PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Almeida
vs
Lawrence

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence misses with the combination.
Lawrence bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Almeida's head.

It looks like Rafael Almeida has been cut.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida moves away from the strike by Lawrence.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almeida throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
Almeida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Almeida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
Almeida slips a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Almeida misses with a hook.
Lawrence lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence drops his shoulder and cracks Almeida with a huge uppercut! Almeida goes down! Can Lawrence finish him?

Almeida is rocked!
Lawrence has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Almeida is proving hard to escape from.
Almeida working a defensive guard here.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawrence content to stall in guard here.
Almeida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawrence throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Almeida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Almeida misses its intended target.
Almeida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Lawrence thuds his right hand into Almeida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Almeida's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lawrence lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Almeida.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Almeida misses with a double jab
and Lawrence counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Lawrence.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Almeida slips the punch.
Lawrence lands a glancing blow to the side of Almeida's head.
Lawrence might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Almeida's head but Almeida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida slips under a jab.
Lawrence throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Almeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawrence counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Lawrence cracks a nice hook into Almeida's ribs.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawrence!
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almeida lunges at Lawrence with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawrence's hand.
Almeida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Lawrence misses.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Almeida looks to land a combination but Lawrence avoids it well.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Almeida slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence cracks Almeida with a good jab.
Almeida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Almeida misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almeida thows a body shot but no joy.
Almeida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Lawrence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Almeida's cut.
That's time! Almeida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Almeida throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Rafael Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence lands with a shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Almeida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence defending well as Almeida loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Almeida misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence catches Almeida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Lawrence moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Almeida doesn't seem phased though.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Almeida ducked under it nicely.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Nice body punch from Almeida.
Almeida's corner calls for a 1-2. Almeida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Almeida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Lawrence avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almeida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Almeida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almeida loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Almeida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Almeida swinging wilding here.
Lawrence closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence lands a slapping body shot.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Almeida saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Almeida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Almeida throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Almeida misses with a combination
and Lawrence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Almeida ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almeida throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily.
Lawrence moves out of range as Almeida strikes.
Lawrence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Almeida misses its intended target.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almeida.
Lawrence looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence slips a jab from Almeida.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Almeida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
Almeida misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Albert Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafael Almeida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lawrence misses with a straight right.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
A punch lands to the side of Almeida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lawrence lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
A big left from Almeida misses.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Almeida lands a right hook to the body.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Almeida.
Almeida slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Almeida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lawrence throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almeida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Almeida misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lawrence throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
Almeida throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Almeida missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almeida misses with a double jab.
Lawrence lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almeida at a distance.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Lawrence.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
Lawrence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Almeida on the side of the head.
Lawrence throws a predictable looking body shot
and Almeida counters with a one-two to the body.
Almeida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawrence in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Almeida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Almeida swinging wilding here.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Almeida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Almeida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Almeida.
Almeida lands a nice hook to Lawrence's body. Lawrence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Almeida doesn't seem phased though.
Lawrence fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almeida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Almeida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Almeida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence stalks Almeida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Almeida's face. Almeida staggers backwards, shaken.
Almeida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida dips to his left and cracks Lawrence with an uppercut!
Almeida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawrence connects with a single shot there.
Lawrence lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almeida defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence slips a jab from Almeida.
Almeida throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Almeida looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almeida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Albert Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Almeida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rafael Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida moves out of range as Lawrence strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawrence has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Lawrence!