PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Raivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the ring accompanied by You Won't Know. The crowd seem to be enjoying Raivo's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy - `Warrior`s Dance`. This should be a great matchup!

Anderson
vs
Raivo

195 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
24
191 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Frank`s TASTE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Risto Raivo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson shoots in but Raivo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.

Raivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raivo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Raivo stalling against the ropes.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Raivo taking a breather.
Raivo misses with a knee to the head.
Raivo lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Raivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Raivo lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Raivo manages to break the clinch.
Raivo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raivo throws a head kick that misses.
Raivo moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.

Raivo moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Raivo lands a knee to the head.

Raivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson stuns Raivo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Raivo has managed to clinch.
Raivo tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Raivo misses with a knee strike.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Raivo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Raivo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Raivo is out of range.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.

Anderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raivo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Raivo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raivo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raivo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Raivo controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson stops Raivo from standing up.
Raivo looking for a sweep. Not yet Raivo, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raivo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Raivo is proving hard to escape from.
Raivo wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Raivo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raivo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Raivo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Raivo has managed to clinch.
Raivo crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.

Raivo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Anderson regains guard immediately.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raivo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Raivo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson is trying to keep Raivo in close.

Anderson working for a triangle but Raivo defends it easily.
Raivo throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raivo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivo tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Anderson is looking to sweep but instead, Raivo has passed into half guard.
Raivo trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Raivo doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Raivo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Raivo instigates a clinch.
Raivo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Raivo breaks from the clinch.
Raivo tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.

Raivo moves into the clinch.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raivo walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raivo closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raivo moves away.
Raivo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raivo darts in trying to clinch

and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Raivo is pushing Anderson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raivo scores a nice knee to the body.
Raivo lands an elbow inside.

Raivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raivo circles away quickly and effectively.

Raivo has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Raivo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raivo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raivo tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raivo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson avoiding damage as Raivo throws knees to the body.
Raivo is breathing heavily.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raivo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Raivo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson is looking to clinch.
Raivo is looking to clinch.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Raivo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook but Raivo blocks it.
Raivo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raivo tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Raivo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Raivo closes the distance and clinches.

Raivo manages to break the clinch.
Raivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raivo doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Raivo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivo lands with a slapping head kick.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Raivo is out of range.

Raivo clinches up against the ropes.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Raivo avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Raivo misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Raivo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raivo landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raivo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raivo landing knees to the head.
Raivo scores a nice knee to the body.
Raivo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raivo lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raivo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Raivo has him pressed against the ropes.
Raivo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Raivo breaks from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raivo.
Raivo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Raivo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raivo tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raivo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raivo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raivo's guard.
Raivo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raivo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Risto Raivo just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anderson misses with a few strikes there.

Raivo pushes Anderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Raivo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raivo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raivo just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raivo crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Raivo.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raivo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Raivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Raivo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Raivo chips away with some ground and pound.
Raivo landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Raivo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson looking to control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Raivo is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson looking for subs off his back but Raivo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Raivo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson wants to control the action here but instead Raivo manages to pass to full mount!
Anderson tries to hold on but Raivo pushes him away.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Raivo isn't that keen on the idea.
Anderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Raivo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anderson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raivo.
Raivo drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Raivo is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Anderson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raivo is working away from the top position though.
Raivo trying to pass the guard but Anderson defending well.
Anderson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Raivo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Raivo prevents Anderson from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Raivo stands and steps away. Anderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Raivo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Raivo dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Raivo clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Raivo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Anderson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Raivo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson.
Raivo wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Raivo prevents Anderson from improving position.
Anderson working away.
Anderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Raivo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Raivo isn't going anywhere.
Anderson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anderson cracks Raivo with a big elbow.
Risto Raivo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivo wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Raivo is looking for a sweep.
Raivo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anderson wants to control but Raivo is keeping him busy.
Anderson throws an elbow but Raivo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Anderson Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson in the domination position with Raivo hanging on.
Raivo tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.
An elbow from Anderson crashes against the mat.
Raivo keeps Anderson under control for a moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Raivo checks it

and Raivo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Raivo controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Raivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson is looking to wear down Raivo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raivo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raivo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Raivo rushes Anderson and presses him up against the ropes.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raivo walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Raivo tries to clinch up.

Raivo has Anderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but Raivo blocks it.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raivo walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raivo checks a leg kick.
Raivo tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there

and Raivo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Risto Raivo.
I've got Raivo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Raivo!