PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john mediano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john mediano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andersson
vs
mediano

174 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, john mediano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
mediano closes the distance and clinches up with Andersson, looking for a takedown. mediano pushes Andersson against the cage but Andersson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Andersson has managed to clinch.
mediano tries for a takedown but Andersson manages to get underhooks.
mediano tries to pull guard but Andersson holds him up against the cage and eventually mediano drops back down to his feet.
Christopher Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of john mediano.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but mediano blocks with his arms.
mediano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
mediano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andersson just stands there and leans against the cage.

mediano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
Andersson misses with a series of wild punches.
Christopher Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson tries for a takedown but mediano circles away easily

and mediano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andersson looking to throw knees to the head but mediano is blocking nicely.

Andersson manages to pull guard.
mediano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andersson tries to strike from the bottom.
mediano works over Andersson with some ground and pound from guard.
Andersson working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
mediano trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
mediano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Andersson is trying to control the position but mediano postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mediano on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like john mediano has been cut.
Andersson misses with a head kick.

Andersson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andersson showed some decent athleticism there.
Andersson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
mediano is trying to control but Andersson manages to pass to mount!
mediano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Andersson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
mediano wants to hold on but Andersson pushes him away.
mediano looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for mediano because Andersson loaded up on that one.
Andersson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
mediano wants to hold on but Andersson pushes him away.
Andersson looking to control but mediano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Andersson is landing with some decent strikes but mediano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Andersson lands a big elbow.
mediano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andersson wants to control the pace but mediano is squirming around nicely.
Andersson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. mediano looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson prevents mediano from getting the reversal.
Andersson cracks mediano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
mediano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Andersson wants to control the pace but mediano is squirming around nicely.
Andersson cracks mediano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
mediano tries to lock up and control but Andersson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andersson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of mediano's face.
Andersson landing punches.
mediano tries to lock up and control but Andersson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andersson trying to control but mediano is having none of it.
Andersson with good strikes from the mount here!
mediano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson breaks from mediano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
mediano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mediano sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
mediano gets full guard.
Andersson stopping the sweep attempt from mediano.
Andersson postures up.
mediano is pulling down on Andersson's head. It's preventing any offense from Andersson, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Andersson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on john mediano's cut.
That's time! Andersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but mediano swats him away and circles back towards the center.

mediano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andersson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
mediano passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Andersson!
Andersson is desperately trying to improve his position but mediano has a good base and remains in mount.

mediano is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Andersson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Andersson wants to hold on but mediano pushes him away.
Andersson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
mediano is thwarting Andersson's attempts to control the position.
Andersson tries to roll over but mediano keeps him under control.
mediano slips a nice elbow through Andersson's hands, connecting with Andersson's forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mediano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Andersson is trying to maintain the position but mediano is very close to passing his half guard.

mediano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Andersson wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Whack! Andersson lands a heavy head kick that drops mediano. The ref tackles Andersson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because mediano was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Christopher Andersson!