PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph McLain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McLain
vs
Lawal

174 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

164 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph McLain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Lawal!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lawal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McLain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Lawal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lawal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Lawal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Lawal tries for a kimura but McLain is defending well.

Lawal tries for a kimura but McLain is defending well.
McLain prevents Lawal from improving position.

Lawal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McLain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lawal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lawal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lawal tries for a kimura but McLain is defending well.

Lawal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McLain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Lawal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McLain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lawal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lawal in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... McLain is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bo Lawal!