PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lans Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Astakhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gregor
vs
Astakhov

196 cm
28
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
197 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lans Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamil Astakhov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A nice combination there by Gregor.
Gregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Astakhov slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Gregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Astakhov takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gregor misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor lands a jab to Astakhov's midsection.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Astakhov circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Astakhov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Gregor misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Astakhov momentarily.
Gregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gregor lands a body shot.
Gregor scores with a hook to the body. Astakhov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregor throws a one two combo.

It looks like Shamil Astakhov has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Astakhov circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Astakhov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gregor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Astakhov on the side of the head.
Gregor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor tries to bum rush Astakhov with a series of wild strikes but Astakhov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lans Gregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shamil Astakhov's cut.
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.

Gregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astakhov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gregor.
Gregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Astakhov can do to turn this around?
Gregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Astakhov.
A combination from Gregor does no damage.
Gregor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Astakhov has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Gregor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gregor.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gregor throws a combination. Astakhov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Astakhov circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor jabs Astakhov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been told by Gregor's head coaches at Warrior MMA and Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gregor misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gregor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gregor throws a shot to the body.
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!
Gregor scores with a decent looking hook.
Gregor lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Astakhov circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor is looking to wear down Astakhov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Astakhov circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor throws a good cross that connects.
Lans Gregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Gregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gregor tries to bum rush Astakhov with a series of wild strikes but Astakhov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Gregor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lans Gregor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shamil Astakhov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gregor lands a jab-cross combination.
Astakhov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gregor cracks a nice hook into Astakhov's ribs.
Gregor scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Astakhov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gregor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gregor lands with a nice body punch.
Gregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Astakhov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gregor has got the better of the exchanges.
Gregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gregor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gregor - just one landing.
A combination from Gregor does no damage.
Gregor misses with a series of wild punches.
Gregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Astakhov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor swings for the body but Astakhov moves out of range.
Gregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregor lands a really nice looking cross but Astakhov seems unphased.
Gregor throws a one two combo.
Decent striking displayed by Gregor there.
Nice straight punches there by Gregor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gregor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Astakhov circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor throws a body punch but Astakhov moves out of range.
Gregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lans Gregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Astakhov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gregor.
Gregor looks to land a combination but Astakhov avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lans Gregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gregor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lans Gregor!