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's entrance music is Mosquito Song by Queens Of The Stone Age. A fine choice. Lipsky has chosen Comme Un Enfante as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alighieri
vs
Lipsky

185 cm
24
245 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

184 cm
33
215 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lipsky!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipsky throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alighieri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alighieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lipsky moves away.
Alighieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alighieri.
Lipsky throws a chopping leg kick but Alighieri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lipsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alighieri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alighieri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lipsky.
Lipsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alighieri.
Lipsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alighieri's calf.
Alighieri walks into a stiff left hand from Lipsky.
Lipsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 shoots in for a takedown but Lipsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Alighieri looking to score a takedown here. Lipsky is defending well but Alighieri drives through and ends up in Lipsky's guard.

Alighieri has gone for a leg lock! Lipsky slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alighieri's guard.
Lipsky stopping the sweep attempt from Alighieri.
Lipsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alighieri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lipsky decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alighieri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lipsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Alighieri.
Lipsky lands a right hook to the body.
Lipsky wants to clinch but Alighieri slips to the side
letting Alighieri counter with a right hand.

It looks like Matt Lipsky has been cut.
Lipsky swings for the body but Alighieri moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky throws a front kick aimed at Alighieri's knee but Alighieri avoids it well.
Lipsky checks a low kick from Alighieri.
Lipsky connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lipsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alighieri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lipsky feints and then cracks Alighieri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alighieri down.
Alighieri avoids the body shot from Lipsky.
Lipsky throws a leg kick which misses Alighieri's front leg but catches the back leg as Alighieri tries to avoid it.
Lipsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alighieri misses with a wild body shot.
Alighieri moves out of range as Lipsky throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Alighieri misses its intended target.
Lipsky throws a series of punches but Alighieri avoids them all with ease.
Alighieri misses the shot to the body.
Alighieri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lipsky. Lipsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Alighieri is having none of it.
Alighieri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lipsky moves in looking to clinch but Alighieri pushes him off.
Lipsky throws a front kick that sends Alighieri stumbling back into the cage.
Lipsky is looking to score with low kicks.
Alighieri misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lipsky lands a head shot.
Lipsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lipsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alighieri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matt Lipsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lipsky lands a really nice looking cross but Alighieri seems unphased.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Lipsky tenderised Alighieri's leg. Alighieri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alighieri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alighieri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lipsky misses with a two punch combination.
Lipsky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alighieri looks to score with a jab to the body but Lipsky is just out of range.
Alighieri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lipsky.
Lipsky cracks the inside of Alighieri's front leg.
Alighieri sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alighieri is breathing heavily.
Lipsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Lipsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alighieri's sensitive parts.
Alighieri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lipsky is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alighieri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Lipsky forces Alighieri back against the cage and clinches.
Alighieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipsky connects with a knee to the head.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alighieri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lipsky after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.

It looks like Tristan Alighieri has been cut.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lipsky scores with a knee to the head.
Lipsky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alighieri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Alighieri in his tracks for a moment.
Alighieri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lipsky lands a body shot.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Lipsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lipsky dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lipsky looks to land a combination. Alighieri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lipsky feints and then cracks Alighieri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alighieri down.
Tristan Alighieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lipsky gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alighieri.
Alighieri can't find room to land a body shot as Lipsky controls the action.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but Alighieri blocks it.
Lipsky blocks a body shot from Alighieri.
A short uppercut from Lipsky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alighieri lands a body punch.
Alighieri working aggressively here.
Alighieri has a couple of punches blocked by Lipsky.
Lipsky crunches a lovely knee into Alighieri's ribcage.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alighieri's defenses.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Alighieri shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alighieri.
Alighieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matt Lipsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the head but Alighieri blocks with his arms.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alighieri's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alighieri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lipsky after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Alighieri avoids the damage to the body.
Alighieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Lipsky.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Alighieri shrugs off.
Alighieri tries to throw a body punch but Lipsky avoids it by throwing Alighieri back against the cage.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alighieri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alighieri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alighieri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the head but Alighieri blocks with his arms.
Alighieri fails to pull guard.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Alighieri in his tracks for a moment.
Lipsky lands an elbow just above Alighieri 's eye.
Lipsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alighieri backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Alighieri won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lipsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lipsky misses with a knee to the head.
Lipsky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alighieri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lipsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Alighieri won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lipsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alighieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Lipsky.
Lipsky misses with a knee strike.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the head but Alighieri blocks with his arms.
Lipsky connects with a knee to the head.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lipsky.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Alighieri backwards.
A knee to the head by Lipsky.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands with a left to the head.
Alighieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alighieri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alighieri tries to pull guard but Lipsky forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lipsky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lipsky working Alighieri over with knees to the body.
Lipsky gets through Alighieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Alighieri shrugs off.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Lipsky.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but Alighieri blocks it.
Alighieri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Alighieri has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lipsky uses from the top position.
Lipsky pushing down on Alighieri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Lipsky stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lipsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lipsky tries to clinch there but Alighieri circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alighieri. Lipsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alighieri tries for a takedown but Lipsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lipsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lipsky - that will leave a mark!
Alighieri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alighieri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lipsky.
Alighieri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lipsky connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lipsky.
Nice body kick from Lipsky.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Lipsky.
Lipsky lands with a good body shot.
Lipsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lipsky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lipsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alighieri's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lipsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lipsky rushes Alighieri and presses him up against the cage.
Lipsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alighieri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alighieri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lipsky lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lipsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Lipsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Lipsky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alighieri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky lands an elbow just above Alighieri 's eye.
Lipsky landing knees to the head.
Lipsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lipsky lands a knee to the body.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head.
Lipsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the temple.
Alighieri working aggressively here.
Alighieri blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Alighieri.
Alighieri has a couple of punches blocked by Lipsky.
Alighieri lands with a short shot to the head.
Alighieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipsky lands an elbow just above Alighieri 's eye.
Lipsky scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lipsky obliges.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but Alighieri blocks it.
Lipsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lipsky pushes Alighieri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lipsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lipsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lipsky obliges.
Tristan Alighieri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri throws a head punch that misses.
Lipsky crunches a lovely knee into Alighieri's ribcage.
Lipsky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alighieri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alighieri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lipsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lipsky with a knee to the head.
Alighieri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alighieri's defenses.
Alighieri blocks an elbow strike from Lipsky.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alighieri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lipsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alighieri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lipsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alighieri takes an elbow to the temple.
Lipsky prevents a body shot from Alighieri.
Alighieri digs a right hand underneath Lipsky's ribcage. Lipsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alighieri ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alighieri no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Alighieri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Alighieri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alighieri wants to sweep here but Lipsky controlling him for the moment.
Alighieri trying to keep a closed guard but Lipsky is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lipsky is defending against the submission attempts here by Alighieri.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Alighieri is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lipsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lipsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lipsky!
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