PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavronenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ex-Sektor Gaza - 'Dopilsya'. On his way into the cage it seems that Stan Paige has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Stan Paige seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Paige
vs
Lavronenko

190 cm
35
215 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

186 cm
36
212 lbs
30 - 12 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paige connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lavronenko momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paige looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paige closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lavronenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lavronenko stopping the sweep attempt from Paige.
Lavronenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paige swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lavronenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paige is trying to control the position but Lavronenko postures up.
Lavronenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavronenko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Paige keeping moving, preventing Lavronenko from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige wants to sweep but no luck.

Paige wriggles free and stands up.
Paige looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lavronenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paige lands a right hook to the body.
Paige moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Paige.
Paige dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lavronenko. That did some damage!
Paige with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lavronenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paige scores with a punch to the head.
Lavronenko shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Paige finds it's way through Lavronenko's defenses.
Paige fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paige with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paige slaps away a takedown attempt from Lavronenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lavronenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paige. Paige obviously looking to wear him down.
Lavronenko throws a shot from downtown. Paige moves away and avoids it.
Paige is looking to clinch.
Lavronenko looks for a takedown but Paige sprawls well.
Stan Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Lavronenko.
Paige just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige moves in looking to clinch but Lavronenko pushes him off.
Paige throws a jab but it's blocked by Lavronenko.
Paige tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lavronenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lavronenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lavronenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paige.
Stan Paige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paige punishes Lavronenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Paige misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paige lands with a kick to the temple. Lavronenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Paige takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Paige.
Paige lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paige lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lavronenko being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Paige.
Lavronenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paige walks away with a smile on his face. Lavronenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paige fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavronenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Paige closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paige lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paige has Lavronenko pressed against the cage.
Lavronenko prevents a body shot from Paige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Paige dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lavronenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Paige finds it's target.
Paige takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lavronenko shoots in for a double leg but Paige sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paige lands a really nice looking cross but Lavronenko seems unphased.
Lavronenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Paige forces Lavronenko back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Paige on the inside.
Paige lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paige scores with a shoulder strike.
Paige stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lavronenko.
Lavronenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lavronenko has Paige pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paige manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lavronenko prevents a body shot from Paige.
Paige throws a head punch that misses.
Paige throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Paige scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paige lands a body punch.
Paige controlling the action here for a moment.
Paige stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lavronenko is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paige slows down the pace here.
Paige is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lavronenko can do to turn this around?
A short right from Paige.
Paige lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lavronenko.
A body shot lands from Paige.
Paige stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Paige scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paige slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lavronenko backwards.
Paige lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lavronenko backwards.
Paige leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lavronenko is trying to drag Paige to the mat but Paige just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stan Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Lavronenko.
Paige working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paige dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paige lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paige controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stan Paige.
Paige explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paige.
Paige chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paige tries to clinch but Lavronenko moves out of range.
Paige lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lavronenko's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paige connects with an inside leg kick.
Lavronenko misses the jab.
Paige throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lavronenko's head.
Stan Paige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paige uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Paige dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paige cracks Lavronenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lavronenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paige scores with a hook to the body. Lavronenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paige looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paige lands a nice looking body kick.
Paige throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paige scores with a nice strike.
Lavronenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Paige tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paige scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko misses with a body shot.
Paige scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stan Paige is winning the standup battle so far.
Paige fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavronenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lavronenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paige scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paige getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Paige darts in and clinches Lavronenko up against the cage.
Paige lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paige - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Paige lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paige is pushing Lavronenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Paige for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Stan Paige has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Paige.
Paige manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stan Paige.
Paige tries to clinch there but Lavronenko circles away.
Lavronenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paige manages to avoid it.
Paige scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lavronenko staying out of range there.
Paige scores with a nice right hand.
Paige slips a straight right by Lavronenko.
Paige cracks the inside of Lavronenko's front leg.
Paige is looking to clinch.
Paige moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from Paige.
Paige scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paige is looking to slow Lavronenko down with leg kicks.
Lavronenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Paige thumps Lavronenko with a low kick.
Lavronenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paige.
Paige throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Paige bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lavronenko's head backwards.

Paige moves into range and clinches up with Lavronenko.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paige - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Paige lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lavronenko backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paige lands with a right to the head.
Paige working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivan Lavronenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Paige showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paige, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Paige!
After the big win, Stan Paige made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.