PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marvin Lawas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellington is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. marvin Lawas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richard Wellington's chin.

Wellington
vs
Lawas

190 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Wellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marvin Lawas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wellington's waist but Wellington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lawas off to one side.
Wellington is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lawas.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Lawas avoids them all with ease.
Lawas fails with a takedown attempt.
Richard Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of marvin Lawas.
Lawas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wellington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawas shoots in looking for a takedown. Wellington tries to sprawl out of it but Lawas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wellington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawas looks for a takedown but Wellington sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lawas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lawas tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range.
marvin Lawas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wellington defends it nicely.
Lawas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wellington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawas shoots in for a double leg but Wellington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawas lands a jab-cross combination.
Wellington connects with a jab.
Wellington avoids the body shot from Lawas.
Lawas tries for a takedown but Wellington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lawas fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawas looks for the body kick but Wellington saw that one coming.
Wellington scores with a shot to the body.
Lawas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wellington swivels and escapes.
Wellington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lawas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wellington leaves Lawas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wellington throws out a loose jab but Lawas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wellington misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wellington misses the target.
Wellington lands a jab.
Lawas slips a straight right by Wellington.
Wellington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wellington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lawas sizes up Wellington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lawas looks for a takedown but Wellington sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Wellington. No joy for Lawas on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wellington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawas tries to clinch but Wellington is having none of it.
Wellington throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawas.
Lawas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wellington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawas shoots for a double leg takedown but Wellington sprawls well. He's pushed Lawas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lawas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wellington leaves Lawas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wellington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wellington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Richard Wellington will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wellington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wellington is fending him off so far but Lawas persists. Nope, Wellington circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lawas.
Wellington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawas's head.
Wellington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wellington wants it to stay on the feet.
Richard Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of marvin Lawas.
Lawas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawas ducks under a wild hook from Wellington.
Lawas slips under a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellington scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wellington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wellington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lawas misses with a head kick.
Wellington scores with a three punch combo!
Lawas misses with a takedown
and Wellington counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawas clinches but Wellington breaks the clinch
and Wellington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawas with a poor takedown
and Wellington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wellington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wellington throws a jab when Lawas was well out of range.
Lawas clinches but Wellington breaks the clinch
letting Wellington counter with a right hand.

That's two 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.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Lawas avoids them all with ease.
Wellington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawas throws out the jab.
Wellington throws out a loose jab but Lawas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wellington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wellington counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawas keeps Wellington at a distance using the push kick.
Lawas tries for a takedown but Wellington circles away easily
and Wellington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawas thinking.
Lawas fails with the takedown
and Wellington counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wellington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richard Wellington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wellington counters with a nice uppercut.
Richard Wellington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawas looks to clinch
and Wellington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wellington throws out a loose jab but Lawas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawas has his takedown stuffed
and Wellington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wellington dodges the punch combination from Lawas.
Lawas closes the distance but Wellington moves to the side
and Wellington counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawas misses with a takedown attempt
and Wellington counters with a stiff right hand.
Wellington connects with the punch.
Wellington jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wellington.
A slow jab from Lawas misses its intended target.
Lawas moves out of range as Wellington strikes.
Wellington misses with a hook. Lawas ducked under it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wellington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawas is looking to slow Wellington down with leg kicks.
Wellington swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Wellington dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A left lands for Wellington.
Lawas misses with a takedown
and Wellington counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawas misses with a takedown attempt
and Lawas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawas shoots in but Wellington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Richard Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of marvin Lawas.
Wellington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lawas's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington throws a jab when Lawas was well out of range.
Wellington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wellington avoids the head kick by Lawas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wellington sprawls well. Wellington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawas gets slowly back to his feet.
Wellington 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.
Wellington connects with a nice looking jab.
Lawas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wellington.
Lawas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wellington lands a nice shot that snaps Lawas's head back.
Both fighters circling a little - Lawas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wellington connects with a jab.
Wellington blocks a head kick by Lawas.
Lawas throws a sloppy head kick and Wellington moves out of range easily.
Lawas has his takedown stuffed
and Wellington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wellington counters with a straight right hand.
Lawas slips a straight right by Wellington.
Jab, jab by Wellington - just one landing.
Lawas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wellington counters with a straight right hand.
Lawas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawas closes the distance but Wellington moves to the side
and Wellington counters with a right hand to the body.
Wellington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lawas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wellington counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawas wants to clinch
and Wellington counters with a left to the body.
Lawas misses with a takedown attempt
and Wellington counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lawas with a poor takedown
and Wellington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawas clinches but Wellington breaks the clinch
and Wellington counters with a nice body shot.
Wellington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wellington.
Lawas misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Wellington to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wellington counters with a stiff right hand.
Wellington is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wellington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lawas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawas tries to clinch
and Wellington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wellington looks to land a left hand but Lawas moved out of range nicely.
marvin Lawas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Wellington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wellington finds it's way round the side to connect with Lawas's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Wellington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wellington 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Wellington!