PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lamond
vs
Klitschko

171 cm
26
168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
156 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws a leg kick which misses Lamond's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamond tries to avoid it.
Klitschko digs a good hook to Lamond's body.
Klitschko lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Lamond misses.
Lamond moves to clinch but Klitschko breaks away
and Klitschko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko works the jab nicely.

Lamond darts in and clinches Klitschko up against the cage.

Lamond breaks the clinch.
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamond.
Lamond wants to clinch.
Lamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko lands a head kick. Lamond smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamond darts in trying to clinch
and Klitschko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klitschko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Lamond ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamond also avoids with ease.
Klitschko misses with a head kick.
Klitschko lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamond off the cage and back into range.
Klitschko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamond moves in looking to clinch but Klitschko pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lamond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamond throwing a counter right hand but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Lamond wants to clinch up but Klitschko keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Klitschko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lamond tries to clinch
enabling Klitschko to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamond.
Klitschko keeps the fight on the outside.
Lamond is looking to clinch but Klitschko is avoiding it.
Lamond tries to clinch there but Klitschko circles away.
Klitschko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lamond wants to clinch
and Klitschko counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klitschko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Klitschko. Beautiful body shot.
Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamond tries to clinch there but Klitschko circles away.
Lamond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klitschko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond tries to clinch there but Klitschko circles away.
A nice side step and Klitschko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klitschko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Klitschko misses.
Lamond is looking to clinch.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klitschko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klitschko throws a fast counter high kick but Lamond manages to duck under it in time.
Lamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klitschko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klitschko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko scores with a hook to the body. Lamond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lamond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Lamond gets a clinch.
Klitschko dodges an elbow strike from Lamond.

Lamond manages to break the clinch.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Lamond was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Klitschko.
Klitschko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lamond's head.
Klitschko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Klitschko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klitschko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Lamond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klitschko tries to stall but Lamond uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Lamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klitschko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lamond. Lamond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klitschko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamond wants to clinch.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Lamond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikita Klitschko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Klitschko swinging wildly here.
Lamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Klitschko cracks a nice hook into Lamond's ribs.
Lamond moves in looking to clinch but Klitschko pushes him off.
Lamond wants to clinch up but Klitschko keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klitschko.
Nikita Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamond.
Klitschko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lamond throws a leg kick but Klitschko checks it.
Lamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klitschko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko swinging wildly here.
Lamond drops his hands momentarily and Klitschko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klitschko is looking to slow Lamond down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko tests Lamond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klitschko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamond.
Decent striking displayed by Lamond there.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klitschko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Lamond moves away from the strike by Klitschko.
Klitschko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Klitschko jabs at Lamond's body.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Lamond with a series of wild strikes but Lamond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lamond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klitschko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lamond scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klitschko digs a good hook to Lamond's 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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klitschko - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klitschko - that will leave a mark!

Lamond closes the distance and clinches.
Klitschko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamond landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klitschko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klitschko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Lamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Klitschko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamond tries to clinch there but Klitschko circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko defending well as Lamond loads up on a big left hand.
Klitschko lands a jab.
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klitschko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko feints a counter leg kick.
Klitschko lands a head shot.
Lamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klitschko looks to land a right hand but Lamond moved out of range.
Klitschko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lamond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lamond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klitschko thows a body kick. Lamond tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nikita Klitschko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamond tries to clinch there but Klitschko circles away.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamond.
Lamond throwing a counter right hand but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klitschko paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond tries to clinch up but Klitschko circles away and keeps his distance.
Klitschko feints a counter leg kick.

Lamond clinches up against the cage.
Lamond trying to land knees to the body.
Lamond tries to land knees in the clinch but Klitschko avoids the damage to the body.
Lamond has a couple of punches blocked by Klitschko.
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!
Klitschko avoiding damage as Lamond throws knees to the body.
Lamond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klitschko's elbow.
Lamond misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klitschko cracks Lamond with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klitschko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klitschko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lamond tries to clinch up but Klitschko circles away and keeps his distance.
Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikita Klitschko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klitschko. Lamond shrugs it off though.
Lamond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Klitschko counters with a stiff right hand.
Klitschko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klitschko scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamond should have avoided that one.
Lamond is looking to clinch.
Lamond tries to clinch up
and Lamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond wants to clinch.
Lamond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klitschko cracks Lamond with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Klitschko connects with the punch.
Klitschko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Lamond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lamond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lamond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klitschko throws a sloppy head kick and Lamond moves out of range easily.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klitschko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klitschko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lamond wants to clinch up but Klitschko keeps it at a distance.
Klitschko scores with a jab. Lamond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klitschko, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamond.
Gordon Lamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamond fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lamond gets a clinch.
Lamond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klitschko blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Lamond's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Klitschko managing to block the knees to the body from Lamond.
Lamond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klitschko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lamond up against the cage.

Lamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klitschko, right into the meat.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klitschko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamond blocks a head kick by Klitschko.
Nikita Klitschko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lamond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klitschko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lamond closes the distance but Klitschko moves to the side
and Klitschko counters with a nice body shot.
Lamond tries to clinch but Klitschko is having none of it.
Klitschko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Klitschko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitschko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Klitschko lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Klitschko throws out a counter right but Lamond avoids it with no problem.

Lamond clinches.
Lamond can't find room to land a body shot as Klitschko controls the action.
Come on Klitschko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klitschko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lamond seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Klitschko can turn it around.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamond.
Klitschko is leaning against Lamond and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lamond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klitschko blocks it with crossed arms.
Klitschko managing to block the knees to the body from Lamond.
Gordon Lamond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
Lamond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamond tries to clinch there but Klitschko circles away.
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lamond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lamond is looking to clinch but Klitschko is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikita Klitschko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Klitschko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikita Klitschko!