PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawrence (ranked 2145 p4p, 1716 weight class) and Nate Masvidal (ranked 310 p4p, 257 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by No Surrender. 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
Masvidal

180 cm
35
195
24 - 21 - 1

188 cm
30
185
18 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lawrence clinches.
Lawrence wants a takedown.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the head but Lawrence blocks with his arms.
Lawrence tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Masvidal smiles and moves away.

Lawrence has Masvidal up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masvidal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masvidal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Masvidal blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masvidal lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masvidal backwards.
A right hand to the body from Lawrence.
Lawrence drops down looking for an ankle pick but Masvidal pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masvidal was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.

Lawrence closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Masvidal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lawrence wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lawrence throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lawrence scores with punches from side control.
We've been hearing that Lawrence has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lawrence in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lawrence in side control lands a decent elbow.
Masvidal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lawrence working the ground and pound from side control.
Lawrence working the body and head with strikes.
Masvidal seems a little lost for a moment, as Lawrence dominates the positioning.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masvidal is trying to control Lawrence's posture but Lawrence avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Masvidal!

Lawrence working for a submission but Masvidal is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masvidal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lawrence landing shots from mount.
Lawrence landing shots from mount.
Lawrence looking to finish Masvidal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Masvidal!
Masvidal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lawrence working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Masvidal tries to reverse the position but Lawrence maintains control.
Lawrence raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lawrence cracks Masvidal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lawrence pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Masvidal is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence working the ground and pound effectively.
Masvidal is still in real trouble! Can Lawrence finish him?
Masvidal takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lawrence's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lawrence!
John Lawrence made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.