PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Lebedenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Gambacorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasiliy Lebedenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lebedenko
vs
Gambacorto

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Lebedenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Gambacorto!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lebedenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lebedenko throws a strike aimed at the side of Gambacorto's head but Gambacorto avoids it well.
An elbow from Lebedenko crashes against the mat.
Lebedenko scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gambacorto wants to get back to his feet.
Gambacorto tries to improve position but can't.
Gambacorto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lebedenko.
Gambacorto is trying to control Lebedenko's posture but Lebedenko avoids it.
Lebedenko cracks Gambacorto with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambacorto is looking to reverse the position.

Lebedenko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gambacorto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambacorto tries to buck Lebedenko off but Lebedenko is having none of it.
Lebedenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gambacorto keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gambacorto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gambacorto trying to control but Lebedenko postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gambacorto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lebedenko.
Lebedenko 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.
Gambacorto trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gambacorto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lebedenko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedenko avoids the attempt from Gambacorto to control.
Gambacorto taking shots to the head.
Lebedenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gambacorto hang on?
Lebedenko with shots to the head and body - Gambacorto looks very uncomfortable down there.

Gambacorto is rocked!

Lebedenko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gambacorto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gambacorto shrugs it off.
Gambacorto is still in real trouble! Can Lebedenko finish him?
Gambacorto wants to hold on but Lebedenko pushes him away.
Gambacorto seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto is working to get back to half guard.
Gambacorto wants to control but Lebedenko is having none of it.
Lebedenko thowing shots but they're missing.
Gambacorto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasiliy Lebedenko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lebedenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Gambacorto sprawls well. He's pushed Lebedenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lebedenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lebedenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gambacorto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lebedenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gambacorto checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lebedenko has closed the distance and engaged Gambacorto in a clinch.

Gambacorto drags the fight down to the ground.
Gambacorto is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lebedenko dives into side control.

Lebedenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lebedenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gambacorto is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lebedenko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gambacorto is trying to control Lebedenko's posture but Lebedenko avoids it.
Gambacorto tries to buck Lebedenko off but Lebedenko is having none of it.
Gambacorto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lebedenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Lebedenko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lebedenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gambacorto looking for a sweep but Lebedenko has passed into full mount! Oh no!
A nice elbow there by Lebedenko.
Lebedenko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gambacorto is trying desperately to improve position.
Gambacorto taking shots to the head.
Gambacorto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lebedenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedenko connects with a bit shot that sees Gambacorto covering up! More strikes from Lebedenko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lebedenko is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasiliy Lebedenko!