PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lu
vs
Borschev

205 cm
27
269 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

201 cm
34
255 lbs
36 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
Sin City Allstars

Conviction
Invictus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Borschev.
Lu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Borschev.
Borschev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lu walks into a left hand.

It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
Borschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lu.
Lu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borschev.
Lu scores with a hook.
Lu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Borschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Lu is just out of range.
Lu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borschev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lu throws a jab but it's blocked by Borschev.
Lu moves out of range of the body kick from Borschev.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borschev.
We've been hearing reports that Lu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lu 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.
Borschev moves out of range of the strikes.
Lu avoids a kick to the body.
Borschev looks to land a left hand but Lu moved out of range nicely.
Lu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Borschev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lu lands with an uppercut that bounces Borschev off the cage and back into range.
Lu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borschev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Borschev takes a swing at Lu's ribcage but misses.
Lu lunges at Borschev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borschev's hand.
Borschev tries to work over Lu's front leg with a kick but Lu checks it.
Lu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Borschev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lu looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschev is just out of range.
Dmitry Borschev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lu on the side of the head.
Lu cracks Borschev with an open hand slap.
Lu slips a jab from Borschev.
The fighters circling - Lu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borschev misses with a low kick.
Borschev swings for the body but Lu moves out of range.
Borschev throws a sloppy body shot
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borschev.
Borschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lu misses with a hook. Borschev ducked under it nicely.
Borschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lu. That did some damage!
Lu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Borschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lu avoids a kick to the body.
Lu throwing a counter right hand but Borschev manages to avoid it.
Lu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lu looks to throw the jab but Borschev is out of range.
Nice body kick from Borschev.
Borschev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borschev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lu.
Borschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lu throws a hook but Borschev blocks it.
Borschev scores with a head kick. Lu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Ji Lu's cut is getting worse.
Borschev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borschev throws a wild body kick that Lu sees coming a mile off.
Lu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Lu misses the target.
Lu throws a hook to the side of Borschev's head but Borschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lu.
Borschev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lu's hands.

Ji Lu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Lu's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Borschev throws a sloppy head kick and Lu moves out of range easily.
Lu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Borschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Lu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lu avoids the body shot from Borschev.
A little feinted left hand from Lu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Borschev misses with an uppercut
and Lu counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Lu catches Borschev right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Borschev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ji Lu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Borschev scores with a kick to the body.
Borschev throws a sloppy head kick and Lu moves out of range easily.
Borschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lu throws a looping overhand right but Borschev ducks down to avoid it.
Borschev throws out a powerful jab.
Borschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lu throws out the jab.
Lu lands a lovely overhand right.
Lu misses with a body shot.
Lu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Borschev 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Lu.
Borschev checks a low kick from Lu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu slips a jab and a cross from Borschev.
Lu is looking to counter punch.
Borschev throws a sloppy head kick and Lu moves out of range easily.
Borschev looks to land a body kick but Lu moved away.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lu moves away.
Lu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lu misses with a looping left.
Borschev tries a quick counter leg kick but Lu is wise to it.
A swing and a miss from Lu.
Lu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borschev makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lu really felt that one!
Borschev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Borschev.

Jeez, Ji Lu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lu needs to keep his hands up - Borschev had a free shot at his head there.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ji Lu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dmitry Borschev!
A very excited looking Dmitry Borschev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.