PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Shakuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakuta has chosen Fear Factory - Demanufacture as his entrance music. Petter Anier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anier
vs
Shakuta

177 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Shakuta!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shakuta gets a clinch.
Shakuta lands a knee to the body.
Anier is trying to break the clinch but Shakuta is controlling him.
Shakuta tries to land knees in the clinch but Anier avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakuta.
Anier is trying to force a seperation but Shakuta has the dominant position.
Shakuta keeps control of Anier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shakuta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anier avoids it.
Anier managing to block the knees to the body from Shakuta.
Anier tries to break the clinch but Shakuta is controlling the position.
Shakuta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anier.
Shakuta with a knee to the head.
Shakuta tries to land knees in the clinch but Anier avoids the damage to the body.
Anier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shakuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anier blocks it with crossed arms.
Shakuta landing knees to the head.

It looks like Petter Anier has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anier can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Anier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shakuta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anier is defending well for now.
Anier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shakuta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anier.
Shakuta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Anier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shakuta keeps control of Anier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shakuta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anier is trying to push Shakuta away but Shakuta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anier avoiding damage as Shakuta throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shakuta has him pressed against the cage.
Shakuta prevents Anier from breaking the clinch.
Shakuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anier is trying to break free.
Shakuta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anier avoids it.
Anier has had enough of the clinch but Shakuta keeps him there for the moment.
Shakuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shakuta looking to throw knees to the head but Anier is blocking nicely.
Shakuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shakuta has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakuta.
Shakuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakuta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shakuta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anier tries to circle away but Shakuta has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier working hard to break the clinch.
Shakuta prevents Anier from breaking the clinch.
Shakuta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anier.
Shakuta working Anier over with knees to the body.
Shakuta tries to land a knee to the head but Anier blocks with his arms.
Anier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shakuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anier blocks it with crossed arms.
Shakuta has Anier pressed against the cage, preventing Anier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anier managing to block the knees to the body from Shakuta.
Anier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anier tries to circle away but Shakuta has him pinned against the cage.
Shakuta misses with a knee to the head.
Shakuta missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shakuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakuta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shakuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shakuta tries to land knees in the clinch but Anier avoids the damage to the body.
Anier can't break the clinch.
Anier managing to block the knees to the body from Shakuta.
Shakuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shakuta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anier.
Shakuta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shakuta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shakuta looking to throw knees to the head but Anier is blocking nicely.
Shakuta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anier avoids it.
Shakuta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shakuta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anier is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Shakuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A clash of legs there as Shakuta blocks the low kick.
Shakuta checks a leg kick.
Anier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anier fails to land with a series of punches.
Anier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petter Anier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anier is looking to land body kicks.
Shakuta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anier.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shakuta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shakuta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anier just misses with a punch to the body.
Anier throws a sloppy head kick and Shakuta moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier throws a series of punches but Shakuta avoids them all with ease.
Anier throws a right and a left that Shakuta avoids nicely.
Anier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Anier.

Shakuta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shakuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anier is trying to break the clinch but Shakuta is controlling him.
Shakuta looking to throw knees to the head but Anier is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Shakuta.
Shakuta keeps control of Anier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anier managing to block the knees to the body from Shakuta.
Shakuta trying to land knees to the body.

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.
Shakuta misses with a knee strike.
Shakuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anier can't break the clinch.
Shakuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shakuta tries a knee to the head but Anier blocks it.
Anier is trying to push Shakuta away but Shakuta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shakuta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shakuta crunches a lovely knee into Anier's ribcage.
Shakuta prevents Anier from breaking the clinch.
Shakuta tries to land knees in the clinch but Anier avoids the damage to the body.
Anier tries to circle away but Shakuta has him pinned against the cage.
Anier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shakuta has him pressed against the cage.
Shakuta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anier is defending well for now.
Shakuta misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier is trying to break the clinch but Shakuta is controlling him.
Shakuta lands a knee to the body.
Anier working hard to break the clinch.
Shakuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shakuta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shakuta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anier is defending well for now.
Shakuta connects with a knee to the head.
Anier wants to break free but Shakuta has control.
Shakuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anier blocks it with crossed arms.
Anier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shakuta working Anier over with knees to the body.
Anier takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakuta tries to land a knee to the head but Anier blocks with his arms.
Shakuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anier's efforts to push away.
Anier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shakuta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anier avoids it.
Anier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anier avoiding damage as Shakuta throws knees to the body.
Anier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shakuta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shakuta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anier is trying to push Shakuta away but Shakuta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shakuta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shakuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anier tries to break free but Shakuta pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Shakuta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shakuta blocks a head kick by Anier.
A head kick misses from Anier.
Anier lands a two punch combo.
Anier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petter Anier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anier throws a series of punches but Shakuta moves out of range.
Anier misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Anier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakuta slips a jab and a cross from Anier.
A good leg kick by Anier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier throws a right hand that Shakuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Shakuta also avoids with ease.
Anier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shakuta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shakuta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anier throws the left hand but Shakuta avoids the punch easily.
Anier misses with a low kick as Shakuta jumps back.
A head kick misses from Anier.

Shakuta gets a clinch.
Shakuta trying to land knees to the body.
Shakuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shakuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Anier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Anier's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Shakuta.
Anier wants to get back to striking at distance but Shakuta won't allow it.
Shakuta has Anier pressed against the cage, preventing Anier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shakuta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anier's face.
Anier is looking to break free of the clinch but Shakuta has double underhooks.
Shakuta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shakuta tries to land a knee to the head but Anier blocks with his arms.
Anier tries to break free but Shakuta pushes him back against the cage.
Shakuta tries to land knees in the clinch but Anier avoids the damage to the body.
Shakuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anier's efforts to push away.
Anier is looking to break free of the clinch but Shakuta has double underhooks.
Shakuta keeps control of Anier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier tries to circle away but Shakuta has him pinned against the cage.
Shakuta prevents Anier from breaking the clinch.
Anier managing to block the knees to the body from Shakuta.
Shakuta lands a knee to the head.
Anier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anier is trying to push Shakuta away but Shakuta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anier is trying to break the clinch but Shakuta has him pressed against the cage.
Shakuta missing with knees to the body.
Shakuta misses with a knee strike.
Anier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anier has had enough of the clinch but Shakuta keeps him there for the moment.
Anier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shakuta scores a nice knee to the body.
Shakuta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anier.
Anier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anier tries to circle away but Shakuta has him pinned against the cage.
Anier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shakuta misses with a knee strike.
Anier is looking to break free of the clinch but Shakuta has double underhooks.
Shakuta lands a nice knee to the body.
Shakuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anier tries to circle away but Shakuta has him pinned against the cage.
Shakuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakuta scores with a knee to the head.
Petter Anier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakuta blocks a body shot from Anier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Shakuta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shakuta 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Shakuta!