PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lito Lapid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Tornado CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tornado CPW's choice of entrance music: Warning!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lapid
vs
Tornado CPW

173 cm
20
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
132 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lito Lapid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Tornado CPW!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tornado CPW fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lapid, pushing him back against the cage.
Tornado CPW has Lapid pressed against the cage, preventing Lapid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lapid wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lapid breaks from the clinch.
Lapid takes one on the button.
Lapid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tornado CPW checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tornado CPW lands a nice looking body shot.
Tornado CPW avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tornado CPW.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lapid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Tornado CPW.
Lapid throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tornado CPW counter with a right hand.
Tornado CPW throws a jab when Lapid was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tornado CPW misses the target.
Tornado CPW scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tornado CPW throws a hook but Lapid blocks it.
Lapid throws a leg kick but Tornado CPW sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lapid throws a lazy head kick
enabling Tornado CPW to counter with a crisp jab.
Tornado CPW has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lapid moves out of range of the leg kick from Tornado CPW.
Lapid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tornado CPW looks to land a combination but Lapid avoids it well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lapid.
Lapid misses the body punch
and Tornado CPW makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lapid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tornado CPW bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lapid's head.
A head kick misses from Lapid.
Tornado CPW lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lapid at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tornado CPW counters with a straight right hand.
Tornado CPW with a jab.
Tornado CPW's corner calls for a 1-2. Tornado CPW obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lapid moves out of range as Tornado CPW strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lapid throws a lazy head kick
and Tornado CPW makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tornado CPW throws a right hand that Lapid ducks under and follows up with a left that Lapid also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Tornado CPW dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tornado CPW needs to keep his hands up - Lapid had a free shot at his head there.
Lapid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tornado CPW is able to avoid easily.
Lapid misses with a body shot
and Tornado CPW counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lapid misses with a left hand
and Tornado CPW counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lapid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tornado CPW is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lapid.
Lapid misses with a hook
enabling Tornado CPW to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapid throws a sloppy head kick and Tornado CPW moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tornado CPW. Those never looked like landing.
Tornado CPW jabs Lapid right on the nose. Lapid blinks but takes it well.
Lapid misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lapid lands a leg kick that knocks Tornado CPW off balance momentarily.
Lapid lands with a kick to the temple. Tornado CPW shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A swing and a miss from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW misses with a leg kick
and Lapid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tornado CPW lands a two punch combo.
Tornado CPW cracks Lapid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Lapid is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Lapid's jaw. Lapid's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tornado CPW does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Tornado CPW!