PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gandhi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hungry Like The Wolf. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bob Lawler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gandhi
vs
Lawler

225 cm
25
265 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

188 cm
23
272 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahatma Gandhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gandhi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gandhi with a nice cross.
Lawler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawler ducks under a wild hook from Gandhi.
Gandhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawler fails to land with a series of punches.
Gandhi fails to land with a series of punches.
Gandhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawler moves away.
Lawler swinging wildly here.
Lawler throws a lazy right hand but Gandhi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawler misses with a double jab
and Gandhi counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Mahatma Gandhi has been cut.
Gandhi tries to score with a low kick but Lawler moves his leg out of the way.
Lawler with a jab.
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gandhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gandhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawler manages to avoid it.
Gandhi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gandhi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gandhi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gandhi throws a right and a left that Lawler avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawler.

Gandhi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gandhi lands in his opponent's guard.

Lawler kicks Gandhi off and gets to his feet.
Lawler lunges at Gandhi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gandhi's hand.
Lawler slips under a jab from Gandhi.
Lawler misses with a looping right.
Lawler misses with a double jab
and Gandhi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gandhi looks to throw the jab but Lawler is out of range.

Lawler instigates a clinch.
Lawler blocks a body shot from Gandhi.
Lawler slows down the pace here.
Gandhi lands a nice shot to the body.

Lawler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawler misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses the jab.
Gandhi is looking to score with low kicks.
Gandhi connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gandhi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lawler is able to avoid easily.
Lawler takes a swing at Gandhi's ribcage but misses.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gandhi moves away.
Lawler misses with a hook.
Gandhi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lawler throws a hook but Gandhi avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Gandhi misses its intended target.
Gandhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawler.
Gandhi moves out of range of the strikes.
Gandhi throws a body punch but Lawler moves out of range.
Lawler misses with a double jab

and Gandhi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lawler is trying to stand back up but Gandhi is controlling him
Gandhi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gandhi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lawler's head.
Lawler tries to kick Gandhi off but Gandhi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawler is looking for a sweep. Gandhi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi wants to free his trapped foot but Lawler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gandhi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gandhi wants to pass to mount but Lawler is defending the position.
Lawler is trying to stand back up but Gandhi is controlling him
Gandhi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice strikes from Gandhi there.
Ground and pound from Gandhi.
Gandhi lands strikes from half guard.
Lawler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lawler is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lawler lands with a few short shots to the body.
Gandhi winds up and cracks Lawler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lawler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lawler is trying to stand.
Lawler is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lawler looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gandhi thows a huge punch but Lawler dodges it nicely.
Gandhi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gandhi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lawler tries to reverse the position but Gandhi maintains control.
Lawler's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gandhi punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gandhi raining down shots from the mount!
Gandhi working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahatma Gandhi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahatma Gandhi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gandhi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gandhi blocks a jab.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Gandhi counters with a left to the body.
Lawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Gandhi circles away.
Good exchange - Gandhi coming out on top.
Lawler slips a jab from Gandhi.
Lawler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gandhi staying out of range there.
Bob Lawler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawler leaves Gandhi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gandhi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gandhi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawler throws a looping overhand right but Gandhi ducks down to avoid it.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Lawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gandhi ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawler.
Gandhi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gandhi misses with a wild combination.
Gandhi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Gandhi both land. Nice combination.
Gandhi scores with a body shot.
A big right from Lawler misses.
Gandhi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gandhi throws a hook to the side of Lawler's head but Lawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gandhi shoots in for a takedown but Lawler shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahatma Gandhi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Lawler.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gandhi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawler stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler moves away from the strike by Gandhi.
A jab lands there for Gandhi.
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!
Gandhi fails to land the takedown.
Mahatma Gandhi is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gandhi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gandhi.
Lawler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gandhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
Gandhi throws a hook but Lawler avoids it easily.
Lawler lands a body shot.
Lawler moves out of range as Gandhi strikes.
Lawler connects with a body shot.
Gandhi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gandhi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawler to score with a decent uppercut.
Gandhi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lawler misses with an uppercut.
Lawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a nice looking combination but Gandhi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gandhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Gandhi.
A lazy left from Lawler finds it's target.
Lawler fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Gandhi.
Lawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Lawler. Beautiful body shot.
Lawler misses with a combination

and Gandhi counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Lawler manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Lawler. Those never looked like landing.
Gandhi walks into a jab.

Mahatma Gandhi's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gandhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gandhi.
Gandhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawler throws a jab when Gandhi was well out of range.
Lawler lands a jab to the nose.
Bob Lawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gandhi on the side of the head.
Gandhi connects with the punch.
Gandhi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gandhi.
Lawler misses with a straight right.
Gandhi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Gandhi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gandhi.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Gandhi avoids them all with ease.
Lawler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gandhi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lawler eats them both and turns towards Gandhi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gandhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawler throws out the jab.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
Gandhi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawler slips a jab and a cross from Gandhi.
Gandhi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gandhi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gandhi blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mahatma Gandhi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mahatma Gandhi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gandhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gandhi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gandhi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Gandhi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawler looks to land a combination but Gandhi avoids it well.
Lawler throws a hook to the side of Gandhi's head but Gandhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawler throws a body punch but Gandhi moves out of range.
Lawler walks into a jab.
Gandhi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lawler looks to land a combination but Gandhi avoids it well.
Gandhi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gandhi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lawler swivels and escapes.
Lawler misses with a wild combination.
Gandhi scores with a hook to the body. Lawler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gandhi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lawler's head.
A jab lands there for Gandhi.
Lawler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lawler misses with a looping right.
Lawler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gandhi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gandhi throws a push kick but Lawler slaps the foot to one side.
Lawler throws out a loose jab but Gandhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gandhi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gandhi lands an overhand right.
Gandhi misses with an uppercut. Lawler saw that one coming.
Lawler takes one on the button.
Gandhi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawler in his tracks.
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!
Gandhi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gandhi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice takedown defense from Lawler. No joy for Gandhi on that attempt.
Lawler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gandhi counters with a left and a right that stings Lawler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawler works over Gandhi's head and body with a nice combination.
Lawler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lawler misses with a looping right.
Gandhi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawler.
Gandhi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Gandhi coming out on top.
Lawler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gandhi's head backwards.
Gandhi tests Lawler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawler cracks Gandhi with an open hand slap.
Gandhi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gandhi lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi tests Lawler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gandhi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gandhi lands a two punch combo.
Gandhi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gandhi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gandhi feints a jab promting Lawler to slip. Gandhi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lawler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lawler slaps away a takedown attempt from Gandhi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahatma Gandhi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawler throws a hook to the side of Gandhi's head but Gandhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gandhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawler.
Lawler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gandhi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lawler defends it nicely.
Lawler throws out a loose jab but Gandhi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gandhi.
Lawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gandhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawler.
Gandhi misses with the combination.
A combination from Lawler does no damage.
Gandhi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawler swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler lands a nice shot that snaps Gandhi's head back.
Lawler misses with a double jab
and Gandhi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bob Lawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahatma Gandhi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gandhi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahatma Gandhi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gandhi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahatma Gandhi!