PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 2049 p4p, 1037 weight class) and Master Leader (ranked 278 p4p, 139 weight class). Leader has chosen Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…) as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Khrapov Jr
vs
Leader

178 cm
30
175
10 - 9 - 0

177 cm
25
169
12 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Leader!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrapov Jr looks to land a left hand but Leader moved out of range nicely.

Khrapov Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Leader's guard.
Khrapov Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Leader has wrist control.
Leader working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr wants to control from the top but Leader keeps moving.
Leader wants to get back to his feet but Khrapov Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khrapov Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leader's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Leader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khrapov Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khrapov Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khrapov Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khrapov Jr prevents Leader from getting back to his feet.
Khrapov Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Leader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khrapov Jr postures up in Leader's guard and throws a big left but Leader blocks it.
Khrapov Jr stops Leader from standing up.
Khrapov Jr throwing strikes from guard but Leader blocks nicely.
Leader wants to stand and escape but Khrapov Jr is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khrapov Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Leader sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Master Leader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr missing with a left hand there. Leader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leader throws out a counter right but Khrapov Jr avoids it with no problem.
Khrapov Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Khrapov Jr there.

Leader tries to keep at a distance but Khrapov Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khrapov Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leader.
Khrapov Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leader gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Leader pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Khrapov Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Khrapov Jr.
Leader takes one to the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr misses with a combination
and Khrapov Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Khrapov Jr's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Khrapov Jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Leader tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Khrapov Jr is in Leader's guard.
Khrapov Jr 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.
Khrapov Jr stops Leader from standing up.
Khrapov Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khrapov Jr postures up in Leader's guard and throws a big left but Leader blocks it.
Khrapov Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leader keeping moving, preventing Khrapov Jr from controlling successfully.
Leader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khrapov Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leader has momentary wrist control but Khrapov Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khrapov Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrapov Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khrapov Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Khrapov Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Khrapov Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Leader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Leader throws a right hand that misses
and Khrapov Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab by Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr slips under a jab.
Khrapov Jr lands a nice hook to Leader's body. Leader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khrapov Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasily Khrapov Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrapov Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leader is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khrapov Jr with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leader fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khrapov Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leader! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leader throws out a loose jab but Khrapov Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasily Khrapov Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Leader misses with a hook
enabling Khrapov Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Khrapov Jr lands a jab to Leader's midsection.

Khrapov Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Leader wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Khrapov Jr misses with the ground and pound.
Leader wants to get back to his feet but Khrapov Jr drags him back down.
Khrapov Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vasily Khrapov Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leader is working to avoid the ground and pound but Khrapov Jr connects with a decent elbow.
Khrapov Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Khrapov Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khrapov Jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrapov Jr prevents Leader from escaping the position.
Leader is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Khrapov Jr has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Leader is trying to stand up.
Khrapov Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Khrapov Jr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Khrapov Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Khrapov Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Leader is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Khrapov Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!

Leader is rocked!
Khrapov Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leader is looking to escape.
Leader is still in real trouble! Can Khrapov Jr finish him?
The referee warns Leader that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Khrapov Jr drops a big elbow. That's hurt Leader! More shots from Khrapov Jr and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Khrapov Jr!