PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage has chosen Johnny Cage Theme as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lawler
vs
Cage

180 cm
23
197 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

182 cm
29
200 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cage lands a front kick.
Cage blocks a jab.
Lawler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lawler looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Lawler lands a body shot.
Lawler throws a lazy body kick
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawler throws a series of strikes that have Cage backpedaling.
Lawler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage moves out of range as Lawler strikes.
Lawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawler looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Eric Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage cracks the inside of Lawler's front leg.
Cage moves away from the strike by Lawler.
Lawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawler throws a combination that misses
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lawler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lawler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cage blocks a jab.
Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cage misses
and Lawler counters with a left and a right that stings Cage.
Lawler throws a chopping leg kick but Cage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Lawler misses
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawler feints and then cracks Cage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cage down.
Lawler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawler takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Lawler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawler thinking.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Lawler throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Lawler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawler blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage prevents a body shot from Lawler.
Cage digs a right hand into Lawler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawler's gas tank.
Lawler digs a right hand underneath Cage's ribcage. Cage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lawler is trying to break the clinch but Cage is controlling him.
Lawler blocks a body shot from Cage.

Lawler breaks from the clinch.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawler is just out of range.
Cage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawler to score with a decent uppercut.
Lawler misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with an inside leg kick.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Lawler moved out of range.
Lawler throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Lawler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lawler. Those never looked like landing.
Lawler misses with a shot to the body
and Cage counters with a nice body shot.
Lawler is breathing heavily.
A big right from Lawler misses.
An inside leg kick from Lawler misses.
A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cage.
Lawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawler lands a hook that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawler.
A right hand to the body from Cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler misses with some punches.
Cage digs a right hand underneath Lawler's ribcage. Lawler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawler throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cage is looking to score with low kicks.
Lawler throws a lazy head kick
and Cage counters with a good low kick that Lawler was not able to check.
Lawler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cage.

Lawler moves into the clinch successfully.
Cage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawler's elbow.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lawler manages to break the clinch.
Lawler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cage counters with a head kick. That will keep Lawler thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lawler scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
Cage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawler's head.
Lawler misses with a leg kick

and Cage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lawler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawler cracks Cage with a nice body shot.
Lawler prevents a body shot from Cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a punch to the body.
Lawler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cage.
Cage is stalling here.
Lawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cage takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Lawler.
Cage is breathing heavily.

Lawler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawler misses the target.
Lawler looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Lawler cracks Cage with a good jab.
Lawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
Lawler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cage's hands.
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Lawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cage misses with an uppercut.
Lawler thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and Cage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawler misses the shot to the body.
Cage throws a leg kick
and Lawler counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage looks to land a combination but Lawler avoids it well.
Lawler scores with a one two! Cage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lawler misses the jab.
Lawler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Lawler.
Cage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cage works the jab nicely.
Lawler swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawler misses with a double jab
and Cage counters with an outside leg kick.
Lawler takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Lawler checks a leg kick.
Lawler throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Lawler scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a sloppy head kick
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Cage has closed the distance and engaged Lawler in a clinch.
Lawler lands with a light punch inside.
Lawler scores with a hook to the body.
Cage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lawler looking to throw knees to the head but Cage is blocking nicely.
Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cage landing knees to the body.
Lawler working hard to break the clinch.
Cage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawlers head.
Cage crunches a lovely knee into Lawler's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Lawler avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawler misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Lawler will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
Cage scores with a nice strike.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Lawler darts in trying to clinch
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Cage misses.
Lawler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lawler thuds his shin into the meat of Cage's side.
The fighters circling - Lawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawler thuds a left hand into Cage's body.
Cage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage drops his hands momentarily and Lawler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnny Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Cage's head.
Lawler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lawler throws a lazy head kick
and Cage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawler tries to clinch but Cage moves away
and Cage counters with a low kick, right behind Lawler 's knee.
Lawler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cage in his tracks.
Lawler misses with a straight left.
Lawler throws a lazy head kick
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Lawler.
Lawler throws a right and a left that Cage avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a straight right.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lawler throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cage throws the left hand but Lawler avoids the punch easily.
Lawler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lawler tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawler closes the distance but Cage moves to the side
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Cage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage takes one on the button.
Lawler scores with a body shot.
Cage walks into a stiff left hand from Lawler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler lands with a good body shot.
Lawler wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Lawler.
Lawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Cage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawler throws out a powerful jab.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawler circles away.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawler misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Lawler slams his shin into Cage's torso.

Lawler forces Cage back against the cage and clinches.
Lawler tries to break free but Cage pushes him back against the cage.

Lawler connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Cage goes down! Lawler jumps into full mount looking to finish!

Cage is rocked!

It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lawler has isolated one of Cage's arms. Cage looking to fight him off but Lawler twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Lawler!