PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lebedev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Yuri Favourite!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lebedev
vs
Franklin

224 cm
24
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Lebedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Franklin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedev delivers a nice body kick.
Lebedev misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lebedev.
Lebedev lands a head kick!
Franklin looks to land a combination but Lebedev avoids it well.
Lebedev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lebedev.

Franklin clinches up with Lebedev and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lebedev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franklin looks gassed!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lebedev.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Aaron Franklin has been cut.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside that Franklin shrugs off.
Lebedev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Lebedev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franklin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Franklin trying to stall but Lebedev improves his position.
Knees to the body from Lebedev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lebedev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside that Franklin shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Lebedev.
Lebedev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lebedev scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Aaron Franklin's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lebedev obliges.
Franklin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside that Franklin shrugs off.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow.
Lebedev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lebedev scores a nice knee to the body.
Lebedev tries to throw a body punch but Franklin avoids it by throwing Lebedev back against the cage.
Lebedev stalls.
Lebedev stalling in the clinch but Franklin improves position.
A short uppercut from Lebedev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebedev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franklin avoiding damage as Lebedev throws knees to the body.
Lebedev misses with a knee to the head.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lebedev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lebedev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lebedev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Lebedev.
Lebedev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lebedev lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
Lebedev crunches a lovely knee into Franklin's ribcage.
Franklin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Franklin lands with a right to the head.
Lebedev scores with a knee to the head.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lebedev landing knees to the head.
Lebedev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lebedev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lebedev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lebedev landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Lebedev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lebedev scores a nice knee to the body.
Lebedev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside.
Franklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebedev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lebedev lands a damaging elbow.
Lebedev lands an elbow just above Franklin 's eye.

The cut above Aaron Franklin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow.
Lebedev working Franklin over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev lands a damaging elbow.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside.
Lebedev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lebedev landing knees to the head.
Lebedev lands a knee to the body.
Lebedev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franklin's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lebedev.
Lebedev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Lebedev misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Lebedev.
Lebedev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franklin takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebedev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Franklin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lebedev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Lebedev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Franklin's cut.
That's time! Lebedev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Franklin moves into range and clinches up with Lebedev.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Lebedev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Franklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebedev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lebedev scores a nice knee to the body.
Lebedev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Lebedev.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside that Franklin shrugs off.
Lebedev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lebedev lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lebedev.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lebedev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebedev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lebedev lands a knee to the head.

Aaron Franklin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lebedev.
Lebedev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Franklin is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lebedev finish him?
Lebedev trying to land knees to the body.
Franklin seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lebedev.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lebedev landing knees to the body.
Lebedev crunches a lovely knee into Franklin's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lebedev lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Franklin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuri Lebedev!
A very excited looking Yuri Lebedev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.