PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukem has chosen Duke Nukem Jam 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.

Lawrence
vs
Nukem

177 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
177 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nukem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nukem swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nukem.
Nukem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Lawrence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Nukem is just out of range.
Lawrence with a hook.
Nukem misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Nukem tries to bum rush Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nukem.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nukem is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawrence rather than just go for the knockout.
Nukem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawrence in his tracks.
Lawrence lands a slapping body shot.
Nukem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nukem moves away.
Lawrence walks into a straight right hand from Nukem.
Nukem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Nukem swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nukem.
Jab, jab by Nukem - just one landing.
Nukem scores with a one two! Lawrence had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukem was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Nukem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nukem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawrence lands a nice shot that snaps Nukem's head back.
Nukem misses with a wild body shot.
Nukem looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
Nukem misses with a wild body shot.
Nukem misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nukem moves away.
Nukem looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Nukem just misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem scores with a hook.
Nukem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nukem manages to avoid it.
Nukem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Nukem.
Nukem throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nukem misses the target.
Lawrence is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nukem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Nukem with a series of wild strikes but Nukem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the body from Nukem misses
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nukem throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Nukem ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawrence lands a with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nukem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Nukem misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukem was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Duke Nukem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nukem swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukem throws out a powerful jab.
Nukem swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nukem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nukem looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Nukem misses.
Nukem misses with a hook.
Lawrence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nukem doesn't seem bothered though.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nukem.
Lawrence jabs at Nukem's body.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Nukem.
Nukem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Nukem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nukem looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Nukem as Lawrence shoots in.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Nukem.
Duke Nukem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence with a hook.

It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Nukem scores with a jab to the body.
Nukem ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Nukem looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nukem.
Nukem lands a jab.
Nukem throws a nice looking combination but Lawrence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence moves out of range as Nukem strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Nukem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lawrence counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nukem's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawrence pushes down on Nukem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nukem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lawrence is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Lawrence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Nukem's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nukem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Nukem misses the target.
Horrible takedown by Lawrence or perhaps it was just good defense by Nukem which made him look bad.
Nukem blocks a jab.
Nukem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Nukem's shoulder, as Nukem tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence thows a body shot but no joy.
Nukem ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Nice jab there from Nukem.
Nukem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawrence stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nukem.
Nukem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nukem lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nukem throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nukem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawrence takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nukem loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Nukem ducked under it nicely.
Nukem sizes up Lawrence with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nukem throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
Nukem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nukem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nukem.
Nukem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Nukem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukem blocks a jab.
Nukem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Nukem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nukem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nukem lands a nice shot to the body.
Nukem misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Nukem.
Nukem lands a jab to the nose.
Nukem scores with a punch to the head.
Nukem misses with a straight left.
Nukem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Nukem.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Nukem.
Nukem scores with the left hand. Lawrence knows he should have avoided that one.
Lawrence is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nukem.
Nukem loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Nukem misses with a body shot.
Nukem throws a big shot that misses.
Nukem misses with a looping right.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a hook to the side of Lawrence's head but Lawrence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nukem throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Nukem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawrence lands with a straight right. Nukem didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Nukem lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lawrence doesn't seem phased though.
Nukem looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Lawrence looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nukem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Nukem.
Nukem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Nukem.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nukem on the side of the head.
Nukem scores with a shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Nukem as he connects with a hook.
Nukem misses with a double jab.
Nukem swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lawrence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Nukem.
Nukem throws a combination that misses
and Lawrence counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nukem misses.
Lawrence defending well as Nukem loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence defending well as Nukem loads up on a big left hand.
Marcus Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Nukem moves out of range.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Nukem's body.
Nukem scores with a jab to the head.
Nukem staying out of range there.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nukem.
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Nukem's head but Nukem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Nukem saw that one coming.
Nukem lands with an overhand left.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nukem moves away.
Nukem misses with an uppercut. Lawrence saw that one coming.
Nukem throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Nukem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Nukem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duke Nukem's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nukem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawrence moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nukem tries to bum rush Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence throws the left hand but Nukem avoids the punch easily.
Nukem looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Nukem misses with a looping left.
Nukem misses with a hook.
Nukem missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Nukem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nukem looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nukem takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nukem avoids it really well and circles away.
Nukem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawrence stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nukem.
Lawrence scores with a decent looking hook.
Nukem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
Nukem throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Nukem throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nukem.
Nukem swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Nukem misses with an uppercut. Lawrence saw that one coming.
Nukem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence thows a body shot but no joy.
Nukem defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nukem, as that shot connected.
Nukem misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nukem moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lawrence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nukem moves away.
Nukem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
Nukem misses the shot to the body.
Nukem throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Nukem cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Nukem avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawrence.
Lawrence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nukem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Nukem.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nukem moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nukem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Nukem throws a series of punches but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Nukem moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawrence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nukem misses with a straight left.
Nukem misses with a body shot
and Lawrence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nukem thinking.
Nukem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Nukem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nukem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nukem throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Nukem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Nukem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nukem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nukem tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nukem throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Nukem throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Nukem misses its intended target.
Nukem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Nukem swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Nukem.
Nukem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nukem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence.
Nukem scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nukem looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Nukem throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lawrence doesn't seem bothered though.
Nukem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nukem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nukem drops his hands momentarily and Lawrence takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Nukem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nukem 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Nukem!