PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by Overture. Marcus Lawrence has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lawrence
vs
Reynolds

177 cm
29
182 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

178 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. Lawrence looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reynolds lands with a shot to the body.
Lawrence looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reynolds is fending him off so far but Lawrence persists. Nope, Reynolds circles away and we're back to standing.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
A lazy left from Reynolds finds it's target.
Reynolds misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reynolds throws out a powerful jab.
Reynolds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawrence stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reynolds bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reynolds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawrence's sensitive parts.
Marcus Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Reynolds as Lawrence shoots in.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reynolds lands a leg kick that knocks Lawrence off balance momentarily.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynolds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Reynolds cracks a nice hook into Lawrence's ribs.
Lawrence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reynolds throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds jabs Lawrence right on the nose. Lawrence blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reynolds throws a shot to the body.
Reynolds is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawrence rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds lands a jab to the nose.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reynolds scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Reynolds. Beautiful body shot.
Reynolds scores with a nice strike.
Lawrence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reynolds, right into the meat.
Reynolds fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawrence has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reynolds is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lawrence had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reynolds scores with a nice strike.

Lawrence is rocked!
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Lawrence is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds throws an overhand right that drops Lawrence like a sack of potatoes! Reynolds dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Reynolds!
Frank Reynolds thanked the fans post fight for their support.