PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Kanchelski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laim Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanchelski comes to the cage accompanied by Unsteady. Laim Sutton told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kanchelski
vs
Sutton

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Kanchelski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Laim Sutton!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Kanchelski.
Kanchelski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Sutton rushes Kanchelski and presses him up against the cage.
Sutton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sutton looking to throw knees to the head but Kanchelski is blocking nicely.
Kanchelski avoiding damage as Sutton throws knees to the body.
Sutton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sutton trying to land knees to the body.
Sutton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Kanchelski.
Kanchelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanchelski blocks an elbow strike.
Sutton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanchelski.
Sutton misses with a knee to the head.
Sutton working aggressively here.
Sutton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kanchelski avoids a wild elbow strike from Sutton.
Kanchelski has Sutton pressed against the cage.
Sutton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanchelski.
Sutton misses with an elbow over the top.
Sutton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sutton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanchelski's brow.
Kanchelski lands with a right to the head.
Sutton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanchelski.
Sutton throws an elbow that misses.
Sutton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sutton pushes Kanchelski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sutton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sutton looking to throw knees to the head but Kanchelski is blocking nicely.
Sutton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanchelski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanchelski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sutton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanchelski.
Kanchelski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanchelski dodges an elbow strike from Sutton.
Sutton throws an elbow but it misses.
Kanchelski leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sutton pushes off an throws an elbow but Kanchelski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanchelski dodges an elbow strike from Sutton.
Sutton misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sutton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanchelski's brow.
Kanchelski avoids the elbow strike from Sutton, against the cage.
The referee calls for Kanchelski to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sutton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sutton tries to throw a body punch but Kanchelski avoids it by throwing Sutton back against the cage.
Kanchelski blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Sutton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sutton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanchelski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sutton lands a good knee to the midsection. Kanchelski won't want to take too many of those.
Sutton throws an elbow that misses.
Sutton misses with the head strike.
Kanchelski blocks the elbow strike.
Kanchelski taking a breather.
Kanchelski avoiding damage as Sutton throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelski throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sutton throws an elbow but misses.
Sutton misses with a knee strike.
Sutton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sutton tries a knee to the head but Kanchelski blocks it.
Sutton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sutton throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Sutton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sutton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanchelski blocks it with crossed arms.
Sutton misses with an elbow strike.
Kanchelski blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laim Sutton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kanchelski works Sutton's body with a nice hook.
Kanchelski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sutton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Sutton rushes Kanchelski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sutton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sutton tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanchelski avoids the damage to the body.
Sutton misses with some punches.
Kanchelski avoids the elbow strike from Sutton, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sutton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sutton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanchelski blocks the elbow strike.
Sutton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sutton throws an elbow but misses.
Sutton misses with an elbow strike.
Sutton trying to land knees to the body.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanchelski avoids it.
Sutton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sutton.
Sutton lands a damaging elbow.
Sutton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sutton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanchelski is defending well for now.
Sutton misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Kanchelski to work.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sutton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kanchelski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanchelski dodges an elbow strike from Sutton.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sutton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanchelski's brow.
Kanchelski dodges an elbow strike from Sutton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sutton missing with knees to the body.
Sutton lands an elbow just above Kanchelski 's eye.
Kanchelski taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Sutton.
Sutton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanchelski avoids the elbow strike from Sutton, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kanchelski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sutton is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanchelski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sutton.
Sutton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanchelski avoiding damage as Sutton throws knees to the body.
Kanchelski blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelski digs a right hand into Sutton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sutton's gas tank.
Kanchelski avoids a wild elbow strike from Sutton.
Kanchelski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanchelski just leaning against Sutton, taking a breather.
Sutton misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kanchelski.
Kanchelski blocks an elbow strike.
Kanchelski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sutton managing to block the knees to the body from Kanchelski.
Kanchelski tries a body shot but Sutton blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanchelski.
Sutton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanchelski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanchelski misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sutton lands an elbow that stopped Kanchelski in his tracks for a moment.
Sutton misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanchelski avoids the elbow strike from Sutton, against the cage.
Kanchelski dodges an elbow strike from Sutton.
Kanchelski tries a body shot but Sutton blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sutton throws an elbow but misses.
Sutton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sutton misses with a punch on the inside.
Sutton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kanchelski blocks an elbow strike.
Sutton throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laim Sutton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Kanchelski lands a nice shot to the body.

Sutton forces Kanchelski back against the cage and clinches.
Sutton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sutton has a couple of punches blocked by Kanchelski.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the head but Kanchelski blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sutton throws an elbow but misses.
Kanchelski stalling in the clinch.
Kanchelski avoids a wild elbow strike from Sutton.
Kanchelski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sutton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanchelski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sutton.
Kanchelski lands a shot to the body.
Kanchelski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sutton is keeping busy.
Kanchelski dodges an elbow strike from Sutton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton connects with a knee to the head.
Kanchelski can't find room to land a body shot as Sutton controls the action.
Kanchelski avoids a wild elbow strike from Sutton.
Sutton missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sutton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kanchelski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kanchelski tries to land knees in the clinch but Sutton avoids the damage to the body.
Sutton lands a knee to the body.
Sutton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanchelski.
Kanchelski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutton backwards.
Nice elbow from Sutton.
Sutton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lucas Kanchelski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sutton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanchelski is defending well for now.
Sutton looking to throw knees to the head but Kanchelski is blocking nicely.
Sutton working aggressively here.
Kanchelski blocks an elbow strike from Sutton.
Kanchelski trying to stall but Sutton improves his position.
Kanchelski missing with knees to the body.
Kanchelski dodges an elbow strike from Sutton.
Kanchelski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sutton throws an elbow but misses.
Kanchelski is trying to maintain a safe position but Sutton gets an underhook and turns Kanchelski into the cage.
Kanchelski trying to land knees to the body.
Kanchelski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sutton avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanchelski is defending well for now.
Kanchelski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sutton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sutton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sutton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanchelski's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sutton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanchelski's brow.
Sutton prevents a body shot from Kanchelski.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sutton.
Kanchelski avoiding damage as Sutton throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sutton throws an elbow but misses.
Sutton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanchelski trying to stall but Sutton improves his position.
Sutton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laim Sutton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sutton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanchelski's brow.
A short right from Kanchelski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanchelski.
Kanchelski prevents a body shot from Sutton.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sutton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanchelski's brow.
Nice body punch from Kanchelski.
Kanchelski is leaning against Sutton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kanchelski throws an elbow that misses.
Kanchelski struggles to land a body shot inside as Sutton controls his hands.
Kanchelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sutton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanchelski missing with knees to the body.
Kanchelski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kanchelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laim Sutton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sutton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laim Sutton!