PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demitri Borschtanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neptune Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borschtanoff comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Loveladdy has chosen Simian Mobile Disco - Sacrifice as his entrance music. Demitri Borschtanoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Borschtanoff
vs
Loveladdy

173 cm
23
166 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

176 cm
24
160 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Hellbent
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Demitri Borschtanoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neptune Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschtanoff tried to score with a low kick but Loveladdy checks it.
Borschtanoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy misses the shot to the body.
Borschtanoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loveladdy lands a nice shot to the body.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick
and Loveladdy counters with a stiff right hand.

Loveladdy moves into range and clinches up with Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff looking to slow down the pace here.
Loveladdy blocking some punches.
Borschtanoff working aggressively here.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Borschtanoff controls his hands.
Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Borschtanoff controls the action.
Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Borschtanoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borschtanoff has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cartel Muerte in the buildup to the fight.
Good exchange - Loveladdy coming out on top.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borschtanoff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loveladdy checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Borschtanoff blocks a low kick nicely.
Borschtanoff is looking to chop away at Loveladdy's legs.
Loveladdy checks a leg kick.
Borschtanoff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Loveladdy.
Borschtanoff avoids a kick to the body.
Loveladdy throws a shot from downtown. Borschtanoff moves away and avoids it.
Loveladdy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borschtanoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Borschtanoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demitri Borschtanoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loveladdy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff wants to slow Loveladdy down by chopping away at his legs.
Borschtanoff throws a head kick but Loveladdy moves out of range.
Loveladdy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschtanoff moves away.
Borschtanoff misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borschtanoff shoots in and drives through. Loveladdy sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loveladdy checks a leg kick.
Loveladdy tries to clinch but Borschtanoff moves out of range.
Borschtanoff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Borschtanoff wants to slow Loveladdy down by chopping away at his legs.
Borschtanoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loveladdy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borschtanoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loveladdy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Borschtanoff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Borschtanoff.
Loveladdy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borschtanoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loveladdy tries to score with a low kick but Borschtanoff moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loveladdy.
The fighters circling - Loveladdy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loveladdy swings for the body but Borschtanoff moves out of range.
Borschtanoff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Loveladdy defends well and Borschtanoff ends up having to push Loveladdy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Borschtanoff breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Loveladdy.

Borschtanoff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Loveladdy was covering up waiting for the punch and Borschtanoff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Borschtanoff throws a big elbow that misses.
Borschtanoff throwing strikes from guard but Loveladdy blocks nicely.
Loveladdy controlling the position.
Loveladdy keeping moving, preventing Borschtanoff from controlling successfully.
Loveladdy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff controls from within his opponent's guard.
Borschtanoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Borschtanoff tests Loveladdy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borschtanoff tries to land a front kick but Loveladdy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borschtanoff connects with a solid leg kick.
Loveladdy tries to land a front kick but Borschtanoff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook to the body
and Loveladdy counters with a nice body kick.
Loveladdy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Borschtanoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loveladdy manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borschtanoff throws a push kick but Loveladdy slaps the foot to one side.
Borschtanoff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borschtanoff shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demitri Borschtanoff dominated that round.
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.

Borschtanoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loveladdy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borschtanoff doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Borschtanoff blocks the low kick.
Loveladdy looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschtanoff is just out of range.
Demitri Borschtanoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Loveladdy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Borschtanoff. That one must have hurt.
Loveladdy drops his hands momentarily and Borschtanoff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Borschtanoff moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Borschtanoff.
Loveladdy scores with a hook to the body. Borschtanoff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loveladdy 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.
Borschtanoff throws a lazy uppercut
and Loveladdy counters with a nice body kick.
Borschtanoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loveladdy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loveladdy there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loveladdy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Borschtanoff tries to work over Loveladdy's front leg with a kick but Loveladdy checks it.
Neptune Loveladdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff throws out a loose jab but Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borschtanoff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but Loveladdy checks it.
Borschtanoff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Borschtanoff thumps Loveladdy with a low kick.
Borschtanoff is looking to slow Loveladdy down with leg kicks.
Loveladdy wants to clinch up but Borschtanoff keeps it at a distance.
Borschtanoff lands a head kick. Loveladdy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Loveladdy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borschtanoff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Borschtanoff needs to keep his hands up - Loveladdy had a free shot at his head there.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick
and Loveladdy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borschtanoff's knee momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Loveladdy. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschtanoff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Loveladdy is out of range.
Borschtanoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Borschtanoff lands a body shot.
Borschtanoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loveladdy as he avoids it easily.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick
and Loveladdy counters with an outside leg kick.
Loveladdy takes a swing at Borschtanoff's ribcage but misses.
Loveladdy misses with a wild body shot.
Borschtanoff is looking to slow Loveladdy down with leg kicks.
Loveladdy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Borschtanoff.
Loveladdy is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Loveladdy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Borschtanoff haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Loveladdy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Loveladdy is looking to regain half guard here but Borschtanoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Loveladdy defending against the ground and pound.
Loveladdy gets back to half guard.
Borschtanoff trying to control the action but Loveladdy is working from the bottom.
Loveladdy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borschtanoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loveladdy's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loveladdy wants to control but Borschtanoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Loveladdy tries to kick Borschtanoff off in order to stand up. Borschtanoff Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Borschtanoff in side control, throwing shots but Loveladdy defends.
You can see the frustration on Loveladdy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Borschtanoff in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Borschtanoff asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Loveladdy is trying to get back to half guard.
Borschtanoff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Borschtanoff cracks Loveladdy with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loveladdy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borschtanoff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Loveladdy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Borschtanoff connects with a decent elbow.
Borschtanoff lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borschtanoff sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Loveladdy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Borschtanoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Borschtanoff working the body and head with strikes.

Loveladdy is rocked!
Loveladdy tries to improve position but can't.
Loveladdy is still in real trouble! Can Borschtanoff finish him?

Borschtanoff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Loveladdy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demitri Borschtanoff dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Borschtanoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loveladdy.
Loveladdy seems to have recovered his senses.
Loveladdy blocks a low kick nicely.
Borschtanoff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borschtanoff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Borschtanoff throws the left hand but Loveladdy avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Borschtanoff, as that shot connected.
Loveladdy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Borschtanoff rather than just go for the knockout.
Borschtanoff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borschtanoff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loveladdy with a hook.
Borschtanoff cracks the inside of Loveladdy's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borschtanoff throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Loveladdy ducks under a wild hook from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff throws an overhand right that lands on Loveladdy's shoulder, as Loveladdy tries to avoid the shot.
Borschtanoff checks a leg kick.
Borschtanoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy avoids the head kick by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loveladdy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borschtanoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Borschtanoff misses.
Borschtanoff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loveladdy blocks a head kick by Borschtanoff.
Loveladdy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loveladdy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borschtanoff.
Loveladdy stuffs the takedown attempt from Borschtanoff. Borschtanoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Loveladdy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borschtanoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loveladdy.
Borschtanoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loveladdy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borschtanoff manages to avoid it.
Borschtanoff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveladdy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borschtanoff throws a front kick aimed at Loveladdy's knee but Loveladdy avoids it well.
Borschtanoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy blocks a leg kick.
Loveladdy misses the jab.
Loveladdy misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick
and Loveladdy counters with a straight right hand.
Loveladdy checks the leg kick.
Loveladdy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loveladdy throws a low kick but Borschtanoff moves out of range easily.
Borschtanoff throws a wild body kick that Loveladdy sees coming a mile off.
Loveladdy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borschtanoff shoots in and drives through. Loveladdy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitri Borschtanoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borschtanoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loveladdy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borschtanoff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a head kick.
Borschtanoff with a hook.
A head kick misses from Borschtanoff.

Loveladdy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Borschtanoff to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschtanoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loveladdy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Borschtanoff controls Loveladdy momentarily but Loveladdy frees himself.
Demitri Borschtanoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borschtanoff is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demitri Borschtanoff clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Loveladdy tries to land a front kick but Borschtanoff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Loveladdy throws a leg kick
and Borschtanoff counters with a head kick. That will keep Loveladdy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice shot lands for Borschtanoff.
Loveladdy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borschtanoff. That's going to slow Loveladdy down.
Borschtanoff has a takedown stuffed.
Borschtanoff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loveladdy.
Loveladdy avoids the body shot from Borschtanoff.
No luck for Borschtanoff with that takedown attempt.
Borschtanoff throws a solid leg kick but Loveladdy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borschtanoff.
Loveladdy jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Borschtanoff is defended easily by Loveladdy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitri Borschtanoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loveladdy blocks a head kick by Borschtanoff.
Loveladdy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borschtanoff is able to avoid easily.

Borschtanoff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Loveladdy keeping moving, preventing Borschtanoff from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borschtanoff stopping the sweep attempt from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy is controlling Borschtanoff's posture.
Loveladdy is trying to keep Borschtanoff in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Borschtanoff scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Borschtanoff!
Loveladdy throws the kick towards the body but Borschtanoff avoids it.
Borschtanoff throws a body shot but no joy.
Loveladdy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Loveladdy. That snapped Borschtanoff's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschtanoff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Loveladdy as he jumps to the side.
Loveladdy tries to land a front kick but Borschtanoff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borschtanoff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borschtanoff misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Borschtanoff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy tries a head kick but it misses.
Borschtanoff throws a body shot but no joy.
Loveladdy tries to clinch up.
Loveladdy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Borschtanoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borschtanoff blocks a low kick nicely.
Borschtanoff throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Loveladdy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Borschtanoff tries a low kick but Loveladdy avoids it.
Borschtanoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Borschtanoff connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Loveladdy lands with a nice body punch.
Loveladdy throws a leg kick but Borschtanoff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crunch! Loveladdy slams his shin into Borschtanoff's torso.
Borschtanoff misses with an uppercut. Loveladdy saw that one coming.
Borschtanoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loveladdy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borschtanoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loveladdy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demitri Borschtanoff had his way with Neptune Loveladdy in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but Loveladdy moved away.
Loveladdy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borschtanoff clobbers Loveladdy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Borschtanoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borschtanoff misses with a low kick as Loveladdy jumps back.
Loveladdy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loveladdy.
Borschtanoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loveladdy was well out of range. Poor timing from Borschtanoff.
Loveladdy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borschtanoff looks to land a right hand but Loveladdy moved out of range.
Borschtanoff tried to score with a low kick but Loveladdy checks it.
No luck for Borschtanoff with that takedown attempt.
Loveladdy is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff feints and then cracks Loveladdy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loveladdy down.
Loveladdy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Borschtanoff shoots in for a double leg but Loveladdy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Borschtanoff is defended easily by Loveladdy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitri Borschtanoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Loveladdy looks for the body kick but Borschtanoff saw that one coming.
Borschtanoff throws a lazy body kick
and Loveladdy counters with a leg kick.
Borschtanoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loveladdy can pounce on him.
Loveladdy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borschtanoff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loveladdy tries to clinch but Borschtanoff is having none of it.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick
letting Loveladdy counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borschtanoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loveladdy cracks Borschtanoff with an open hand slap.
Borschtanoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Loveladdy misses with a body shot.
Borschtanoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borschtanoff throws a looping overhand right but Loveladdy ducks down to avoid it.
Neptune Loveladdy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borschtanoff tries a low kick but Loveladdy avoids it.

Loveladdy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Loveladdy.
Borschtanoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borschtanoff digs a right hand underneath Loveladdy's ribcage. Loveladdy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borschtanoff's elbow.
Loveladdy blocks the elbow strike.

Borschtanoff manages to break the clinch.
Borschtanoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loveladdy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borschtanoff scores with a head kick.
Borschtanoff lands the left hand.
Borschtanoff throws a solid leg kick but Loveladdy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borschtanoff.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Borschtanoff - that will leave a mark!
Loveladdy blocks a leg kick.
Loveladdy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borschtanoff walks into a straight right hand from Loveladdy.
Borschtanoff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borschtanoff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff scores with a jab. Loveladdy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Loveladdy throws a leg kick but Borschtanoff moved away.
Loveladdy avoids the body shot from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff works the jab nicely.
Borschtanoff throws a head kick that misses.
Loveladdy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Borschtanoff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but Loveladdy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Demitri Borschtanoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loveladdy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Borschtanoff checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demitri Borschtanoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borschtanoff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitri Borschtanoff!
Demitri Borschtanoff retains his lightweight title!
Demitri Borschtanoff decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.