PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lawrence
vs
Fury

204 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronnie Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddy Fury!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fury clinches with his opponent.
Fury stalling against the cage.
Lawrence goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fury prevents it.

Fury jumps guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrence won't allow Fury to get back to his feet.
Lawrence will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lawrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lawrence loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Lawrence decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fury, up you get!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fury backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fury moves into the clinch.
Fury tries a knee to the head but Lawrence blocks it.
Lawrence letting Fury take a breather here.
Fury misses with a knee strike.
Lawrence blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury has Lawrence pressed against the cage.
Lawrence takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fury misses with a knee strike.
Fury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawrence.
Lawrence fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury trying to stall but Lawrence improves his position.
Fury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lawrence wants to take the fight to the mat but Fury manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fury missing with knees to the body.
Fury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawrence is defending well for now.
Fury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawrence.

Lawrence is trying to trip Fury. He has hold of a leg but Fury is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lawrence persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury wants to stand up but Lawrence is controlling him.
Fury looks winded!
Lawrence loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Lawrence decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fury, up you get!

Lawrence closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fury did well to prevent Lawrence getting side control.

Lawrence is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fury doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lawrence.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawrence decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Fury darts in and clinches Lawrence up against the cage.
Fury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawrence lands a good knee to the midsection. Fury won't want to take too many of those.
Fury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lawrence goes for a takedown attempt but Fury pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Fury rushes Lawrence and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawrence is defending well for now.
Lawrence really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Fury gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lawrence regains guard.
Lawrence has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lawrence is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lawrence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawrence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fury trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawrence manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fury manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddy Fury will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Fury has Lawrence up against the cage in a clinch.
Fury crunches a lovely knee into Lawrence's ribcage.
Lawrence managing to block the knees to the body from Fury.
Fury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawrence takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fury obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fury lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawrence looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fury is one step ahead there.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawrence has wrist control.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lawrence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fury.
Fury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fury manages to get himself to full guard.
Fury wants to stand but Lawrence is controlling the position.

Fury has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lawrence is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lawrence is working for takedown but Fury is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lawrence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Fury gets control of Lawrence's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fury will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fury is working an open guard so Lawrence takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Lawrence is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fury's half guard.

Lawrence maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Fury could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lawrence has cracked it and Fury is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lawrence!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronnie Lawrence!