PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Subdollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Lipkin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Amir Subdollah's chin.

Lipkin
vs
Subdollah

179 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lipkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Subdollah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subdollah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Subdollah tries to clinch up.
Subdollah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lipkin blocks a low kick nicely.
Subdollah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Subdollah misses with a head kick.
Lipkin avoids a kick to the body.
Subdollah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Subdollah throws a head kick that misses.
Subdollah throws a lazy right hand but Lipkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Subdollah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lipkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lipkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lipkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Subdollah's head.

Subdollah rushes Lipkin and presses him up against the cage.
Subdollah lands with a light punch inside.
Lipkin blocks the elbow strike.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subdollah lands a left hand.
Subdollah throws a punch but it's blocked by Lipkin.
Subdollah misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subdollah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Subdollah looking to throw knees to the head but Lipkin is blocking nicely.
Subdollah looking to throw knees to the head but Lipkin is blocking nicely.
Lipkin stalling in the clinch.
Subdollah throws an elbow but it misses.
Subdollah throws an elbow that misses.
Lipkin blocks an uppercut.
Lipkin avoids the elbow strike from Subdollah, against the cage.
Subdollah misses with an elbow over the top.
Lipkin blocks the elbow strike.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lipkin blocks an elbow strike from Subdollah.
Lipkin stalling in the clinch but Subdollah improves position.
Subdollah throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Subdollah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Subdollah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subdollah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lipkin blocks an uppercut.
Subdollah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipkin avoids a wild elbow strike from Subdollah.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
Subdollah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
Subdollah letting Lipkin take a breather here.
Subdollah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lipkin's defenses.
Subdollah lands an elbow inside that Lipkin shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Subdollah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Subdollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lipkin.
Lipkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lipkin is looking to control Subdollah's arms but Subdollah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lipkin has his back to the cage.
Subdollah misses with a knee strike.
Subdollah misses with a punch on the inside.
Lipkin blocks an uppercut.
Subdollah lands an elbow just above Lipkin 's eye.

It looks like Alexander Lipkin has been cut.
Lipkin tries a body shot but Subdollah blocks it.
Subdollah misses with an elbow strike.
Subdollah lands an elbow that stopped Lipkin in his tracks for a moment.
Subdollah misses with a knee to the head.
Subdollah letting Lipkin take a breather here.
Lipkin blocks an elbow strike from Subdollah.
Lipkin stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah throws an elbow but it misses.
Subdollah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Subdollah connects with a knee to the head.
Subdollah pushes off an throws an elbow but Lipkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lipkin.
Subdollah looking to throw knees to the head but Lipkin is blocking nicely.
Subdollah pushes off an throws an elbow but Lipkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Subdollah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lipkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Subdollah with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lipkin jumps guard and drags Subdollah to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Subdollah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Subdollah throws a strike but Lipkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lipkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Subdollah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lipkin's cut.
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.

Lipkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Subdollah tries to land a front kick but Lipkin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lipkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Subdollah. Subdollah obviously looking to wear him down.
Subdollah throws a head kick that Lipkin semi-blocks.
Lipkin throws a body punch but Subdollah moves out of range.
Subdollah throws a right hand that Lipkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lipkin also avoids with ease.
Subdollah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Subdollah misses with an attempted mid kick.

Lipkin looking to score a takedown here. Subdollah is defending well but Lipkin drives through and ends up in Subdollah's guard.
Subdollah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lipkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Subdollah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lipkin being controlled here momentarily.
Lipkin sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subdollah is trying to control the position but Lipkin postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lipkin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lipkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Subdollah wants to clinch up but Lipkin keeps it at a distance.
Lipkin looks to throw the jab but Subdollah is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lipkin.
Subdollah is looking to land body kicks.
Subdollah is looking to land body kicks.
Subdollah throws a head kick that misses.
Subdollah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lipkin throws a head kick that misses.
Lipkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Lipkin tries to keep at a distance but Subdollah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Subdollah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amir Subdollah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Subdollah misses with a knee to the head.
Subdollah throws a punch but it's blocked by Lipkin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
Subdollah tries a knee to the head but Lipkin blocks it.
Lipkin dodges an elbow strike from Subdollah.
Lipkin is struggling to control the position.
Subdollah misses with a knee strike.
Subdollah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Subdollah scores with a knee to the head.
Subdollah misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Subdollah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lipkin avoids a wild elbow strike from Subdollah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Subdollah scores with a knee to the head.
Lipkin is stalling here.
Subdollah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lipkin is stalling here.
Lipkin avoids the elbow strike from Subdollah, against the cage.
Subdollah misses with a knee strike.
Lipkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lipkin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Subdollah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lipkin avoids the elbow strike from Subdollah, against the cage.
Subdollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lipkin blocks an uppercut.
Subdollah lands an elbow just above Lipkin 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin blocking some punches.
Subdollah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Subdollah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lipkin avoiding damage.
Subdollah gets through Lipkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Subdollah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lipkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lipkin stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Subdollah.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Subdollah swings wildly with an uppercut but Lipkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Subdollah working aggressively here.
Subdollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Subdollah 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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lipkin shoots in for a takedown but Subdollah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Amir Subdollah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lipkin blocks the body kick.
Amir Subdollah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Subdollah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Lipkin scores with a takedown into Subdollah's guard.
Subdollah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Subdollah holds on and takes a little breather.
Lipkin looking to pass the guard.
Lipkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Subdollah pulls Lipkin in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amir Subdollah.
Lipkin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Subdollah can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subdollah scores with a nice body kick.
Subdollah throws a right hand that Lipkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lipkin also avoids with ease.
Lipkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Subdollah throws a right hand that Lipkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lipkin also avoids with ease.
Subdollah tries to clinch there but Lipkin circles away.

Subdollah forces Lipkin back against the cage and clinches.
Subdollah throws a head punch that misses.
Subdollah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lipkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Subdollah working aggressively here.
Subdollah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lipkin dodges an elbow strike from Subdollah.
Subdollah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Subdollah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin avoids a wild elbow strike from Subdollah.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
Subdollah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lipkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Subdollah throws an elbow that misses.
Subdollah pushes off an throws an elbow but Lipkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lipkin wants to stall.
Subdollah swings wildly with an uppercut but Lipkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lipkin stalling in the clinch but Subdollah improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Subdollah throws an elbow that misses.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lipkin blocks an elbow strike.
Subdollah pushes off an throws an elbow but Lipkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Subdollah has a couple of punches blocked by Lipkin.
Subdollah misses with the head strike.
Subdollah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Subdollah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Subdollah misses with an elbow strike.
Subdollah throws an elbow that misses.

Lipkin has picked Subdollah up - he's going for a ride! Lipkin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lipkin trying to control the pace.
Lipkin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alexander Lipkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Subdollah's head.
Subdollah is trying to stand up here but Lipkin is controlling him well.
Lipkin is thwarting Subdollah's attempts to control the position.
Lipkin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Subdollah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lipkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Subdollah is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Amir Subdollah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Subdollah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lipkin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Subdollah is looking to escape.
Subdollah tries to reverse the position but Lipkin maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lipkin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Subdollah's face.
Subdollah wants to control but Lipkin is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Amir Subdollah.
I've got Subdollah 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Subdollah!
Amir Subdollah was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.