PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoliy Lapikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by Onra - One For The Wu. Lapikov has chosen AC/DC - Hells Bells as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Long
vs
Lapikov

191 cm
28
217 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

186 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoliy Lapikov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapikov misses with a looping left.

Long gets a clinch.
Long lands with a short shot to the head.
Lapikov missing with knees to the body.
Lapikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Long lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long has Lapikov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lapikov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lapikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Long's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Long avoiding damage as Lapikov throws knees to the body.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lapikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Lapikov.
A shot in the inside from Lapikov.
Lapikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Lapikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Lapikov missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
Lapikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Lapikov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Long regains guard.
Lapikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Long works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lapikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lapikov is looking to advance position but Long has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Long controlling from mount.
Long's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lapikov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov tries to reverse the position but Long maintains control.
Lapikov is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
Long thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Long can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lapikov is looking to escape.
Lapikov is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long throws some wild stikes that Lapikov manages to avoid easily.
Long thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a nice shot to the head.
Lapikov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Long is keen to just control but Lapikov is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lapikov is trying to maintain the position but Long is very close to passing his half guard.
Lapikov is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Long lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov wants to get back to full guard.
Long stalling.
Lapikov trying to control but Long postures up.
Long seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lapikov misses with a kick to the body

and Long counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lapikov!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long trying to control the position but Lapikov is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that How Long will probably get the nod.
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.

Lapikov misses with a hook.
Anatoliy Lapikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lapikov takes the fight into the clinch.
Lapikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Long leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Long tries to break free but Lapikov pushes him back against the cage.
Lapikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Lapikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Lapikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long tries to stall but Lapikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lapikov.
Lapikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anatoliy Lapikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lapikov throws a head punch that misses.
Long tries a body shot but Lapikov blocks it.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Long.
Long prevents a takedown attempt there.

Long manages to break the clinch.
Lapikov throws a leg kick but Long checks it.
Lapikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapikov.
A jab from Lapikov misses.
Lapikov keeps Long at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick from Long misses.
Lapikov lands with a good body shot.
Long avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lapikov manages to avoid it.
Anatoliy Lapikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Lapikov's head back.
Long moves out of range as Lapikov throws a body kick.
Long staying out of range there.
A left and a right from Long both land. Nice combination.
Lapikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Long as he checks the leg kick.
Lapikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Lapikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Long, pushing him back against the cage.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lapikov tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lapikov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Lapikov is rocked!
Long lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lapikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Long finish him?
Long taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Long works on Lapikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Long creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lapikov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lapikov drops to his knees and Long pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). How Long!
Our winner, How Long, 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.