PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sony Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sujith Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Chiba
vs
Lawrence

177 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Suit Up!
Dragon

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sony Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sujith Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Chiba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Chiba missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chiba throws a head kick that misses.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Chiba slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Chiba lands a slapping body shot.
Chiba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Lawrence thows a leg kick but Chiba checks it
and Chiba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawrence thinking.
Chiba moves out of range of the strikes.
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Lawrence misses
and Chiba makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lawrence really felt that one!
Lawrence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chiba.
Chiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiba throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Chiba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawrence lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Chiba slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Lawrence.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lawrence has managed to clinch.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiba.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chiba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawrence lands a left hand.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiba.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chiba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chiba's elbow.
Chiba blocks an uppercut.
Lawrence is pushing Chiba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chiba blocks a body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chiba.
Chiba is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lawrence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chiba backwards.

It looks like Sony Chiba has been cut.
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike.

Chiba breaks from the clinch.
Chiba misses with a double jab
and Lawrence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chiba thinking.
Chiba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lawrence fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chiba is out of range.
Lawrence swings for the body but Chiba moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Chiba moves away and avoids it.
Chiba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chiba missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chiba in his tracks.
Chiba blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
A jab from Chiba misses.
Chiba misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Lawrence defending well as Chiba loads up on a big left hand.

Lawrence clinches up with Chiba and pushes him back against the cage.
Chiba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawrence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chiba slows down the pace here.
Lawrence has Chiba pushed against the cage.
Lawrence lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lawrence scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.

Chiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
Lawrence lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lawrence avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chiba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawrence thows a body shot but no joy.
Chiba scores with a kick to the midsection.

Lawrence gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawrence tries to work over Chiba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chiba.
Chiba leaning against his opponent.
Lawrence pushes Chiba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sujith Lawrence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sony Chiba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chiba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lawrence is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Chiba as he connects with a hook.
Chiba avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Chiba's body. Chiba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chiba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawrence gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Chiba counter with a right hand.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Chiba.

Lawrence has closed the distance and engaged Chiba in a clinch.
Lawrence stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Chiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chiba blocks a jab.
Chiba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lawrence.
Sujith Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Chiba is having none of it.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba moves out of range of the leg kick from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Chiba moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiba. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chiba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chiba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence lands a really nice looking cross but Chiba seems unphased.
Chiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Chiba's body. Chiba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Chiba does no damage.
Lawrence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chiba.
Lawrence throws a leg kick
and Chiba counters with a straight right hand.
Chiba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chiba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lawrence lands a jab to Chiba's midsection.
Lawrence finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Lawrence.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Chiba counters with a thumping low kick.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Chiba's body. Chiba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Chiba.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawrence pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chiba is out of range and Lawrence settles back down.
Chiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiba loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawrence.
Chiba misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Lawrence catches Chiba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chiba connects with a leg kick. Lawrence looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chiba is looking to slow Lawrence down with leg kicks.
Lawrence looks for the body kick but Chiba saw that one coming.
Chiba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chiba misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiba moves away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lawrence. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chiba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawrence throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chiba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba throws an off balance right hand

and Lawrence counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lawrence.
Chiba looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Lawrence.
Chiba stalling in the clinch but Lawrence improves position.
Lawrence can't find room to land a body shot as Chiba controls the action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chiba blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Chiba.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Chiba.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike.
Lawrence looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Lawrence.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sujith Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sony Chiba's cut.
That's time! Chiba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Chiba.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Chiba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chiba misses the jab.
Chiba catches Lawrence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chiba.
Lawrence moves out of range of the body kick.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiba.

Lawrence has closed the distance and engaged Chiba in a clinch.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Chiba.
Chiba blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Lawrence.
Chiba has had enough of the clinch but Lawrence keeps him there for the moment.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence digs a right hand underneath Chiba's ribcage. Chiba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lawrence.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Chiba is rocked!
Lawrence pushes Chiba against the cage. Lawrence is working some dirty boxing. Lawrence pushes off with a quick right hook! Chiba goes down! Chiba tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lawrence moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sujith Lawrence!
A less than humble Sujith Lawrence misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.