PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lebedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lebedin
vs
Chapman

187 cm
22
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Drago's Choice

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Lebedin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lebedin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chapman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lebedin.
Chapman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lebedin circles away.

Chapman darts in and clinches Lebedin up against the cage.
Chapman gets underhooks to prevent Lebedin's takedown attempt.
Chapman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Lebedin breaks from the clinch.
Chapman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lebedin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chapman won't be happy with that.
Chapman sneaks back into half guard.
Lebedin blocks the strikes from Chapman.
Chapman trying to control from the bottom.
Lebedin throwing shots but Chapman is blocking nicely.
Chapman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lebedin.
Chapman wants to control but Lebedin is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Lebedin.
Chapman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chapman is trying to maintain the position but Lebedin is very close to passing his half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lebedin digs a good body shot into Chapman's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lebedin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lebedin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lebedin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chapman wants to stand but Lebedin is controlling the position.
Lebedin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lebedin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chapman taking shots to the head.
Lebedin unloading with bombs!
Lebedin working the ground and pound effectively.
Lebedin landing strikes from the mount.

Chapman is rocked!
Chapman looks gassed!
Lebedin lands a heavy elbow.
Chapman is still in real trouble! Can Lebedin finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebedin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lebedin with a couple of short strikes.
Lebedin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lebedin working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lebedin lands a big elbow.
Lebedin dominating with strikes here.
Chapman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lebedin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chapman looks a forlorn figure.
Chapman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebedin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lebedin is landing with some decent strikes but Chapman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lebedin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chapman's face.
Lebedin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lebedin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lebedin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chapman?
Chapman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

It looks like Aaron Chapman has been cut.
Lebedin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chapman looks a forlorn figure.
Chapman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chapman?
A nice elbow there by Lebedin.
Lebedin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lebedin scoring with strikes but Chapman is staying in there.
Lebedin lands a heavy elbow.
Chapman tries to lock up and control but Lebedin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Chapman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chapman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chapman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That has opened up Aaron Chapman's cut even more.
Lebedin with the ground and pound from mount.
Chapman is working to get back to half guard.
Lebedin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Chapman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lebedin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chapman's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lebedin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

The cut above Aaron Chapman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lebedin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lebedin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chapman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lebedin with a couple of short strikes.
Lebedin lands with some strikes.
Lebedin lands with some strikes.
Chapman is looking to get to half guard.
Lebedin landing strikes from the mount and Chapman is in trouble!
Chapman taking shots to the head.
Lebedin lands a heavy elbow.
Chapman tries to hold on but Lebedin postures up.
Lebedin scoring with strikes but Chapman is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebedin throwing strikes here but Chapman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lebedin with a couple of short strikes.
Chapman taking shots to the head.

Aaron Chapman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Lebedin!