PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fists Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Lapshinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapshinov has chosen Moonlight Sonata as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lightning
vs
Lapshinov

199 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sparta Fightware

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fists Lightning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Lapshinov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapshinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lightning checks it well.
Lightning misses with a looping left.
Lightning missing with a left hand there. Lapshinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lightning looks to land a combination. Lapshinov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lightning throws a looping overhand right but Lapshinov ducks down to avoid it.
Lapshinov throws a leg kick which misses Lightning's front leg but catches the back leg as Lightning tries to avoid it.

Lapshinov moves into the clinch.
Lapshinov tries to land a knee to the head but Lightning blocks with his arms.
Lapshinov lands a good knee to the midsection. Lightning won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lightning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lightning takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lightning is breathing heavily.
Lapshinov lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Fists Lightning has been cut.
Lapshinov lands a knee to the body.
Lapshinov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lapshinov obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lapshinov.
Lapshinov scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lapshinov.
Lapshinov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lapshinov obliges.
Knees to the body from Lapshinov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapshinov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lapshinov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lapshinov.
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!
A knee to the head by Lapshinov.
Lightning takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lightning working hard to break the clinch.
Lapshinov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lapshinov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lapshinov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lapshinov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lapshinov scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Lapshinov.
Knees to the body from Lapshinov.
Lapshinov landing knees to the head.
Lapshinov misses with an elbow strike.
Lapshinov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lapshinov crunches a lovely knee into Lightning's ribcage.
Lapshinov misses with a knee strike.
Lightning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lapshinov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lapshinov crunches a lovely knee into Lightning's ribcage.
Lapshinov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lightning lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lapshinov scores a nice knee to the body.
Lapshinov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lapshinov landing knees to the body.
Lapshinov with a knee to the head.
Lapshinov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightning blocks it with crossed arms.
Lapshinov lands a good knee to the midsection. Lightning won't want to take too many of those.
Lightning takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lapshinov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lightning lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lapshinov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lightning takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lapshinov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lightning tries to break the clinch but Lapshinov is controlling the position.
Lapshinov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lapshinov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapshinov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Fists Lightning's cut is getting worse.
Lapshinov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lapshinov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lapshinov misses with a knee to the head.
Lapshinov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lapshinov misses with a knee strike.
Lapshinov tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightning avoids the damage to the body.
Lightning tries to break the clinch but Lapshinov is controlling the position.
Lapshinov looking to throw knees to the head but Lightning is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Lightning's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lapshinov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightning blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightning wants to break free but Lapshinov has control.
Lightning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lightning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lapshinov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lightning's efforts to push away.
Lapshinov trying to land knees to the body.
Lapshinov prevents Lightning from breaking the clinch.
Lapshinov tries to land a knee to the head but Lightning blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is looking to break free of the clinch but Lapshinov has double underhooks.
Lapshinov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lightning in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lapshinov with a knee to the head.
Lapshinov working Lightning over with knees to the body.
Lapshinov throws an elbow but it misses.
Lightning wants to get back to striking at distance but Lapshinov won't allow it.
Lapshinov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lightning lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lapshinov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lapshinov crunches a lovely knee into Lightning's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lapshinov obliges.
Lapshinov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lapshinov lands a good knee to the midsection. Lightning won't want to take too many of those.
Lapshinov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lapshinov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lightning in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lapshinov crunches a lovely knee into Lightning's ribcage.
Lightning tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lapshinov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lapshinov connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Lapshinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fists Lightning's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lightning takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lapshinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lightning throws out the jab.
Lightning throws a body punch but Lapshinov moves out of range.
Lightning throws a hook but Lapshinov blocks it.
Artem Lapshinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapshinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lightning swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lapshinov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artem Lapshinov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lapshinov working Lightning over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lapshinov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lapshinov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lapshinov obliges.
A knee to the head by Lapshinov.

Lightning is rocked!
Lapshinov crunches a lovely knee into Lightning's ribcage.
Oh Lightning is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lapshinov lands a knee to the body.
Lapshinov has Lightning pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Lightning is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Lapshinov - that's hurt Lightning badly! Oh, another knee lands and Lightning is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Lightning doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Artem Lapshinov! Artem Lapshinov retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Artem Lapshinov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.