeard throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Blackbeard blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
Blackbeard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawrence defending well as Blackbeard loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Blackbeard scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbeard tries to move into range but Lawrence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackbeard. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackbeard throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
Blackbeard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawrence.
Blackbeard connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard misses with an uppercut.
Blackbeard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Blackbeard avoids nicely.
Blackbeard lands the left hand.
Blackbeard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a head shot.
Blackbeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawrence jabs Blackbeard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Blackbeard.
Lawrence throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Blackbeard.
Lawrence cracks Blackbeard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duke Blackbeard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blackbeard.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackbeard is just out of range.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Blackbeard dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackbeard throws out the jab.
Blackbeard connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackbeard throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawrence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackbeard eats them both and turns towards Lawrence to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blackbeard avoids the head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Blackbeard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Blackbeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence jabs Blackbeard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnny Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawrence winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!

Johnny Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Johnny Lawrence, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.