STRIKE! - MMA 6 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gauge Andersen (ranked 3970 p4p, 5059 weight class) and Reagan Knapp (ranked 412 p4p, 470 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Andersen
vs
Knapp

185 cm
26
200
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
202
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauge Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reagan Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp connects with an inside leg kick.
Andersen shoots and misses
and Andersen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knapp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andersen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knapp defends it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knapp.
Good standup being displayed there by Knapp as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Knapp - just one landing.

Andersen darts in and clinches Knapp up against the cage.

Andersen jumps into guard, dragging Knapp to the mat.
Andersen pulls Knapp in to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Andersen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Andersen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Andersen wants to pass the guard but Knapp is keeping the position.

Andersen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Andersen passes Knapp's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Knapp is defending against the submission attempts here by Andersen.
Knapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Andersen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Andersen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knapp knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Andersen is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp tries to kick Andersen off but Andersen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andersen wants to free his trapped foot but Knapp is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Andersen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Andersen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Andersen is looking for a kimura but Knapp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andersen to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Knapp defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Andersen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Andersen is working for a kimura but Knapp is defending it quite comfortably.
Andersen prevents Knapp from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gauge Andersen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Andersen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gauge Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Knapp gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Andersen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andersen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Andersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knapp can do to turn this around?
Knapp is looking to stand up but Andersen isn't so interested in that idea.
Andersen passes into half guard.

Andersen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Andersen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knapp doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andersen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knapp is defending against the submission attempts here by Andersen.
We've been hearing that Andersen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Andersen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Knapp is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gauge Andersen!
A victorious Gauge Andersen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hetman (ranked 1568 p4p, 2338 weight class) and Kwadwo Adunga Jr (ranked 87 p4p, 123 weight class). Adunga Jr has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Kwadwo Adunga Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hetman
vs
Adunga Jr

190 cm
22
265
5 - 2 - 0

199 cm
22
268
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Sakura Style

Conviction
Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Hetman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwadwo Adunga Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adunga Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Adunga Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Hetman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hetman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adunga Jr throws a hook but Hetman avoids it easily.
Hetman slips a jab from Adunga Jr.
Hetman lands a body shot.
Adunga Jr with the inside leg kick.
Adunga Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adunga Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Hetman is looking to chop away at Adunga Jr's legs.
Hetman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Adunga Jr as he connects with a hook.
Adunga Jr avoids the body shot from Hetman.
Adunga Jr misses with an uppercut.
Adunga Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Hetman should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetman looks for a takedown but Adunga Jr sprawls well.
Adunga Jr looks to land a left hand but Hetman moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Adunga Jr. No joy for Hetman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Hetman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adunga Jr misses with a straight right.
Hetman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adunga Jr throws out the jab.
Hetman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Adunga Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Adunga Jr avoids the body shot from Hetman.
Adam Hetman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hetman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Adunga Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hetman is in Adunga Jr's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hetman distracts Adunga Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hetman stops Adunga Jr from standing up.
Adunga Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hetman throwing strikes but missing.
Hetman is looking to work some ground and pound but Adunga Jr has wrist control.

Adunga Jr kicks Hetman off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adunga Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adunga Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Hetman is rocked!
Adunga Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hetman throws a right hand that misses
and Adunga Jr counters with a huge right that knocks Hetman out cold! Adunga Jr is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kwadwo Adunga Jr!