PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Gerber (ranked 2143 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Malachi Lawrence (ranked 297 p4p, 229 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gerber
vs
Lawrence

179 cm
27
182
10 - 7 - 1

180 cm
27
174
12 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Gerber, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawrence takes a swing at Gerber's ribcage but misses.
Gerber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romulus Gerber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Lawrence throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gerber throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Gerber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lawrence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gerber's hands.
Gerber throws a low kick but Lawrence avoids it.
Lawrence drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gerber defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber lands a really nice looking cross but Lawrence seems unphased.
Lawrence wants to land a leg kick but Gerber is out of range.
Gerber seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gerber counter with a right hand.
Gerber connects with a single shot there.
Gerber throws a body shot but no joy.
Gerber misses with a looping right.
Gerber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lawrence misses with a jab to the body
and Gerber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gerber slips a jab from Lawrence.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Gerber throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Gerber's body. Gerber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Gerber counters with a left and a right that stings Lawrence.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence misses with a body shot
and Gerber counters with a two punch combo.
Gerber lands a leg kick that knocks Lawrence off balance momentarily.
Gerber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gerber misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerber.
Gerber swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber lands a jab.
Lawrence moves out of range of the body kick from Gerber.
Gerber just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence shoots for a double leg takedown but Gerber sprawls well. He's pushed Lawrence's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gerber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romulus Gerber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gerber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence swings for the body but Gerber moves out of range.
Lawrence has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gerber.
Gerber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gerber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrence with the counter takedown but Gerber avoids it easily.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Lawrence avoids the head kick by Gerber.
Lawrence drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gerber defends it well.
A low kick from Lawrence is predictable there
and Gerber counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawrence's knee momentarily.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Gerber counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Gerber slips under a jab from Lawrence.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romulus Gerber 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.

Gerber lands a lovely overhand right.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Gerber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gerber.
Lawrence unleashes a big counter combination but Gerber bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Romulus Gerber is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerber scores with a decent looking hook.
Gerber misses with a low kick.
Lawrence scores with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gerber!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gerber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Gerber with a series of wild strikes but Gerber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence lands a jab-cross combination.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Gerber ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gerber lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gerber lands an overhand right.
Gerber misses with a looping left.
Gerber misses with a hook. Lawrence ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerber misses the target.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the body
and Gerber counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gerber counters with a nice leg kick.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber with a nice calf kick.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawrence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gerber finds it's way round the side to connect with Lawrence's head.

It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence throws a body shot but no joy.
Gerber swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gerber with a nice cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lawrence might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gerber has got the better of the exchanges.
Gerber looks to land a right hand but Lawrence moved out of range.
Gerber loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gerber lands a nice shot that snaps Lawrence's head back.
Gerber avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gerber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lawrence lands a slapping body shot.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Gerber misses the target.
Lawrence tries to move into range but Gerber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lawrence has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gerber.
Gerber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gerber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gerber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
A low kick lands for Gerber.
Gerber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerber slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Gerber lands a jab.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gerber.
Gerber scores with a jab. Lawrence acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gerber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gerber throws a hook to the side of Lawrence's head but Lawrence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romulus Gerber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gerber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence motions for Gerber to come forward. Lawrence throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence blocks the body kick.
Lawrence feints the counter takedown.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Gerber avoids nicely.
Lawrence's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Gerber moves out of range.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gerber throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
Gerber misses with a hook. Lawrence ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawrence takes one on the button.
Gerber throws a leg kick

and Lawrence counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Gerber has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lawrence off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gerber feints and then cracks Lawrence's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawrence down.
Gerber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerber throws a push kick but Lawrence slaps the foot to one side.
Gerber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gerber walks into a jab.
Gerber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gerber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gerber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Lawrence pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gerber back to the cage. Lawrence follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lawrence lands a lovely overhand right.
Gerber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawrence.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Gerber with a series of wild strikes but Gerber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gerber lands a nice hook to Lawrence's body. Lawrence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romulus Gerber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gerber throws a push kick but Lawrence slaps the foot to one side.
Lawrence changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lawrence misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Gerber to counter with a crisp jab.
Gerber lands the left hand.
Lawrence needs to keep his hands up - Gerber had a free shot at his head there.
Gerber scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gerber.
Gerber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gerber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot by Gerber.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gerber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Gerber ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Gerber throws a wild body kick that Lawrence sees coming a mile off.
Gerber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Gerber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gerber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Gerber!
A very excited looking Romulus Gerber made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.