PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Alucard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Lawton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alucard
vs
Lawton

173 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Alucard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Lawton!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Lawton does no damage.

Alucard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Alucard breaks from the clinch.
Lawton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawton swinging wildly here.
Lawton moves forwards but Alucard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lawton fails to land with a series of punches.
Alucard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lawton misses with a few strikes there.
Alucard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lawton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alucard.
Nice straight punches there by Alucard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alucard.
Alucard lands a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Alucard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alucard content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard uses his free foot to push down on Lawton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lawton.
Alucard controlling his opponent.

Alucard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alucard is trying to take his opponent's back.
Alucard tries to control but Lawton wriggling away.
Alucard wants to control but Lawton has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Lawton is trying to stand up here but Alucard is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard passes to full mount!
Alucard won't let Lawton get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Alucard controlling from mount.
Alucard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dan Alucard just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alucard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawton circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alucard cracks Lawton with a good jab.
Alucard lands the left hand.
Lawton misses with a body shot.
Lawton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alucard connects with the punch.
Alucard scores with a jab. Lawton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lawton misses with a two punch combination.
Alucard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Alucard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alucard looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Alucard dominated that round.
That's time! Alucard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lawton misses with a looping right.
Lawton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alucard counters with a left and a right that stings Lawton.

Alucard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alucard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lawton!
Alucard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alucard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Alucard controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alucard tries to control but Lawton wriggling away.
Alucard controlling from the full mount.
Lawton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alucard moves to back control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Alucard controlling the positon.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dan Alucard just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alucard lands a glancing blow to the side of Lawton's head.

Alucard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lawton to the mat! Lawton manages to get full guard.
Alucard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alucard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alucard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawton is keeping the position for now.
Lawton keeping moving, preventing Alucard from controlling successfully.
Alucard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lawton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alucard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alucard wants to control from the top but Lawton keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dan Alucard just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lawton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alucard.
Floyd Lawton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan Alucard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alucard throws a nice looking combination but Lawton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alucard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Alucard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alucard slips under a jab from Lawton.
Lawton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alucard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Alucard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alucard passes to full mount!
Alucard controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard tries to control but Lawton wriggling away.
Alucard controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dan Alucard just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alucard connects with a looping right hand.
Lawton misses with a combination
and Alucard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alucard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Alucard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alucard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Alucard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawton throws a series of punches but Alucard avoids them all with ease.
Lawton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawton needs to keep his hands up - Alucard had a free shot at his head there.
Alucard misses with the combination.
Lawton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lawton misses with a combination
enabling Alucard to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lawton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawton misses with a double jab
letting Alucard counter with a right hand.
Lawton misses with a two punch combination.
Alucard lands the left hand.
Alucard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alucard duly obliges.
Nice straight punches there by Alucard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alucard.
Alucard connects with a jab.
Lawton throws a right hand that Alucard ducks under and follows up with a left that Alucard also avoids with ease.
Lawton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alucard jabs Lawton right on the nose. Lawton blinks but takes it well.
Alucard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lawton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alucard throws a leg kick which misses Lawton's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawton tries to avoid it.
Alucard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lawton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alucard's corner calls for a 1-2. Alucard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Floyd Lawton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Alucard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lawton's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alucard passes into half guard.
Alucard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dan Alucard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alucard works his way into full mount!
Alucard controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Alucard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alucard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Alucard!