PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Lawson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Rage
vs
Lawson

185 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

182 cm
23
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

FULL METAL GEAR ($9.99 Morale Tee/Trunk)
FULL METAL GEAR ($9.99 Morale Tee/Trunk)

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rage scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Rage connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Jerry Lawson has been cut.
Lawson is working to get back to half guard.
Lawson wants to control but Rage is having none of it.
Lawson regains half guard.

Lawson actively working from the bottom here.
Rage is keen to just control but Lawson is a slippery customer.
Lawson is pressing down on Rage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lawson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lawson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage won't allow Lawson to sweep him here.

Lawson working for a triangle but Rage defends it easily.

Rage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Lawson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rage defends it easily.

Lawson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawson looks gassed!
Rage lands a couple of elbows.
Lawson keeping full guard, as Rage tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lawson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lawson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lawson looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawson, not yet.
Lawson is trying to control the position but Rage postures up.
Lawson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawson is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
Lawson misses with a takedown

and Rage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lawson is on top in guard.
Rage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lawson throws an elbow but Rage slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rage can't do much from the bottom here.

Lawson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage sneaks back into half guard.

Lawson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rage sees it coming and defends easily.
Lawson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rage is looking to get to half guard.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lawson prevents Rage from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson lands a nice shot to the head.
Lawson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Lawson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rage to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rage shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Randy Rage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerry Lawson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rage.
Lawson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lawson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rage.

Lawson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lawson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rage tries to get to full guard but Lawson has control of the leg.
Lawson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lawson blocks the strikes from Rage.
Rage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawson.
Lawson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson lands strikes from half guard.
Lawson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rage is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lawson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Lawson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
Rage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lawson is working away from the top position though.
Rage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rage tries to roll over but Lawson keeps him under control.

Lawson seems to be working for a kimura but Rage defends the submission attempt.
Lawson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rage defending well though.

Rage is defending against the submission attempts here by Lawson.
Lawson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage gets full guard.
Rage trying to keep a closed guard but Lawson is proving a slippery customer.
Lawson prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lawson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rage doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lawson passes into half guard.

Lawson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Lawson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jerry Lawson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Rage working for a triangle but Lawson defends it easily.
Rage can't keep his opponent in guard - Lawson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lawson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rage!
Rage sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Lawson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Rage actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lawson working over Rage with some ground and pound. Rage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Lawson is working for a kimura but Rage is defending it quite comfortably.

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

Lawson is looking for a kimura here.

Lawson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rage sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Lawson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Rage.
Lawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rage.
Donk. Rage catches Lawson right on the button with a cross.

Lawson gets caught flat footed, as Rage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rage connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson controls Rage momentarily but Rage frees himself.
Rage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawson's guard.

Lawson working for a triangle but Rage defends it easily.

Rage drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Rage off! Rage jumps back into Lawson's guard.

Lawson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.

Lawson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rage defends well.

Lawson has his foot on Rage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rage works his way back into a safe position though.

Lawson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rage passes into side control.
Lawson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lawson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rage grinds an elbow into Lawson's temple.
Rage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawson keeps working.
Rage tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lawson is looking to reverse the position.

Rage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Rage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawson, who protects the arm well.

Rage tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson sneaks back into half guard.
Lawson trying to hold on to Rage's head to control him but Rage postures up.
Lawson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rage kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rage wants to control but Lawson is keeping him busy.
Lawson wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.
Rage is trying to control. Lawson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lawson is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawson won't allow Rage to pass to mount.

We're going to have a standup here because Randy Rage wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rage working for a triangle but Lawson defends it easily.
Lawson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rage wants to get back to full guard.
Lawson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawson lands strikes from half guard.
Lawson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!