PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silva Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Bagrian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Justin Bieber - Baby. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Anderson
vs
Bagrian

195 cm
22
197 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

215 cm
25
203 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a push kick but Bagrian slaps the foot to one side.
Bagrian lands a head shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Bagrian counters with a straight right hand.
Bagrian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bagrian throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Bagrian dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Bagrian's head and hops out.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Bagrian moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a low kick but Bagrian moves out of range easily.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Bagrian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Bagrian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagrian is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Bagrian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Bagrian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bagrian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Bagrian saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bagrian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bagrian tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Bagrian throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bagrian shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bagrian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Bagrian.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Bagrian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aslan Bagrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagrian misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bagrian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Bagrian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagrian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bagrian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bagrian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Bagrian.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Bagrian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bagrian.
A big right from Bagrian misses.
Anderson slips a straight right by Bagrian.
The fighters circling - Bagrian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian misses with a body shot.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bagrian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagrian misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Silva Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Bagrian.
Bagrian connects with a body shot.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Bagrian avoids nicely.
Anderson slips a straight right by Bagrian.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aslan Bagrian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bagrian tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bagrian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Bagrian.
Anderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Bagrian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson has his hands clasped together around Bagrian's back. He's all about the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bagrian prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Bagrian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bagrian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bagrian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bagrian thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson controlling the position well.
Anderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson is positioning himself well to prevent Bagrian advancing to mount.
Bagrian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.

That's two 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.
Anderson trying to hold on to Bagrian's head to control him but Bagrian postures up.
Bagrian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bagrian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bagrian landing some decent shots from guard.
Bagrian won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.

Bagrian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bagrian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bagrian is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Bagrian has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but Bagrian is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the position well.

Bagrian is working for a submission of some sort.
Bagrian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bagrian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bagrian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Bagrian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson wants to control but Bagrian is keeping busy.
Bagrian uses his free foot to push down on Anderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anderson.
Bagrian cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagrian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Bagrian prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Bagrian trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Bagrian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aslan Bagrian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bagrian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslan Bagrian!