PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Lipkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lipkin
vs
Bandit

179 cm
27
180 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
191 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Lipkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit tries for a takedown but Lipkin circles away easily

so Lipkin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bandit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Bandit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lipkin is aware though and is defending well.
Lipkin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lipkin throwing strikes from guard but Bandit blocks nicely.
Lipkin controlling from the top position.
Lipkin distracts Bandit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lipkin 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.
Lipkin won't allow Bandit to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bandit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lipkin defends well.

Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin lands a couple of digs.
Bandit trying to keep a closed guard but Lipkin is proving a slippery customer.
Lipkin postures up in Bandit's guard and throws a big left but Bandit blocks it.
Lipkin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lipkin passes into side control.
Lipkin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lipkin working the ground and pound.
Lipkin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lipkin trying to control the position but Bandit is working away.
Bandit tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin grinds an elbow into Bandit's temple.
Lipkin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bandit some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipkin working the head and body with strikes.
Bandit tries to buck Lipkin off but Lipkin is having none of it.
Bandit being controlled for a moment.
Bandit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bandit wants to control but Lipkin postures up.
Lipkin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bandit's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Bandit is looking to reverse the position.
Bandit can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bandit has his takedown stuffed

and Lipkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Bandit isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lipkin stacks Bandit on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lipkin!
Lipkin working the ground and pound from side control.
Lipkin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipkin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bandit is trying to improve his position.
Lipkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandit keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bandit is looking for a sweep.
Lipkin just content to control the position.
Lipkin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bandit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lipkin controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandit takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here as Lipkin stalls from top position.
Bandit tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lipkin dominated that round.
That's time! Lipkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bandit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lipkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Bandit misses with a takedown attempt

and Lipkin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bandit throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lipkin escapes and throws Bandit's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bandit takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bandit is trying to improve his position.
Lipkin trying to control the position but Bandit is working away.
Bandit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lipkin off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipkin avoids the strikes from Bandit.
Lipkin wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit landing strikes from the mount.
Lipkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bandit throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bandit misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bandit thowing shots but they're missing.
Alexander Lipkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bandit sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bandit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lipkin working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bandit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lipkin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Bandit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bandit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bandit landing some decent shots from guard.
Lipkin trying to control the position.
Bandit wants to pass the guard but Lipkin is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin working a defensive guard here.
Bandit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bandit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bandit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lipkin keeping moving, preventing Bandit from controlling successfully.
Bandit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lipkin is on top in guard.

Bandit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lipkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bandit is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin landing with the ground and pound.

Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lipkin passes into half guard.
Lipkin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Bandit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lipkin pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lipkin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Lipkin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bandit has his takedown stuffed

and Lipkin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bandit's guard now.

Bandit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lipkin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lipkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bandit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lipkin controls the pace.
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!
Lipkin slips nicely into half guard.
Bandit taking some punishment here, with Lipkin in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bandit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bandit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, if Lipkin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lipkin lands strikes from half guard.

Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Bandit is trying to get back to full guard.
Lipkin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bandit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lipkin moves into full mount! Bandit won't be happy about that!
Lipkin lands with some strikes.
Lipkin lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipkin controlling from the full mount.
Bandit is trying desperately to improve position.
Lipkin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lipkin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bandit for as long as he can get away with.
Bandit is desperately trying to improve his position but Lipkin has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lipkin avoids the attempt from Bandit to control.
Bandit is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lipkin with good strikes from the mount here!
Lipkin raining down shots from the mount!

Bandit is rocked!
Lipkin cracks Bandit with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Lipkin!