PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between brandon spike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petter Anier will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

spike
vs
Anier

190 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, brandon spike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

spike closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anier did well to prevent spike getting side control.
spike thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anier's head.
spike thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anier's head.
spike is looking to take a break and control but Anier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
spike will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anier has hold of spike's hands but spike slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

spike seems to be looking for submissions.
spike 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.
Anier pushes spike off looking to stand but spike dives back in and keeps control.
spike not landing any meaningful shots this time.
spike looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anier throws a head kick but spike moves out of range.
spike walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
spike fails with a takedown attempt.
Anier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but spike circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier throws a head kick that misses.
Anier looks to score with a jab to the body but spike is just out of range.
Anier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from spike.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by spike.
Anier looks to land a combination but spike avoids it well.
spike checks a leg kick.
spike fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for brandon spike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
spike is breathing heavily.
Anier throws a low kick but it's checked well by spike.

spike shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anier is trying to defend but spike finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Anier makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Anier throws a head kick that misses.
Anier throws a series of strikes that have spike backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - spike can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Anier and spike drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Anier.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petter Anier!