PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for The Stig has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Stig
vs
Lipkin

182 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

KAISER

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, The Stig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Lipkin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stig moves to clinch but Lipkin breaks away
and Lipkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lipkin thuds his shin into the meat of Stig's side.
Lipkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lipkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stig looks to clinch
and Lipkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stig does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stig misses with a low kick.

Stig clinches.
Stig pushes off an throws an elbow but Lipkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stig lands an elbow just above Lipkin 's eye.

It looks like Alexander Lipkin has been cut.
Lipkin takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stig throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stig missing with knees to the body.
Stig tries to land a knee to the head but Lipkin blocks with his arms.
Stig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Alexander Lipkin's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stig just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lipkin's brow.
Stig throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stig misses with a knee strike.
Stig trying to land knees to the body.
Stig looking to throw knees to the head but Lipkin is blocking nicely.
Stig looking to throw knees to the head but Lipkin is blocking nicely.
Stig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lipkin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lipkin avoids it.
Lipkin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lipkin blocks the elbow strike.
Lipkin blocks the elbow strike.
Lipkin blocks the elbow strike.
Stig looking to throw knees to the head but Lipkin is blocking nicely.
Lipkin blocks an elbow strike from Stig.
Stig working Lipkin over with knees to the body.
Stig is breathing heavily.
Lipkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stig tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lipkin avoiding damage as Stig throws knees to the body.
Lipkin slows down the pace here.
Stig working Lipkin over with knees to the body.
Lipkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lipkin dodges an elbow strike from Stig.
Stig pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stig throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stig trying to land knees to the body.
Stig misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lipkin.
Stig lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Alexander Lipkin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lipkin avoids it.
Lipkin avoids a wild elbow strike from Stig.
Stig throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lipkin blocks an elbow strike from Stig.
Lipkin blocks an elbow strike from Stig.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin blocks an elbow strike.
Stig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lipkin is defending well for now.
Lipkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stig misses with an elbow over the top.

Lipkin is trying to trip Stig. He has hold of a leg but Stig is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lipkin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lipkin wants to control from the top but Stig keeps moving.
Lipkin wants to pass the guard but Stig is keeping the position.
Stig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lipkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stig keeping moving, preventing Lipkin from controlling successfully.
Lipkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lipkin with a nice head shot there.
Stig keeping moving, preventing Lipkin from controlling successfully.
Lipkin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lipkin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Lipkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lipkin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Stig wants to clinch
and Lipkin counters with a nice leg kick.
Lipkin connects with a leg kick. Stig looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stig looks to clinch
and Lipkin counters with a low kick, right behind Stig 's knee.
Stig tries to clinch
and Lipkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stig throws out a leg kick but Lipkin moves out of range and Stig only half commits.
Lipkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stig tries to clinch but Lipkin moves away
and Lipkin counters with a good low kick that Stig was not able to check.
Some bone on bone action there as Lipkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lipkin throws a leg kick but Stig sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lipkin throws a push kick but Stig slaps the foot to one side.
Stig takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stig darts in trying to clinch
and Lipkin counters with a thumping low kick.
Lipkin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stig will feel that in the morning.
Lipkin misses with a low kick.
Lipkin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lipkin counters with a low kick, right behind Stig 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stig tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lipkin counters with a nice leg kick.

Lipkin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stig did well to prevent Lipkin getting side control.
Lipkin works his way into side control.
Stig dodges the ground and pound from Lipkin.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lipkin trying to control the position but Stig is working away.
Lipkin working the ground and pound but Stig is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin is looking to take a break and control but Stig is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stig tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stig takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lipkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stig keeps working.
The ground and pound from Lipkin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stig is not content to let Lipkin control the position.
Stig takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lipkin in side control, throwing shots but Stig defends.
Lipkin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lipkin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lipkin throws a strike aimed at the side of Stig's head but Stig avoids it well.

That's four 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.
Lipkin trying to control the position but Stig is working away.
Lipkin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stig to see if he's OK.
Stig managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lipkin.
The strikes coming from Lipkin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lipkin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stig is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Lipkin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lipkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lipkin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stig tries to clinch but Lipkin moves away
and Lipkin counters with a head kick.
The Stig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lipkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lipkin throws a solid leg kick but Stig takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lipkin.
Stig tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lipkin counters with a nice leg kick.
Stig moves out of range of the body kick.
Stig checks a leg kick.
Lipkin throws a solid leg kick but Stig takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lipkin.
Stig looks to clinch
and Lipkin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stig really felt that one!
Stig checks a low kick from Lipkin.
Stig tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lipkin counters with a good low kick that Stig was not able to check.
Stig throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lipkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stig checks a leg kick.
Lipkin is looking to land body kicks.
Stig blocks a low kick nicely.
Lipkin throws a leg kick but Stig moved away.
Lipkin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stig wants to clinch but Lipkin slips to the side
and Lipkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Lipkin gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin is trying to control. Stig wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lipkin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lipkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stig keeps working.
Lipkin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stig kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stig is looking to get back to full guard here but Lipkin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lipkin throws an elbow but Stig slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lipkin trying to control the action but Stig is working from the bottom.
Stig dodges the ground and pound from Lipkin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipkin trying to control the position but Stig is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Lipkin crashes against the mat.
Lipkin wants to control but Stig is keeping him busy.
Lipkin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Alexander Lipkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lipkin is chipping away with strikes.
Lipkin taking a breather here.
Lipkin with the ground and pound but Stig regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lipkin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Stig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lipkin passes to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lipkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lipkin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lipkin!