PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lamond
vs
Albertsson

171 cm
29
168 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

169 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Machiavelli Boutique

Conviction

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 12 - 7 - 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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albertsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Bernt Albertsson has been cut.
Lamond checks a low kick from Albertsson.
Albertsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lamond's hands.
Lamond defending well as Albertsson loads up on a big left hand.
Lamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Albertsson circles away.
Lamond tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lamond definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lamond throws a leg kick but Albertsson moved away.
Lamond closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Albertsson throws a head kick that misses.
Lamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albertsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lamond counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albertsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamond tries to bum rush Albertsson with a series of wild strikes but Albertsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Albertsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albertsson moves away.
Lamond lands with an uppercut that bounces Albertsson off the cage and back into range.
Albertsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamond on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Albertsson.
Lamond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Albertsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Albertsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamond on the side of the head.
Albertsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamond throws a body kick that misses.
Lamond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Lamond.
Albertsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lamond checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Lamond misses its target.
Albertsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albertsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Albertsson connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamond lands a slapping body shot.
Albertsson wants to land a leg kick but Lamond is out of range.
The fighters circling - Albertsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond tries to clinch up.
Albertsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Albertsson misses with a low kick.
Lamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lamond moves out of range as Albertsson strikes.
Lamond avoids the head kick by Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamond throws the left hand but Albertsson avoids the punch easily.
Albertsson throws a front kick aimed at Lamond's knee but Lamond avoids it well.
Lamond checks a leg kick.
Lamond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Albertsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lamond's head.

Lamond has managed to clinch.
Lamond trying to control the position but instead, Albertsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lamond into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Albertsson is trying to force a seperation but Lamond has the dominant position.
Albertsson is trying to break free.
Albertsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamond backwards.
Albertsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albertsson avoiding damage as Lamond throws knees to the body.
Albertsson blocks an elbow strike.
Albertsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albertsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamond prevents Albertsson from breaking the clinch.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the head but Albertsson blocks with his arms.

Albertsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Albertsson.
Albertsson blocks a jab.
Lamond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Albertsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Lamond looks to land a body kick but Albertsson moved away.
Albertsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Albertsson throws a body punch but Lamond moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Albertsson as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a push kick but Lamond slaps the foot to one side.
Albertsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamond checks a leg kick.
Lamond works the jab nicely.
Albertsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamond.
Albertsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lamond had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lamond misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Albertsson.
Lamond punishes Albertsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Albertsson digs a good body shot into Lamond's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albertsson throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Albertsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernt Albertsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernt Albertsson'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.

Albertsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Albertsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Albertsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bernt Albertsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamond cracks Albertsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lamond tries to clinch up.
Lamond throws a hook to the side of Albertsson's head but Albertsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albertsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lamond is wise to it.
Lamond works the jab nicely.
Lamond looks to score with a jab to the body but Albertsson is just out of range.
Lamond is looking to clinch.
Albertsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Albertsson throws an overhand right that lands on Lamond's shoulder, as Lamond tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Albertsson.
Albertsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamond checks it well.
Lamond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albertsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albertsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lamond feints and then cracks Albertsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Albertsson down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Albertsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamond has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamond and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lamond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Albertsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamond throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Albertsson.
Albertsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Albertsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamond checks it well.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albertsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamond cracks a nice hook into Albertsson's ribs.
Lamond scores with a decent looking hook.
Lamond misses with an uppercut. Albertsson saw that one coming.
Lamond throws a body punch but Albertsson moves out of range.
Lamond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lamond tries to clinch up but Albertsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Albertsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamond thuds a left hand into Albertsson's body.
Lamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albertsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Albertsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamond.

Albertsson tries to keep at a distance but Lamond has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albertsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lamond blocks an uppercut.
Lamond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Albertsson prevents a body shot from Lamond.

Albertsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albertsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamond.
Lamond is looking to counter with head kicks.
Albertsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Albertsson scores with the left hand. Lamond knows he should have avoided that one.
Albertsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamond on the side of the head.
Lamond avoids the head kick by Albertsson.
Albertsson misses with a low kick as Lamond jumps back.
Lamond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Albertsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamond momentarily.
Albertsson misses with a low kick.
Lamond throwing a counter right hand but Albertsson manages to avoid it.
Lamond misses with a wild body shot.
Albertsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Albertsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Albertsson.
Lamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamond moves out of range of the body kick.
Albertsson avoids a kick to the body.
Lamond keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Lamond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lamond stalling.
Lamond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamond.
Lamond with a knee to the head.

Albertsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamond throws a series of punches but Albertsson moves out of range.
Albertsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albertsson throws a low kick but Lamond moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Lamond tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lamond connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Albertsson connects with a body shot.
Lamond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Albertsson tries to land a front kick but Lamond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Albertsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Albertsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lamond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lamond lands a nice hook to Albertsson's body. Albertsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Albertsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albertsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Albertsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lamond. Lamond obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamond is looking to counter the offense by Albertsson and move into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Albertsson. Beautiful body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Lamond checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernt Albertsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bernt Albertsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lamond tries to clinch up.
Lamond throws a shot from downtown. Albertsson moves away and avoids it.
Albertsson clobbers Lamond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamond checks a leg kick.
Lamond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Lamond checks it.
Albertsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Lamond - just one landing.
Lamond throws a body shot but no joy.
Albertsson is looking to slow Lamond down with leg kicks.
Albertsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Albertsson scrambles back to his feet.
Lamond throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albertsson lands a right hook to the body.
Albertsson lands a jab to Lamond's midsection.
Bernt Albertsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
A head kick misses from Albertsson.
Lamond checks a low kick from Albertsson.
Albertsson stuns Lamond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson misses with a body shot.
Lamond lands a slapping body shot.
Albertsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lamond.
Lamond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Albertsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Albertsson.
Albertsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lamond is able to avoid easily.
Lamond loads up on a big right hand but Albertsson slips the punch.
Albertsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lamond can pounce on him.
Albertsson connects with a jab.
Albertsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Albertsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Albertsson throws a low kick but Lamond avoids it.
Albertsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Albertsson misses with a looping left.
Gordon Lamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond avoids the head kick by Albertsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Albertsson.
Good leg kick by Albertsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice jab there from Lamond.
Lamond is looking to clinch but Albertsson is avoiding it.
Albertsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lamond is out of range and Albertsson settles back down.

Lamond clinches.
Lamond works on Albertsson's body with a couple of short punches.
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.
Lamond keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Albertsson's efforts to push away.
Lamond lands an elbow inside that Albertsson shrugs off.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the head but Albertsson blocks with his arms.
Lamond misses with a punch to the body.
Lamond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albertsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Albertsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamond avoids it.
Albertsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamond.
Lamond lands an elbow that stopped Albertsson in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Bernt Albertsson's cut even more.
Gordon Lamond has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lamond scores with a knee to the head.
Albertsson has a couple of punches blocked by Lamond.
Lamond misses with an elbow over the top.
Lamond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albertsson works on Lamond's body with a couple of short punches.
Albertsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lamond backwards.

Albertsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamond tries to clinch there but Albertsson circles away.
Lamond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Albertsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Lamond.
Lamond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Albertsson throws out a leg kick but Lamond moves out of range and Albertsson only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Lamond blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamond misses the jab.
Albertsson feints and then cracks Lamond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamond down.
Nice uppercut lands for Albertsson. That snapped Lamond's head back.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Lamond sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lamond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Albertsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Albertsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Albertsson checks a leg kick.
Lamond misses with the combination.
Lamond misses with a straight left.
Lamond tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lamond bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albertsson has time to react.
Lamond wants to clinch
enabling Albertsson to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bernt Albertsson.
I've got Albertsson 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernt Albertsson!