PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Publius Sestius (ranked 1746 p4p, 237 weight class) and Trevor Lawson (ranked 2754 p4p, 345 weight class). Lawson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sestius
vs
Lawson

185 cm
22
191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Publius Sestius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sestius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Trevor Lawson has been cut.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Sestius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Sestius misses
and Lawson counters with a left to the body.
Lawson's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lawson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sestius.
Sestius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawson to score with a decent uppercut.
Sestius scores with a kick to the body.
Trevor Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sestius misses with a looping right.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sestius.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sestius moves away.
Sestius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sestius throws a head kick that misses
and Lawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawson wants to clinch up but Sestius keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Sestius misses the target.
Sestius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Sestius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Lawson.
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sestius misses with a body punch.
Lawson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sestius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sestius misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
Sestius lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Sestius.
Lawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Sestius blocks a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson blocks the elbow strike.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sestius misses with an elbow strike.
Lawson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sestius lands a body shot.

Lawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sestius tries a low kick but Lawson avoids it.

Lawson darts in and clinches Sestius up against the cage.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but Sestius has him pressed against the cage.
Sestius blocks a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson misses with the head strike.
Sestius lands an elbow that stopped Lawson in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Trevor Lawson's cut even more.
Lawson has had enough of the clinch but Sestius keeps him there for the moment.
Sestius lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawson won't want to take too many of those.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sestiuss head.
Lawson lands an uppercut.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Sestius.
Lawson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Sestius.

Sestius manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sestius scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sestius moves away from the strike by Lawson.
As Lawson looks to move away, Sestius throws a big counter combo but Lawson just gets out of the way.
Lawson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lawson lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Lawson finds it's way through Sestius's defenses.
Sestius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
It looked like Sestius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lawson.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Sestius.
Lawson throws a right hand that Sestius ducks under and follows up with a left that Sestius also avoids with ease.
Lawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sestius.
Sestius slips a jab from Lawson.
Sestius thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Sestius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Lawson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Lawson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sestius takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sestius - that will leave a mark!
Lawson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sestius is looking to clinch but Lawson is avoiding it.
Lawson throws a poor cross that misses

and Sestius counters with a crisp one two that drops Lawson! Sestius thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lawson to his feet! Lawson is in big trouble!
Sestius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawson blocks the leg kick.
Sestius ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Sestius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawson.
Sestius tried to counter with a leg kick but Lawson avoided it.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Sestius is out of range.
Lawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sestius.
Sestius appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sestius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Sestius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Sestius moved out of range.
Sestius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Sestius.
Sestius tries to land a body kick
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sestius slips a straight right by Lawson.
Lawson swings widly with a right hand
and Sestius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawson's knee momentarily.
Lawson throws a hook but Sestius avoids it easily.
Sestius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Lawson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sestius throws a body kick that misses.
Lawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sestius.
Lawson 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.
Sestius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sestius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lawson throws a combination that misses
and Sestius counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sestius throws a front kick aimed at Lawson's knee but Lawson avoids it well.
Lawson misses with a wild body shot.
Lawson throws a jab when Sestius was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sestius misses the target.
Sestius misses with a low kick.
Sestius misses with a low kick as Lawson jumps back.
Lawson throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson thuds his right hand into Sestius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lawson checks a leg kick.
Sestius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sestius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sestius moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Sestius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lawson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sestius just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson throws a looping overhand right but Sestius ducks down to avoid it.
Sestius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sestius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sestius there as he acknowledges the shot.

Sestius is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Sestius square on the jaw! Damn, Sestius is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor Lawson!
After winning the bout, Trevor Lawson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.