PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ails dated (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kalle Anka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anka's choice of entrance music: My Territory. Anka has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

dated
vs
Anka

180 cm
21
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
245 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ails dated!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, kalle Anka!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dated moves into the clinch.
dated avoiding damage.

dated breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dated fails to land the takedown.
Anka slaps away a takedown attempt from dated, before circling back to the center of the mat.
dated moves in looking to clinch but Anka pushes him off.
Anka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anka looks gassed!

dated clinches up with Anka and pushes him back against the cage.
Anka wants to get back to striking at distance but dated won't allow it.
dated keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anka's efforts to push away.
dated lands an elbow inside that Anka shrugs off.
dated trying to land knees to the body.

dated breaks the clinch.
dated is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
dated scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
dated could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
dated tries to clinch up.
dated fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ails dated. That's going to take a lot out of him.

dated has closed the distance and engaged Anka in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from dated.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dated has had enough of the clinch but Anka keeps him there for the moment.
Anka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from dated.
dated is pushing Anka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dated trying to control the position but instead, Anka has worked for underhooks and has pushed dated into the cage.
dated landing some nice looking knees to the body.

dated manages to break the clinch.
dated scores with a one two! Anka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anka lands a head kick. dated smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

dated closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

dated breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dated tries to clinch but Anka moves out of range.
Anka tries to clinch but dated is having none of it.
Anka swats away the attempt to clinch by dated.
Nice sprawl there from Anka as dated shoots in.
ails dated seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anka rushes dated and presses him up against the cage.
dated tries a knee to the head but Anka blocks it.
dated is looking to control Anka's arms but Anka gets an underhook and turns him. Now dated has his back to the cage.
dated drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
dated jumps guard but Anka stands there with dated around his waist. dated gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

dated's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
dated darts in trying to clinch
and Anka counters with an outside leg kick.
dated stuffs the takedown attempt from Anka. Anka gets slowly back to his feet.
dated throws a head kick that misses
and Anka counters with a leg kick.
dated closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anka counters with a nice kick to the body.

dated gets the takedown into side control.
Anka is trying to control dated's posture but dated avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
dated tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Anka holds on to dated's head and controls the position momentarily.
dated wants to stand but Anka is controlling his arm.
dated with the ground and pound but Anka regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anka is positioning himself well to prevent dated advancing to mount.
Anka is staying active underneath dated, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
dated wants to control from the top but Anka keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anka pulls dated in close to his closed guard and prevents dated from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ails dated dominated that round.
The cut man is working on kalle Anka's cut.
That's time! dated's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

dated tries to clinch but Anka moves away

and Anka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
dated is trying to get back to full guard.
dated wants to get back to his feet.
dated trying to control but Anka postures up.
Anka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dated tries to get to full guard but Anka has control of the leg.
Anka is taking a breather. dated says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dated with a poor takedown

and Anka counters with a nice double leg into side control. dated won't be happy with that.
dated is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Anka is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Anka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
dated is looking to improve his position but Anka isn't that keen on the idea.
Anka controlling from the full mount.
dated tries to hold on but Anka pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anka controlling the pace for now.
dated tries to hold on but Anka pushes him away.
Anka prevents dated from getting the reversal.
Anka looking to control and managing it successfully.
dated wants to hold on but Anka pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anka is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but dated is surviving well by controlling Anka's body position as best he can.
Anka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
dated is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
dated wants to control but Anka is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Anka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
dated tries to hold on but Anka pushes him away.
Anka content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kalle Anka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on kalle Anka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Anka lands with a kick to the temple. dated shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
dated looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anka is fending him off so far but dated persists. Nope, Anka circles away and we're back to standing.
dated tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dated lands a high kick!
dated lands a head kick. Anka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
dated misses with a takedown attempt - Anka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Anka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Anka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anka looking to pass the guard.
Anka is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Anka rushes dated and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
dated holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anka cracks dated with a nice body shot.

Anka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anka misses with a head kick.
dated fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ails dated. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anka has dated up against the cage in a clinch.
Anka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Anka pulls guard.
Anka wants to stand up but dated is controlling him.
dated might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dated pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anka is keeping the position for now.
Anka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Anka is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Anka turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Anka manages to end up in side control.
Anka has control of an arm but dated manages to advance to Anka's back!
dated tries to escape but Anka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Anka slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
dated trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dated tries to roll but Anka sticks to his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Anka controlling the positon.
Anka lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anka is riding his opponent, not letting dated buck him off.
dated can't escape the position.
dated just trying to survive but Anka is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Anka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anka lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can dated hold on?!

Anka has managed to slip his arm under dated's chin. This could be all over... yep, dated is tapping out! Submission win for Anka.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). kalle Anka!