PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lawmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawmen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bleed It Out. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lawmen
vs
Rabbit

176 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lawmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawmen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rabbit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rabbit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rabbit forces his way into half guard.
Lawmen tries to roll over but Rabbit keeps him under control.
Lawmen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lawmen wants to improve his position but Rabbit is controlling well.
Rabbit working over Lawmen with some ground and pound. Lawmen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lawmen trying to control but Rabbit postures up.
Rabbit trying to control the pace.
Rabbit prevents Lawmen from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit trying to pass the guard but Lawmen defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rabbit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Rabbit seems to be working for a kimura but Lawmen defends the submission attempt.
Lawmen is looking to control Rabbit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lawmen avoid being mounted?
Rabbit content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rabbit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Rabbit is looking for a kimura but Lawmen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rabbit to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rabbit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lawmen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rabbit.
Rabbit looks gassed!

Rabbit seems to be looking for submissions.
Lawmen is trying to stand.

Lawmen is defending against the submission attempts here by Rabbit.
Lawmen is trying to stand up here but Rabbit is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabbit is thwarting Lawmen's attempts to control the position.
Lawmen is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rabbit wants to free his trapped foot but Lawmen is holding on for dear life with his legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lawmen misses with a takedown

and Rabbit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rabbit pushes down on Lawmen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lawmen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lawmen is not content to let Rabbit control the position.
Rabbit trying to control the pace.
Lawmen wants to get back to full guard.
Lawmen is trying to maintain the position but Rabbit is very close to passing his half guard.
Rabbit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lawmen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawmen trying to control but Rabbit postures up.
Rabbit controlling the pace.

Rabbit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lawmen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rabbit.
Rabbit wants to pass the guard but Lawmen is defending well.
Rabbit prevents Lawmen from improving his position.

Rabbit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rabbit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawmen defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Rabbit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lawmen has his takedown stuffed

and Rabbit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawmen's guard.

Rabbit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lawmen wants to stand but Rabbit is controlling the position.
Rabbit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lawmen is trying to control the position but Rabbit postures up.
Rabbit forces his way into half guard.

Rabbit seems to be looking for submissions.
Lawmen is looking to escape.
Lawmen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabbit on the ground.
Lawmen tries to roll over but Rabbit keeps him under control.
Rabbit is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rabbit works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawmen is trying to get back to half guard.
Rabbit is breathing heavily.
Rabbit prevents Lawmen from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Lawmen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rabbit tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lawmen's legs.
Lawmen tries to buck Rabbit off but Rabbit is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lawmen moves into the clinch successfully.

Lawmen manages to pull guard.
Rabbit wants to control from the top but Lawmen keeps moving.
Lawmen looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawmen, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Lawmen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lawmen has his takedown stuffed

and Rabbit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rabbit trying to mount his opponent but Lawmen defends it.
Rabbit content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lawmen is looking to control Rabbit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lawmen avoid being mounted?
Lawmen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rabbit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rabbit is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawmen is looking to improve his position.

Rabbit is trying for a kimura here. Lawmen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rabbit wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roger Rabbit!