PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathiu Lentz (ranked 1719 p4p, 194 weight class) and Sasha Khadartsev (ranked 1327 p4p, 151 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lentz
vs
Khadartsev

200 cm
25
291 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
248 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mathiu Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sasha Khadartsev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz throws a head kick that misses.
Khadartsev throws an overhand right that lands on Lentz's shoulder, as Lentz tries to avoid the shot.
Lentz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lentz tries a head kick but it misses.
Lentz lands with a cross.
Khadartsev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lentz scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Khadartsev misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lentz landing knees to the head.

It looks like Sasha Khadartsev has been cut.
Lentz working aggressively here.
Khadartsev takes a shot to the head.

Khadartsev ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Khadartsev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lentz looking to pass the guard.
Khadartsev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lentz gets to his feet. Khadartsev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lentz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khadartsev. That did some damage!
Lentz scores with a jab. Khadartsev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khadartsev blocks a low kick nicely.
Khadartsev feints the counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Lentz.
Lentz misses with a looping right.
Khadartsev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lentz defends it well.
Khadartsev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lentz ducks under a wild hook from Khadartsev.
Khadartsev jabs at Lentz's body.

Lentz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khadartsev, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lentz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev takes a shot to the head.
Lentz with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Khadartsev.
Khadartsev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lentz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khadartsev's face.
A head punch on the inside from Lentz fails to land.
Khadartsev lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khadartsev.
Lentz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khadartsev is defending well for now.
Khadartsev gets through Lentz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Khadartsev wants the takedown. Lentz is fighting it off but Khadartsev persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lentz's guard against the ropes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Khadartsev with a nice head shot there.
Khadartsev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lentz keeping moving, preventing Khadartsev from controlling successfully.
Lentz has momentary wrist control but Khadartsev slips an elbow through the middle.
Khadartsev scoring with some ground and pound.
Lentz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lentz tries to get out of the position.
Khadartsev controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lentz's head.
Khadartsev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Khadartsev distracts Lentz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
My spies in Psycho’s Elites inform me that Khadartsev has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lentz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khadartsev landing some decent shots from guard.
Khadartsev cracks Lentz with a solid left hand.
Lentz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khadartsev.
Lentz is looking to stand up but Khadartsev isn't so interested in that idea.
Khadartsev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz wants to get back to his feet but Khadartsev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lentz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khadartsev on the ground.
Lentz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Khadartsev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khadartsev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khadartsev lands a couple of digs.
Lentz keeping moving, preventing Khadartsev from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khadartsev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Khadartsev stands up over Lentz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Khadartsev lands a couple of digs.
Khadartsev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lentz's head.
Khadartsev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khadartsev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sasha Khadartsev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sasha Khadartsev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadartsev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadartsev. Lentz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khadartsev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lentz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khadartsev somewhat.
Lentz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khadartsev is defended easily by Lentz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz throws a right and a left that Khadartsev avoids nicely.
Khadartsev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khadartsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lentz moves away.
Khadartsev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz misses with a looping left.
Khadartsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lentz moves away.
Lentz throws a leg kick but Khadartsev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khadartsev throws a jab when Lentz was well out of range.
Khadartsev lands with a hook. Lentz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lentz looks to score with a jab to the body but Khadartsev is just out of range.
Lentz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khadartsev clobbers Lentz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lentz stuffs the takedown attempt from Khadartsev. Khadartsev gets slowly back to his feet.
Mathiu Lentz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Khadartsev.
Lentz moves in looking to clinch but Khadartsev pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khadartsev looks to clinch
and Lentz counters with a series of strikes. Khadartsev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khadartsev misses with a hook
and Lentz counters with a stiff right hand.
Mathiu Lentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khadartsev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lentz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khadartsev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lentz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khadartsev somewhat.
Lentz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lentz lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lentz scores with a head kick. Khadartsev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lentz walks into a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khadartsev.
Khadartsev scores with a sloppy right hand. Lentz should have avoided that one.
Khadartsev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lentz is fending him off so far but Khadartsev persists. Nope, Lentz circles away and we're back to standing.
Mathiu Lentz is winning the standup battle so far.
Khadartsev avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev avoids the head kick by Lentz.
Khadartsev throws out a loose jab but Lentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lentz defending well as Khadartsev loads up on a big left hand.
Khadartsev takes one on the button.
Khadartsev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lentz to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lentz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Lentz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lentz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lentz tries to close the distance and clinch but Khadartsev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khadartsev cracks Lentz with a good jab.
Khadartsev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathiu Lentz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Khadartsev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lentz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khadartsev under the eye.
Lentz looks to land a right hand but Khadartsev moved out of range.
Khadartsev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lentz manages to avoid it.
It looked like Lentz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khadartsev.
Lentz throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Khadartsev counters with a single leg into guard. Lentz didn't expect that.
Khadartsev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lentz keeping moving, preventing Khadartsev from controlling successfully.
Khadartsev pushes down on Lentz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khadartsev winds up and cracks Lentz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadartsev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lentz keeps working.
Khadartsev lands with a punch from half guard.
Khadartsev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Khadartsev there.
Khadartsev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khadartsev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lentz taking some punishment here, with Khadartsev in his half guard.
Sasha Khadartsev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lentz is trying to stand up here but Khadartsev is controlling him well.
Khadartsev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lentz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khadartsev working Lentz over with strikes.
Lentz has hold of Khadartsev's hands but Khadartsev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khadartsev lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lentz! More strikes land and this one is all over! Khadartsev jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Khadartsev!
Sasha Khadartsev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.