PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Lancaster (ranked 816 p4p, 125 weight class) and Denis Mamaev (ranked 1706 p4p, 236 weight class). Mamaev has chosen 30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane as his entrance music. Denis Mamaev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lancaster
vs
Mamaev

188 cm
24
220 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

200 cm
24
224 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Mamaev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster lunges at Mamaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mamaev's hand.
Mamaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Mamaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mamaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lancaster.
A little jabbing left from Mamaev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mamaev missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mamaev lands a jab to the nose.
Lancaster moves out of range as Mamaev strikes.
Mamaev throws a hook to the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Mamaev.
Lancaster scores with a jab. Mamaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mamaev throws a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Mamaev has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mamaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster.
Mamaev connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamaev throws a right hand that Lancaster ducks under and follows up with a left that Lancaster also avoids with ease.
Lancaster misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mamaev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lancaster slips a jab from Mamaev.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mamaev.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Mamaev moved out of range.
Mamaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lancaster punishes Mamaev's body with a nice straight punch.
Mamaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamaev moves away.
Mamaev throws a low kick, looking for Lancaster's leg but Lancaster calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a nice head shot.
Lancaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mamaev slips a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a jab when Mamaev was well out of range.
Lancaster moves away from the strike by Mamaev.
Mamaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Mamaev.
Mamaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamaev connects with a nice looking jab.
Mamaev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mamaev punishes Lancaster's body with a nice straight punch.
Lancaster lands with a good body shot.
Mamaev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mamaev misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Mamaev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lancaster. Lancaster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mamaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
Mamaev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamaev throws a right hand that misses
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mamaev.
Mamaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamaev misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking hook.
Mamaev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lancaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mamaev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lancaster's sensitive parts.
Mamaev moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Mamaev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamaev swings widly with a right hand
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lancaster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster slips a straight right by Mamaev.
Sloppy strikes from Lancaster. Those never looked like landing.
Lancaster tests Mamaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lancaster darts in trying to clinch
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mamaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamaev lands a jab to the nose.
Mamaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lancaster lands with a good body shot.
A solid body kick from Mamaev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamaev throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Mamaev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oliver Lancaster will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamaev.
Mamaev connects with a solid leg kick.
Lancaster takes a swing at Mamaev's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Mamaev.
Mamaev misses with an uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a nice body shot.
Mamaev scores with a nice head shot.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamaev is just out of range.
Mamaev follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mamaev dodges the punch combination from Lancaster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Mamaev is out of range.
Lancaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lancaster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamaev.
Lancaster cracks Mamaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mamaev misses with a jab to the body
and Lancaster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mamaev thinking.
Mamaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mamaev throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mamaev is looking to score with low kicks.
Lancaster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster punishes Mamaev's body with a nice straight punch.
Lancaster jabs Mamaev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mamaev is breathing heavily.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Mamaev moves out of range.
Oliver Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Mamaev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mamaev throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster walks into a stiff left hand from Mamaev.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mamaev might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lancaster has got the better of the exchanges.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Mamaev slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Nice defenses there by Mamaev.
Mamaev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamaev misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lancaster defending well as Mamaev loads up on a big left hand.
Mamaev misses with a low kick.
Mamaev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamaev loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Jab from Lancaster.
Mamaev lands with a good body shot.
Mamaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster works Mamaev's body with a nice hook.
Mamaev misses with a body kick.
Mamaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lancaster cracks a nice hook into Mamaev's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster. Beautiful body shot.
Mamaev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Mamaev moved out of range nicely.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mamaev can do to turn this around?
Lancaster connects with a jab.
Mamaev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lancaster.
Mamaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mamaev doesn't seem bothered though.
Lancaster throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster scores with a sloppy right hand. Mamaev should have avoided that one.

Mamaev is rocked!
Mamaev thows a leg kick but Lancaster checks it
and Lancaster counters with a big right hand! Oh Mamaev is in trouble here! Lancaster follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Lancaster!
Denis Mamaev spoke after the fight, saying 'This is number one bullshit!'.