PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky The Mad Man (ranked 4417 p4p, 19222 weight class) and Geno Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Mad Man comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderalla Man - Eminem. 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.

The Mad Man
vs
Lawson

172 cm
18
145
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
140
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky The Mad Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geno Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Mad Man clinches.
Lawson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Mad Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lawson taking a breather.
Lawson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Mad Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Mad Man misses with the head strike.
The Mad Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Mad Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ricky The Mad Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geno Lawson.
The Mad Man working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Mad Man.

The Mad Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Mad Man gets a clinch.
The Mad Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.

The Mad Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Mad Man has closed the distance and engaged Lawson in a clinch.
Nice body punch from The Mad Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Mad Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Mad Man slows down the pace here.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Mad Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson tries to pull guard but The Mad Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Lawson drops back down to his feet.
The Mad Man misses with some punches.
The Mad Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Mad Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Mad Man throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson tries to break free but The Mad Man pushes him back against the cage.
The Mad Man misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mad Man tries to work over Lawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Mad Man has Lawson pushed against the cage.

The Mad Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawson is trying to maintain a safe position but The Mad Man gets an underhook and turns Lawson into the cage.
The Mad Man prevents the takedown attempt.
The Mad Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Mad Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lawson.

The Mad Man manages to break the clinch.
Ricky The Mad Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The Mad Man gets a clinch.
The Mad Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Mad Man to keep the fight standing.

The Mad Man breaks from the clinch.
The Mad Man thows a left - swing and a miss!

The Mad Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawson, pushing him back against the cage.
The Mad Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Mad Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawsons head.

The Mad Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Mad Man misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.

The Mad Man pushes Lawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

The Mad Man breaks from the clinch.

The Mad Man takes the fight into the clinch.
The Mad Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying to pull guard but The Mad Man turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Mad Man misses with the head strike.
Lawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Mad Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

The Mad Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like The Mad Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

The Mad Man clinches up against the cage.

The Mad Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawson dives in and grabs The Mad Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Mad Man pushes down on Lawson's head and hops out.

The Mad Man forces Lawson back against the cage and clinches.
The Mad Man tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing The Mad Man back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky The Mad Man dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Lawson gets tackled into the cage by The Mad Man. The Mad Man maintains the clinch.

The Mad Man breaks from the clinch.
Geno Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson tries to land a leg kick but The Mad Man saw it coming and moves away.

The Mad Man clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

The Mad Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Mad Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

The Mad Man has closed the distance and engaged Lawson in a clinch.
The Mad Man misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Mad Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Mad Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawson.

The Mad Man clinches up against the cage.
Lawson tries to score a body lock takedown but The Mad Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Mad Man definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

The Mad Man breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Mad Man clinches up against the cage.

The Mad Man manages to break the clinch.
Lawson blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawson is defended easily by The Mad Man.

The Mad Man rushes Lawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Mad Man misses with some punches.
Lawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Mad Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ricky The Mad Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geno Lawson.

The Mad Man breaks the clinch.
The Mad Man throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
The Mad Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ricky The Mad Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Mad Man forces Lawson back against the cage and clinches.
The Mad Man lands a nice uppercut.

The Mad Man manages to break the clinch.
Lawson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
The Mad Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

The Mad Man darts in and clinches Lawson up against the cage.
The Mad Man is working Lawson over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Mad Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lawson gets tackled into the cage by The Mad Man. The Mad Man maintains the clinch.

The Mad Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawson.

The Mad Man moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mad Man prevents a body shot from Lawson.
A shot in the inside from The Mad Man.
The Mad Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lawson goes for a takedown attempt but The Mad Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The Mad Man moves into the clinch.

The Mad Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawson shoots in looking for a takedown. The Mad Man tries to sprawl out of it but Lawson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Mad Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The Mad Man moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Mad Man breaks the clinch.
The Mad Man misses with a series of wild punches.
The Mad Man misses with an uppercut.
The Mad Man misses with a wild body shot.
Ricky The Mad Man is winning the standup battle so far.

The Mad Man closes the distance and pushes Lawson back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from The Mad Man.
Lawson blocking some punches.
The Mad Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
The Mad Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawson.

The Mad Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The Mad Man moves into range and clinches up with Lawson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky The Mad Man dominated that second round.
That's time! The Mad Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The Mad Man has closed the distance and engaged Lawson in a clinch.
The Mad Man throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lawson wants to stall.

The Mad Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from The Mad Man. No joy for Lawson on that attempt.
The Mad Man is looking to counter the offense by Lawson and move into the clinch.
The Mad Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Lawson tries to keep at a distance but The Mad Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Mad Man misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Mad Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Mad Man clinches up against the cage.
The Mad Man misses with a hook from the clinch.

The Mad Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Mad Man clinches.
Lawson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Mad Man to keep the fight standing.
Ricky The Mad Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geno Lawson.
The Mad Man stalling.
Lawson is trying to pull guard but The Mad Man has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Mad Man has Lawson pushed against the cage.
The Mad Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Mad Man.
The Mad Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

The Mad Man breaks the clinch.

The Mad Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Mad Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
The Mad Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Mad Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mad Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Mad Man throws a head punch that misses.

The Mad Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Mad Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawson, pushing him back against the cage.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but The Mad Man is controlling the position.
Lawson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Mad Man is keeping busy.
The Mad Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
The Mad Man throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Mad Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Mad Man throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mad Man is struggling to control the position.
Lawson fails to pull guard.
The Mad Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Mad Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Mad Man misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from The Mad Man.
The Mad Man has a couple of punches blocked by Lawson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lawson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Mad Man smiles and moves away.

Lawson gets tackled into the cage by The Mad Man. The Mad Man maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Mad Man fails to land.
The Mad Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Mad Man stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lawson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Mad Man walks away with a smile on his face. Lawson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Lawson slips a jab from The Mad Man.
Lawson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Mad Man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Mad Man loads up on a big right hand but Lawson slips the punch.
Geno Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky The Mad Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The Mad Man clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky The Mad Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Mad Man 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky The Mad Man!
Ricky The Mad Man took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGG! The Madman wants another victim!'.