PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lawler
vs
Jones Jr

183 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lawler darts in and clinches Jones Jr up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lawler is trying to break free.
Lawler tries to break the clinch but Jones Jr is controlling the position.
Lawler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones Jr is keeping busy.
Lawler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawler has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawler won't allow it.
Jones Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawler won't allow it.
Lawler working hard to break the clinch.
Jones Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawler has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones Jr is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Lawler breaks the clinch.
Lawler moves in looking to clinch but Jones Jr pushes him off.
Jones Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Lawler moves out of range easily.
Lawler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Jones Jr pushes Lawler up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones Jr keeps control of Lawler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lawler just leaning against Jones Jr, taking a breather.
Jones Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawler is trying to break the clinch but Jones Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones Jr prevents a body shot from Lawler.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler tries to break the clinch but Jones Jr is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Jones Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lawler tries to circle away but Jones Jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones Jr blocks a body shot from Lawler.

Jones Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones Jr tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones Jr throws a leg kick but Lawler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawler tries to clinch up

and Jones Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones Jr tries to work over Lawler's front leg with a kick but Lawler checks it.
Lawler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lawler tries to clinch up but Jones Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones Jr tries to clinch up but Lawler circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jones Jr clinches up with Lawler and pushes him back against the ropes.

Lawler manages to break the clinch.

Lawler forces Jones Jr back against the ropes and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler taking a breather.
Jones Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawler avoids the damage to the body.
Jones Jr prevents Lawler from breaking the clinch.
Jones Jr keeps control of Lawler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones Jr wants to stall.
Lawler is trying to stall.
Lawler has Jones Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Jones Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawler manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roy Jones Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lawler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lawler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Jones Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawler, pushing him back against the ropes.

Lawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lawler rushes Jones Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Lawler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawler circles away.
Jones Jr throws a head kick but Lawler moves out of range.
Jones Jr misses with a low kick.
Lawler misses with a head kick.
Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Robbie Lawler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones Jr tries to clinch
and Lawler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Jones Jr pushes Lawler up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones Jr is trying to force a seperation but Lawler has the dominant position.
Jones Jr has Lawler pressed against the ropes, preventing Lawler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robbie Lawler has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler looking to stall.
Jones Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lawler has had enough of the clinch but Jones Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Lawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Lawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lawler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawler misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Lawler manages to break the clinch.

Jones Jr has Lawler up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones Jr is pushing Lawler up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lawler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Jones Jr breaks from the clinch.
Lawler lands with a shot to the body.
Jones Jr wants to clinch up but Lawler keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones Jr counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler stalling.
Lawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawler.
Lawler is looking to control Jones Jr's arms but Jones Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lawler has his back to the ropes.
Lawler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones Jr.
Lawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jones Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawler.

Lawler drives through and clinches with Jones Jr against the ropes.

Lawler breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr wants to clinch

and Lawler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawler slips a jab and a cross from Jones Jr.
Lawler misses with a low kick.
Lawler tries to clinch but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Lawler does no damage.
Lawler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robbie Lawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones Jr blocks a head kick by Lawler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Lawler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lawler tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones Jr tries to clinch

and Lawler moves into the clinch.
Lawler letting Jones Jr take a breather here.

Lawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lawler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawler tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jones Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jones Jr rushes Lawler and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lawler is trying to push Jones Jr away but Jones Jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lawler looking to slow down the pace here.
Lawler keeps control of Jones Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawler avoids it.
Jones Jr working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawler is looking to clinch.
Lawler throws a head kick that misses.
Jones Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones Jr's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawler throws a sloppy head kick and Jones Jr moves out of range easily.
Jones Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawler thuds his right hand into Jones Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Lawler closes the distance and pushes Jones Jr back into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones Jr as Lawler tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones Jr as Lawler tries to tie him up.
Jones Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Jones Jr manages to break the clinch.
Jones Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones Jr throws a low kick but Lawler avoids it.
Lawler is looking to clinch but Jones Jr is avoiding it.
Lawler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawler tries to clinch but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Jones Jr is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr avoids the head kick by Lawler.
Lawler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lawler moves in looking to clinch but Jones Jr pushes him off.

Jones Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawler won't allow it.
Lawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones Jr controls his hands.
Jones Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Lawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Lawler can't break the clinch.
Lawler avoiding damage as Jones Jr throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones Jr breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawler tries to circle away but Jones Jr has him pinned against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Lawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawler tries to clinch but Jones Jr is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler misses with a head kick.
Lawler tries to clinch but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Lawler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Lawler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lawler 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Robbie Lawler!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Robbie Lawler!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Robbie Lawler!

Robbie Lawler wins by unanimous decision!