PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beswicke's choice of entrance music: Kick in the teeth. Braylon Beswicke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vadim Lavrov's chin.

Lavrov
vs
Beswicke

182 cm
32
182 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

186 cm
31
182 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Zentrope Fighting Universe
$300

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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braylon Beswicke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses.
Beswicke looks to land a right hand but Lavrov moved out of range.
Beswicke misses the shot to the body.
Beswicke takes a swing at Lavrov's ribcage but misses.
Lavrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lavrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beswicke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beswicke avoids the head kick by Lavrov.
Beswicke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lavrov scores with a jab. Beswicke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beswicke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lavrov.
Lavrov looks to land a left hand but Beswicke moved out of range nicely.
Beswicke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beswicke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beswicke stuns Lavrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lavrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lavrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lavrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beswicke. Beswicke obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beswicke throws out the jab.
Lavrov misses the jab.
Lavrov jabs Beswicke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beswicke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lavrov takes a swing at Beswicke's ribcage but misses.
Beswicke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beswicke tries to score with a low kick but Lavrov moves his leg out of the way.
Lavrov looks for the body kick but Beswicke saw that one coming.
Lavrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beswicke misses with a kick to the body.
Beswicke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beswicke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Lavrov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beswicke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke staying out of range there.
Beswicke slips under a jab from Lavrov.
Beswicke avoids the head kick by Lavrov.
Beswicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavrov moves away.
Beswicke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beswicke slips a straight right by Lavrov.
A big right from Lavrov misses.
Beswicke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beswicke tries to land a front kick but Lavrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beswicke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beswicke scores with a punch to the head.
Lavrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Beswicke is just out of range.
Beswicke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavrov manages to avoid it.
Beswicke with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Beswicke finds it's target.
Beswicke fails to land with a series of punches.
Lavrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beswicke throws a leg kick which misses Lavrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Lavrov tries to avoid it.
Lavrov scores with a three punch combo!
Lavrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lavrov throws an off balance right hand
and Beswicke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lavrov misses with a looping right.
Beswicke throws a leg kick
and Lavrov counters with a leg kick.
Beswicke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lavrov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Beswicke connects with a body shot.
Beswicke avoids a kick to the body.
Lavrov throws an overhand right that lands on Beswicke's shoulder, as Beswicke tries to avoid the shot.
Lavrov is looking to slow Beswicke down with leg kicks.
Lavrov slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke takes a swing at Lavrov's ribcage but misses.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Beswicke is having none of it.
Lavrov misses with a body shot.
Lavrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Lavrov throws a sloppy head kick and Beswicke moves out of range easily.
Lavrov thumps Beswicke with a low kick.
Beswicke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lavrov needs to keep his hands up - Beswicke had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Beswicke.
Lavrov throws out a loose jab but Beswicke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beswicke cracks a nice hook into Lavrov's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beswicke moves out of range of the strikes.
Lavrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavrov throws a sloppy head kick
and Beswicke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylon Beswicke 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.

Beswicke scores with a jab.
Lavrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lavrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beswicke fakes the leg kick and cracks Lavrov in the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beswicke in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lavrov misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Lavrov.
Braylon Beswicke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beswicke tries to land a front kick but Lavrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Lavrov misses.
Lavrov throws a right and a left that Beswicke avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beswicke. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beswicke throws a big shot that misses.
Lavrov looks to land a combination but Beswicke avoids it well.
Lavrov throws a sloppy head kick and Beswicke moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lavrov. Those never looked like landing.
Lavrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beswicke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lavrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Beswicke tenderised Lavrov's leg. Lavrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beswicke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beswicke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lavrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beswicke.
Lavrov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beswicke scores with a jab. Lavrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beswicke can pounce on him.
Beswicke avoids the head kick by Lavrov.
A solid body kick from Lavrov.
Beswicke scores with a leg kick.
Beswicke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lavrov. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beswicke.
Beswicke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lavrov. That did some damage!
Beswicke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good leg kick by Beswicke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beswicke lands a leg kick that knocks Lavrov off balance momentarily.
Lavrov needs to keep his hands up - Beswicke had a free shot at his head there.
Beswicke lands a right hook to the body.
Beswicke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beswicke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beswicke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Beswicke. Beautiful body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Beswicke scores with a four punch combination!
Lavrov tries to move into range but Beswicke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lavrov misses with a hook to the body
and Beswicke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov misses with an uppercut
letting Beswicke counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Lavrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beswicke doesn't seem phased though.
Lavrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice jab there from Beswicke.

Lavrov is rocked!
Beswicke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beswicke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Lavrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beswicke swings for the body but Lavrov moves out of range.
Lavrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lavrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters circling a little - Lavrov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lavrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Lavrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beswicke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Lavrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beswicke finds it's way round the side to connect with Lavrov's head.
Lavrov throws the kick towards the body but Beswicke avoids it.
Beswicke circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a leg kick
and Beswicke counters with a leg kick.
Lavrov throws a wild body kick that Beswicke sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beswicke.
Lavrov misses with a hook.
Beswicke connects with a leg kick. Lavrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donk. Beswicke catches Lavrov right on the button with a cross.
Beswicke stuns Lavrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beswicke thuds a left hand into Lavrov's body.
Nice body kick there by Beswicke.
Beswicke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lavrov takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beswicke looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavrov is just out of range.
Beswicke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lavrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beswicke finds it's way round the side to connect with Lavrov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylon Beswicke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Beswicke stuns Lavrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beswicke connects with a body shot.
Beswicke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lavrov eats them both and turns towards Beswicke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lavrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lavrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beswicke moves away.
Beswicke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavrov.
Beswicke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beswicke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with a low kick.
Beswicke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beswicke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beswicke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beswicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Beswicke.
Beswicke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beswicke throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lavrov cracks Beswicke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws the kick towards the body but Beswicke avoids it.
Lavrov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beswicke looks for the body kick but Lavrov saw that one coming.
Beswicke connects with a single shot there.
Vadim Lavrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Beswicke.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lavrov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Beswicke throws a body punch but Lavrov moves out of range.
Beswicke avoids the head kick by Lavrov.
Lavrov walks into a straight right hand from Beswicke.
Beswicke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Beswicke.
Beswicke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke scores with a body shot.
Beswicke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beswicke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavrov manages to avoid it.
Beswicke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lavrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beswicke.
Beswicke swings for the body but Lavrov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavrov. Beswicke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beswicke throws a leg kick but Lavrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Lavrov misses its intended target.
Beswicke misses with a wild combination.
Lavrov throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lavrov throws a sloppy head kick
and Beswicke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beswicke lands with a cross.
Beswicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beswicke cracks Lavrov with a right hand to the side of the head.

Beswicke gets a clinch.
Lavrov pushes off an throws an elbow but Beswicke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beswicke lands with a left to the head.
Beswicke blocks the elbow strike.
Lavrov throws an elbow that misses.
Lavrov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beswicke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beswicke tries to break free but Lavrov pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavrov looking to throw knees to the head but Beswicke is blocking nicely.
Beswicke has had enough of the clinch but Lavrov keeps him there for the moment.
Vadim Lavrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lavrov can't find room to land a body shot as Beswicke controls the action.
Lavrov trying to land knees to the body.
Beswicke has a couple of punches blocked by Lavrov.
A short right from Lavrov on the inside.
Lavrov throws an elbow that misses.
Beswicke lands a nice uppercut.
Lavrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beswicke avoids it.
Beswicke looking to stall.
Beswicke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beswicke backwards.
Lavrov throws an elbow but it misses.
Braylon Beswicke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beswicke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Braylon Beswicke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beswicke 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braylon Beswicke!
After the fight, Braylon Beswicke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.