PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitrigorbachovovonovich comes to the cage accompanied by Wai Khru ram muay. Lawson has chosen Animals as leaders -soraya as his entrance music. 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.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich
vs
Lawson

186 cm
25
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
221 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson blocks a jab.
Lawson throws a hook but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks it.
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson walks into a jab.
A big right from Lawson misses.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves away.
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich rushes Lawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
A short right from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich on the inside.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich trying to land knees to the body.
Lawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich won't allow it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has Lawson pressed against the cage, preventing Lawson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Lawson breaks the clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lawson lands with a nice body punch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich needs to keep his hands up - Lawson had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lawson is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch up but Lawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dmitrigorbachovovonovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is controlling him.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has him pressed against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich taking a breather.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is controlling the position.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich missing with knees to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dmitrigorbachovovonovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawson's brow.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Kerry Lawson has been cut.
Lawson is working Dmitrigorbachovovonovich over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dmitrigorbachovovonovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawson's brow.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with an elbow strike.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries a body shot but Lawson blocks it.

Lawson manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Lawson cracks Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with an open hand slap.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Lawson catches Dmitrigorbachovovonovich right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a jab.
Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch up.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich cracks Lawson with a good jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a good cross that connects.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich slips a straight right by Lawson.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that misses.
Lawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawson.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich backs up against the cage.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves into the clinch.
Lawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawson avoids it.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is controlling the position.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying to push Dmitrigorbachovovonovich away but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lawson breaks the clinch.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Lawson misses the jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich jabs at Lawson's body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scrambles back to his feet.
Lawson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a leg kick. Lawson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawson blocks the leg kick.
Lawson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lawson looks to land a left hand but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moved out of range nicely.
Lawson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kerry Lawson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a shot to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson lands a nice shot that snaps Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's head back.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a solid leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves to clinch but Lawson breaks away
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a low kick.
A big right from Lawson misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Lawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Lawson misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Lawson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack! Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a heavy head kick that drops Lawson. The ref tackles Dmitrigorbachovovonovich to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lawson was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!