PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Anderson
vs
Hristov

190 cm
22
164 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
167 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valio Hristov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hristov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hristov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hristov misses with a double jab

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Hristov lands with a shot to the body.

Anderson clinches up against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hristov throws a right and a left that both miss.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Hristov is trying to break free.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hristov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Hristov.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Hristov does a little dance to reset his feet.

Anderson forces Hristov back against the cage and clinches.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson slips a jab from Hristov.

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Hristov in a clinch.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Hristov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Hristov lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Hristov misses.
Hristov dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Hristov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Hristov is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson throws the left hand but Hristov avoids the punch easily.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Hristov counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Hristov to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Hristov finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.

Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Hristov.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Hristov scores with a shot to the body.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Hristov circles away.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson tries to clinch but Hristov moves out of range.

Hristov tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hristov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hristov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hristov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Hristov.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Anderson moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Hristov misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hristov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Hristov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.

Hristov tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Hristov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hristov slips a straight right by Anderson.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Hristov.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hristov is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hristov lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.

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

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Hristov's shoulder, as Hristov tries to avoid the shot.
Hristov looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hristov.
Hristov misses with a double jab.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Hristov counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hristov connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hristov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hristov throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Hristov throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hristov. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nate Anderson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderson walks into a left hand.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Valio Hristov has been cut.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Hristov keeps it at a distance.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Hristov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Hristov misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Hristov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hristov lands a two punch combo.
Hristov digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
A jab from Hristov misses.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Hristov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hristov throws a sloppy body shot

and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hristov gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Anderson pushes Hristov up against the cage in a clinch.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hristov ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hristov misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hristov.
A left and a right from Hristov both land. Nice combination.
Hristov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hristov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Hristov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hristov lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson moves into the clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hristov lands the left hand.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hristov.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hristov misses the shot to the body.
Hristov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Hristov.
A right-left combo lands from Hristov.
Hristov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hristov throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings for the body but Hristov moves out of range.
Hristov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hristov.
Hristov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hristov.

Anderson closes the distance and pushes Hristov back into the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valio Hristov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson slips a straight right by Hristov.
Hristov misses the shot to the body.
Hristov drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Hristov.
Hristov misses with a combination

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hristov is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hristov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Hristov didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Hristov saw that one coming.
Hristov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.

Anderson drops Hristov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hristov looks back up at him and smiles so Anderson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Hristov is rocked!
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hristov.
Hristov is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson drops Hristov with a naaaaasty hook - Hristov is in real trouble here! Anderson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Anderson!