PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradly Cleveland (ranked 6262 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gena Lap (ranked 7195 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradly Cleveland is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cleveland
vs
Lap

193 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradly Cleveland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gena Lap!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cleveland shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lap looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lap controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nice strikes from Cleveland there.
Cleveland working over Lap with some ground and pound. Lap looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cleveland not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleveland trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lap taking some punishment here, with Cleveland in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cleveland slows the pace down in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cleveland connects with a nice short shot to Lap's temple.
Lap on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cleveland performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cleveland 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.
Lap has hold of Cleveland's hands but Cleveland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cleveland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cleveland not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland working over Lap with some ground and pound. Lap looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleveland is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cleveland scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cleveland perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cleveland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cleveland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cleveland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cleveland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lap with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cleveland will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cleveland is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cleveland winds up and cracks Lap with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cleveland not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cleveland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lap with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradly Cleveland dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cleveland scores with a one two! Lap had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Lap tries to sprawl but Cleveland drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cleveland performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lap 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.
Nice strikes from Cleveland there.
Cleveland really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cleveland in particular looking to stall.
Lap is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Cleveland.
Cleveland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lap can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Cleveland there.
Cleveland controlling the action here.
Cleveland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cleveland content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lap has hold of Cleveland's hands but Cleveland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cleveland is looking to advance position but Lap won't allow it.
Cleveland seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Further stalling from Cleveland.
Cleveland scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Lap gets caught flat footed, as Cleveland shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cleveland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cleveland connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland wants to pass the guard but Lap is keeping the position.
Cleveland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cleveland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cleveland working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lap's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cleveland stays in close to Lap's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradly Cleveland dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lap throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cleveland changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gena Lap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lap gets a clinch.
Cleveland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lap prevents it.

Cleveland successfully pulls guard.
Bradly Cleveland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lap won't allow Cleveland to sweep him here.
Cleveland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lap manages to get himself to full guard.

Cleveland working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lap wants to improve his position but instead Cleveland has moved into half guard.
Cleveland lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland slows the pace down in half guard.
Cleveland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cleveland working Lap over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cleveland in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Cleveland is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Lap is trying to get back to full guard.
Cleveland controlling the action here.
Cleveland seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lap for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cleveland keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cleveland continues to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Lap gets tackled into the cage by Cleveland. Cleveland maintains the clinch.

Cleveland turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cleveland manages to end up in side control.
Cleveland staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland working the ground and pound.
Lap can't do much from the bottom here.
Lap is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cleveland has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cleveland controlling the position from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradly Cleveland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cleveland, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradly Cleveland!