PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan comes to the cage accompanied by Hester Prynn. The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Sky is the limit. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ruslan
vs
Anderson

198 cm
20
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Murder Inc.
NATURAL BEAST

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruslan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruslan lands with a cross.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruslan misses with a double jab.
Ruslan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson checks a low kick from Ruslan.
A big left from Ruslan misses.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Ruslan sprawls well.
Anderson shoots in but Ruslan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dariusz Ruslan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anderson.
Ruslan connects with a single shot there.
Ruslan lands with a shot to the body.
Ruslan misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Ruslan connects with the punch.
Anderson moves forwards but Ruslan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruslan throws a body kick that misses.
Ruslan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruslan lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruslan misses with a body kick.
Ruslan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dariusz Ruslan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson moves out of range as Ruslan throws a body kick.
Ruslan misses with a wild combination.
Crunch! Ruslan slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Ruslan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruslan misses with a looping left.
Anderson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ruslan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Anderson.
Ruslan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Anderson shoots in and bounces Ruslan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ruslan can't keep his opponent in guard - Anderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ruslan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Ruslan is working away.
Ruslan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ruslan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruslan tries to get out of the position.
Ruslan is not content to let Anderson control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson controlling the action here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Anderson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruslan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruslan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruslan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruslan throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Ruslan lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Ruslan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anderson blocks the body kick.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruslan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Ruslan.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruslan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruslan lands a body shot.
Ruslan drops Anderson with a left right combo! Ruslan follows him down to the ground into side control.

Anderson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ruslan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Anderson to his feet.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruslan finish him?
Ruslan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Ruslan looks to land a combination. Anderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruslan.
A cross from Ruslan lands.
Ruslan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruslan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Ruslan.
Dariusz Ruslan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruslan lands a hook that stumbles Anderson back into the cage. Ruslan follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Anderson to the canvas! Ruslan pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Anderson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dariusz Ruslan!