PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivica Andric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pink Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andric might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Crowning of Atlantis. Floyd has chosen Sheep as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Andric
vs
Floyd

219 cm
27
140 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

168 cm
26
147 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivica Andric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pink Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andric lands the left hand.
Andric sizes up Floyd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andric lands with a cross.
Floyd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Floyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Floyd misses with a few strikes there.
Floyd clobbers Andric with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andric scores with a jab to the body.
Andric bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Floyd's head backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Andric.
Andric cracks Floyd with a good jab.
Andric clobbers Floyd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andric misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric connects with a looping right hand.
Floyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andric manages to avoid it.
Andric is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Andric lands with a nice body punch.
Andric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andric stalks Floyd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Floyd's face. Floyd staggers backwards, shaken.
Andric scores with a sloppy right hand. Floyd should have avoided that one.
Andric is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Floyd tries to clinch up but Andric circles away and keeps his distance.
Andric is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Andric fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Floyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Floyd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andric avoids it really well and circles away.
Floyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andric throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andric scores with a jab to the head.
Andric throws a hook but Floyd avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andric. That's going to slow Floyd down.
Andric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Floyd checks a low kick from Andric.
Andric takes a swing at Floyd's ribcage but misses.
Andric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Floyd.
Andric misses with a low kick.
Andric misses with a straight right.
Andric lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Andric as Floyd shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Andric as Floyd shoots in.
Ivica Andric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pink Floyd.
Floyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andric scores with a nice head shot.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andric sprawls well. Andric wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Floyd gets slowly back to his feet.
Andric scores with a hook.
Andric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Floyd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Floyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric clobbers Floyd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andric connects with a looping right hand.
Andric takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice cross by Andric.
Andric works the jab nicely.
Floyd is trying desperately to land a takedown but Andric is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Floyd.
A shot to the liver by Andric. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Andric misses the target.
Andric connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivica Andric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Floyd is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Andric's half guard.
Andric desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Andric is looking to improve his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andric regains full guard. Nicely done.
Floyd tries to free his leg and advance position but Andric is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andric has Floyd pulled in close to control his posture.
Floyd trying to control but Andric is working from the bottom.
Andric will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Floyd slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Floyd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andric.
Andric ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Floyd tries to clinch up but Andric circles away and keeps his distance.
Floyd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andric lands with a shot to the body.
Floyd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Floyd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andric sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Floyd somewhat.
Andric scores with a nice strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Floyd.
Andric throws a big shot that misses.
Floyd swings for the body but Andric moves out of range.
Andric avoids the body shot from Floyd.
Andric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Floyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Floyd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Andric goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Andric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Floyd circles away quickly and effectively.
Floyd takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andric misses the shot to the body.
Floyd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andric in his tracks.
Floyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Floyd or perhaps it was just good defense by Andric which made him look bad.
Floyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Floyd looks gassed!
Andric lands an overhand right.
Andric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Floyd.
Andric uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Floyd has time to react.
Andric connects with an inside leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Andric. Those never looked like landing.
Floyd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andric counters with a straight right hand.
Floyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Floyd misses with a hook.
Floyd blocks a low kick nicely.
Andric throws a looping overhand right but Floyd ducks down to avoid it.
Floyd moves away from the strike by Andric.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andric looks to land a combination. Floyd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Floyd thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivica Andric dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Floyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Floyd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Floyd wants to clinch but Andric slips to the side
and Andric counters with a nice body shot.
Floyd throws a sloppy body shot
and Andric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Floyd.
Andric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Floyd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Floyd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andric finds it's way round the side to connect with Floyd's head.
Andric connects with the punch.
Andric throws a body punch but Floyd moves out of range.
Floyd takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric jabs at Floyd's body.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Floyd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andric is trying to break free.
Floyd tries a body shot but Andric blocks it.

Andric breaks from the clinch.
Floyd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andric misses with a straight right.
Andric misses with a looping right.
Floyd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andric rather than just go for the knockout.
Floyd misses with a body shot.
Andric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Floyd at a distance.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
Floyd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Floyd is defended easily by Andric.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
Floyd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andric stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheers as Andric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Floyd doesn't seem phased though.
Floyd misses with a right hand
letting Andric counter with a right hand.
Floyd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andric.
Floyd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Floyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andric misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andric to score with a decent uppercut.
Andric scores with a jab.
Andric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Floyd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Andric. Beautiful body shot.

Floyd scores with a takedown into Andric's guard.

Andric pushes Floyd off and gets back to his feet.
A jab from Andric does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Andric there.
Andric sizes up Floyd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Floyd misses with a shot to the body
and Andric counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Floyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Andric connects with a looping right hand.
Floyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andric throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andric cracks Floyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andric lands a lovely overhand right.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Floyd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Floyd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Andric.
Floyd is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Floyd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andric tests Floyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Floyd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Andric misses.
Floyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andric manages to avoid it.
Andric throws a right hand that Floyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Floyd also avoids with ease.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Floyd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andric scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Floyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Floyd.
Floyd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andric. Andric circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Floyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andric.
Andric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andric misses with a wild body shot.
Andric wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Floyd avoids the body shot from Andric.
Andric lands with a nice combination. Floyd backs away looking to recover.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Floyd misses with a body shot.
Andric listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andric lands an overhand right.
Floyd slips a jab from Andric.
Andric defending well as Floyd loads up on a big left hand.
Floyd misses the shot to the body.
Floyd misses with a combination
and Andric counters with a left and a right that stings Floyd.
Andric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andric takes one on the button.
Floyd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Floyd. Andric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Floyd takes a swing at Andric's ribcage but misses.
Andric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andric works Floyd's body with a nice hook.
Floyd misses with a wild body shot.
Andric fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Floyd is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Floyd fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Floyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andric moves away.
Andric works over Floyd's head and body with a nice combination.
Ivica Andric is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Floyd. Andric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andric thuds his right hand into Floyd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Andric finds it's target.
A cross from Andric lands.
Floyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andric manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andric lands a really nice looking cross but Floyd seems unphased.
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pink Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivica Andric showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andric has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ivica Andric!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ivica Andric!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ivica Andric!

Ivica Andric wins by unanimous decision!