PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zac Lawman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Blowfish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lawman
vs
Blowfish

198 cm
25
254 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

185 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zac Lawman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Blowfish!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blowfish throws a lazy right hand but Lawman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A cross from Blowfish lands.

It looks like Zac Lawman has been cut.
Lawman fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Blowfish misses its intended target.

Blowfish lands a big uppercut and Lawman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lawman looks OK. Blowfish waves Lawman back to his feet!

Lawman is rocked!
Blowfish misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Lawman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blowfish throws a series of punches but Lawman avoids them all with ease.
Blowfish throws a right and a left that Lawman avoids nicely.
Blowfish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blowfish but Blowfish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Lawman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawman fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawman seems to have got his legs back now.
Blowfish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blowfish misses with a wild combination.
Lawman slips a jab and a cross from Blowfish.

Lawman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blowfish sprawls well initially but Lawman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blowfish looks gassed!
Blowfish is trying to escape back to his feet but Lawman uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lawman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Blowfish will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawman is looking to take a break and control but Blowfish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawman controlling the position.
Lawman prevents Blowfish from escaping the position.
Blowfish is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lawman looks up at the clock and then as Blowfish takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lawman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Blowfish is being controlled here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blowfish can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blowfish wants to get back to his feet.
Lawman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lawman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blowfish takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lawman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blowfish wants to get back to his feet but Lawman drags him back down.
Lawman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blowfish keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blowfish is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lawman connects with a decent elbow.

Lawman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lawman lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Lawman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blowfish is not content to let Lawman control the position.
Blowfish is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lawman is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blowfish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawman dives in and grabs Blowfish's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blowfish pushes down on Lawman's head and hops out.
Blowfish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blowfish stalks Lawman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lawman's face. Lawman staggers backwards, shaken.
Dan Blowfish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blowfish misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Blowfish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Blowfish. That snapped Lawman's head back.
Lawman shoots in for a takedown but Blowfish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Blowfish does no damage.
Blowfish misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blowfish connects with a nice looking jab.
Blowfish throws a right hand that Lawman ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawman also avoids with ease.
Lawman slips a jab and a cross from Blowfish.
Lawman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawman is defended easily by Blowfish.
Blowfish throws a right hand that Lawman ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawman also avoids with ease.
Blowfish throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawman is defended easily by Blowfish.
Blowfish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dan Blowfish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawman fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blowfish defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Blowfish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zac Lawman's cut.
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.

Lawman blocks a jab.
Blowfish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawman slips a jab and a cross from Blowfish.

Lawman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lawman distracts Blowfish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawman passes into half guard.
Blowfish is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blowfish is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lawman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blowfish is trying to stand back up but Lawman is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blowfish is trying to stand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blowfish misses with a hook. Lawman ducked under it nicely.
Blowfish jabs Lawman right on the nose. Lawman blinks but takes it well.
Blowfish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blowfish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blowfish looks to land a combination but Lawman avoids it well.
Blowfish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawman shoots for a takedown but Blowfish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blowfish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawman blocks the body kick.
Blowfish throws a right and a left that Lawman avoids nicely.

Lawman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blowfish is trying to defend but Lawman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lawman wants to control but Blowfish is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blowfish tries to kick Lawman off but Lawman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blowfish tries to kick Lawman off but Lawman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lawman is controlling the pace.
Lawman is looking to take a break and control but Blowfish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawman works his way into side control.
Blowfish wants to get back to his feet but Lawman drags him back down.
Lawman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lawman is looking to take a break and control but Blowfish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blowfish tries to escape but Lawman is in control.
Blowfish on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blowfish takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Blowfish is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lawman is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lawman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blowfish prevents it.
Lawman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blowfish gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Lawman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blowfish has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zac Lawman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zac Lawman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lawman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lawman showed some decent athleticism there.
Lawman stops Blowfish from getting back to his feet.
Lawman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Lawman seems content to control.
Lawman is keen to just control but Blowfish is a slippery customer.
Blowfish tries to kick Lawman off but Lawman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Lawman there.
Blowfish wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blowfish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blowfish tries to bum rush Lawman with a series of wild strikes but Lawman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lawman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawman working the ground and pound.
Blowfish is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lawman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lawman 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.
Blowfish is not content to let Lawman control the position.

Lawman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blowfish has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lawman working the ground and pound.
Blowfish on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Blowfish explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lawman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blowfish defends it nicely.
Blowfish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawman.
Blowfish stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Lawman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Blowfish gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lawman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lawman won't allow Blowfish to get back to his feet.

Lawman stands and steps away. Blowfish gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lawman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blowfish might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Lawman closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blowfish is trying to trip Lawman. He has hold of a leg but Lawman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blowfish persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Blowfish trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawman's guard.
Blowfish wants to stand and escape but instead Lawman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lawman passes Blowfish's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Blowfish kicks off Lawman and gets to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Blowfish.
Blowfish misses with a two punch combination.
Lawman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blowfish misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blowfish leaves Lawman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Blowfish misses.
Blowfish throws a one two combo.
Blowfish scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lawman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blowfish pinned against the cage. Blowfish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blowfish thows a left - swing and a miss!

Lawman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blowfish wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawman is looking to take a break and control but Blowfish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blowfish is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zac Lawman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zac Lawman!