PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 6081 p4p, 3437 weight class) and Pan Wuhan (ranked 681 p4p, 459 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lawrence
vs
Wuhan

183 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
185
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pan Wuhan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuhan lands with a nice body punch.
Wuhan tries to bum rush Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Wuhan moves out of range.
Wuhan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Wuhan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawrence crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wuhan - the referee stops the clock and Lawrence gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wuhan. Lawrence manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Wuhan.
Wuhan defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Wuhan throws a wild body kick that Lawrence sees coming a mile off.
Lawrence lands with a slapping head kick.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuhan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wuhan lands a slapping body shot.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Wuhan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuhan jabs Lawrence to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wuhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Wuhan moves out of range.
Wuhan throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wuhan ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Despite the aggression on Wuhan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
Wuhan throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence scores with a jab. Wuhan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wuhan!
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wuhan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawrence tries to land a front kick but Wuhan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wuhan throws a leg kick which misses Lawrence's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawrence tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wuhan eats them both and turns towards Lawrence to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wuhan blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Wuhan.
Wuhan scores with a jab to the body.
Wuhan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lawrence throws the left hand but Wuhan avoids the punch easily.
Wuhan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lawrence.
Wuhan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wuhan counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wuhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Wuhan counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence throws a hook but Wuhan avoids it easily.
Wuhan scores with a jab.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Wuhan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawrence's knee momentarily.
Lawrence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wuhan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuhan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wuhan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lawrence momentarily.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lawrence backing away here, and Wuhan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wuhan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wuhan.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Wuhan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lawrence backs up against the cage.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Wuhan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Wuhan.
A good leg kick by Wuhan.
Wuhan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Wuhan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Wuhan moves out of range easily.
Lawrence throws a jab when Wuhan was well out of range.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Wuhan moves out of range.
Lawrence lands an overhand right.
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
Wuhan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Wuhan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wuhan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lawrence had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuhan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wuhan is looking to slow Lawrence down with leg kicks.
Wuhan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wuhan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Wuhan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuhan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wuhan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lawrence is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wuhan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lawrence.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Lawrence will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wuhan scores with a hook.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Wuhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wuhan counters with a one-two to the body.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Wuhan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Wuhan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuhan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence misses with a leg kick
and Wuhan counters with a left to the body.
Pan Wuhan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Wuhan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wuhan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuhan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawrence at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wuhan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wuhan throws a push kick but Lawrence slaps the foot to one side.
Wuhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wuhan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wuhan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pan Wuhan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wuhan misses with the combination.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Wuhan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wuhan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Wuhan!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wuhan throws a body kick that misses.
Lawrence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wuhan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawrence will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wuhan tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuhan blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWuhan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuhan throws a good cross that connects.
Wuhan jabs at Lawrence's body.
Wuhan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wuhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Wuhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Lawrence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wuhan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lawrence on the side of the head.
Wuhan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left and a right from Wuhan both land. Nice combination.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Wuhan's shoulder, as Wuhan tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Wuhan's shoulder, as Wuhan tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Wuhan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wuhan scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Lawrence.
Lawrence is looking to counter punch.
Lawrence misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Wuhan lands a head kick. Lawrence smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wuhan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses
and Wuhan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawrence's knee momentarily.
Wuhan slips a jab from Lawrence.
Wuhan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wuhan lands with a slapping head kick.
Lawrence connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Wuhan throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuhan misses the jab.
Wuhan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuhan ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Wuhan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wuhan.
A combination from Wuhan does no damage.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Wuhan counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wuhan lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice jab there from Wuhan.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.
Wuhan scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuhan throws a combination. Lawrence tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wuhan throws out the jab.
Wuhan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pan Wuhan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wuhan just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wuhan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Wuhan counters with a straight right hand.
Wuhan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wuhan scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wuhan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wuhan defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Wuhan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wuhan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence misses with a double jab
and Wuhan counters with a series of strikes. Lawrence will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wuhan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence lands an overhand right.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
Lawrence moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuhan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Wuhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Wuhan moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wuhan walks into a stiff left hand from Lawrence.
Some wild striking there from Wuhan.
Lawrence scores with a jab. Wuhan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wuhan moves out of range of the body kick.
Lawrence looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wuhan.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Wuhan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lawrence back to the cage. Wuhan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wuhan checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Lawrence.
Wuhan is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuhan feints and then cracks Lawrence's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawrence down.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick
and Wuhan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wuhan.
Wuhan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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 connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Lawrence on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Wuhan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Wuhan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wuhan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Wuhan counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wuhan.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Wuhan lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuhan clobbers Lawrence with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wuhan throws a leg kick which misses Lawrence's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawrence tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wuhan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wuhan is looking to slow Lawrence down with leg kicks.
Wuhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence looks to throw the jab but Wuhan is out of range.
Wuhan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wuhan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
Wuhan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawrence was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wuhan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawrence counters with a two punch combo.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Wuhan.
Wuhan 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!
Lawrence avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wuhan manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Wuhan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Wuhan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wuhan lands a slapping body shot.
Lawrence looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wuhan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wuhan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Wuhan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Lawrence coming out on top.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Wuhan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Wuhan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuhan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lawrence throws a head kick but Wuhan moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wuhan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wuhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Wuhan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pan Wuhan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wuhan 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pan Wuhan!
During a confident post fight interview, Pan Wuhan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.