PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bathory might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brain Scan. Aleksander Lavronenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bathory
vs
Lavronenko

186 cm
32
203 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

194 cm
31
223 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bathory.
Lavronenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lavronenko works Bathory's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Bathory does it's job there.
Bathory lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lavronenko at a distance.
Lavronenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bathory looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lavronenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Bathory clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
Bathory working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bathory throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bathory.
Bathory gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Aleksander Lavronenko has been cut.
Lavronenko working hard to break the clinch.
Bathory gets through Lavronenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bathory throws a head punch that misses.
Lavronenko working aggressively here.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Bathory lands with a short shot to the head.
Lavronenko tries to break free but Bathory pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lavronenko fails to land.
Lavronenko takes a shot to the head.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lavronenko trying to stall but Bathory improves his position.
Bathory scores with a shot to the side of Lavronenko's head.
Bathory misses with an elbow strike.
Lavronenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bathory throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bathory lands an elbow that stopped Lavronenko in his tracks for a moment.
Lavronenko tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lavronenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bathory lands a good knee to the midsection. Lavronenko won't want to take too many of those.
Bathory comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bathory.
Lavronenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavronenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bathory seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lavronenko can turn it around.
Lavronenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lavronenko.
Bathory lands an elbow inside.

Lavronenko is rocked!
Bathory creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bathory creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lavronenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Bathory finish him?
Knees to the body from Bathory.
Lavronenko is trying to force a seperation but Bathory has the dominant position.
Lavronenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Bathory misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lavronenko.
Lavronenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bathory using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lavronenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
Lavronenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Lavronenko misses with some punches.
Bathory lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Aleksander Lavronenko's cut even more.
Bathory lands a body punch.
Lavronenko looks winded!
Bathory lands an elbow that stopped Lavronenko in his tracks for a moment.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Lavronenko.
Bathory gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Aleksander Lavronenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bathory misses with an elbow strike.
Bathory throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Bathory drops Lavronenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lavronenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
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!
Bathory prevents a body shot from Lavronenko.
Bathory throws an elbow that misses.
Bathory lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lavronenko to his knees! Bathory keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arzlan Bathory!
Arzlan Bathory gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).