PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Banajev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Angel. Banajev has chosen Arcana - Autumnal as his entrance music. Maxim Banajev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anderson
vs
Banajev

185 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
218 lbs
6 - 3 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anders Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Banajev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banajev misses with a combination

and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Banajev pushes Anderson off and gets back to his feet.

Banajev scores a takedown into full mount!
Anderson really wants to buck Banajev off and get back to his feet.
Banajev controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banajev lands with some strikes.
Anderson taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anderson is in a horrible position here. Banajev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Banajev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banajev scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Banajev isn't that keen on the idea.
Banajev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Banajev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banajev scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banajev on the ground.
Anderson tries to hold on but Banajev postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Banajev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Banajev shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Banajev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Maxim Banajev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Banajev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Banajev controlling from the full mount.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Banajev maintains control.
Banajev controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Banajev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banajev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Banajev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Banajev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson misses with a takedown
and Banajev counters with a stiff right hand.

Banajev scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Banajev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Banajev manages to pass to side control.
Anderson tries to roll over but Banajev keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Banajev has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Banajev unloading with bombs!
Banajev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banajev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Banajev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anders Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Banajev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banajev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Banajev!