PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aniruddha Anand (ranked 2474 p4p, 4381 weight class) and Little Bandit (ranked 198 p4p, 246 weight class). Anand's entrance music is Swag Se Segat by Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anand
vs
Bandit

160 cm
22
144
3 - 2 - 2

170 cm
25
135
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniruddha Anand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Little Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anand moves into range and clinches up with Bandit.
Bandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anand tries a body shot but Bandit blocks it.
Bandit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anand lands a right hand.
Anand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandits head.
Bandit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anand blocks it with crossed arms.
Anand tries a body shot but Bandit blocks it.
Anand is looking for a takedown.
Anand has a couple of punches blocked by Bandit.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bandit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bandit.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandit taking a breather.
Anand swings wildly with an uppercut but Bandit uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit looking to throw knees to the head but Anand is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Bandit.
Anand struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandit controls his hands.
Bandit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anand up against the cage.
Bandit blocks a body shot from Anand.
Bandit avoiding damage.
Bandit lands a right hand.
Anand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bandit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bandit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anand avoids it.
Anand throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandit.
Bandit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bandit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anand has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anand misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bandit.
Bandit lands an uppercut.
Bandit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anand has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bandit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bandit blocking some punches.
Bandit looking to throw knees to the head but Anand is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anand misses with a punch on the inside.
Bandit manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bandit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anand up against the cage.
Bandit receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Anand tries to throw a body punch but Bandit avoids it by throwing Anand back against the cage.
Anand working aggressively here.
Anand takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit looking to throw knees to the head but Anand is blocking nicely.
Anand pushes Bandit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bandit looking to throw knees to the head but Anand is blocking nicely.
Anand lands a right hand.
Anand misses with a punch on the inside.
Anand can't find room to land a body shot as Bandit controls the action.
Anand misses with a body punch.
Bandit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anand backwards.
Bandit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Bandit.
Anand misses with the head strike.
Anand lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bandit.
Bandit scores with a knee to the head.
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 lands a hook that snaps the head of Anand backwards.
Bandit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anand is leaning against Bandit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit misses with a knee to the head.
Bandit working Anand over with knees to the body.
Bandit taking a breather.
Anand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Bandit.
Bandit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anand avoids it.
Bandit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bandit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bandit holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bandit.
Anand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bandit.
Anand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anand tries to work over Bandit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anand tries a body shot but Bandit blocks it.
Anand scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Little Bandit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bandit clinches.
Bandit misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anand.
Bandit blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bandit in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anand lands a body shot.
Anand being controlled against the cage.
Anand is trying to maintain a safe position but Bandit gets an underhook and turns Anand into the cage.
Anand can't get the takedown.
Anand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bandit prevents a body shot from Anand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandit with a knee to the head.
Bandit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Anand fails to land.
Anand tries to throw a body punch but Bandit avoids it by throwing Anand back against the cage.
Bandit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bandit misses with a knee to the head.
Bandit stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bandit.
Bandit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anand digs a right hand into Bandit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bandit's gas tank.
Bandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anand letting Bandit take a breather here.
Anand struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandit controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Anand fails to land.
Anand pushes Bandit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anand letting Bandit take a breather here.
Bandit tries to land a knee to the head but Anand blocks with his arms.
Anand misses with a punch to the body.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bandit lands a knee to the head.
Anand lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bandit backwards.
Anand lands with a left to the head.
Bandit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anand blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandit scores with a knee to the head.
Anand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aniruddha Anand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little Bandit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anand trying to stall but Bandit improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anand.
Anand tries to work over Bandit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bandit looking to stall.
Bandit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anand has a couple of punches blocked by Bandit.
A right hand to the body from Anand.
Anand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anand has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bandit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bandit is struggling to control the position.
Bandit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anand tries to work over Bandit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bandit misses with a knee strike.
Bandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandit blocking some punches.
Anand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bandit misses with a knee strike.
Anand gets through Bandit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bandit blocks an uppercut.
Bandit stalls.
Anand misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Bandit.
A head punch on the inside from Anand fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Anand.
Anand struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandit controls his hands.
Bandit slowing the pace effectively.
Anand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bandit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anand's face.
Bandit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bandit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bandit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bandit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bandit misses with a knee strike.
Bandit trying to stall but Anand improves his position.
Anand fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Little Bandit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anand tries to close the distance and clinch but Bandit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Anand moves into range and clinches up with Bandit.
Anand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Bandit to work.
Anand lands with a short shot to the head.
Anand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anand throws a head punch that misses.
Bandit tries to land knees in the clinch but Anand avoids the damage to the body.
Anand being controlled against the cage.
Anand lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandit is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for Anand.
Bandit stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anand misses with a punch on the inside.
Bandit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anand misses with a punch to the body.
Anand is leaning against Bandit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bandit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anand has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bandit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anand lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bandit swings wildly with an uppercut but Anand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Bandit.
Anand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bandit blocks a body shot from Anand.
Anand can't find room to land a body shot as Bandit controls the action.
Bandit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anand misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Anand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anand digs a right hand into Bandit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bandit's gas tank.
Bandit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandit missing with knees to the body.
Anand lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bandit backwards.
Anand tries a body shot but Bandit blocks it.
Bandit gets underhooks to prevent Anand's takedown attempt.
Bandit lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anand tries to throw a body punch but Bandit avoids it by throwing Anand back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anand is working Bandit over against the cage.
Anand is leaning against Bandit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bandit misses with a knee strike.
Bandit misses with a knee to the head.
Bandit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Anand fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bandit missing with knees to the body.
Anand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anand just leaning against Bandit, taking a breather.
Bandit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anand has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anand has a couple of punches blocked by Bandit.
Bandit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bandit blocking some punches.
Anand lands a shot to the body.
Bandit blocking some punches.
Anand is working Bandit over against the cage.
Anand lands a shoulder strike.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Bandit.
Bandit is looking to control Anand's arms but Anand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bandit has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anand can't find room to land a body shot as Bandit controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Anand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandit stalling in the clinch but Anand improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bandit.
Bandit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Anand on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anand.
Bandit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anand backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bandit.
Anand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bandit lands a knee to the head.
Bandit scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bandit.
Bandit blocks a body shot from Anand.
Little Bandit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anand lands an uppercut.
Anand tries a body shot but Bandit blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aniruddha Anand.
Well Bandit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Bandit!