PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valio Hristov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lauzon
vs
Hristov

178 cm
21
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
167 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Lauzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valio Hristov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hristov fails to land with a series of punches.
Hristov moves away from the strike by Lauzon.
Lauzon throws an overhand right that lands on Hristov's shoulder, as Hristov tries to avoid the shot.
Lauzon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Lauzon misses its intended target.
Hristov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lauzon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lauzon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lauzon looks to throw the jab but Hristov is out of range.
Lauzon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Valio Hristov has been cut.
Hristov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lauzon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hristov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Lauzon misses.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Lauzon avoids them all with ease.
Lauzon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hristov's waist but Hristov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lauzon off to one side.
Hristov misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Hristov.
Hristov throws a body punch but Lauzon moves out of range.
Lauzon looks to throw the jab but Hristov is out of range.
Valio Hristov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lauzon looks to throw the jab but Hristov is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hristov.
Hristov throws a right and a left that Lauzon avoids nicely.
Hristov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hristov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lauzon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lauzon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hristov misses with a double jab.
Lauzon misses with an uppercut. Hristov saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Lauzon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lauzon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hristov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lauzon tries to free his leg and advance position but Hristov is retaining full guard.
Lauzon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hristov gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lauzon in particular looking to stall.
Lauzon is looking to take a break and control but Hristov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hristov tries to get to full guard but Lauzon has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov trying to hold on to Lauzon's head to control him but Lauzon postures up.
Hristov tries to roll over but Lauzon keeps him under control.
Hristov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hristov keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.
Lauzon passes Hristov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Lauzon seems to be looking for submissions.
Hristov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lauzon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lauzon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lauzon passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lauzon working for a submission but Hristov is keeping him at bay.
Lauzon controlling the pace for now.
Lauzon tries to control but Hristov wriggling away.

Lauzon has control of Hristov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hristov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lauzon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hristov because Lauzon loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lauzon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valio Hristov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lauzon blocks a jab.
Lauzon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hristov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lauzon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hristov on the side of the head.
Valio Hristov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hristov tests Lauzon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lauzon misses with an uppercut. Hristov saw that one coming.
Lauzon works the jab nicely.

Hristov is rocked!
Lauzon throws a jab but it's blocked by Hristov.
Lauzon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lauzon jabs Hristov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hristov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hristov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valio Hristov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hristov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lauzon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hristov.
Lauzon looks to land a right hand but Hristov moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lauzon back to the cage. Hristov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hristov throws a right hand that Lauzon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lauzon also avoids with ease.
Hristov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lauzon.
Hristov moves away from the strike by Lauzon.
Hristov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hristov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lauzon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hristov misses with a hook.
Lauzon connects with a crisp jab.
Hristov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lauzon finish him?
Hristov misses with a series of wild punches.
Hristov seems to have recovered his senses.
Lauzon misses with a straight left.
Hristov misses with a few strikes there.
Hristov misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Lauzon misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov looks to land a combination. Lauzon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lauzon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hristov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hristov is breathing heavily.
Hristov misses with a series of wild punches.
Lauzon closes the distance and clinches up with Hristov, looking for a takedown. Lauzon pushes Hristov against the cage but Hristov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lauzon misses with a hook.
Lauzon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hristov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lauzon.
A punch combination from Lauzon misses.
Lauzon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lauzon throws a big shot that misses.
Hristov scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as Hristov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lauzon doesn't seem phased though.
Hristov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lauzon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hristov tries to bum rush Lauzon with a series of wild strikes but Lauzon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov slips a straight right by Lauzon.
Lauzon throws the left hand but Hristov avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lauzon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That has opened up Valio Hristov's cut even more.
Hristov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lauzon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hristov.
Hristov misses with a jab to the body
and Lauzon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Lauzon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lauzon avoids the body shot from Hristov.
Lauzon throws a hook but Hristov avoids it easily.
Lauzon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hristov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lauzon counters with a nice uppercut.
Lauzon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hristov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lauzon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lauzon with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hristov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauzon misses with a wild combination.
Lauzon throws a hook but Hristov blocks it.
Hristov misses with a double jab

so Lauzon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lauzon slips nicely into half guard.
Lauzon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lauzon takes Hristov's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Hristov is in trouble.
Lauzon is hanging on to Hristov's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lauzon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Valio Hristov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lauzon misses with a few strikes there.
Lauzon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hristov.
Hristov digs a good body shot into Lauzon's ribs.
Hristov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lauzon backs up against the cage.
A jab lands there for Lauzon.
Lauzon lands a nice looking body shot.
Lauzon throws a good cross that connects.
Hristov needs to keep his hands up - Lauzon had a free shot at his head there.

The cut above Valio Hristov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lauzon drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hristov right on the button. Hristov goes down! Lauzon follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lauzon gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Lauzon!