PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 3219 p4p, 1615 weight class) and Tobi Terrorelli (ranked 406 p4p, 236 weight class). Tobi Terrorelli acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lawrence
vs
Terrorelli

180 cm
26
174
10 - 10 - 0

180 cm
24
180
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

The Stuff
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Conviction

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Terrorelli!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawrence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terrorelli.
Lawrence getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Terrorelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Terrorelli tries a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence is wise to it.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Terrorelli ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Terrorelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawrence crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Terrorelli - the referee stops the clock and Lawrence gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Terrorelli. Lawrence manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence avoids a kick to the body.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terrorelli doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawrence swings for the body but Terrorelli moves out of range.
Terrorelli moves away from the strike by Lawrence.
Terrorelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli lands with a kick to the temple. Lawrence shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence misses with a double jab
and Terrorelli counters with a nice leg kick.
Terrorelli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Terrorelli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
Lawrence throws a right hand that Terrorelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Terrorelli also avoids with ease.

Terrorelli clinches with his opponent.
Lawrence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrorelli has double underhooks.
Terrorelli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli just leaning against Lawrence, taking a breather.
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrorelli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lawrence working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Terrorelli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Terrorelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terrorelli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lawrence lands a jab to the head.
Terrorelli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lawrence went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Terrorelli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawrence's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Tobi Terrorelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Terrorelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Terrorelli also avoids with ease.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terrorelli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence slips a jab from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli misses with a left hand
and Lawrence counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terrorelli tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Terrorelli looks to throw a body kick
and Terrorelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Terrorelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrorelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Terrorelli throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
Lawrence throwing a counter right hand but Terrorelli manages to avoid it.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrorelli.
Lawrence takes a jab right on the kisser.
Terrorelli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrorelli moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Terrorelli! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrorelli manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Terrorelli throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Terrorelli.
Lawrence takes a swing at Terrorelli's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrorelli moves away.
A low kick lands for Terrorelli.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terrorelli.
Lawrence with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Terrorelli to score with a decent uppercut.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Terrorelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tobi Terrorelli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence'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.

Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lawrence.
Terrorelli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawrence finds it's way round the side to connect with Terrorelli's head.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Terrorelli. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Terrorelli moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a lazy head kick
and Terrorelli counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawrence misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Terrorelli.
Lawrence checks a leg kick.
Terrorelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Terrorelli tries a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence is wise to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrorelli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lawrence fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Terrorelli sprawls well initially but Lawrence persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lawrence slips a nice elbow through Terrorelli's hands, connecting with Terrorelli's forehead.
Lawrence is thwarting Terrorelli's attempts to control the position.
Terrorelli felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Terrorelli desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lawrence lands a nice short elbow.
Lawrence is thwarting Terrorelli's attempts to control the position.
Lawrence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Terrorelli tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Terrorelli is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawrence trying to control from half guard but Terrorelli is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lawrence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Terrorelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawrence is one step ahead there.
Terrorelli has control of Lawrence's left arm, preventing Lawrence from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Terrorelli has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lawrence scoring with punches to the head and body.
Terrorelli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Terrorelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence scoring with punches to the head and body.
Terrorelli wants to sweep here but Lawrence controlling him for the moment.
Terrorelli is still trying to improve position.
Lawrence with a nice head shot there.
Lawrence is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terrorelli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lawrence is controlling him.
Terrorelli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Terrorelli from controlling successfully.
Lawrence wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli being controlled here momentarily.
Terrorelli forces his way into half guard.
Lawrence is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ludus Magnus, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lawrence wants to control but Terrorelli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Terrorelli prevents Lawrence from standing back up.

Terrorelli is looking for a kimura but Lawrence is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Terrorelli to get the leverage.
Terrorelli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawrence defending well though.
Terrorelli is thwarting Lawrence's attempts to control the position.
Malachi Lawrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Terrorelli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lawrence trying to control but Terrorelli postures up.

Terrorelli is trying to work for a kimura but Lawrence is defending well.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep. Terrorelli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Malachi Lawrence dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Terrorelli closes the distance and pushes Lawrence back into the cage.
Terrorelli has Lawrence pushed against the cage.
Lawrence managing to block the knees to the body from Terrorelli.

Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
That kick from Terrorelli tenderised Lawrence's leg. Lawrence is trying to keep his angry face on.

Oooh a lovely combination from Lawrence sends Terrorelli down but not out. Lawrence dives into side control looking to finish.

Terrorelli is rocked!

It looks like Tobi Terrorelli has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrorelli is trying to improve his position.
Terrorelli is still in real trouble! Can Lawrence finish him?
Lawrence is working Terrorelli over with some ground and pound from side control.
Terrorelli is trying to work for a sweep but Lawrence has mounted him!
Lawrence connects with a bit shot that sees Terrorelli covering up! More strikes from Lawrence and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lawrence is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malachi Lawrence!