PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson's entrance music is Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly. A fine choice. Lawrence is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Overture. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fredriksson
vs
Lawrence

183 cm
33
176 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

177 cm
34
182 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fredriksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fredriksson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Fredriksson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fredriksson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawrence at a distance.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.

Lawrence shoots in and bounces Fredriksson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fredriksson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lawrence throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredriksson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Lawrence stands up and waves to Fredriksson to follow him.
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!
Lawrence defending well as Fredriksson loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawrence slips a straight right by Fredriksson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fredriksson, as that shot connected.

Fredriksson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fredriksson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lawrence prevents it.
Lawrence drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fredriksson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fredriksson is looking to wear down Lawrence with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lawrence closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fredriksson circles away.
A nice combination there by Fredriksson.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Lawrence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fredriksson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Fredriksson scores with a three punch combo!
Lawrence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredriksson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fredriksson is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lawrence misses.
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!
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Fredriksson keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt - Fredriksson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clint Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lawrence.

Lawrence drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fredriksson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lawrence has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Lawrence stands up and beckons Fredriksson to his feet.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrence takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Fredriksson misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lawrence back to the cage. Fredriksson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fredriksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredriksson lands with a straight right. Lawrence didn't see that one coming.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fredriksson throws out the jab.
Lawrence's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lawrence duly obliges.

It looks like Clint Fredriksson has been cut.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.

Lawrence forces Fredriksson back against the cage and clinches.
Lawrence has Fredriksson pressed against the cage, preventing Fredriksson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fredriksson is leaning against Lawrence and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fredriksson gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lawrence has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fredriksson is trying to keep an underhook but Lawrence manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredriksson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lawrence gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Fredriksson slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fredriksson scores with a jab. Lawrence acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fredriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Fredriksson instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fredriksson controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawrence is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Fredriksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Fredriksson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fredriksson misses with a body punch
and Lawrence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fredriksson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredriksson throws a big shot that misses.
Lawrence feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredriksson's calf.
Marcus Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredriksson misses with a two punch combination.

Fredriksson closes the distance and pushes Lawrence back into the cage.
Fredriksson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Fredriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredriksson tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredriksson.

Fredriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson scores with a one two! Lawrence had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fredriksson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawrence.
Fredriksson works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredriksson is just out of range.
Clint Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.

Lawrence closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Lawrence stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson lands a nice shot that snaps Lawrence's head back.
Lawrence shoots for a double leg takedown but Fredriksson sprawls well. He's pushed Lawrence's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lawrence moves in looking to clinch but Fredriksson pushes him off.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredriksson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Fredriksson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson's corner calls for a 1-2. Fredriksson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No luck for Lawrence with that takedown attempt.
Clint Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawrence moves in looking to clinch but Fredriksson pushes him off.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Fredriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Fredriksson is avoiding it.
A jab from Fredriksson finds it's way through Lawrence's defenses.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with an uppercut. Lawrence saw that one coming.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot
and Lawrence counters with a stiff right hand.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.

Fredriksson has Lawrence up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrence prevents a body shot from Fredriksson.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Fredriksson.
Lawrence goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fredriksson prevents it.
Clint Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lawrence.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Lawrence changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fredriksson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Fredriksson.
Clint Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.

Lawrence has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Fredriksson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fredriksson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredriksson stops a takedown attempt from Lawrence.
Fredriksson looking to stall.
Fredriksson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Fredriksson fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredriksson lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Fredriksson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clint Fredriksson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fredriksson is looking to clinch but Lawrence is avoiding it.
Fredriksson throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fredriksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fredriksson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lawrence scrambles back to his feet.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence is looking to clinch.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a takedown but Fredriksson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lawrence's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence slips a jab from Fredriksson.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves away

and Fredriksson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fredriksson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawrence is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fredriksson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fredriksson.
Lawrence has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fredriksson after a bit of a struggle.
Clint Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lawrence.
Fredriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lawrence is trying to push Fredriksson away but Fredriksson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fredriksson lands an uppercut.
Fredriksson is looking for a takedown.

Fredriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredriksson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Fredriksson.
Lawrence moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawrence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredriksson.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Lawrence has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.

Fredriksson forces Lawrence back against the cage and clinches.
Fredriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawrence is keeping busy.
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!
Fredriksson tries a body shot but Lawrence blocks it.
Fredriksson working aggressively here.
Lawrence has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fredriksson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fredriksson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lawrence gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is pressed up against the cage. Lawrence has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fredriksson down to the mat. Fredriksson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fredriksson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcus Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Lawrence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fredriksson finds it's way round the side to connect with Lawrence's head.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson throws a sloppy body shot

and Lawrence counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lawrence stops Fredriksson from standing up.

Lawrence decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fredriksson, up you get!
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence tries to clinch there but Fredriksson circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fredriksson enables Lawrence to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fredriksson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fredriksson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lawrence off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fredriksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fredriksson misses the jab.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fredriksson cracks Lawrence with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Fredriksson.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fredriksson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson lands a slapping body shot.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Fredriksson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fredriksson, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Fredriksson!