PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Lipovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jarvis Lipovsky enters the cage!

Esposito
vs
Lipovsky

195 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

207 cm
26
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarvis Lipovsky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lipovsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Esposito, pushing him back against the cage.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lipovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Lipovsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito working hard to break the clinch.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esposito is looking to break free of the clinch but Lipovsky has double underhooks.
Lipovsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Lipovsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch but Lipovsky keeps him there for the moment.
Lipovsky has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lipovsky working aggressively here.
Lipovsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esposito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lipovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito pushes Lipovsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch but Lipovsky keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Esposito.
Esposito wants to stall.
Lipovsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lipovsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lipovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipovsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lipovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Lipovsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipovsky has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Esposito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito tries to break free but Lipovsky pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lipovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lipovsky has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lipovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lipovsky.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky is controlling him.
Lipovsky prevents Esposito from breaking the clinch.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky is controlling him.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipovsky throws a head punch that misses.
Lipovsky lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lipovsky.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky misses with the head strike.
Lipovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lipovsky pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lipovsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lipovsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Lipovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lipovsky fails to land.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky cracks Esposito with a nice body shot.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Good body shot from Lipovsky.
A shot in the inside from Lipovsky.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lipovsky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lipovsky.
A short left from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Lipovsky scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lipovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Lipovsky cracks Esposito with a nice body shot.
Lipovsky lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky scores with a hook to the body.
Lipovsky scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Lipovsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Lipovsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Lipovsky on the inside.
Lipovsky lands with a left to the head.
Lipovsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lipovsky lands with a light punch inside.
Lipovsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lipovsky lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lipovsky lands a right hand.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lipovsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Lipovsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Lipovsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Esposito's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky - that landed with a thud.
Lipovsky working aggressively here.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipovsky misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
Esposito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Lipovsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lipovsky fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Lipovsky.
A short right from Lipovsky on the inside.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Lipovsky prevents a body shot from Esposito.
A right hand to the body from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lipovsky throws a head punch that misses.
Lipovsky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Lipovsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lipovsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lipovsky digs a right hand underneath Esposito's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Lipovsky.
A right handed body shot lands from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky presses Esposito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lipovsky fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarvis Lipovsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lipovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Lipovsky darts in and clinches Esposito up against the cage.
Lipovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lipovsky misses with some punches.
Lipovsky lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito wants to get back to striking at distance but Lipovsky won't allow it.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lipovsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lipovsky works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Jarvis Lipovsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lipovsky cracks Esposito with a nice body shot.
Lipovsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lipovsky working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lipovsky pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lipovsky lands an uppercut.
Esposito is looking to break free of the clinch but Lipovsky has double underhooks.
Lipovsky pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipovsky digs a right hand underneath Esposito's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lipovsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lipovsky cracks Esposito with a nice body shot.
Lipovsky presses Esposito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lipovsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lipovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Lipovsky lands a right hand.
Lipovsky misses with the head strike.
Lipovsky lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lipovsky fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lipovsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lipovsky misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lipovsky.
Lipovsky presses Esposito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lipovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lipovsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lipovsky scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky is controlling him.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
A body shot lands from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lipovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lipovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lipovsky lands a right hand.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Lipovsky lands a right hand.

John Esposito's cut is getting worse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lipovsky.
Esposito wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lipovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lipovsky lands with a right to the head.
Lipovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lipovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lipovsky.
A right hook to the body lands for Lipovsky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky lands a body punch.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lipovsky digs a right hand underneath Esposito's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lipovsky.
Lipovsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky presses Esposito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Lipovsky.
A short left from Lipovsky.
A right hook to the body lands for Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lipovsky is working Esposito over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lipovsky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lipovsky.
A short right from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lipovsky.
A short left from Lipovsky.

John Esposito's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lipovsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Lipovsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Lipovsky lands a shoulder strike.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lipovsky.
A short right from Lipovsky.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Lipovsky lands with a light punch inside.
Lipovsky scores with a hook to the body.
Lipovsky lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Lipovsky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipovsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lipovsky pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarvis Lipovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lipovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lipovsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lipovsky loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
Lipovsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Esposito circles away.
Lipovsky scores with a nice head shot.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lipovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
Esposito misses with a hook to the body
and Lipovsky counters with a series of strikes. Esposito will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipovsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lipovsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipovsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Esposito.
Jarvis Lipovsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lipovsky misses with a hook.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lipovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lipovsky connects with a looping right hand.

Jeez, John Esposito's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Lipovsky slips the punch.
Lipovsky lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipovsky throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
Lipovsky throws a good cross that connects.
John Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Esposito's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jarvis Lipovsky!