PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 2220 p4p, 3085 weight class) and Brendan Lawson (ranked 131 p4p, 191 weight class). Bostic's entrance music is Move. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bostic
vs
Lawson

160 cm
22
145
6 - 4 - 0

166 cm
21
140
4 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Brendan Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bostic's head.
Bostic throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Lawson tries for a takedown but Bostic circles away easily
and Bostic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Lawson moves into range and clinches up with Bostic.
Lawson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bostic after a bit of a struggle.
Nice body punch from Bostic - that landed with a thud.
Bostic tries to work over Lawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bostic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Bostic has picked Lawson up - he's going for a ride! Bostic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bostic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lawson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bostic breaks from Lawson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bostic with good strikes from the mount here!
Bostic working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson is bucking up trying to escape but Bostic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lawson taking shots to the head.
Lawson wants to hold on but Bostic pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Bostic.
Bostic lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Bostic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lawson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Lawson is rocked!
Lawson regains half guard.
Bostic working over Lawson with some ground and pound. Lawson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lawson is still in real trouble! Can Bostic finish him?
Bostic working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lawson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bostic with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bostic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bostic controlling his opponent.
Bostic 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.
Bostic landing strikes from the mount and Lawson is in trouble!
Bostic controlling from mount.

Bostic is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lawson is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Bostic!
A relieved looking Michael Bostic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.