PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Si Sangtain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis comes to the cage accompanied by Once Solemn . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lapis
vs
Sangtain

178 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Si Sangtain!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lapis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sangtain.

Lapis closes the distance and pushes Sangtain back into the cage.
Sangtain missing with knees to the body.

Lapis breaks from the clinch.
Lapis checks a low kick from Sangtain.
Lapis misses with a few strikes there.
Lapis throws a right and a left that Sangtain avoids nicely.
Sangtain dodges the punch combination from Lapis.
Lapis swats away the attempt to clinch by Sangtain.
Lapis tries to bum rush Sangtain with a series of wild strikes but Sangtain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sangtain has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sangtain throws a body punch but Lapis moves out of range.
Lapis lands a two punch combo.
Lapis misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangtain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lapis thows a body shot but no joy.
Sangtain cracks a nice hook into Lapis's ribs.
Andrey Lapis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lapis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lapis ducks under a wild hook from Sangtain.
Sangtain throws a big shot that misses.
Lapis looks to land a combination but Sangtain avoids it well.
Lapis looks to land a combination. Sangtain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Sangtain misses its intended target.
Lapis throws a jab when Sangtain was well out of range.
Sangtain scores with a hook to the body. Lapis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Lapis moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangtain throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapis managing to block the knees to the body from Sangtain.
Lapis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lapis dodges an elbow strike from Sangtain.
Sangtain misses with a knee strike.
Sangtain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapis avoids it.
Sangtain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapis avoids it.
Sangtain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lapis is trying to break free.

Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sangtain dodges the punch combination from Lapis.
Andrey Lapis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sangtain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lapis looks to land a combination but Sangtain avoids it well.
Lapis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lapis misses with a wild combination.
Lapis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sangtain lands with a nice combination. Lapis backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lapis has managed to clinch.
Lapis is trying to break the clinch but Sangtain has him pressed against the cage.

Lapis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Lapis.
Sangtain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sangtain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lapis.

Lapis rushes Sangtain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sangtain prevents Lapis from breaking the clinch.
Lapis avoids a wild elbow strike from Sangtain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sangtain misses with an elbow over the top.
Lapis is looking to break free of the clinch but Sangtain has double underhooks.
Lapis blocks the elbow strike.
Lapis working hard to break the clinch.

Lapis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lapis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lapis has Sangtain up against the cage in a clinch.
Lapis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lapis breaks the clinch.
Lapis scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lapis throws a looping overhand right but Sangtain ducks down to avoid it.

Sangtain clinches up with Lapis and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sangtain prevents Lapis from breaking the clinch.
Sangtain with a knee to the head.
Lapis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sangtain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lapis blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Lapis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sangtain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lapis.
No joy there for Lapis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lapis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sangtain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lapis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sangtain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lapis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sangtain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sangtain keeps control of Lapis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lapis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sangtain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lapis is defending well for now.
Lapis managing to block the knees to the body from Sangtain.
Lapis is trying to push Sangtain away but Sangtain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sangtain has Lapis pressed against the cage, preventing Lapis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sangtain landing knees to the head.
Sangtain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lapis blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lapis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lapis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sangtain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lapis is defending well for now.
Lapis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lapis tries to circle away but Sangtain has him pinned against the cage.
Sangtain looking to throw knees to the head but Lapis is blocking nicely.
Sangtain tries to land a knee to the head but Lapis blocks with his arms.

Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrey Lapis is winning the standup battle so far.

Lapis clinches up with Sangtain and pushes him back against the cage.
Sangtain missing with knees to the body.
Lapis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sangtain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lapis manages to break the clinch.
Lapis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sangtain scores with a jab to the body.
Lapis throws a one two combo.
Lapis dips to his left and cracks Sangtain with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lapis has managed to clinch.
Sangtain scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Andrey Lapis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lapis manages to break the clinch.

Lapis moves into the clinch.
Sangtain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lapis avoiding damage as Sangtain throws knees to the body.
Lapis is looking to break free of the clinch but Sangtain has double underhooks.
Lapis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lapis blocks the elbow strike.
Sangtain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sangtain.
Lapis avoiding damage as Sangtain throws knees to the body.
Lapis blocks the elbow strike.
Sangtain misses with an elbow strike.
Lapis tries to break free but Sangtain pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sangtain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangtain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lapis is defending well for now.
Sangtain misses with a knee to the head.
Lapis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lapis tries to break the clinch but Sangtain is controlling the position.
Lapis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sangtain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lapis.

Lapis breaks the clinch.
Sangtain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lapis throws out the jab.
Lapis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lapis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sangtain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lapis thinking.
Sangtain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lapis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Lapis does no damage.
Lapis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sangtain misses with a body kick.
Lapis throws a nice looking combination but Sangtain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lapis rushes Sangtain and presses him up against the cage.
Sangtain misses with a knee strike.
Sangtain tries a knee to the head but Lapis blocks it.
Lapis tries to circle away but Sangtain has him pinned against the cage.
Lapis is trying to push Sangtain away but Sangtain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lapis tries to circle away but Sangtain has him pinned against the cage.
Sangtain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lapis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Lapis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sangtain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lapis blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sangtain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapis avoids it.
Lapis tries to break the clinch but Sangtain is controlling the position.
Lapis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Sangtain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrey Lapis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sangtain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Lapis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lapis throws a nice looking combination but Sangtain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Lapis misses.
Lapis looks to land a combination but Sangtain avoids it well.
Sangtain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sangtain tries a head kick but it misses.

Sangtain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sangtain prevents Lapis from breaking the clinch.
Sangtain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Lapis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lapis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis managing to block the knees to the body from Sangtain.
Lapis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sangtain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lapis's face.
Sangtain keeps control of Lapis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sangtain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lapis's face.
Sangtain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lapis blocks an elbow strike from Sangtain.

Lapis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Lapis.

Lapis rushes Sangtain and presses him up against the cage.
Lapis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sangtain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Sangtain.
Lapis tries to break the clinch but Sangtain is controlling the position.
Sangtain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapis avoids it.
Lapis is trying to break free.
Sangtain tries to land a knee to the head but Lapis blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangtain missing with knees to the body.
Sangtain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lapis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lapis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sangtain tries to land knees in the clinch but Lapis avoids the damage to the body.
Sangtain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lapis.
Sangtain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lapis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Lapis. That snapped Sangtain's head back.
Lapis lands a jab-cross combination.
Sangtain throws a combination that misses

and Lapis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sangtain won't be happy with that.
Lapis tries to stand but Sangtain is controlling his head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sangtain sneaks back into half guard.
Lapis prevents Sangtain from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lapis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sangtain is looking to improve his position.
Lapis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sangtain.
Sangtain is trying to control but can't.
Sangtain is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sangtain trying to control but Lapis postures up.
Lapis tries to stand and escape but Sangtain is controlling the position.
Sangtain regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lapis wants to stand but Sangtain is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sangtain doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lapis wants to stand but Sangtain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Sangtain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lapis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lapis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Lapis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lapis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Lapis!
Our winner, Andrey Lapis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.