PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alexander
vs
Lawrence

183 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lawrence avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Lawrence looks to clinch
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexander avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Alexander.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence tries to clinch up
and Alexander counters with a one-two to the body.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexander. That snapped Lawrence's head back.
Lawrence tries to clinch
and Alexander counters with a series of strikes. Lawrence will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence tries to move into range but Alexander moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alexander scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Alexander lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lawrence doesn't seem phased though.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexander counters with a one-two to the body.
Daniel Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence is looking to land body kicks.
Alexander keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence darts in trying to clinch
and Alexander counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander scores with the left hand. Lawrence knows he should have avoided that one.
Lawrence moves forwards but Alexander connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alexander lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawrence scores with a head kick. Alexander tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lawrence swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alexander counters with a left and a right that stings Lawrence.
A jab from Alexander does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alexander counters with a one-two to the body.

Lawrence is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alexander cracks Lawrence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lawrence closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alexander counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexander.
Lawrence has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alexander checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alexander doesn't seem phased though.
Alexander lands an overhand right.
A nice combination there by Alexander.
Lawrence is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
Alexander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawrences jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lawrence.
Lawrence seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lawrence can pounce on him.
Alexander lands a nice looking body shot.
Alexander is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alexander tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Alexander. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawrence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alexander jabs Lawrence to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawrence misses with a double jab.
Lawrence tries to clinch
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alexander scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawrence should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawrence.
Alexander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander connects with a body shot.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alexander is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alexander lands with a cross.
Alexander scores with a three punch combo!
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawrence looks winded!
Lawrence closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alexander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexander connects with the punch.
Lawrence takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alexander with a hook.
Alexander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lawrence looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Alexander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lawrence throws a leg kick but Alexander checks it.
Alexander connects with a jab.
Alexander scores with a shot to the body.
Alexander cracks Lawrence with a good jab.
Lawrence thows a body shot but no joy.
Alexander throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Alexander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawrences jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daniel Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawrence fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexander lands with a nice combination. Lawrence backs away looking to recover.
Lawrence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawrence takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lawrence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexander.
Lawrence with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alexander to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Alexander.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Alexander moves away
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence wants to clinch but Alexander slips to the side
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Alexander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Alexander does no damage.
Alexander moves out of range of the body kick from Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lawrence wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexander throws out the jab.
Lawrence misses with a double jab
letting Alexander counter with a right hand.
Lawrence takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexander lands a head shot.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexander lands a slapping body shot.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniel Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alexander darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alexander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawrence under the eye.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexander checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Alexander finds it's way through Lawrence's defenses.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lawrence tries to clinch
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alexander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Lawrence looks to clinch
and Alexander counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alexander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Alexander does it's job there.
Alexander moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Alexander feints a jab promting Lawrence to slip. Alexander then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lawrence slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alexander counters with a left to the body.
Alexander closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alexander connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Alexander. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alexander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Alexander dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alexander lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alexander scores with a jab to the head.
Alexander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alexander tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Alexander.
Alexander swinging wildly here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lawrence might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alexander has got the better of the exchanges.
Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a sloppy body shot
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lawrence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrence looks to clinch
and Alexander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Lawrence wants to clinch but Alexander slips to the side
and Alexander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lawrence tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alexander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexander cracks Lawrence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alexander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawrence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawrence closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrence tries to land a leg kick but Alexander saw it coming and moves away.
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawrence moves to clinch but Alexander breaks away
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawrence closes the distance but Alexander moves to the side
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence wants to clinch.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Alexander moves away
and Alexander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alexander scores with a one two! Lawrence had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alexander to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexander. That snapped Lawrence's head back.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alexander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrence gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Lawrence.
Alexander throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawrence darts in trying to clinch
and Alexander counters with a three punch combo that has Lawrence backing up. Lawrence nods at Alexander to acknowledge the strikes.
Alexander connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Alexander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alexander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander connects with a right hand. Lawrence shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Alexander.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alexander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawrence is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Alexander moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Alexander!