PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine's entrance music is Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Valentine
vs
Lavrov

189 cm
36
180 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

182 cm
32
182 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

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World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.
Valentine is looking to chop away at Lavrov's legs.
Lavrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Lavrov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Valentine.
Lavrov cracks Valentine with an open hand slap.
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine throws a leg kick
enabling Lavrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Lavrov saw that one coming.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentine throws a low kick but Lavrov moves out of range easily.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Lavrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lavrov fakes the leg kick and cracks Valentine in the body.
Lavrov stuns Valentine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lavrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lavrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Valentine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov thows a body shot but no joy.
Lavrov scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and Lavrov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valentine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Valentine misses with a left hand
and Lavrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lavrov throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
Lavrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Valentine misses with a leg kick
and Lavrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine blocks a jab.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lavrov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lavrov lands a jab to Valentine's midsection.
Valentine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lavrov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lavrov checks a low kick from Valentine.
Lavrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Valentine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lavrov checks it well.
A combination from Lavrov does no damage.
Valentine throws a low kick, looking for Lavrov's leg but Lavrov calmly moves out of range.
Lavrov avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Lavrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Valentine.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentine misses with a left hand
and Lavrov counters with a thumping low kick.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavrov is just out of range.
Lavrov looks to land a combination but Valentine avoids it well.
Lavrov lands a head shot.
Valentine throws a body kick that misses.
Valentine is looking to wear down Lavrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lavrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov keeps Valentine at a distance using the push kick.
Valentine throws a solid leg kick but Lavrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentine.
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lavrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Lavrov blocks the leg kick.
Lavrov lands a head kick. Valentine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Gregg Valentine has been cut.
Nice shot by Lavrov.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine swings for the body but Lavrov moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lavrov blocks the low kick.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine misses with a hook.
Lavrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine swings widly with a right hand
and Lavrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lavrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valentine at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Lavrov.
Lavrov avoids the head kick by Valentine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Lavrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lavrov lands a jab to Valentine's midsection.
Lavrov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Valentine back to the cage. Lavrov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab by Lavrov.
Jab from Valentine.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lavrov. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.
Lavrov blocks a jab.
Lavrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vadim Lavrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lavrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Lavrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
Lavrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
Lavrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentine is defending well for now.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavrov misses with a body punch.
Valentine misses with some punches.
Lavrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Valentine.
A shot in the inside from Valentine.
Valentine tries to work over Lavrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lavrov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
Lavrov trying to land knees to the body.
Lavrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavrov.
Lavrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Lavrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lavrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine avoiding damage as Lavrov throws knees to the body.
Lavrov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valentine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lavrov backwards.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lavrov lands an elbow inside.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lavrov's elbow.
Lavrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lavrov lands an uppercut.
Lavrov blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Lavrov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Lavrov.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Lavrov.
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but Lavrov avoids the damage to the body.
Lavrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a left hand.
A short right from Lavrov.
Vadim Lavrov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valentine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Lavrov.
Lavrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Lavrov.
Lavrov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lavrov lands a knee to the body.
Lavrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lavrov trying to land knees to the body.
Lavrov working aggressively here.
Lavrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lavrov pushes Valentine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lavrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Valentine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lavrov.
Lavrov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lavrov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lavrov lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Lavrov.
Lavrov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Lavrov.
Lavrov tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lavrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lavrov lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lavrov backwards.
Lavrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lavrov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lavrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Lavrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine avoiding damage as Lavrov throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body.
Lavrov throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lavrov throws an elbow but misses.
Lavrov gets through Valentine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Lavrov avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentine.
Valentine gets through Lavrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lavrov throws a head punch that misses.
Lavrov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Lavrov tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Lavrov back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lavrovs head.
Valentine lands a right hand.
Lavrov tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Lavrov lands a left hand.
Lavrov missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Lavrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lavrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lavrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine lands a nice hook to Lavrov's body. Lavrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lavrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lavrov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lavrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Lavrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lavrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valentine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valentine throws a solid leg kick but Lavrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentine.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Lavrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lavrov lands a slapping body shot.
Valentine cracks Lavrov with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Lavrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
Valentine tries to land a leg kick but Lavrov saw it coming and moves away.
Lavrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Lavrov is out of range.
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lavrov avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Gregg Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavrov thuds his shin into the meat of Valentine's side.
Valentine connects with the punch.
Gregg Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Lavrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valentine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lavrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valentine avoids a kick to the body.
Lavrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lavrov delivers a nice body kick.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lavrov.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Lavrov moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Lavrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Lavrov checks it.
Lavrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Lavrov.
Lavrov scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with a head kick.
Valentine throws a jab when Lavrov was well out of range.
Lavrov slips a jab and a cross from Valentine.
Nice body punch from Lavrov.
Lavrov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lavrov sizes up Valentine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lavrov.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes a swing at Lavrov's ribcage but misses.
Valentine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Valentine connects with a body shot that sends Lavrov's belly button to the back.
Lavrov thuds his shin into the meat of Valentine's side.
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!
Valentine lands with a slapping head kick.
Lavrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lavrov lands a body shot.
A combination from Valentine does no damage.
Lavrov throws a head kick that half lands.
Valentine tries to work over Lavrov's front leg with a kick but Lavrov checks it.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine throws a push kick but Lavrov slaps the foot to one side.
Valentine cracks the inside of Lavrov's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gregg Valentine.
Well Lavrov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Lavrov!
Vadim Lavrov made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.