PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lukashenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lukashenko's choice of entrance music: Belarus National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kramer
vs
Lukashenko

180 cm
33
275 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

219 cm
32
255 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Lukashenko!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lukashenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kramer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lukashenko trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Lukashenko wants to get up but he can't break Kramer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lukashenko throws an elbow that misses. Kramer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lukashenko's guard. Nice move by Kramer!
Kramer wants to pass the guard but Lukashenko is keeping the position.
Lukashenko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kramer trying to control but Lukashenko is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kramer throws a big elbow that misses.
Kramer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kramer looking to sit in guard and control but Lukashenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lukashenko throws a strike but Kramer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lukashenko wants to get back to his feet but Kramer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lukashenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukashenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kramer.
Kramer stays in close to Lukashenko's body and controls the position.
Kramer forces his way into half guard.
Lukashenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kramer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer uses his free foot to push down on Lukashenko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lukashenko.
Lukashenko is trying to stand up.
Kramer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Poor strikes thrown by Kramer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kramer unloads with some shots from mount but Lukashenko bucks and avoids them well.
Lukashenko squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kramer throwing strikes but Lukashenko bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Lukashenko trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.

Kramer uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Alexander Lukashenko has been cut.

Lukashenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
My spies in Soco na mãe - Stand Up Striking inform me that Lukashenko has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Lukashenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kramer wants to improve his position but Lukashenko is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kramer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kramer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lukashenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kramer moves into the clinch.
Kramer has Lukashenko pressed against the cage, preventing Lukashenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kramer prevents Lukashenko from breaking the clinch.

Lukashenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Lukashenko. No joy for Kramer on that attempt.
Lukashenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kramer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Lukashenko.
Kramer tries to clinch but Lukashenko moves out of range.
Kramer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lukashenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kramer's head.

It looks like John Kramer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer shoots for a double leg takedown but Lukashenko sprawls well. He's pushed Kramer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lukashenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lukashenko throws a head kick that misses.
Lukashenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kramer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lukashenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kramer is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lukashenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lukashenko wants to control but Kramer is keeping him busy.
Lukashenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lukashenko throwing shots but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Kramer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukashenko.
Still in half guard, Lukashenko seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukashenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lukashenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Kramer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lukashenko is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lukashenko stalling away here and it's allowed Kramer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lukashenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lukashenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukashenko wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexander Lukashenko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kramer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lukashenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kramer's guard.
Kramer wants to sweep but no luck.
Lukashenko wants to get up but he can't break Kramer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kramer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kramer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukashenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kramer is keeping the position for now.
Lukashenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexander Lukashenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kramer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kramer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukashenko scores with the left hand. Kramer knows he should have avoided that one.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lukashenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lukashenko as he jumps to the side.
Kramer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lukashenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Kramer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lukashenko cracks the inside of Kramer's front leg.

Lukashenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lukashenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lukashenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lukashenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kramer takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Lukashenko lands a big head kick that sends Kramer tumbling to the mat! Lukashenko takes a step backwards and waves Kramer back to his feet - he wants the finish!

John Kramer's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lukashenko looking to score a takedown here. Kramer is defending well but Lukashenko drives through and ends up in Kramer's guard.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Lukashenko from controlling successfully.
Lukashenko stays in close to Kramer's body and controls the position.
Lukashenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lukashenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukashenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexander Lukashenko wasn't active enough on the ground.

Lukashenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lukashenko lands in his opponent's guard.
Lukashenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kramer trying to control the position.
Kramer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kramer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lukashenko wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
Lukashenko throwing strikes from guard but Kramer blocks nicely.
Lukashenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lukashenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lukashenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lukashenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Kramer has wrist control.
Lukashenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kramer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lukashenko throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander Lukashenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukashenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lukashenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lukashenko with a hook.

John Kramer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Lukashenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kramer is refusing to be controlled, as Lukashenko sits in half guard.
Kramer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lukashenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kramer tries to kick Lukashenko off but Lukashenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kramer trying to control but Lukashenko postures up.
Lukashenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lukashenko wants to control but Kramer is keeping him busy.
Lukashenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lukashenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kramer defends it well.
Lukashenko trying to control from half guard but Kramer is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lukashenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lukashenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lukashenko!
A very excited looking Alexander Lukashenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.