PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lawry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bishop
vs
Lawry

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lawry!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lawry.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
Lawry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bishop avoids it really well and circles away.
Shane Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lawry.
Lawry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lawry swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
Bishop tries to clinch up

and Lawry counters with a shoot takedown. Bishop fights it but they end up in guard.
Lawry prevents Bishop from getting back to his feet.

Lawry drops back looking for a leg! Bishop is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bishop manages to kick Lawry off! Lawry jumps back into Bishop's guard.
Lawry throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bishop wants to stand but Lawry is controlling the position.
Lawry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lawry scoring with punches from side control.
Bishop is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lawry is controlling him well.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawry looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bishop is avoiding damage well.
Lawry cracks Bishop with a big right hand but Bishop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lawry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lawry prevents Bishop from escaping the position.
Lawry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lawry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lawry creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lawry misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lawry is putting a hurting on Bishop here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bishop wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bishop is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bishop taking a bit of punishment here - Lawry scoring with strikes.
Lawry wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawry working the body and head with strikes.
Lawry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lawry tries to score with some ground and pound. Bishop controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bishop is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lawry has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Lawry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bishop, who protects the arm well.
Lawry lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lawry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bishop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Lawry seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lawry controls the position from side control.
Lawry scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawry prevents Bishop from escaping the position.

Lawry tries for a kimura but Bishop is defending well.
Lawry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lawry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet but Lawry drags him back down.
Lawry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lawry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lawry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bishop on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lawry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bishop down.
Lawry scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet but Lawry drags him back down.
Lawry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bishop to see if he's OK.
Lawry in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lawry scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lawry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bishop gets caught flat footed, as Lawry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lawry prevents Bishop from getting back to his feet.
Lawry wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Lawry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawry prevents Bishop from getting back to his feet.
Lawry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Lawry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawry won't allow Bishop to get back to his feet.
Lawry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawry is working Bishop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bishop wants to stand but Lawry is controlling the position.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawry wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Lawry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lawry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawry landing some decent shots from guard.
Lawry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawry wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Lawry postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Lawry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lawry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lawry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet but Lawry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lawry connects with a couple of short punches.
Lawry landing some decent shots from guard.
Lawry distracts Bishop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawry postures up and lands a big shot to Bishop's brow.
Mike Lawry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lawry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Lawry from controlling successfully.
Lawry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bishop taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lawry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bishop takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lawry is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet but Lawry drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lawry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bishop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lawry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bishop takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lawry trying to control the position but Bishop is working away.

Lawry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lawry lands a nice forearm strike.
Lawry trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Lawry lands an elbow.
Lawry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lawry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lawry fails with the takedown.
Bishop throws a head kick that half lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawry blocks the leg kick.
Lawry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bishop lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lawry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lawry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Lawry moves out of range easily.
Lawry circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lawry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bishop's guard.
Lawry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop wants to stand up but Lawry is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawry throwing strikes from guard but Bishop blocks nicely.
Lawry throwing strikes from guard but Bishop blocks nicely.
Lawry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawry works over Bishop with some ground and pound from guard.
Lawry throwing strikes but missing.
Lawry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bishop is looking to stand up but Lawry isn't so interested in that idea.
Lawry throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lawry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawry with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has momentary wrist control but Lawry slips an elbow through the middle.
Lawry stops Bishop from standing up.
Lawry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lawry throwing strikes from guard but Bishop blocks nicely.
Lawry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lawry trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Lawry postures up and lands a big shot to Bishop's brow.
Lawry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bishop wants to stand but Lawry is controlling the position.
Lawry is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawry.
Lawry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Lawry from controlling successfully.
Bishop has momentary wrist control but Lawry slips an elbow through the middle.
Lawry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lawry connects with a couple of short punches.
Lawry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawry is working Bishop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bishop wants to stand and escape but Lawry is having none of it.
Lawry wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Lawry landing with the ground and pound.
Lawry distracts Bishop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawry chips away with some ground and pound.
Bishop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shane Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Lawry drops back looking for a leg! Bishop is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bishop manages to kick Lawry off! Lawry jumps back into Bishop's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lawry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bishop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lawry is controlling him.
Lawry scoring with some ground and pound.

Lawry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lawry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawry works over Bishop with some ground and pound from guard.

Lawry 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.
Lawry lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lawry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lawry!