PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lavrov
vs
Machida

182 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Machida!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Lavrov pushes Machida up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lavrov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Thiago Machida has been cut.
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Lavrov lands a knee to the head.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Lavrov.

Machida is rocked!

Lavrov breaks the clinch.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Lavrov finish him?
Lavrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Lavrov throws a right hand that misses
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida seems to have recovered his senses.
Machida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavrov can pounce on him.
Lavrov throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Machida misses with a left hand
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Lavrov falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Lavrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lavrov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Machida's calf.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Lavrov counters with a nice leg kick.
Lavrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lavrov throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavrov.
Lavrov scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Lavrov.
Machida slips a jab from Lavrov.
Lavrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Lavrov moved out of range.
Machida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Lavrov saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Lavrov misses.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Lavrov is out of range.
Lavrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Lavrov wants to clinch.
Lavrov throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machida.
Lavrov throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Lavrov.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lavrov.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Lavrov throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Lavrov wants to clinch.
Lavrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lavrov slips under a jab from Machida.
Machida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lavrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lavrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a one-two to the body.
Lavrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Lavrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vadim Lavrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavrov cracks the inside of Machida's front leg.
Machida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavrov.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida slips under a jab from Lavrov.
Lavrov swinging wildly here.
Lavrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lavrov thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
Lavrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Lavrov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lavrov staying out of range there.
Lavrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Lavrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Lavrov throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Lavrov tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavrov tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Lavrov does no damage.
Good leg kick by Lavrov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lavrov misses with a hook
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida misses with a hook. Lavrov ducked under it nicely.
Lavrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Lavrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Machida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lavrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machida.
Lavrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machida to score with a decent uppercut.
Lavrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws out a leg kick but Machida moves out of range and Lavrov only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavrov. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida lands with a shot to the body.
Machida defending well as Lavrov loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Lavrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavrov dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Lavrov throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Lavrov misses with a body shot.
Lavrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lavrov connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavrov.
Lavrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavrov counters with a leg kick.
Lavrov misses with a looping left.
Machida misses with a hook.
Machida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lavrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Lavrov misses.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Lavrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavrov throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vadim Lavrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Lavrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lavrov lands with a shot to the body.
Lavrov tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Lavrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lavrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Lavrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Lavrov.
Lavrov wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida throws an off balance right hand
and Lavrov counters with a three punch combo that has Machida backing up. Machida nods at Lavrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Lavrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lavrov misses with a right hand
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lavrov misses with a left hand
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Lavrov throws a sloppy body shot
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
Lavrov throws a front kick aimed at Machida's knee but Machida avoids it well.
Lavrov punishes Machida's body with a nice straight punch.
Lavrov throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Lavrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Machida misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vadim Lavrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Lavrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Lavrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida throws an off balance right hand
and Lavrov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lavrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov wants to clinch.
Lavrov throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lavrov throws out the jab.
Lavrov slips a straight right by Machida.
Lavrov is looking to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lavrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida moves out of range of the leg kick from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Lavrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Machida misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lavrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lavrov thumps Machida with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Lavrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Machida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick misses from Lavrov.
A cross from Lavrov lands.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Lavrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lavrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavrov tries to clinch up.
Machida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Lavrov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lavrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lavrov fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
A big left from Machida misses.
Lavrov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lavrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lavrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lavrov.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lavrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Lavrov wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Lavrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lavrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Machida tries to keep at a distance but Lavrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lavrov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lavrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lavrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Lavrov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavrov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lavrov lands a body shot.
Lavrov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lavrov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lavrov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lavrov working Machida over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lavrov.
Lavrov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavrov.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lavrov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lavrov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vadim Lavrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Lavrov.
Lavrov scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Lavrov lands a nice elbow.
Lavrov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Lavrov landing knees to the body.
Lavrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavrov lands a shot to the body.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lavrov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lavrov connects with a knee to the head.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Lavrov is controlling him.
Lavrov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Lavrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida misses with a hook. Lavrov ducked under it nicely.
Lavrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
Lavrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Lavrov is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Machida moves out of range as Lavrov strikes.
Lavrov lands a jab to the head.
Lavrov misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Lavrov backing up. Lavrov nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lavrov counters with a leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lavrov misses with a hook
and Lavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida slips under a jab.
Lavrov tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Lavrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavrov jabs at Machida's body.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lavrov.
Lavrov is looking to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machida lands a head shot.
Lavrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Lavrov moved out of range nicely.
Lavrov loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lavrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lavrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with a few strikes there.
Lavrov throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Lavrov moved out of range.
Lavrov moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Lavrov swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Lavrov counters with a leg kick.
Lavrov is looking to slow Machida down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavrov moves out of range as Machida strikes.
Lavrov tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Lavrov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Machida's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch combination from Lavrov misses.
Lavrov blocks a jab.
Lavrov misses with a body shot.
Lavrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lavrov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavrov throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Lavrov throws an off balance right hand
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machida is able to avoid easily.
Lavrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lavrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lavrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Lavrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lavrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An inside leg kick from Lavrov misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lavrov.
Left hook, right uppercut from Machida.
Machida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Machida lands with a nice body punch.
Lavrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavrov circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Lavrov moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Machida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lavrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lavrov throws a low kick but Machida moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lavrov throws an off balance right hand
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Lavrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Lavrov tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Lavrov ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Machida scores with a jab. Lavrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lavrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lavrov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lavrov walks into a stiff left hand from Machida.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Lavrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lavrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lavrov fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lavrov throws a leg kick but Machida moved away.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lavrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Lavrov.
Lavrov closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov connects with a looping right hand.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Machida.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lavrov. Machida shrugs it off though.
Lavrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Lavrov scores with a push kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavrov. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lavrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lavrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida misses with an uppercut
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida misses with a right hand
and Lavrov counters with a left to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Lavrov counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Lavrov scores with a nice strike.
Machida avoids the body shot from Lavrov.
Machida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Lavrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Machida thinking.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lavrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida slips a straight right by Lavrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Vadim Lavrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Machida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lavrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Lavrov wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida slips a jab from Lavrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Lavrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lavrov. Lavrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Machida misses with a combination
and Lavrov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lavrov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lavrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida blocks a low kick nicely.
Lavrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lavrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Lavrov.
Lavrov scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Machida ducks right into an uppercut from Lavrov.
Lavrov scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Lavrov connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lavrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machida. That did some damage!
Lavrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four 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.
Machida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lavrov slips a jab from Machida.
Lavrov throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Lavrov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Lavrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavrov thows a body kick. Machida tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a hook
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida misses with a hook
and Lavrov counters with a nice leg kick.
Lavrov throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Lavrov misses with a head kick.
Lavrov digs a good hook to Machida's body.
Lavrov is looking to clinch.
Machida lands with a nice body punch.
Machida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lavrov.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Machida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws a low kick, looking for Machida's leg but Machida calmly moves out of range.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Lavrov.
A slow jab from Lavrov misses its intended target.
Lavrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Lavrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Lavrov.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lavrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Lavrov moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lavrov as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Machida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machida's knee momentarily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lavrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida throws a right hand that Lavrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavrov also avoids with ease.
Machida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lavrov looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Lavrov tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Lavrov thuds his shin into the meat of Machida's side.
Lavrov dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Machida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavrov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Lavrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lavrov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Lavrov!
Vadim Lavrov retains his welterweight title!