PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 22182 p4p, 23229 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 511 p4p, 530 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Louis
vs
Lawrence

186 cm
30
195
19 - 13 - 1

183 cm
22
190
5 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Fast

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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Louis slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Louis throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a nice strike.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
It looked like Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Louis lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Louis doesn't seem phased though.
Louis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Louis.
Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Louis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawrence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Tom Louis has been cut.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
As Lawrence backs away, Louis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Louis works the jab nicely.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
Louis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawrence misses with a double jab.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis works Lawrence's body with a nice hook.
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
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!
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawrence in his tracks.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
Louis cracks Lawrence with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Lawrence misses
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
Lawrence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lawrence sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lawrence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Louis finds it's way round the side to connect with Lawrence's head.
Louis lands a nice looking body kick.

Louis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Louis has double underhooks.
Louis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Louis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Louis.
Lawrence looks winded!
Louis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawrence's face.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Louis.
Louis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawrence's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Louis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Good shot there by Louis.
Nice straight punches there by Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Louis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Louis slips a straight right by Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence works the jab nicely.

Louis clinches up against the ropes.
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lawrence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Louis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tom Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lawrence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Louiss head.
A right hand to the body from Louis.
Lawrence misses with a punch to the body.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawrence's efforts to push away.
Lawrence is trying to push Louis away but Louis has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lawrence fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louis is out of range.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Louis.
Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Louis misses with a straight left.
Louis slips under a jab.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis jabs Lawrence right on the nose. Lawrence blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Louis is looking to clinch but Lawrence is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Louis defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Louis.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Louis loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Tom Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Louis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Louis.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Louis throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Louis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lawrence misses with a head kick.
Louis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Louis throws a head kick that misses.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louis throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Louis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawrence throws out a counter right but Louis avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
Louis throws a wild body kick that Lawrence sees coming a mile off.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis throws a counter high kick but Lawrence was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lawrence avoids the head kick by Louis.
Louis misses with an uppercut
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis scores with a jab. Lawrence acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Louis.
Louis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Louis lands with a right hand.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Louis lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawrence connects with a high kick.

Louis is rocked!
Lawrence weaves into range and cracks Louis right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Louis goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Lawrence is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lawrence!
The defeated Tom Louis had this to say: 'Hats off to my opponent, looking forward to the rematch!'.