PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Bradman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Lavronenko (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.

Bradman
vs
Lavronenko

191 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

194 cm
29
223 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Bradman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksander Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavronenko tries to clinch up but Bradman circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lavronenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lavronenko throws the left hand but Bradman avoids the punch easily.
Bradman misses with a kick to the body.
Bradman throws a shot to the body.
Lavronenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lavronenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavronenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradman.
Bradman is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bradman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradman misses with a right hand
and Lavronenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lavronenko. Those never looked like landing.
Lavronenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lavronenko misses with a body punch
and Bradman counters with a low kick, right behind Lavronenko 's knee.
Donk. Lavronenko catches Bradman right on the button with a cross.
Lavronenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradman moves away.
Lavronenko misses with a straight right.
Bradman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bradman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lavronenko is able to avoid easily.
Bradman looks to throw a body kick
and Lavronenko counters with a left to the body.
Don Bradman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lavronenko moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko cracks Bradman with a good jab.
Bradman throws a sloppy head kick and Lavronenko moves out of range easily.
Bradman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lavronenko takes a step back to recover.
Bradman throws a head kick that misses.
Lavronenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradman.
Bradman cracks Lavronenko with a good jab.
Lavronenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lavronenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradman manages to avoid it.
Lavronenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Lavronenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bradman doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Bradman is predictable there
and Lavronenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lavronenko avoids the head kick by Bradman.
Lavronenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bradman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lavronenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradman.
Lavronenko thuds a left hand into Bradman's body.
Lavronenko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bradman 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.
Bradman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lavronenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Despite the aggression on Lavronenko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bradman throws a chopping leg kick but Lavronenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bradman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lavronenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lavronenko clobbers Bradman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bradman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lavronenko misses with an uppercut. Bradman saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lavronenko tries to clinch but Bradman moves out of range.
Bradman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lavronenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lavronenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lavronenko misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Lavronenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lavronenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradman.
Aleksander Lavronenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lavronenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradman manages to avoid it.
Bradman misses with a head kick.
Bradman tries to land a front kick but Lavronenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lavronenko walks into a left hand.
Lavronenko misses with an uppercut. Bradman saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lavronenko misses with a hook
and Bradman counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradman throws a head kick that misses.
Bradman drops his hands momentarily and Lavronenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Lavronenko is rocked!

It looks like Aleksander Lavronenko has been cut.
Bradman scores with a push kick.
Bradman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bradman is looking to land body kicks.
Lavronenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lavronenko checks the leg kick.
Bradman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavronenko connects with a right hand. Bradman shakes it off.
Bradman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lavronenko.
Bradman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lavronenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Bradman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bradman wants to break free but Lavronenko has control.
Bradman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bradman digs a right hand underneath Lavronenko's ribcage. Lavronenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lavronenko scores with a hook to the body.
Lavronenko blocks an elbow strike from Bradman.
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!
Lavronenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradman's efforts to push away.
Lavronenko misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradman misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Lavronenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lavronenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradman backwards.
Bradman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradman misses with an elbow strike.
Lavronenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradman throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lavronenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lavronenko working aggressively here.
Bradman pushes off an throws an elbow but Lavronenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lavronenko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradman.
Bradman takes a shot to the head.
Bradman blocks an uppercut.
Lavronenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradmans head.
Bradman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradman is trying to stall.

Lavronenko breaks the clinch.
Bradman throws a shot from downtown. Lavronenko moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Don Bradman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Lavronenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bradman lands with a cross.
Bradman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lavronenko throws an overhand right that lands on Bradman's shoulder, as Bradman tries to avoid the shot.
Lavronenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradman. Bradman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bradman throws a looping overhand right but Lavronenko ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Lavronenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bradman misses with a looping left.
Bradman slips a jab from Lavronenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Lavronenko finds it's target.
Lavronenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lavronenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bradman can pounce on him.
Bradman misses with a head kick.
Lavronenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lavronenko rushes Bradman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradman prevents a body shot from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko can't find room to land a body shot as Bradman controls the action.
Lavronenko misses with the head strike.
Lavronenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradman blocks an uppercut.

Lavronenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradman looks to land a body kick but Lavronenko moved away.
Lavronenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bradman throws a leg kick
and Lavronenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradman throws a right hand that misses
and Lavronenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Lavronenko blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lavronenko staying out of range there.
Bradman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavronenko.
Bradman is looking to counter punch.
Bradman throws out a loose jab but Lavronenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Lavronenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lavronenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bradman counters with a stiff right hand.
Lavronenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bradman misses with a right hand
and Lavronenko counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradman.
Bradman takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lavronenko throws out a counter right but Bradman avoids it with no problem.

Lavronenko closes the distance and pushes Bradman back into the cage.
Bradman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lavronenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Lavronenko.

Bradman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradman is looking to score with low kicks.
Lavronenko tries to bum rush Bradman with a series of wild strikes but Bradman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Bradman misses its intended target.
Lavronenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavronenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Lavronenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Lavronenko drops Bradman with a beautiful combination! Bradman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lavronenko is looking for the KO!

Bradman is rocked!

It looks like Don Bradman has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradman throws a lazy uppercut

and Lavronenko counters with a nice right hand that sends Bradman toppling to the canvas! Bradman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lavronenko finish him?!
Oh Bradman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lavronenko throws a monster overhand right that drops Bradman! Lavronenko follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Lavronenko!