PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Lawton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers has chosen Shippensburg as his entrance music. Floyd Lawton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lawton
vs
Rogers

183 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

171 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Lawton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Rogers!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch but Lawton moves out of range.
Lawton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rogers tries to clinch up but Lawton circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawton misses with a two punch combination.
Lawton looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawton.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Rogers takes the fight into the clinch.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawton can't break the clinch.
Rogers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers keeps control of Lawton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Lawton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Lawton blocks with his arms.
Rogers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawton is defending well for now.

Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawton scores with a three punch combo!
Rogers tries to clinch but Lawton is having none of it.
A punch combination from Lawton misses.
Lawton is breathing heavily.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Lawton circles away.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Lawton is avoiding it.
Lawton scores with a jab.
Lawton lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogers off the cage and back into rage.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawton misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawton circles away.

Rogers gets a clinch.
Rogers scores with a knee to the head.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogers lands an elbow just above Lawton 's eye.
Rogers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Floyd Lawton has been cut.
Rogers scores a nice knee to the body.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Lawton is blocking nicely.
Lawton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rogers lands an elbow that stopped Lawton in his tracks for a moment.
Rogers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawton's defenses.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rogers lands a knee to the head.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawton takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Rogers.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawton dodges an elbow strike from Rogers.
Lawton can't break the clinch.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawton is defending well for now.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawton avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lawton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Lawton - just one landing.
Lawton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lawton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lawton throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Lawton circles away.
Lawton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Lawton misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Lawton pushes him off.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Lawton keeps it at a distance.
Rogers wants to clinch.
Lawton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Lawton shrugs off.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Lawton takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Lawton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawton's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Lawton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rogers wants to clinch up but Lawton keeps it at a distance.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Lawton does no damage.
Lawton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rogers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Rogers.
A knee to the head by Rogers.
Rogers landing knees to the body.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
Lawton is looking to break free of the clinch but Rogers has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers lands a knee to the body.
Lawton takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a knee to the head.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rogers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawton's defenses.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers lands a nice elbow.
Lawton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawton's face.
Nice elbow from Rogers.
Lawton has had enough of the clinch but Rogers keeps him there for the moment.
Lawton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers landing knees to the body.
Rogers lands a damaging elbow.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers has Lawton pressed against the cage, preventing Lawton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rogers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawton's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rogers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawton's brow.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Lawton blocks with his arms.
Lawton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lawton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawton blocks it with crossed arms.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Lawton wants to break free but Rogers has control.
Lawton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Nice elbow from Rogers.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rogers throws an elbow but misses.
Lawton takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.
Lawton tries to circle away but Rogers has him pinned against the cage.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lawton can't break the clinch.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Lawton is blocking nicely.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Lawton is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Rogers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawton wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Lawton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Lawton blocks with his arms.
Rogers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawton is keeping busy.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Lawton blocks with his arms.
Lawton can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but Lawton blocks it.
Rogers prevents Lawton from breaking the clinch.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Floyd Lawton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Lawton - just one landing.

Lawton drops Rogers with a left and a right! Oh, Rogers is hurt - Lawton dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Jeremy Rogers has been cut.

Lawton decides to stand back up. Lawton steps back and let's Rogers get back to his feet.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Lawton keeps it at a distance.
Lawton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawton keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawton throws a one two combo.
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!
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawton scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Rogers is rocked!
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Floyd Lawton is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers slips a straight right by Lawton.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawton swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogers.

Rogers forces Lawton back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Rogers.
Rogers throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawton blocks the elbow strike.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Lawton shrugs off.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but Lawton blocks it.
Lawton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogers misses with an elbow over the top.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lawton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawton tries to break free but Rogers pushes him back against the cage.
Lawton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rogers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawton.
Lawton is trying to break free.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
Lawton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawton avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawton avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers lands a damaging elbow.
Lawton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawton wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rogers throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Lawton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers missing with knees to the body.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawton avoids it.
Lawton avoids the elbow strike from Rogers, against the cage.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Lawton is blocking nicely.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
Lawton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Lawton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Lawton shrugs off.
Rogers has Lawton pressed against the cage, preventing Lawton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jeremy Rogers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rogers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Lawton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawton throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Lawton.
Lawton misses with a straight left.
Floyd Lawton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rogers forces Lawton back against the cage and clinches.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
Rogers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lawton avoids the elbow strike from Rogers, against the cage.
Rogers pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four 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.
Lawton blocks the elbow strike.
Lawton wants to get back to striking at distance but Rogers won't allow it.
Rogers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawton blocks it with crossed arms.

Lawton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers tries to move into range but Lawton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawton.
Lawton throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
A combination from Lawton does no damage.
Rogers tries to clinch but Lawton is having none of it.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch but Lawton moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawton keeps the fight on the outside.
Jeremy Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawton looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Lawton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Rogers!