PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Gadela (ranked 4622 p4p, 4624 weight class) and Anthony Lawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gadela
vs
Lawyer

178 cm
22
178
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
180
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Gadela!
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, Anthony Lawyer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gadela is looking for a counter combo.
Gadela stuffs the takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lawyer checks a leg kick.

Gadela closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lawyer did well to prevent Gadela getting side control.
Lawyer wants to control but Gadela is keeping busy.
Gadela seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lawyer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawyer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lawyer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gadela controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadela looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gadela is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gadela looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gadela wants to get back to his feet.
Gadela stalling.
Gadela is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lawyer can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawyer is looking to improve his position.
Gadela 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.

Gadela is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lawyer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gadela throwing shots but Lawyer is blocking nicely.

Gadela is working for a kimura but Lawyer is defending it quite comfortably.
Gadela tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawyer gets a clinch.

Gadela pulls guard.
Gadela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gadela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gadela is pulling down on Lawyer's head. It's preventing any offense from Lawyer, at least for the moment.
Lawyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gadela trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadela being controlled here, momentarily.
Gadela looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawyer wants to control from the top but Gadela keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No luck for Gadela with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Gadela dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Gadela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gadela tries to clinch there but Lawyer circles away.
Lawyer is looking for the big counter here.
Lawyer motions for Gadela to come forward. Lawyer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Lawyer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gadela sprawls well initially but Lawyer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like Lawyer is going to stand back up.
Lawyer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadela wants to get back to his feet.
Gadela wants to improve his position but Lawyer is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadela holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gadela is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawyer wants to take a breather but Gadela is having none of it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gadela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawyer as he jumps to the side.
Lawyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Gadela circles away.
Gadela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawyer but Lawyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gadela closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lawyer did well to prevent Gadela getting side control.
Gadela not doing much here.
Gadela is trying to control. Lawyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lawyer is looking for a sweep. Gadela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gadela lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawyer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawyer wants to control but Gadela is keeping busy.
Gadela wants to control but Lawyer is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lawyer wants to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gadela tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lawyer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gadela somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augustus Gadela. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Gadela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gadela darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gadela sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gadela wants to stand but Lawyer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gadela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawyer can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gadela stops Lawyer from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Augustus Gadela will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gadela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gadela slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Gadela shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gadela showed some decent athleticism there.
Lawyer is looking to get back to is feet but Gadela passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawyer tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Gadela tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gadela working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawyer can't do much from the bottom here.

Gadela wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawyer, who protects the arm well.
Lawyer is not content to let Gadela control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lawyer is looking for a sweep.
Gadela tries to stand but Lawyer is controlling his head.

Gadela is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lawyer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lawyer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gadela.
Gadela lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lawyer down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gadela is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lawyer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lawyer can't do much from the bottom here.
Lawyer tries to bench press Gadela off him but Gadela keeps the position.

Gadela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gadela working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A lull in the action here as Gadela stalls from top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gadela slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lawyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gadela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gadela enables Lawyer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gadela manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lawyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gadela trying to keep a closed guard but Lawyer is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Gadela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gadela, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Augustus Gadela!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Augustus Gadela!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Augustus Gadela!

Augustus Gadela wins by unanimous decision!