PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krokodil Zelenij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen hear me now hollywood undead as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Krokodil Zelenij has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Krokodil Zelenij seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Zelenij
vs
Anderson

191 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krokodil Zelenij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a head kick.

It looks like Krokodil Zelenij has been cut.
Zelenij closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Zelenij pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zelenij shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zelenij misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Zelenij ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Zelenij ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenij has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krokodil Zelenij. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zelenij tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Zelenij circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Zelenij blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Zelenij ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zelenij misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.

Anderson darts in and clinches Zelenij up against the cage.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zelenij has him pressed against the cage.
Zelenij is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Zelenij is trying to break free.
Zelenij keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zelenij swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson lands a head kick. Zelenij smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zelenij misses with a low kick.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyler Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zelenij misses with a body shot.
Zelenij fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Zelenij will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Zelenij closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anderson did well to prevent Zelenij getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson looks gassed!
Zelenij lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Zelenij seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Anderson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Krokodil Zelenij!