PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Elimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Angel. Elimov has chosen act a fool as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Anderson
vs
Elimov

185 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anders Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Elimov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elimov throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Elimov is looking to escape.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Elimov tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.

Anderson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Elimov saw it coming and moves away.
Elimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elimov thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it

and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Elimov!
Elimov looks gassed!
Anderson avoids the attempt from Elimov to control.
Anderson looking to finish Elimov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Elimov!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Elimov is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling his opponent.

Anderson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Elimov thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Elimov backing up. Elimov nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stanislav Elimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab to Elimov's midsection.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson works over Elimov's head and body with a nice combination.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elimov circles away quickly and effectively.
Elimov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Elimov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Elimov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Elimov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elimov.
Elimov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Elimov blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Elimov avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elimov with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anderson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Elimov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Elimov is controlling him.
Elimov prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Elimov has double underhooks.
Elimov wants a takedown.
Anders Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Elimov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Elimov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Elimov is breathing heavily.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Elimov.
Elimov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Elimov avoids nicely.
Anderson stalks Elimov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Elimov's face. Elimov staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Elimov will feel that in the morning.
Elimov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elimov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Elimov if he has to take too many more of those.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Elimov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elimov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Elimov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Elimov takes one to the chin there.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Anderson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson scores with a one two! Elimov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Elimov backs away looking to recover.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anders Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Elimov misses with a low kick.
Anderson pushes Elimov away with a front kick.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Elimov backs up against the cage.
Elimov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Elimov tries to clinch but Anderson moves away

and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Elimov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Elimov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elimov moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Anderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Elimov with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Elimov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.

Anderson closes the distance and pushes Elimov back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elimov swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Elimov has him pressed against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Anderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson lands with a nice combination. Elimov backs away looking to recover.
Elimov looks to clinch

and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Elimov!
Anderson avoids the attempt from Elimov to control.
Anderson breaks from Elimov's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Elimov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Elimov shrugs it off.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Elimov hang on?
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elimov on the ground.

Anderson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Anderson throws a right hand that Elimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Elimov also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Elimov backpedaling.
Anderson tries to bum rush Elimov with a series of wild strikes but Elimov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anders Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Elimov avoids it.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Elimov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Elimov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.

Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elimov is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Elimov gets a takedown into half guard.
Anderson pushes Elimov off looking to stand but Elimov dives back in and keeps control.

Elimov stands up out of the half guard.
Anders Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Elimov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anderson.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elimov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Elimov has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anders Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Elimov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Elimov.

Anderson pushes Elimov up against the cage in a clinch.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Elimov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elimov shoots and misses
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Elimov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Elimov throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson throws a combination. Elimov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Elimov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Elimov's guard.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elimov working a defensive guard here.
Anderson wants to stand but Elimov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Elimov's brow.

Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Elimov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Elimov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Anderson has picked Elimov up and slammed him! Elimov can't keep hold of the triangle and Anderson manages to pass to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson staying calm.
Stanislav Elimov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elimov tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Anderson!