PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Aleksandrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandrenko comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - BURN IT DOWN. The crowd seem to be enjoying Label's choice of entrance music: Godsmak, I stand alone. Blue Label acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Aleksandrenko
vs
Label

170 cm
26
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

205 cm
23
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Aleksandrenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blue Label!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Label circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch

and Label moves into the clinch.
Label jumps guard but Aleksandrenko stands there with Label around his waist. Label gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Label tries to stall but Aleksandrenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Label on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Label avoids it.
Aleksandrenko really is a fat lump.

Aleksandrenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Label shoots in looking for a takedown but Aleksandrenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Label's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aleksandrenko darts in trying to clinch

and Label counters by moving into the clinch.
Label has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Label manages to break the clinch.
Aleksandrenko wants to clinch

and Label counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aleksandrenko's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Label stands up over Aleksandrenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Label is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Label sitting in guard here, content to control.
Label stops Aleksandrenko from standing up.
Label landing some decent shots from guard.
Label with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Label missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aleksandrenko wants to get back to his feet but Label is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Label has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Label passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Label scores with punches from side control.
Label cracks Aleksandrenko with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko wants to get back to his feet but Label drags him back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Label lands some shots froms side control.
Label prevents Aleksandrenko from escaping the position.
Label is looking to take a break and control but Aleksandrenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Label grinds an elbow into Aleksandrenko's temple.
Label working the ground and pound from side control.
Aleksandrenko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Label is controlling him well.
Label scoring with punches from side control.
Aleksandrenko is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aleksandrenko is breathing heavily.
Label works to advance to full mount. Aleksandrenko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Label.
BOOM! Label connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Label breaks from Aleksandrenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Label punishing his opponent with strikes.
Label looking to control and managing it successfully.
Label putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Label has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aleksandrenko's face.
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!
Label working Aleksandrenko over with strikes here.
Label landing strikes from the mount and Aleksandrenko is in trouble!
Label with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Label landing strikes from the mount.

Aleksandrenko is rocked!
Label tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Aleksandrenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Label dominating with strikes here.
Label looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Aleksandrenko covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Label!
After winning the bout, Blue Label thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.