PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Flex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Lamari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flex comes to the cage accompanied by "Champagne" - CAVO . Lamari has chosen Rammstein - Feuer Frei! as his entrance music. Lauri Lamari struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Lauri Lamari will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Flex
vs
Lamari

177 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

203 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Team S.W.A.T.

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Flex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lauri Lamari!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flex keeps the fight on the outside.

Flex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Flex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flex scoring well with a low kick there.
Flex throws the kick towards the body but Lamari avoids it.

Flex gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flex controlling the action here.
Lamari tries to roll over but Flex keeps him under control.
Flex tries to stand and escape but Lamari is controlling the position.
Flex sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lamari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flex's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flex's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flex looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Flex holding on to Lamari's left wrist, preventing the choke.

Lamari working for the choke.
Flex is trying to break free.

Lamari working for a choke but Flex is defending well.
Lamari looks gassed!
Flex breaks Lamari's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Flex stays in close to Lamari's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lamari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flex pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lamari is keeping the position for now.
Flex seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Flex decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Flex.
Lamari tries to clinch up
and Flex makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Flex scores with a head kick.

Lamari is rocked!
Lauri Lamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flex seems to be stalking Lamari here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Lamari drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexander Flex!