PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trage Tragedy (ranked 3278 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Malachi Lawrence (ranked 444 p4p, 300 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tragedy
vs
Lawrence

180 cm
34
180
19 - 15 - 0

180 cm
36
174
23 - 21 - 0

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World class boxer
Very quick

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World class boxer
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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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Tragedy.
Lawrence throws a fast counter high kick but Tragedy manages to duck under it in time.
Tragedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
Tragedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawrence punishes Tragedy's body with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tragedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Lawrence's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tragedy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Tragedy moves out of range.

Lawrence shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tragedy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawrence.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence trying to control from half guard but Tragedy is working away.
Tragedy tries to kick Lawrence off but Lawrence keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lawrence misses with a head shot. Tragedy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lawrence working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tragedy's head.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrence with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lawrence is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lawrence working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tragedy's head.
Lawrence postures up in Tragedy's guard and throws a big left but Tragedy blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Tragedy manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lawrence is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tragedy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tragedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawrence's efforts to push away.
Tragedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawrence goes for a takedown attempt but Tragedy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lawrence has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tragedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tragedy scores with a head kick.

It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Tragedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence is looking for the big counter here.
Tragedy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lawrence or perhaps it was just good defense by Tragedy, which made it look bad.
Trage Tragedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malachi 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!
Tragedy misses with a hook to the body
and Lawrence counters with a series of strikes. Tragedy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tragedy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy misses with a hook
and Lawrence counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trage Tragedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tragedy throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Tragedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Tragedy.
Despite the aggression on Lawrence's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tragedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawrence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tragedy misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence moves out of range as Tragedy strikes.
Trage Tragedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lawrence looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tragedy!

Tragedy explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Tragedy moves out of range.
Tragedy misses with a looping left.
Lawrence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tragedy misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tragedy avoids it really well and circles away.
Tragedy throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Tragedy.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tragedy.
Tragedy throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Tragedy jabs at Lawrence's body.
Tragedy looks to land a combination but Lawrence avoids it well.

Tragedy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lawrence to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tragedy wants to get back to his feet but Lawrence passes into half guard.

The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lawrence connects with a nice short shot to Tragedy's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Tragedy misses.
And Lawrence tries to counter it with a takedown but Tragedy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tragedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawrence avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
Tragedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tragedy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawrence.
Nice uppercut there from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Tragedy moves out of range easily.
Tragedy throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence tries to land a front kick but Tragedy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tragedy throws a hook to the side of Lawrence's head but Lawrence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trage Tragedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lawrence takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tragedy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trage Tragedy is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
Lawrence moves forwards but Tragedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tragedy throws a nice looking combination but Lawrence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Tragedy moves out of range.
Tragedy throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Tragedy misses with a straight left.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tragedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawrence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawrence lands a jab to Tragedy's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Lawrence.
Tragedy looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tragedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy body kick from Tragedy

and Lawrence counters with a single leg into guard. Tragedy didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lawrence trying to control but Tragedy is working from the bottom.
Lawrence postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.

Tragedy uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Lawrence gets a takedown into half guard.
Lawrence is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lawrence connects with a nice short shot to Tragedy's temple.
Lawrence sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tragedy defending well though.
Tragedy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawrence is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lawrence working the head and body with strikes.
Lawrence is nestled in close to Tragedy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lawrence thows a huge punch but Tragedy dodges it nicely.
Lawrence sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tragedy defending well though.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tragedy to regain full guard.
Lawrence trying to control but Tragedy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tragedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Lawrence avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
Tragedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawrence counters with a left and a right that stings Tragedy.
Tragedy checks a leg kick nicely.

Lawrence shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Malachi Lawrence will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
That's time! Tragedy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Tragedy.
Lawrence fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tragedy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Tragedy moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses
and Tragedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tragedy blocks the body kick.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Tragedy.
Tragedy lands a nice looking body shot.
Tragedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tragedy misses the jab.
Lawrence is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tragedy rather than just go for the knockout.
Tragedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tragedy misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Lawrence's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence lands a front kick.

Lawrence gets the takedown into side control.
Lawrence tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lawrence with the ground and pound but Tragedy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tragedy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawrence.
Malachi Lawrence has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tragedy is refusing to be controlled, as Lawrence sits in half guard.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tragedy's head.
Tragedy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawrence.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawrence sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tragedy defending well though.
Lawrence thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawrence missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lawrence throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Lawrence darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lawrence is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands with a punch from half guard.
Lawrence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawrence throwing shots but Tragedy is blocking nicely.
Lawrence trying to control from half guard but Tragedy is working away.
Tragedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawrence.
Lawrence looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tragedy's head.
Lawrence lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tragedy's head.
Lawrence takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lawrence missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tragedy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence is trying to control. Tragedy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tragedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawrence counters with a one-two to the body.

Lawrence fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tragedy to the ground. Lawrence is now in Tragedy's guard.
Lawrence is working Tragedy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawrence seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lawrence trying to control but Tragedy is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malachi Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lawrence has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malachi Lawrence!