PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebedev comes to the cage accompanied by The best Alex, is Lebedev. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lebedev
vs
Alexander

189 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

172 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

NEMESIS CAGE CLOTHING

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Lebedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lebedev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lebedev lands in his opponent's guard.
Lebedev is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexander has wrist control.
Lebedev preventing the sweep.
Lebedev throwing strikes from guard but Alexander blocks nicely.
Lebedev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lebedev tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander is retaining full guard.
Lebedev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alexander on the ground.
Lebedev throws a big right hand that misses.
Lebedev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lebedev stopping the sweep attempt from Alexander.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lebedev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lebedev is in close to Alexander's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexander working a defensive guard here.
Lebedev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lebedev is stalling in the full guard.
Lebedev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexander wants to stand up but Lebedev is controlling him.
Lebedev landing with the ground and pound.

Alexander has his foot on Lebedev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lebedev works his way back into a safe position though.
Alexander looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alexander's head.
Lebedev stands and throws Alexander's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lebedev trying to control the action but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Lebedev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alexander gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lebedev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lebedev with the ground and pound from mount.
Lebedev looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lebedev controlling from the full mount.
Lebedev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lebedev landing shots from mount.
Lebedev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lebedev cracks Alexander with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lebedev lands a big elbow.
Lebedev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebedev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lebedev cracks Alexander with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alexander can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lebedev with the ground and pound from mount.
Lebedev scoring with strikes but Alexander is staying in there.
Lebedev breaks from Alexander's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lebedev unloading with bombs!
Lebedev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebedev working Alexander over with strikes here.
Lebedev scoring with strikes but Alexander is staying in there.
Lebedev with shots to the head and body - Alexander looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebedev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alexander?
Alexander takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Alexander is rocked!
Lebedev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alexander's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lebedev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lebedev is in close to Alexander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lebedev is in close to Alexander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alex Lebedev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lebedev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lebedev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lebedev connects with a couple of short punches.
Lebedev content to stall in guard here.
Lebedev tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander is retaining full guard.
Lebedev distracts Alexander with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alexander is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander is retaining full guard.
Lebedev works over Alexander with some ground and pound from guard.
Lebedev is in close to Alexander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexander keeping full guard, as Lebedev tries to pass.
Lebedev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lebedev scoring with some ground and pound.
Lebedev is in close to Alexander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lebedev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lebedev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lebedev stays in close to Alexander's body and controls the position.
Lebedev scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev cracks Alexander with a solid left hand.
Lebedev cracks Alexander with a solid left hand.
Lebedev is working Alexander over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Lebedev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alex Lebedev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lebedev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lebedev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lebedev is nestled in close to Alexander, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lebedev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Lebedev connects with a nice short shot to Alexander's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lebedev working Alexander over with strikes.
Lebedev controlling the action here.
Lebedev slips a nice elbow through Alexander's hands, connecting with Alexander's forehead.
Lebedev moves into full mount! Alexander won't be happy about that!
Lebedev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Lebedev connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is in a horrible position here. Lebedev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lebedev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebedev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alexander is looking to escape.
Lebedev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lebedev cracks Alexander with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lebedev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alexander hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebedev with good strikes from the mount here!
Lebedev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lebedev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alexander looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Lebedev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lebedev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Alexander is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lebedev defends well.
Lebedev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lebedev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexander is keeping the position for now.
Lebedev landing some decent shots from guard.
Alexander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lebedev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lebedev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lebedev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lebedev lands a couple of elbows.
Lebedev with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lebedev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lebedev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lebedev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lebedev landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lebedev lands a couple of elbows.
Lebedev scoring with some ground and pound.
Lebedev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lebedev preventing the sweep.
Lebedev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebedev stands and throws Alexander's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lebedev takes a little break here. Alexander wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Alexander taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev is chipping away with strikes.
Lebedev scoring with punches from side control.
Lebedev lands an elbow.
Alexander is still in real trouble! Can Lebedev finish him?
Lebedev lands a nice forearm strike.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
Alexander seems to have recovered his senses.
Lebedev lands a nice forearm strike.
Alexander takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander is being controlled here.
Lebedev grinds an elbow into Alexander's temple.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Lebedev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lebedev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lebedev working the ground and pound from side control.
Alex Lebedev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lebedev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexander can do to turn this around?
Alexander is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lebedev controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Lebedev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lebedev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Lebedev!