PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Lodi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexader Gorlanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lodi
vs
Gorlanov

197 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
223 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey Lodi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexader Gorlanov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorlanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lodi has time to react.

Lodi rushes Gorlanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lodi is trying to break free.
Gorlanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gorlanov crunches a lovely knee into Lodi's ribcage.
Lodi is breathing heavily.
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!
Lodi is trying to break free.

Lodi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gorlanov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lodi to the mat. Lodi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gorlanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Lodi has wrist control.
Gorlanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gorlanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lodi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gorlanov landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorlanov prevents Lodi from getting back to his feet.
Gorlanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gorlanov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lodi is proving hard to escape from.
Gorlanov trying to control but Lodi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorlanov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gorlanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gorlanov throwing strikes but missing.
Lodi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lodi tries to get out of the position.
Gorlanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Gorlanov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lodi's head.
Gorlanov throwing strikes but missing.
Gorlanov scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorlanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gorlanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lodi wants to stand but Gorlanov is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorlanov trying to control but Lodi is working from the bottom.
Gorlanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gorlanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gorlanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gorlanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lodi is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorlanov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lodi covers up, he's hurt! Gorlanov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gorlanov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gorlanov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexader Gorlanov!
After the big win, Alexader Gorlanov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.