PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ned Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alonso
vs
Lipkin

180 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ned Alonso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Lipkin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alonso misses with a takedown attempt
and Lipkin counters with a leg kick.
Alonso has his takedown stuffed
and Lipkin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Alonso throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lipkin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alonso is in Lipkin's guard.
Lipkin trying to control the position.
Alonso scoring with some ground and pound.

Lipkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alonso defends it easily.
Alonso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alonso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Alonso drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lipkin dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin won't allow Alonso to get back to his feet.
Lipkin wants to pass the guard but Alonso is keeping the position.
Alonso throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lipkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alonso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alonso is looking to stand up but Lipkin isn't so interested in that idea.
Alonso is trying to control the position but Lipkin postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alonso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alonso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alonso trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ned Alonso wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lipkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alonso.
Alonso with a poor takedown
and Lipkin counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alonso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lipkin counters with a head kick. That will keep Alonso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lipkin.
Alonso with a poor takedown
and Lipkin counters with an inside leg kick.
Alonso has his takedown stuffed

and Lipkin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alonso's guard now.
Lipkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alonso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lipkin pushes down on Alonso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alonso is looking for a sweep. Lipkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lipkin is trying to work for a kimura but Alonso is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso won't allow Lipkin to pass to mount.
Lipkin working Alonso over with strikes.
Alonso is looking to improve his position.
Alonso trying to control but Lipkin postures up.
Alonso won't allow Lipkin to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lipkin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alonso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lipkin. Lipkin obviously looking to wear him down.

Lipkin tries to sprawl but Alonso drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alonso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Alonso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lipkin is just riding it out for now. Alonso eventually gives up the hold.
Alonso throwing shots but Lipkin is blocking nicely.

Lipkin is defending against the submission attempts here by Alonso.
Lipkin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lipkin's head.
Alonso thows a big elbow that misses.
Alonso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alonso advances position into side control!
Alonso is trying to ground and pound but Lipkin uses the momentary lack of control by Alonso to regain half guard.
Lipkin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alonso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alonso's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso breaks Lipkin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Alonso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Alonso drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lipkin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lipkin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lipkin!

Alonso bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lipkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alonso's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lipkin counters with an outside leg kick.
Lipkin throws a low kick, looking for Alonso's leg but Alonso calmly moves out of range.

Lipkin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alonso throws and elbow that misses. Lipkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alonso's guard. Nice move by Lipkin!
Alonso wants to improve his position but instead Lipkin has moved into half guard.
Lipkin prevents Alonso from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lipkin wants to control from the top but Alonso keeps moving.
Lipkin won't allow Alonso to get back to his feet.
Alonso is wriggling around but Lipkin manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Alonso dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lipkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Lipkin throws a leg kick that misses.
Alonso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lipkin counters with a nice body kick.
Alonso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alonso tries for a takedown but Lipkin circles away easily
and Lipkin counters with a solid body kick.
Lipkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alonso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alonso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lipkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lipkin throws a wild body kick that Alonso sees coming a mile off.
Alonso avoids a kick to the body.
Lipkin throws a leg kick but Alonso moved away.
Alonso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lipkin counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lipkin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alonso misses with a takedown
and Lipkin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lipkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lipkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Lipkin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lipkin trying to control but Alonso is working from the bottom.
Lipkin is pushing down on Alonso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alonso is fighting to maintain full guard but Lipkin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lipkin trying to pass the guard but Alonso defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lipkin is working away from the top position though.
Alonso trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lipkin manages to pass to mount!
Alonso is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alonso tries to hold on but Lipkin postures up.
Alexander Lipkin has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso regains half guard.
Alonso wants to control but Lipkin is keeping busy.

Alonso actively working from the bottom here.
Alonso is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alonso trying to hold on to Lipkin's head to control him but Lipkin postures up.
Alonso controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alonso trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lipkin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Nice body kick from Lipkin.
Lipkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alonso.

Alonso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lipkin's half guard.
Alonso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alonso trying to pass the guard but Lipkin defending well.
Alonso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alonso thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lipkin to regain full guard.
Alonso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alonso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alonso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alonso is looking to work some ground and pound but Lipkin has wrist control.
Alonso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alonso wants to pass the guard but Lipkin is keeping the position.
Alonso throws a strike but Lipkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lipkin stopping the sweep attempt from Alonso.

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.
Alonso is looking to stand back up but Lipkin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alonso.
Lipkin wants to pass the guard but Alonso is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin trying to control the action but Alonso is working from the bottom.
Alonso is trying to get back to full guard.
Alonso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lipkin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lipkin's back!
Alonso scores with punches from the back.
Alonso is throwing strikes by Lipkin counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Lipkin regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alonso.

Alonso seems to be looking for submissions.
Lipkin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alonso throwing strikes from guard but Lipkin blocks nicely.

Lipkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alonso defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Alonso had his way with Alexander Lipkin in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alonso checks a leg kick.
Alonso fails with the takedown
and Lipkin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alonso really felt that one!
Lipkin keeps Alonso at a distance using the push kick.
Alonso tries for a takedown but Lipkin circles away easily
and Lipkin counters with a leg kick.

Alonso closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alonso lands in his opponent's guard.
Alonso wants to pass the guard but Lipkin is keeping the position.
Alonso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alonso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alonso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alonso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Alonso is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lipkin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lipkin has escaped and now he's on top!

Alonso manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin misses with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lipkin!
Lipkin misses with a head kick.
Alexander Lipkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lipkin misses with a kick to the body.
Alonso tries for a takedown but Lipkin circles away easily
and Lipkin counters with a head kick. That will keep Alonso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lipkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lipkin.
Alonso shoots and misses
and Lipkin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alonso's knee momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alonso is out of range and Lipkin settles back down.
Alonso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lipkin counters with a good, hard body kick but Alonso shrugs it off.
That kick from Lipkin tenderised Alonso's leg. Alonso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alonso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lipkin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lipkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alonso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Lipkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lipkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Lipkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lipkin thows a big elbow that misses.
Alonso throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alonso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alonso is trying to hold Lipkin in close to prevent damage but Lipkin has managed to pass into half guard.
Alonso trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lipkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lipkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lipkin! Alexander Lipkin retains his welterweight title!