PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gadget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gadget
vs
Lawson

192 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Gadget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brent Lawson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson moves to clinch but Gadget breaks away
and Gadget counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gadget thumps Lawson with a low kick.
Lawson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gadget pinned against the cage. Gadget gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gadget scores with a push kick.
Gadget with a nice cross.
Lawson darts in trying to clinch
and Gadget counters with a good low kick that Lawson was not able to check.
Lawson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gadget.
Lawson moves to clinch but Gadget breaks away
and Gadget counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gadget lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lawson takes a step back to recover.
Lawson looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gadget. Gadget obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadget scores with a nice body kick.
Gadget buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gadget lands a jab to Lawson's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gadget.
Gadget is looking to slow Lawson down with leg kicks.
Gadget fakes the leg kick and cracks Lawson in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gadget bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gadget connects with a solid leg kick.
Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gadget moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gadget lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lawson will feel that in the morning.
Lawson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gadget.
Gadget throws a front kick that sends Lawson stumbling back into the cage.
Lawson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gadget. That one must have hurt.
Gadget lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawson's sensitive parts.
Gadget with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lawson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadget throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lawson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Gadget. Beautiful body shot.
Gadget fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gadget punishes Lawson's body with a nice straight punch.
Gadget thuds a left hand into Lawson's body.
Gadget fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lawson on the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Gadget.
Gadget delivers a nice body kick.
Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gadget.
Gadget moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gadget throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gadget thuds his shin into the meat of Lawson's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gadget chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Gadget.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gadget.
Carl Gadget is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gadget throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gadget scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawson should have avoided that one.
Gadget fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gadget lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gadget. That one must have hurt.
Gadget scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Gadget.
Lawson misses with a shot to the body
and Gadget makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadget throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gadget is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gadget. That's going to slow Lawson down.
Gadget fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawson.
Gadget throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gadget lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawson's sensitive parts.
Gadget feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lawson's calf.
Lawson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gadget.
Gadget scores with a kick to the body.
Gadget with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson wants to clinch but Gadget slips to the side
and Gadget counters with a body kick.
Gadget lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gadget with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gadget digs a good hook to Lawson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Gadget dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gadget thows a body kick. Lawson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gadget lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawson's sensitive parts.
Gadget fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawson.
Gadget lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gadget dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
Brent Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Gadget.
Brent Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gadget.
Carl Gadget is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Gadget.
Lawson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gadget scores with a kick to the body.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
Lawson darts in trying to clinch
and Lawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gadget.
Gadget bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lawson's head backwards.
Gadget lands a leg kick that knocks Lawson off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gadget - the referee stops the clock and Lawson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gadget. Lawson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lawson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gadget has got the better of the exchanges.
Gadget turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gadget chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gadget lands a front kick.
Lawson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gadget counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body kick there by Gadget.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gadget dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gadget.
Lawson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gadget. That one must have hurt.
Gadget connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gadget throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gadget thows a body kick. Lawson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A good leg kick by Gadget.
Gadget throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gadget lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gadget throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gadget.
Gadget scores with a leg kick.
Gadget scores with a jab.
Gadget lands a front kick.
Lawson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gadget lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadget lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gadget. That's going to slow Lawson down.
Gadget fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lawson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gadget.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gadget, right into the meat.
Gadget scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gadget scores with a push kick.
Lawson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gadget moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gadget scores with a leg kick.
Gadget connects with an inside leg kick.
Gadget scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gadget, right into the meat.
Gadget connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadget lands a jab to the head.
Gadget scores with a leg kick.
Gadget throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lawson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gadget scores with a jab. Lawson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gadget lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gadget fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawson.
Lawson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gadget counters with a nice body kick.
Gadget chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lawson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gadget.
Gadget delivers a nice body kick.
Gadget throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Gadget dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gadget chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gadget connects with a body shot that sends Lawson's belly button to the back.
Lawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gadget.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gadget, right into the meat.
Gadget scores with a nice body kick.
Gadget dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
Gadget scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gadget scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gadget dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
Gadget cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
Lawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gadget lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gadget connects with a leg kick. Lawson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gadget connects with a leg kick. Lawson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gadget.
Lawson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lawson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gadget.
Gadget connects with a crisp jab.
Lawson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gadget connects with a solid leg kick.
Gadget buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gadget fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gadget scores with a punch to the head.
Gadget turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gadget scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gadget connects with an inside leg kick.
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gadget can pounce on him.
Carl Gadget is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadget thumps Lawson with a low kick.
Lawson walks into a stiff left hand from Gadget.
Lawson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gadget thuds his shin into the meat of Lawson's side.
Gadget scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gadget is looking to slow Lawson down with leg kicks.
Gadget lands a jab to Lawson's midsection.
Donk. Gadget catches Lawson right on the button with a cross.
Gadget throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gadget lands a nice shot that snaps Lawson's head back.
Lawson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gadget is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Gadget.
Lawson throws a combination that misses
and Gadget counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadget thows a body kick. Lawson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lawson tries to clinch up
and Gadget counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gadget.
Gadget lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gadget connects with a solid leg kick.
Gadget buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gadget jabs Lawson right on the nose. Lawson blinks but takes it well.
Gadget lands a really nice looking cross but Lawson seems unphased.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gadget!
Gadget lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gadget moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gadget throws a leg kick which misses Lawson's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawson tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadget punishes Lawson's body with a nice straight punch.
Lawson looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Gadget.
Gadget chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gadget throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gadget scores with a kick to the body.
Gadget connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gadget lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gadget uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Gadget.
Good leg kick by Gadget there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brent Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gadget feints and then cracks Lawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawson down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Gadget showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gadget 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Gadget!