PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lipsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighieri comes to the cage accompanied by Mosquito Song by Queens Of The Stone Age. Lipsky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Comme Un Enfante. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alighieri
vs
Lipsky

185 cm
22
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
31
215 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lipsky!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alighieri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lipsky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Lipsky as Alighieri shoots in.
Alighieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Lipsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alighieri tries a low kick but Lipsky avoids it.
Lipsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alighieri misses with a double jab.
Alighieri misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lipsky counter with a right hand.
Alighieri takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alighieri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lipsky swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alighieri misses with an uppercut.
Lipsky throws a leg kick which misses Alighieri's front leg but catches the back leg as Alighieri tries to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Lipsky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Alighieri blocks a body shot from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Alighieri in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alighieri is working Lipsky over against the cage.
Alighieri tries a body shot but Lipsky blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Alighieri won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lipsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lipsky lands a knee to the body.
Alighieri is breathing heavily.
Alighieri misses with a punch to the body.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Alighieri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Lipsky.

It looks like Tristan Alighieri has been cut.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Lipsky.
Lipsky scores with a knee to the head.
Lipsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alighieri's face.
Alighieri misses with a punch to the body.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head.
Lipsky lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alighieri wants a takedown.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky connects with a knee to the head.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alighieri struggles to land a body shot inside as Lipsky controls his hands.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky lands a nice uppercut.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lipsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alighieri struggles to land a body shot inside as Lipsky controls his hands.
Lipsky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alighieri's defenses.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but Alighieri blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lipsky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lipsky lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky working Alighieri over with knees to the body.
Lipsky with a knee to the head.
Lipsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lipsky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lipsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alighieri can't break the clinch.
Lipsky lands a shoulder strike.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside.
Alighieri is trying to break free.
Alighieri is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lipsky is defending well.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Lipsky.
Lipsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alighieri blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside.
Lipsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky scores a nice knee to the body.
Lipsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Alighieri in his tracks for a moment.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Alighieri shrugs off.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Lipsky.
Lipsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alighieri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lipsky lands with a light punch inside.
Alighieri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alighieri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alighieri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lipsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alighieri's face.
Alighieri tries a body shot but Lipsky blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lipsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Alighieri's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lipsky lands with a cross.
Alighieri missing with a left hand there. Lipsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lipsky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lipsky slips a straight right by Alighieri.
Lipsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Alighieri drives through with a takedown into Lipsky's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lipsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alighieri.
Alighieri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alighieri works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alighieri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alighieri is trying to control. Lipsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipsky pushes Alighieri off looking to stand but Alighieri dives back in and keeps control.
Lipsky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alighieri.
Alighieri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alighieri is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lipsky!
Alighieri with a couple of short strikes.
Lipsky really wants to buck Alighieri off and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lipsky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alighieri thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri won't let Lipsky get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Alighieri punching from mount but Lipsky doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lipsky squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Alighieri punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Alighieri connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lipsky is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alighieri landing strikes from the mount and Lipsky is in trouble!
Lipsky is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lipsky is breathing heavily.
Alighieri unloads with some shots from mount but Lipsky bucks and avoids them well.
Alighieri throwing strikes here but Lipsky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alighieri throwing strikes here but Lipsky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alighieri landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alighieri thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lipsky blocking the ground and pound.
Lipsky really wants to buck Alighieri off and get back to his feet.
Alighieri lands with some strikes.
Lipsky is in a horrible position here. Alighieri smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alighieri throwing strikes here but Lipsky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Alighieri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Alighieri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Alighieri misses the target.
Alighieri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lipsky manages to avoid it.
Lipsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alighieri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alighieri throws out a loose jab but Lipsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tristan Alighieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alighieri takes a swing at Lipsky's ribcage but misses.
Alighieri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lipsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Alighieri.
Alighieri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lipsky as he avoids it easily.
Lipsky tries to clinch up but Alighieri circles away and keeps his distance.
Alighieri misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lipsky - that will leave a mark!
Alighieri walks into a jab.
Lipsky connects with a solid leg kick.
Lipsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lipsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alighieri.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lipsky.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lipsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lipsky pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lipsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the head but Alighieri blocks with his arms.
Lipsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alighieri's defenses.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Alighieri in his tracks for a moment.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky blocks a body shot from Alighieri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lipsky lands an uppercut.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alighieri's defenses.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alighieri's defenses.
Lipsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lipsky scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipsky lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
A short right from Lipsky on the inside.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Lipsky landing knees to the body.
Lipsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Alighieri shrugs off.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Alighieri in his tracks for a moment.
Alighieri tries to work over Lipsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lipsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lipsky crunches a lovely knee into Alighieri's ribcage.
Lipsky scores a nice knee to the body.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Alighieri shrugs off.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alighieri's defenses.
Alighieri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lipsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lipsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky crunches a lovely knee into Alighieri's ribcage.
Lipsky landing knees to the head.
Lipsky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lipsky.
Lipsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alighieri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lipsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alighieri's face.
Alighieri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lipsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alighieri misses with a body punch.
Alighieri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Alighieri in his tracks for a moment.
Lipsky throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alighieri can't find room to land a body shot as Lipsky controls the action.
Lipsky misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky throws an elbow but misses.
Alighieri is leaning against Lipsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky blocks a body shot from Alighieri.
Alighieri blocks an elbow strike.
Lipsky prevents a body shot from Alighieri.
Alighieri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alighieri is trying to break the clinch but Lipsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lipsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alighieri blocks an elbow strike.
Alighieri pushes Lipsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lipsky prevents a body shot from Alighieri.
Alighieri tries to work over Lipsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lipsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Alighieri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lipsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alighieri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lipsky after a bit of a struggle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lipsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lipsky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lipsky!
Matt Lipsky made sure to mention his sponsor, ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) in his post fight interview.